Ok Stivey,
you really must pay more attention to the postings, I'm accused by you of "jumping to conclusions with only minimal facts to hand" perhaps you may like to read the post again & notice that i put a question mark (?) at the end of the sentence, this is asking a question for clarification. It's interesting to note that on your reply you conveneintly missed this out. Therefore if you are accusing me of jumping to conclusions with only minimal facts - welcome to the club. I'm also aware of all the facts which i will once again enlighten you with, not make sweeping statements after obviously hearing matters seconhand.
Lets cover the facts, not what you may think happened or may have happened. You are right the match official that day failed everyone, however Dewsbury Celtic were told that the referee was told by the Yorkshire Youth commitee a report would have to be forthcoming, this has never happened, yet this man is still allowed to referee at youth level, how can this be ? what has he or the Yorkshire Youth League got to hide ? surely he should have been subject to the disciplinary panel suspending him for NOT DOING HIS JOB.
In relation to "my anger & blame being directed at the referee, rather than those individuals who tried to progress the case without the proper documentationin in the first instance" let me once again enlighten you to THE FACTS. i assume you mean the Yorkshire Youth commitee when you refer to the above individuals. At the said game was a Yorkshire Youth League official who wrote a report which bore no resembalance to the events whatsoever, this was proven to be the case when Dewsbury Celtic presented photographic evidence (which the league were unaware of) at the disciplinary meeting that totally proved his statement to be at best not worth the paper it was written on, so please don't tell me they had no documentation, they even had an official at the game, who had no spine as alluded to in my first post to do the right thing. You mention the referee's duty of care, can i ask you where the leagues duty of care is ?
Lets be clear in relation to your point "it's never a good idea to allow clubs to pick & choose who they do & don't play" Dewsbury Celtic have not picked or chosen who they don't play, the club had no option as the league wanted to cover the whole sorry episode up & not disipline the guilty party, therefore leaving said club feeling untouchable.
Another fact you wont be aware of is this the Yorkshire Youth League dictated at their discipliplinary meeting tt the abandoned game at Celtic's ground would have to be replayed, yet at the BARLA appeal meeting Celtic were informed that this couldn't happen because they felt it would be too dangerous - yet they expected Celtic to play a League Cup semi final 3 days later away at the said team, therefore if the BARLA appeals commitee think that it's too dangerous - what option did Celtic have ? You quite rightly critisice the referee for failing in his duty of care, yet you have the nerve to castigate Dewsbury Celtic for fulfilling their duty of care.
You have now posted twice on this issue & not responded to any of the disciplinary incidents above, you want to have ago at a club that safegaurds it's players whilst not posting one opinion on the disciplinary issues above such as "the most ill disciplined side i've ever seen" threatening referee's & 15 year old touch judges. Perhaps you could enlighten us with an opinion, after all, as below it seems you are highly qulaified in such areas.
As a former disciplinary Chairman in junior & youth rugby, with the views you spout without the full FACTS, it's no wonder Celtic have had to take this stance.
