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Thursday, November 27, 2003
Bates blasts FA's 'total incompetence'
Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has labelled the Football Association's
disciplinary process as 'a laughing stock'.
The FA came in for criticism following the delay in setting up a hearing
following Rio Ferdinand's missed drugs test as well as the chain of events
which saw Leeds striker Alan Smith called up into the England squad for the
friendly against Denmark, only to then be sent home after it emerged he was
arrested by police over a bottle-throwing incident. No charges were brought
by police, although the FA have now charged the player.
Chief executive Mark Palios has pledged to introduce sweeping changes in
an overall of the Soho Square procedure.
And Bates, an FA councillor, has called for England to follow the example
set in Europe.
'At first the disciplinary proceedings were a shambles,' said Bates.
'Now they have descended via farce to make them a laughing stock. It has
come to a pretty pass when FIFA criticise our performance.
'UEFA have shown how it should be done. Incident on Tuesday, charge on
Wednesday, punished on Friday.
'Compare that with the FA's procedure. Sol Campbell was charged in early
August - punished seven weeks later. Rio Ferdinand's treatment is a disgrace
and what about our own Joe Cole?
'He committed an alleged offence last March [it was April as a West Ham p
layer] and eight months later no news or progress. This is total incompetence.'
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