MegaSteve
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I actually believe Swansea could be in some trouble over this... Failure to properly vet/train the groundstaff...
Doesn't excuse Hazard for his actions though...
Doesn't excuse Hazard for his actions though...
Eden Hazard assault?
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thecraw
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Storm in a teacup. Glad to see the boy and his father plus the police have taken a sensible view on the matter and its all been put to bed.
Doon frae Troon
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Spot on + Pat Nevins suggestion this morning to get rid of all ball boys. They are not needed in the modern game.
Doon frae Troon
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PS The 'boy' was 17 years old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Birchy
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The ball "boy" got off lightly. A lot of players pumped up with adrenaline trying to get their side into the game would of done a lot worse.
Imurg
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From what John Salako was saying on SSNews this was the only bit of passion shown by Chelsea all night - if they'd put as much into the game as Hazard did onto the Ball-Boy they wouldn't have been in that position.
It just shows the stupidity of the whole game.
Ballboys that don't give the ball back
Players that kick ballboys....
The whole game is becoming/has become a complete joke.
You can liken it to Music in the mid-70's. Zeppelin, Yes, ELP etc with their overblown, self-indulgent spectaculars losing sight of what they really exist for. Along came the Pistols, Clash etc etc and gave the Establishment a kick up the backside and things began to get real again.
Football needs a kick where it hurts.
Only half-way through the season and there' been more controversy than ever from these over-paid, over-cajoled Morons.
It just shows the stupidity of the whole game.
Ballboys that don't give the ball back
Players that kick ballboys....
The whole game is becoming/has become a complete joke.
You can liken it to Music in the mid-70's. Zeppelin, Yes, ELP etc with their overblown, self-indulgent spectaculars losing sight of what they really exist for. Along came the Pistols, Clash etc etc and gave the Establishment a kick up the backside and things began to get real again.
Football needs a kick where it hurts.
Only half-way through the season and there' been more controversy than ever from these over-paid, over-cajoled Morons.
Assault?:lol:
The kid need the sack for not doing his role properly.
Comparing that to Drunken Duncan eh? Really,really guys?
Give me a bit of what you are smoking please.
The kid need the sack for not doing his role properly.
Comparing that to Drunken Duncan eh? Really,really guys?
Give me a bit of what you are smoking please.
User20205
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the whole thing casts football in a terrible light, Hazard should get an extended ban, maybe 4-5 games. The ball boy should never be allowed in a ground again ! he's lucky it wasn't Duncan Ferguson trying to get the ball back !!
Hazard was 100 percent correct in this situation.The ballboy is more than old enough to know what he is doing and is responsible for his actions.
In society nowadays too many people look at the response rather than what caused the incident.The boy was being a wee fud and got a dunt in the ribs for it.Its the least he deserved.
He is employed to do a job and was pretty much doing the opposite. Saying leave it to the ref is all very well and good but Hazard is employed to win football matches and that's what he was trying to do.
In society nowadays too many people look at the response rather than what caused the incident.The boy was being a wee fud and got a dunt in the ribs for it.Its the least he deserved.
He is employed to do a job and was pretty much doing the opposite. Saying leave it to the ref is all very well and good but Hazard is employed to win football matches and that's what he was trying to do.
only saw it this morning- it looked worse than it was.
On replay it was very clear the ball boy lay on top of the ball and the player just tried to toe poke it out from underneath him.
Time to move on
On replay it was very clear the ball boy lay on top of the ball and the player just tried to toe poke it out from underneath him.
Time to move on
bladeplayer
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Stevie , i honestly dont know what to say to that reply mate , toe poking a ball from under a 17 yr old "KID" in a big padded coat & probably loads of under layers or headbutting some one ..
Small bit of reality lads , this "boy" that was mown down with a savage kick
to the ribs , can vote for your government in a few months , there are other "boys" "kids" currently his age preparing for war in battle torn countries , (already fighting in others) , he was able to "low" 5 one of the swansea players before he was helped away .. did ya see the face of the guy to the left (as we look)helping him away ha , kind of , if he wasnt the bosses son id kick him myself for that ..
& seemingly only seemingly i CANNOT confirm or deny this but this wee man has been on twitter bragging about going to do it & ALLEGEDLY drinking cider , ah the poor little mite eh ..
The FACT its not goint to be taken any further by the law or the lads family speaks volumes of the seriousness of it ...
OH and in case ya havent noticed i am NOT a Chelsea fan
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Region3
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After watching that, there are a few things that make me think he was only after the ball.
If you watch the lad's leg, it's off the ground as he's lying on the ball, but after the kick it drops to the ground meaning the ball has gone.
Hazard steps over the lad after he kicked the ball to pick it up. If he'd kicked the lad the ball would've stayed Hazard's side as the kid rolled off it.
Assuming the fans in the background are Swansea fans (guessing they'd have been quite animated as the lad was laying on the ball if they were Chelsea fans?), if Hazard had kicked the lad in the ribs the fans would have gone nuts at him, but they hardly take any notice of what's going on.
user2009
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Of course he was only after the ball but it's how he went about it that's caused the controversy
Paul_Stewart
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After seeing the Swansea ball boy keep possession of the ball for more than 10 seconds, Liverpool FC have made a bid of £20 million for him
user2009
Head Pro
I couldn't disagree more. The ballboy will no doubt be dealt with for his part but Hazard's actions are out of order.
Region3
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I totally agree that he shouldn't have done it, but I was just giving my opinion on his intent as quite a lot of the posters seem to think he was kicking at the boy, not the ball.
user2009
Head Pro
I understand but there's people across a variety of forums who seem to think his actions are justified or unintentional. It's clear that he got frustrated, couldn't get the ball and gave the lad a punt in the ribs intentionally, it wasn't a kick of or at the ball, it was a kick at the thing shielding the ball, being the boy.
rosecott
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Cobblers - he was after the ball, only a fool could think there was a deliberate attack on the poor wee lad's ribs.
user2009
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Khamelion
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Hazard made a rod for his own back and the ballboy took advantage, as I wrote in post #9 of this thread, Hazard appears to push the ballboy, as the ballboy was already bending over to collect the ball the push on his back by hazard caused him to fall on top of it, Hazard then tries to get the ball by kicking it out from under the ballboy.
If Hazard had been patient, he would not be facing punishment, the ref would have added time and the ballboy would have remained unknown to the world.
If Hazard had been patient, he would not be facing punishment, the ref would have added time and the ballboy would have remained unknown to the world.
