There are always double standards in life. But Polish football sometimes takes them to an Olympic level.
Here are some serious question & concerns about Adrian Siemieniec Scandal.
If this were Lechia Gdańsk and Paolo Urfer, what would the reaction and consequences be? Five points deducted? Ten Points deducted? One year Suspension? Front pages for two months?
If the coach were Gonçalo Feio, would people already be demanding he be suspended for the entire season?
Feio was given five matches and a PLN 20,000 fine for WORDS directed at referees.
Here we are discussing something far more important and serious: communication concerning refereeing, impacting outcome of a future game, and yellow cards before an Ekstraklasa match. Serious Conversations about effecting outcome of actual league matches.
This is not about whether Adrian Siemieniec is a nice guy, a talented young coach, Polish super star, Portuguese, Canadian or from Mars.
The standard must be the SAME for everyone!
And there are questions that somehow nobody seems very interested in asking.
Why did a club coach have direct access to referees phone numbers in the first place?
How many Ekstraklasa referees' phone numbers does he have?
How many messages, calls or conversations with other referees have taken place during the last three seasons?
Were other matches, cards, suspensions or players ever discussed in the last 3 years?
Has anyone actually checked?
Because one league match does not affect only two clubs. Decisions involving cards, suspensions and player availability will affect the competitive position of 17 other teams.
So instead of deciding who we like and who we don't like, investigate everything.
Check the phones. Check the messages. Check the history. Establish the facts. Let the Police and Prosecutor office talk to everyone.
Then apply exactly the same rules and exactly the same punishment that would be applied if the names were Feio, Urfer, Colak, Haditaghi or anyone else.
That is called integrity.
Everything else is just another Polish football double standard.
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