whufc wrote:
doesnt happen at the para district tribunal as we found out earlier in the year, the umpire not going has no bearing on whether they will find you guilty or not guilty just ask one of our players.
we were also briefed before our tribunal hearing and was told by the commitee that they can suspend you before they find you not guilty. Not sure where that fits into criminal law but they seem to think they can do that as they had planned to do in our situation.
No offence mate but word on street was that your player didn't represent himself very well, taking a pint in with him wouldn't have gone down too well.
You have to go in there well planned and organized, it's only a joke if you treat it like one, I've always ended up with the result that I was after by being honest, organized and the best interest for the PDCA at heart.
Duane isn't a villian of the game and deserves the right to play in the GF, there's no point jumping up and down at the PDCA exec. They have simply followed protocol, the umpire made a report, they offered what they think is worthy of a guilty plea, it's up to the R&CCC to convince the tribunal that he doesn't deserve the prescribed sentence.