The aftermath of Central Coast’s loss to Newcastle may be even more keenly felt for the Gosford side than Adelaide twelve months ago.
The suspension of Danny Vukovic for 15 months (six of which have been suspended) is a crippling and certainly unnecessary one.
There is no question Vukovic’s actions in the wake of the poor missed penalty were stupid.
Evidence of that was how quickly the stopper ran away from Mark Shield, seemingly knowing what was due to follow.
Vukovic did not even stop to approach his bench before disappearing straight down the tunnel.
Yet despite the recklessness of his actions, one needs to ask whether one rush of blood to the head is worth such a severe reprimand.
Vukovic is young, and given it is his second red card of the season has a discipline issue. Despite that one would think the FFA could have taken more than 24 hours to make a decision that could dramatically shape this young man’s future.
There is no excuse for hitting a referee, yet clearly from the replays and photos that have emerged since, the contact was relatively minor. In fact, you have to wonder why the FFA has chosen the hard-line approach in this case, yet ignored calls to suspend Joel Griffiths following his incident with a linesman early in the season.
Justice seems to have been delivered swiftly… very swiftly.
The statement released by the FFA tonight does not indicate whether Vukovic has been able to plead his case. Let’s hope the FFA’s eagerness to resolve this issue has been due to efficiency rather than potential image problems in the mainstream media.
With the added burden of Sasha Petrovski facing action and John Aloisi potentially out the door, the Mariners may see the new season as August too soon.
The suspension of Danny Vukovic for 15 months (six of which have been suspended) is a crippling and certainly unnecessary one.
There is no question Vukovic’s actions in the wake of the poor missed penalty were stupid.
Evidence of that was how quickly the stopper ran away from Mark Shield, seemingly knowing what was due to follow.
Vukovic did not even stop to approach his bench before disappearing straight down the tunnel.
Yet despite the recklessness of his actions, one needs to ask whether one rush of blood to the head is worth such a severe reprimand.
Vukovic is young, and given it is his second red card of the season has a discipline issue. Despite that one would think the FFA could have taken more than 24 hours to make a decision that could dramatically shape this young man’s future.
There is no excuse for hitting a referee, yet clearly from the replays and photos that have emerged since, the contact was relatively minor. In fact, you have to wonder why the FFA has chosen the hard-line approach in this case, yet ignored calls to suspend Joel Griffiths following his incident with a linesman early in the season.
Justice seems to have been delivered swiftly… very swiftly.
The statement released by the FFA tonight does not indicate whether Vukovic has been able to plead his case. Let’s hope the FFA’s eagerness to resolve this issue has been due to efficiency rather than potential image problems in the mainstream media.
With the added burden of Sasha Petrovski facing action and John Aloisi potentially out the door, the Mariners may see the new season as August too soon.
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