Disciplinery charges being leveled
by the F. A, against Hayden Foxe of West Ham United and Barry Hayles of
Fulham raise a serious question.
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Fulham striker Barry Hayles in trouble with
F.A.
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If the F. A. are committed to maintaining discipline in the game why
have they taken so long to charge the two players for events that are
alleged to have taken place on 3rd November 2001 over 2 months ago.
The match referee, G Barber of Tring, was obliged by F. A. rules to submit
a match report 2 days, not including Sundays, after the game which would
have placed it in the F. A. on the 6th November 2001.
If the matter leading to the F.A. charge was in the referee's report why
have the F. A. waited until now to bring the matter to a head?
If the referee's report did not contain a reference to the alleged clash
between Foxe and Hayles what has led to the charges being brought forward?
Surely the Foxe/Hayle charges have not been formulated as part of the
investigation into the Everton situation?
Is it possible that F. A. officials reviewed past games to see if Barry
Hayles could be charged with anything else?
If that did happen it would be grossly unjust on both players unless
the F. A. intends to revisit all past matches to look for any disciplinary
matters missed by the match official.