An Accrington player has been handed an EIGHT game ban after he admitted verbally abusing another League One player.
Midfielder Sam Finley has also been fined £850 and must attend face-to-face education for mocking Rochdale’s Irish defender Paul McShane on the grounds of his nationality.
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Finley denied using a derogatory, racist term for an Irish traveller during a New Year’s Day fixture, but admitted he did reference McShane’s nationality.
“I did make reference that Paul should go back to his caravan and that I was referencing his being Irish in doing so,” admitted Finley.
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Midfielder banned for eight games following a breach of FA Rule E3.https://t.co/xbawTwaHvF pic.twitter.com/8HTR1g6twy
— Accrington Stanley FC (@ASFCofficial) April 21, 2020
An FA statement read: “The Accrington Stanley FC midfielder admitted using abusive or insulting language during the 23rd minute of an EFL League One fixture against Rochdale AFC on Wednesday 1 January 2020. The language used was contrary to FA Rule E3(1) and constituted an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3(2), as it included a reference to nationality.”
McShane has appeared 33 times for the Republic of Ireland international, making his debut in 2006.
The 34-year-old centre-back came through the Manchester United academy before playing for West Brom, Sunderland, Hull City and Reading.
He joined Rochdale last summer, where he is managed by Brian Barry-Murphy.
Fans reacted after reading that the Accrington player has been handed an EIGHT game ban…
Finley is innocent. Get your haircut son and sell the caravan then this wouldn’t have happened
— ForzaAccy (@AccyForza) April 21, 2020
Good lad ?
— Aidan Phillips (@AidanMPhillips) April 21, 2020
Wonder what the ban would have been if it was his skin colour instead of being Irish and he told the player to go back to the origin of that players roots.
Perhaps still an £850 fine?— Enda May (@HenryWa86334232) April 21, 2020
@samfinley8 racist hope you learn from this and cop yourself on in future no place for it
— Craig Brodigan (@Brodo89) April 21, 2020
8 game ban wasn’t enough for this racist @samfinley8 https://t.co/8rGiwyhzek
— Ryan (@ryan181112) April 21, 2020
What a nasty piece of work @SamFinley8 is @skynews @BBCSport
— Paul Murphy (@PaulMurphy1223) April 21, 2020
@samfinley8 you are disgusting coward.
— Paul Murphy (@PaulMurphy1223) April 21, 2020
Sky sports called it “offensive language” when in truth it’s discrimination.
If it were directed at a person of colour then their would be uproar in the media, but sure it’s okay because he’s Irish.— Sean O Reily (@SeanoReilly80) April 21, 2020
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