This week, as usual, we had quite a few red cards. There were the usual red flags for violent conduct, abusive language, and multiple yellows. However, one event has caused quite a lot of controversy. We had one player physically attack an official. The dicipline committee (myself included) consider this act so henious, that we want to use it to set an example to the rest of the league. The player is currently suspended indefinately, while we review and discuss the situation. Now, normally we'd expect some pushback from a team's ownership whenever we suspend a player for more than a game or two. Not this time. The owner of this player's particular team is less than enamoured with his play, and has no plans to bring the player back next year. He's admitted to us in confidence that because of his feelings about the player's future, he's supportive of our idea to suspend the player for the remainder of the season.
Here's where it gets sticky. The owner doesn't want the head coach to know that he's behind us. Predictably, the head coach was livid when he found out we were planning to suspend his player for the rest of the season, and he's making quite a fuss about it. At this point, the commissioner of the league is involved, and he's communicating directly with the head coach. This is a very sensitive situation, and we've got to be very careful in regards to our communication between our committee and the team.
Here's where it gets sticky. The owner doesn't want the head coach to know that he's behind us. Predictably, the head coach was livid when he found out we were planning to suspend his player for the rest of the season, and he's making quite a fuss about it. At this point, the commissioner of the league is involved, and he's communicating directly with the head coach. This is a very sensitive situation, and we've got to be very careful in regards to our communication between our committee and the team.