Enough is enough

Plymouth Argyle has issued a time-limited stadium ban to an individual for abusive and libellous comments aimed towards players and coaches on social media on 6 April.

The club’s standards panel met and reviewed the offence, before writing to the individual to offer right of reply. The individual in question did not respond.

The club holds a zero-tolerance policy towards all abuse of players, coaches, staff and fellow supporters - whether online, or in person.

Enough is enough

Did they name the cnut?

Be interested to know what was considered to be libellous rather than just unpleasant or  objectionable (Libel has a legal definition) or just an opinion.

If I said x was paid to throw a game that would be libellous, However, if I said x played like someone paid to throw a game, that's an opinion.

How did the Club find out where to write to?

As for a Stadium ban, who knows when everyone will be allowed in anyway?

mouldyoldgoat wrote:

Did they name the cnut?

Aah, a post that would fall foul of PAFC policy if directed at a player or member of staff

Grovehill wrote:

Be interested to know what was considered to be libellous rather than just unpleasant or  objectionable (Libel has a legal definition) or just an opinion.

If I said x was paid to throw a game that would be libellous, However, if I said x played like someone paid to throw a game, that's an opinion.

How did the Club find out where to write to?

As for a Stadium ban, who knows when everyone will be allowed in anyway?

If they have written to the person highly likely he or she was a season ticket holder

Grovehill wrote:

mouldyoldgoat wrote:

Did they name the cnut?

Aah, a post that would fall foul of PAFC policy if directed at a player or member of staff

Why write that, it wasn’t directed at anybody.

what was said?

oh and where have you been tgwu i has to do the match highlights of two games i rather not have done lol

Mmm,bit of a can of worms opening up here possibly.How far does this go- when crowds come back,will it be an offence to call a player [or official for that matter] a derogatory name? I don't especially like the abuse that players and managers sometimes get but by the same token certainly wouldn't like to see stewards to go piling in at the first sound of someone getting a bit OTT with their language.Need to be very careful with this in avoiding a sanitised non atmosphere.

Greenskin wrote:

Mmm,bit of a can of worms opening up here possibly.How far does this go- when crowds come back,will it be an offence to call a player [or official for that matter] a derogatory name? I don't especially like the abuse that players and managers sometimes get but by the same token certainly wouldn't like to see stewards to go piling in at the first sound of someone getting a bit OTT with their language.Need to be very careful with this in avoiding a sanitised non atmosphere.

its a good point to make cause they way they phrased their statement tells me they are going to act on anything deemed not positive. if for example ears went on twitter and tweeted kelland watts he was shit today which could be any game he plays to be fair he would get banned for that which would be crazy as in my eyes. Its going ott with what fans shouldn't be saying anyways in terms of abuse and racist remarks players. Constructive criticism shouldn't be included under the umbrella of abuse.

“Libellous and abusive” comments sounds a bit more than just telling a player he’s crap.

Sounds like a typical keyboard warrior who if you give him a stare in a street he would probably scream anxiety issues

Graiser wrote:

“Libellous and abusive” comments sounds a bit more than just telling a player he’s crap.

Sounds like a typical keyboard warrior who if you give him a stare in a street he would probably scream anxiety issues

true. i want to know what was said some many fans are hinting at it but wont say....

Sounds like something from the Brent era.

Earwegoagain wrote:

Sounds like something from the Brent era.

It does bud, did Nipples grass up the naughty boy?

sufferedsince 68 wrote:

Earwegoagain wrote:

Sounds like something from the Brent era.

It does bud, did Nipples grass up the naughty boy?

The term was a lot broader back then I had a libellous post removed when I said that Brent was a property developer, Tbf it turned out I was way wide of the mark as he never built a fookin thing.

Earwegoagain wrote:

sufferedsince 68 wrote:

Earwegoagain wrote:

Sounds like something from the Brent era.

It does bud, did Nipples grass up the naughty boy?

The term was a lot broader back then I had a libellous post removed when I said that Brent was a property developer, Tbf it turned out I was way wide of the mark as he never built a fookin thing.

Will football stay away from social media and will top players have a pay cut as their 'image rights' will be worth a lot less?