Chelsea player seems kicks Swansea ball boy

Itshim · 24-01-2013, 10:13

Your thoughts. It seems the police are not following this up.

What happens in Soccer stadiums stays in stadiums

perhaps.

Myself I would think there is a case to answer

dilli-theclaw · 24-01-2013, 10:14

They just said on sky news that he didn't want to press charges - don't the police need that to pursue it?

**Damien** · 24-01-2013, 10:16

The 'boy' was 17 and was shielding the ball in order to waste time. Hazard kicked at out the ball and caught the guy with his shin - the ball 'boy' then milked it for all it was worth.

Stephen · 24-01-2013, 10:23

Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21172311

He may have wasted a few seconds but the player should have been a bit less of an idiot. No need to kick out like that.

Video here
http://news.sky.com/story/1042073/ha...tar-apologises

Osem · 24-01-2013, 10:28

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Originally Posted by Damien

The 'boy' was 17 and was shielding the ball in order to waste time. Hazard kicked at out the ball and caught the guy with his shin - the ball 'boy' then milked it for all it was worth.

Comes to something when even the ground staff feign serious injury. Did he "dive"?

Haven't seen the incident yet but, from what I've heard, Swansea might also have a case to answer before the FA.

Julian · 24-01-2013, 11:07

The youth interfered with play under the guise of being a "ball boy"

If he had been a spectator he would be banned from football grounds.

I'll bet he shows his face at the final at Wembley though.

Derek · 24-01-2013, 11:23

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Originally Posted by Julian

I'll bet he shows his face at the final at Wembley though.

Dunno, his reaction seemed to suggest the injury was serious.

Stupid for the player to kick out. Stupid for the ball boy to act like a twonk and try and waste time so blatantly but no need for further action IMO.

Itshim · 24-01-2013, 11:30

The difference is that if the ball boy wasted time - its a football matter . If the player kicked him its a police one. Have I missed the point here. Assault is assault is it not. The ball boys actions( however stupid) hardly warrants it, and in front of so many witnesses.

Pierre · 24-01-2013, 11:32

The ball boy was an idiot, no question.

But Hazard was a bigger idiot.

I would expect something around an 8 game ban for Hazard, if not more.

Ken W · 24-01-2013, 11:32

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Your thoughts. It seems the police are not following this up.

What happens in Soccer stadiums stays in stadiums

perhaps.

Myself I would think there is a case to answer

The player that kicked the lad should be banned from all football for at least 1 year.

Derek · 24-01-2013, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Itshim

Assault is assault is it not. The ball boys actions( however stupid) hardly warrants it, and in front of so many witnesses.

It's at the very, very, very minor end of the assault scale. Plus it happened on a sports field (yes I know the ballboy isn't a player but still involved)
If the Police took action every time a player assaulted another then the courts would be clogged up with cases and Roy Keane would probably be facing a death penalty.

The player has been punished. He'll probably be punished more but is it really in the public interest to pursue a case against him? Doubtful, especially if the ballboy doesn't want anything to do with it.

Stephen · 24-01-2013, 11:50

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Originally Posted by Ken W

The player that kicked the lad should be banned from all football for at least 1 year.

Thats a bit of a harsh punishment!

24-01-2013, 12:02

good to see the pitch side staff are just as big and dirty as cheats as the rest on the guys on the pitch

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Originally Posted by Ken W

The player that kicked the lad should be banned from all football for at least 1 year.

he kicked the ball under his body he didn't keck the player. Now if I lay over a ball by belly would hide it there would be no room to get the ball and I would have been kicked. This is a slim guy lying on a hard inflated ball there is no way his body would touch the ground. You look at the kick its clearly as close to the ground as possible. The ball boy is just another of footballs cheaters

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In fact with how the boy rolls and the position of the ball after he actually kicked the ball from under him, If he had kicked the body as the boy rolled left the ball would have been pushed right.

Itshim · 24-01-2013, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Derek

It's at the very, very, very minor end of the assault scale. Plus it happened on a sports field (yes I know the ballboy isn't a player but still involved)
If the Police took action every time a player assaulted another then the courts would be clogged up with cases and Roy Keane would probably be facing a death penalty.

So it it one law for some !!! I take your point player on player - keep out.
The question is if one spectator had done this to another one would the police follow it up. I would hope so.

Derek · 24-01-2013, 12:19

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Originally Posted by Itshim

The question is if one spectator had done this to another one would the police follow it up. I would hope so.

Yes they would. And if the player attacked a fan, like Cantona a few years back, they would get involved. With ball boy being involved in the game and the ridiculously minor nature of the 'assault' there really isn't anything to be gained from a full enquiry.