Tonda Eckert

[Badger]

6 hours ago, sfc4prem said:

To who? Who are the FA accountable to? Most people don't see the FA in positive terms, banning Tonda won't improve that a jot. Who are they showing they 'mean business' to, exactly?

Themselves perhaps.
 

Nothing like a bit of internal back slapping and congratulating themselves on a “job well done” to face their many critics and media to boost self belief and ‘relevance’ in the modern world. 

[Verbal]

46 minutes ago, DT said:

If it IS to be a ban, would it be a touchline ban? Ie free to manage the team for all but the 90 mins from the dugout?

Would have thought that isn't that bad. Get him an earpiece. And a phone...

So give him the exact same gear that Will Salt had? I like this idea.

Edited 3 hours ago by Verbal

[benjii]

2 hours ago, Saint Marky said:

We’re you bullied at school?

I we'ren't bullied.

[sadoldgit]

39 minutes ago, Verbal said:

So give him the exact same gear that Will Salt had? I like this idea.

Perhaps they should make Tonda stand behind the nearest tree and communicate with the coaching staff via an old iPhone on match days for the length of his ban?

[Cuddles]

43 minutes ago, benjii said:

I we'ren't bullied.

Did you're go to school though?

[RedArmy]

3 hours ago, Saint Marky said:

We’re you bullied at school?

“We’re” you listening at school? 

[West Dean FC Legend]

8 minutes ago, sadoldgit said:

Perhaps they should make Tonda stand behind the nearest tree and communicate with the coaching staff via an old iPhone on match days for the length of his ban?

I've already posted this twice elsewhere.

They should just give him a house to live in with his family and then his friends, players, coaches etc. can see him most nights or afternoons to make sure he is getting on okay.

There is literally nothing they can do about it as the players and coaches are just being kind and thoughtful friends. Unless of course the FA want to imprison him or something?

[benjii]

36 minutes ago, Cuddles said:

Did you're go to school though?

Me am educate.

[egg]

7 hours ago, LordHester said:

People keep going back to this FIFA ban for 12 months, but banning an international manager for 12 months is very different from that length of ban for a club manager, who is going to miss way more games in that time. 

Yep.  The average international female football team plays  8 - 12 games per year. If the FA follow that precedent, it must right that any ban should match the games played in that 12 month period, not the time period itself. 

[ChrisPY]

1 hour ago, Cuddles said:

Did you're go to school though?

I don’t think they’re school was up their with the best.

[hypochondriac]

38 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep.  The average international female football team plays  8 - 12 games per year. If the FA follow that precedent, it must right that any ban should match the games played in that 12 month period, not the time period itself. 

Is a ten game touchline ban fair? Reduced to six in appeal? I'd probably take that at this point. Depending on how we get on in the league cup could be back in time for pompey....

Edited 24 minutes ago by hypochondriac

[CB Fry]

7 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Is a ten game touchline ban fair? Reduced to six in appeal? I'd probably take that at this point. Depending on how we get on in the league cup could be back in time for pompey....

This, I would think, is the landing zone the club are looking at. 6 game touchline ban say no more about it.

Anything longer than Paul Davis got for lamping Glenn Cockerill one (9 games) would be bang out of order.

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

This, I would think, is the landing zone the club are looking at. 6 game touchline ban say no more about it.

Anything longer than Paul Davis got for lamping Glenn Cockerill one (9 games) would be bang out of order.

And if the FA gave him that I don't think any rival clubs would kick up a fuss or consider it unfair. They will be fully aware that an attempt to give him more than that will royally fuck up our season.