Preston’s star will miss the Blackburn Rovers match due to an FA ban.
The attacker missed eight games last season after biting Rovers loanee Owen Beck. In February, Burnley’s Hannibal Mejbri raised racist claims against the striker, who vigorously disputed them. PNE expressed their “extreme disappointment” with the decision in a club statement released on Friday. But last weekend, he was sidelined for the first of nine games against Millwall.
As a result, he won’t participate against Rovers either. Paul Heckingbottom, the manager, described the procedure and the reasons behind the club’s dissatisfaction with the decision. Heckingbottom told LEP, “I’m just glad it’s done so we can put it behind us and move forward.” “I’ll just talk about the procedure. Our club statement really tells it all, in my opinion. It’s a different kind of case when you’re with the FA.For instance, when I was sent off at Watford—I’ll take this as an illustration of the procedure—I was accused of striking a wall, even though I had proof that I hadn’t done so. Additionally, Watford stadium managers and Watford employees who were independent witnesses stated, “No, he never punched the wall, he was shouting, swearing.” However, because they trusted the referees, the panel nonetheless ruled me guilty. That’s the procedure, then. It’s only the panel’s opinion. It’s practically the reverse of a court case where you have to provide proof that the claim is false. That’s how the FA has operated, then.”The FA acknowledges in their paper that it’s not an assassination of his character. They’re not saying he’s racist. They’re saying they think he used the word which, I don’t know if he did. But they also acknowledge it’s based on probability and not fact, so that’s it. I know the person, know the lad but we have to accept it and move on.” This gives the FA autonomy and a means of policing their own game.“It gives the FA autonomy then and a way to police their own game. The FA acknowledge in their paper that it’s not an assassination of his character. They’re not saying he’s racist.
“They’re saying they think he used the word which, I don’t know if he did. But they also acknowledge it’s based on probability and not fact, so that’s it. I know the person, know the lad but we have to accept it and move on.”
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