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THE Munster Football Association has rejected an appeal by Ennis soc- cer club Turnpike Rovers over the 12-month suspension of one of their ENO uCe
Club chairman Frank Gormley said yesterday that the appeal had been rejected, as the club had not submit- ted the correct form of payment with the appeal.
The club were appealing a 12- month suspension given to Danny Russell following a game with Av- enue United B last September.
The player was suspended by the Clare District Soccer League for ver- bally abusing match referee David McCarthy.
However it has since emerged that the player and the referee were in- volved in an altercation after the match ended.
In his official report, McCarthy states that he “headbutted”’ the play- er outside the dressing rooms in the Fair Green after being subjected to verbal abuse.
“T asked him had he anything fur- ther to add,’ says McCarthy in in his referee’s report. “He approached me and said ‘you’re still only a fat wk? At that I just lost the plot and head butted him,’ he adds.
The report, seen by the