Of course it makes him homophobic! What planet do you live on? If you call an Asian a "F****g P**i" that makes you a racist. It's also against the law, not just rules of the game.

I'm sure you've been called much worse, but you're not a referee, or a professional sportsman or a role model on live television and it's NOT banter. He's getting paid for playing that game. If you called your boss a F***** then you'd be sacked, suspended or reprimanded.

If refs lose the respect, the game is gone. Simple as.

I'm also not sure why you needed to mention that you're "white and straight". Disturbing really.

And I agree, we dot want the refs to lose respect, thats why i said he should get a ban for swearing at him.

He shouldnt of said it, it was out of order, but to say hes homophobic because of it, is ridiculous. He probably just needs educating. I didnt say it was BANTER either but hes a young kid, frustrated in a high contact sport and blurted out the first insult that came to his head. Is the ref in question actually gay? Whats Disturbing about been white and straight! you obviously didnt get my point

Two comments...

1. Hardaker's outburst doesn't seem to be aimed at the ref. Look where his eyes are focussed compared to where the ref is walking.

2. Regardless of who it was aimed at it's completely unacceptable.

I see nothing has been put on the RFL disciplinary regarding squeaky clean Peacock's outburst calling the ref a "Fecking Bent C@@@"
The whole system as has been repeated umnpteen times is not fit for purpose

Indeed not. You don't need to be an expert lip-reader to understand this (children please look away now)

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It doesn't seem to be directed at anyone, more him just "thinking" out loud.

If he'd called a coloured ref/player the N word he would have rightly been hung drawn and quartered. This is no different IMO. If you did it in the street to someone you would be arrested for it

If the ref in question is infact gay then I see your point, if not then I don't think it's any worst then calling someone a w****r, p*ick etc

I believe he is

Ooops, could be in bother then, out of interest do you think 10000 fans calling someone fat , someone who is on the chunky side, do you think that's as bad

I have read a lot on this particular subject over the last few days but you are not really with us are you. You just don't get it do you. You have no concept about whether insults even if its calling someone a fatty, a ginger t..t, a black b, a n....r, or a cheating faggot are any different. Why name call anybody the guy in question is so Thick he is not worth defending so don't try and do it. By the way if you have kids I hope some how you know how to tell the difference between right and wrong and if you are ugly there will always be someone to love you.

Weyman mustbhave said something pretty bad then to get a red against Cas. Either that or they're just making an example of a 'smaller' team.

No, fatness is a lifestyle choice

Quality

It's been at least a fortnight since anyone from rovers was banned so it was long overdue

My guess is Tinkerman is in his sixties and from a time when it was acceptable, if morally repulsive.

If not, then spectacularly obtuse.

using homophobic slurs at a homosexual makes you homophobic, no two ways about it.

Nail on head.

Guess again, Im not in my sixties, what I am is realistic, Ive not once suggested any of the things you mention are acceptable. My kids live in era of technologhy, mobile phones, internet, social media, an era where children commit suicide from insults in the form of texts etc, my kids know right from wrong don't worry about that, but they also wont go crying in the corner from been called a name.

What I do find offensive is YOU, Implying poor parenting, Implying I think racism and homophobia acceptable!

My sister is a lesbian, the majority of my children's friends are black, Muslim.

Like I said in my original post, these things get blow out of proportion, I stand by that, and also that I don't think Hardaker is homophobic, like you said, just thick! But why name call at all (your words)

Your more offensive, then someone calling me name.

I guess you'll get away with that though, because your all very PC!

What others call political correctness, I call manners.

If you don't like foul and abusive language, don't read the RFL verdict on [url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/disciplinary/item?5408Weyman's[/url sending off!!

i found weymen's version of events quite amusing

TBF Graeme Horne does seem to have a go at him for giving the penalty away.

Perhaps his comments were aimed at him instead?

That is the whole point though.
Horne and Weyman can be seen having a row.Ref hears swear words and sends Weyman off.
Both players state that they were in fact rowing and that the words were aimed at Horne.

With no proof other than the ref's say so (His mic didn't even pick it up) on a grade B offence (1-2 games) they throw 2 games at him.

Yet Peacock says something very similar and because the ref turns a deaf 'un it's like it never happened.

More made up bulle from the RFL, the Weyman incident is so inconclusive as to be a joke, whereas the Peacock abuse is far more conclusive and is audible for all to hear..more conscious bias and double standards...

but can the referee send weyman off for foul and abusive language regardless as to who it is aimed at?

(i know in this case the case revolves around swearing at the ref, but technically, can you be dismissed if you swear at a fellow player?)