Joshua Haigh denied an FA charge, but it was found proven by an independent commission
A head groundsman at Rochdale Football Club has been suspended from all football for six weeks after a commission ruled he racially abused a man after a game.
Haigh was alleged to have said: "Look at your f****** s*** trainers. It's exactly the same as your f****** s*** hair and your s*** skin. I see all of it. I see everything that's about you." His suspension from all football and football-related activity means he cannot attend Dale games both home and away. The sanction passed also includes 'face-to-face education' and a warning over his future conduct. The commission's written reasons have now been published by the FA.
"Unfortunately the CCTV did not have audio and therefore the commission has to rely upon the video footage as supplemented by the evidence of the witnesses to understand what was said and when it was said. Another practical difficulty is that that the CCTV footage cut off at 10pm in accordance with Rochdale's usual practice.
"The complainant says there was no racist abuse at that stage, only shouting and aggressive language from Mr Haigh. Although there is no audio with the CCTV it can be seen that the exchange was likely to have been heated," adds the ruling.
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