Goalkeeper sent off for spraying a fan with a water bottle after a fan urinated on it
A non-league footballer has spoken out against footballers' lack of protection from fans after he was shown a red card for reacting angrily to a fan who urinated in his water bottle during a game. Goalkeeper Tony Thompson was sent off during Warrington Town's game against Guiseley Town on Saturday after it was discovered the contents of his bottle had been tampered with by an opposition fan.
Thompson 28, who previously played for Ligue 1 side Morecambe, was furious after he apparently drank from the bottle - believing it was filled with water - and made the unpleasant discovery.
The incident happened in the second half of the match and Thompson was given his marching orders by the referee after he found the person allegedly responsible and squirted the content on the man.
The club tweeted to confirm the incident during the game: "Just managed to catch Thompson on the way home - outside fan apparently urinated in his water bottle then when Thompson did squirt on said "fan" after finding out, he was sent off. (0-0)."
After the game was over, an outraged Thompson took to social media to express his disgust at the decision and horrific act of the unnamed opposition fan . There was a long stoppage of play as the Warrington players confronted the manager before being sent off from the Drivers Direct stadium.
"Today I don't like the GAME anymore!" Thompson wrote on Twitter. "I was called a lot of names but someone p***ed in my bottle and I drank it and then told me I wasn't allowed to react because I'm a player , it's outrageous.
"This person put my health [and] that of my family at risk and made me sick."
After watching his side lose the FA Trophy Vase game 1-0 to Guiseley with a 90th-minute goal, Warrington boss Mark Beesley admitted he had never faced such a match incident of his entire career, before criticizing the referee for his failure. to properly handle the incident.
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"I don't think I'll be involved in anything like this again," he said. "Guiseley staff apologized - it was disgusting and there is no place in life for things like this.
"I think the ref completely lost control after that - if someone urinates in my bottle and I drink it, I'm going to throw it away. To fire him for throwing the bottle away is a disgrace.
"It's hard to talk about football when an incident as important as this is happening. From our point of view, the welfare of our players is paramount and what Tony was subjected to was shameful. Whoever did this should hang their heads in shame and never be allowed to play a football game again.
"Referee has to use common sense - I can't understand it."
A non-league footballer has spoken out against footballers' lack of protection from fans after he was shown a red card for reacting angrily to a fan who urinated in his water bottle during a game. Goalkeeper Tony Thompson was sent off during Warrington Town's game against Guiseley Town on Saturday after it was discovered the contents of his bottle had been tampered with by an opposition fan.
Thompson 28, who previously played for Ligue 1 side Morecambe, was furious after he apparently drank from the bottle - believing it was filled with water - and made the unpleasant discovery.
The incident happened in the second half of the match and Thompson was given his marching orders by the referee after he found the person allegedly responsible and squirted the content on the man.
The club tweeted to confirm the incident during the game: "Just managed to catch Thompson on the way home - outside fan apparently urinated in his water bottle then when Thompson did squirt on said "fan" after finding out, he was sent off. (0-0)."
After the game was over, an outraged Thompson took to social media to express his disgust at the decision and horrific act of the unnamed opposition fan . There was a long stoppage of play as the Warrington players confronted the manager before being sent off from the Drivers Direct stadium.
"Today I don't like the GAME anymore!" Thompson wrote on Twitter. "I was called a lot of names but someone p***ed in my bottle and I drank it and then told me I wasn't allowed to react because I'm a player , it's outrageous.
"This person put my health [and] that of my family at risk and made me sick."
After watching his side lose the FA Trophy Vase game 1-0 to Guiseley with a 90th-minute goal, Warrington boss Mark Beesley admitted he had never faced such a match incident of his entire career, before criticizing the referee for his failure. to properly handle the incident.
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"I don't think I'll be involved in anything like this again," he said. "Guiseley staff apologized - it was disgusting and there is no place in life for things like this.
"I think the ref completely lost control after that - if someone urinates in my bottle and I drink it, I'm going to throw it away. To fire him for throwing the bottle away is a disgrace.
"It's hard to talk about football when an incident as important as this is happening. From our point of view, the welfare of our players is paramount and what Tony was subjected to was shameful. Whoever did this should hang their heads in shame and never be allowed to play a football game again.
"Referee has to use common sense - I can't understand it."
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