Great statement from LCFC. Bravo!

Good. Simpson next please.

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thank god for that gutted for NP but we have made a stand what other clubs should follow

I'm very proud of the club for the decision they have taken here. Many would have buried it, I thought this was the way this was going actually given the time that has passed.

Regarding Nigel, yes it will have been a tough decision but a parent also has to teach their children right from wrong, sometimes that involves tough love for the greater good. Nigel would have sent out completely the wrong message as a manager and a father if he had allowed him to stay on, effectively condoning their behaviour.

Finally, this also sends out a very clear message to the rest of the squad - poor behaviour is not tolerated and you can expect the most serious of consequences if you cross the line.

Well done Leicester City.

Well done. A tough decision with the manager's son involved, but the right one.

Firm, positive, action shows our club in a really good light. The best thing about it is that it draws a line and enables everybody to move on. There would always have been as few question marks if another course of action had been taken.

All handled very correctly, I think. An on-the-spot sacking, as some demanded at the time, would have encouraged future 'trial by media' campaigns against erring players. A proper cooling-off period and formal internal review lends a much more sober tone to the verdict, and sends a clear message that the club sets the standards, not the tabloids.

The three players will be distraught, but perhaps in the long run they will realise that this verdict is actually better for them than a lesser punishment. Their actions will never wholly be forgotten by the press, but had City kept them on, it would have been permanent open season on them under the media guns. In the lower leagues, there is more chance for the issue to fade into faint memory over the next few years than if they remained at a Premier League club, and under the spotlight.

For the club itself, a line has been drawn, and we can move on. Any silliness at press conferences or the like, the club's line is a very simple "We dealt with that decisively at the time. It's history. There's nothing more to add. Next question…" We could not have done that if any of these players had stayed.

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But yes, well done Leicester City.

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Fatfox has said it all really.

I can't find myself happy about this decision due to my disappointment in the whole affair, but I do respect the way the club has handled this.

More evidence of what a sensible, strong ownership we have.

Mersey
You have to crack a few eggs to make a omelet.In the world of entitlement and obsessional selfie culture.
This is a stong message to who every you think you are young man your actions have consequences.

When i was their age i thought how privileged i was to be the first in the last three generations not to be called to arms and not fighting in a world war.

As for passing moral judgement on the Thai girls i live in the middle east and see people to do all sorts of work in difficult conditions to make money to send home and support their family its the same for these girls.

Nev, you are right. From an ivory tower perspective, the men and women in that hotel room were all there by choice and were equally responsible for what went on. From a real world perspective, the women may, for all we know, desperately need income to put food on the table, put shoes on younger brothers' feet, or pay granny's medical bill. The men were splurging money they won't even notice has gone.

There's a completely different meaning to 'there by choice' depending on which of those two situations people are in. Some choices are a lot freer than others.

But in any case, I think that judging the girls is mostly whataboutery. They do not collect LCFC salaries, do not go out on a pitch wearing the Fox on their shirt, and do not represent the team, the club's owners or the supporters in any way. The players do.

I see people who have do sweep the streets in 40c heat they are the same as the girls selling themselves to support their families back home 25% of the Philippines GDP comes from expats Pakiastan is about the same

Having set the moral bar high with the Thailand three, what should the club do if a first team squad member was found to be guilty of assault, and lost his appeal but was not jailed?

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CURLY - For context, nuneaton is referring to Danny Simpson.

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I think nuneaton’s hypothetical question was in relation to a specific set of circumstances. Namely the Danny Simpson case.

There might be an argument for saying that Danny Simpson has paid his dues. He’s been found guilty and punished in a way the court has seen fit. It’s not for the club to decide what sentence is appropriate. Even so I’m not sure he will be featuring much for LCFC again.

It’s interesting that football has become a culture that has a zero tolerance to representatives of poor character. It’s almost like players will now have to pass a “fit and proper person” test like owners do.

Back to the Thailand incident: the other thing that occurs to me is that people were saying that it was very bad for the club’s image. The advantage that the club now has, after acting so decisively, is that it’s turned a negative into a positive in terms of publicity and set a benchmark for others to follow.

Personally, I think the Danny Simpson situation is even worse than the actions of the Thailand three. Granted some of this is subjective and personal opinion, but I think he's got that girl right where he wants her. She's acting like she's either scared of him or - more likely - infatuated with him and hence why she's withdrawn her statement. This is then coming across as greed ("I want to maintain my lifestyle", etc.) and doing her no favours. In response, he's then pointing to that instead of accepting and taking responsibility for what he's done (for which he was convicted in a court of law even without her statement). I think the whole situation's vile; the woman involved has my greatest pity (although she would probably not welcome that) and I hope to never see him in a Leicester shirt again.

But as I say, that's partly subjective and based on my own judgement, and I expect others may disagree.

I think the club has already teed up a Simpson termination of contract with their comments in the Thailand 3 dismissal - particularly the comment that the club is "committed to promoting a positive message of community and family values and equality,"

I only know what I've read about the Simpson case and don't profess to know the in's and out's but sounds awfully like a case of domestic violence to me so surely anything but terminating his contract now would be double standards as Simpsons actions are clearly not promoting family values and equality?

The Danny Simpson case is an interesting one. It's not contested that there was a phone call asking for help & that is on tape. The policeman arrived & he claims Danny had his hands round the lady's throat. Why would he lie? Since then all charges have been dropped but Danny found guilty. The Judge obviously thought the Police evidence stood but with claims withdrawn & a ' good character' given he had no choice but to go for Community Service. 300 hours sounds an awful lot to me
Personally I don't want to see Mr Simpson in a Leicester shirt again but I think this case says a lot about greed & the sad wag culture.

The one issue on which there can be zero tolerance is racism in any form. This is especially so in sport which by its nature and global influence carries huge responsibility.

There are , unfortunately, many footballers of different nationalities who have for too long suffered racial insults and it is absolutely right that these players suffer the appropriate discipline to show that this type of conduct has no place in football.

That this particular episode also involved events in Thailand – the country of our owners who have shown remarkable commitment not only to our club but to the wider community is even more inexcusable.


I was involved for some at a well known and successful Leicester inner city football club – with strong representation of black players and became aware of how often racialism rears its ugly head –off as well as on the pitch.

It is right that the FA –football clubs and organistions such as Kick it Out – combine to send the right message – zero tolerance