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Petition for DANNY
- Thread starter timp
- Start date
Vuko Bids To Keep Flame Flickering
Jon Ritson
Apr 9 2008 11:38
DANNY Vukovic will be desperately hoping its a case of third time lucky as the Central Coast Mariners seek to overturn his Beijing ban tomorrow night.
The FFAs independent appeals committee will meet in Sydney to assess whether the goalkeepers lengthy suspension should stand, be reduced or overturned.
This is the last route open under the governing bodys appeals procedure but thats not to say this will be the end of the matter.
Vukovic earned a 15 month ban after striking the hand of referee Mark Shield in last seasons A-League grand final with a subsequent appeal failing to put any real dent in the punishment imposed.
As it stands, the Olyroos keeper will be out of domestic action until the end of November but if the appeals process fails then he will also be ruled out of the Beijing Olympics.
Both the goalkeeper and his club have accepted his actions were unacceptable and that some punishment is inevitable but the Gosford outfit do not think it is fair his Olympic flame should be extinguished.
Mariners executive chairman Lyall Gorman has said that the club will not put timescales or limitations on pursuing what they feel is just and worthy.
A trip to the Court of Arbitration for Sport has not been ruled out if the Mariners do not feel justice has been done.
Similar overseas incidents involving referees and players have seen much lighter suspensions handed out by football associations.
Gorman told au.fourfourtwo.com recently: What we believe we have here are valid grounds for appeal and we feel very strongly about pursuing this.
Im not ruling anything out at this point. We will go into this next appeal having sought yet another (legal) opinion and as I said, we think we have valid grounds for continuing this (fight).
Mariners coach Lawrie McKinna has admitted the goalkeeping situation is high on the clubs agenda with back up keeper Matt Trott currently injured. His only other custodian is Qantas Under 20 youngster Andrew Redmayne.
Gen (MarinerMum)
Well-Known Member
kevrenor
Well-Known Member
Gen said:
The independent Appeals Committee of the FFA will meet tomorrow evening
(Thursday 10 April) to consider the further appeal by Danny Vukovic
(Central Coast Mariners) against the sanction applied by the independent
Disciplinary Committee on 4 March.
The hearing will be held at:
The Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators
52 Phillip Street, Sydney.
The hearing will commence at 5.30pm and is not expected to be complete
until at least 8.30pm.
Gen (MarinerMum)
Well-Known Member
I'm heading down to show support. If anyone else wants to come with me I probably only got 6 seats left as I hoping my Sue the yank will be with me. E I E I E I O, off to Bejing Danny must go, Anyway, I'm off to make the banner.
We can travel the world for a team, surely we can travel to Sydney for One
Danny remember this book "The Power of One" eventually he made a difference in South Africa.
Where can I get my danny shirt! Iggi's I try at lunch time today.
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