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Footballer fined over offensive Tom Daley tweet

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
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A footballer arrested after posting a homophobic tweet about diver Tom Daley has been suspended for one match by his club and fined £500.

Midfielder Daniel Thomas posted the message about Plymouth's Tom Daley, 18, and his Olympic diving partner Peter Waterfield, on July 30.

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    Footballer fined over offensive Tom Daley tweet

Thomas, of Port Talbot FC in the Welsh Premier League, tweeted the abusive message after the pair came fourth in the 10m synchronised dive at London 2012.

He escaped prosecution but has now been punished by the Football Association of Wales (FAW).

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Its disciplinary panel has imposed a one match ban and fined him £500 for "bringing the game into disrepute".

A Port Talbot Town FC spokesman said: "The club accepts what the FAW has said. We don't have any further comment to make."

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  • Profile image for Scoops007

    by Scoops007

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 10:05PM

    “He's a smug poxy diver from Plymouth. I don't understand all this hero worship. Its not like he's a real sportsman is it? Doubt anybody outside plymouth has heard of him before the Olympics. Some people on here need to get a grip and find some kind of hobby.”

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    by stinker2008

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 5:59PM

    “should have been much much more fine ,,,,he not only upset tom daley but people who follow tom with his career ..”

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    by iamajc

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 5:19PM

    “darby2000
    Who makes the laws then? The Queen? The Judges? The police?
    I always thought a law and or change of law needed to be voted on as a bill in the houses of parliament by politicians
    Quote for you.
    "In Great Britain laws are made in Parliament at Westminster. Its law-making status makes Parliament Great Britain's main legislative body - though the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament do have legislative capabilities Common law can be amended or repealed by Parliament; murder, by way of example, carries a mandatory life sentence today, but had previously allowed the death penalty."”

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    by darby2000

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 4:36PM

    “iamajc politicions do not make the law, molochius what makes you think this is a free country and what really p....s me off is why does it always come down to money with these so called celebs i have never seen one yet say i don't want any money sorry will do.”

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    by circles1

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 4:24PM

    “I thought I was contributing to the comments when I said that there a difference between the freedom of speech and the written word or is that to far off track, name, name ,call, name call”

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    by Molochius

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 4:06PM

    “whats there to be correct about? ill say it again very slowly......circles starts insulting me because he doesn't like my views on Israel.......circles sees ive been posting on here about a totally unrelated topic....circles starts to post on here insulting me....so whose following who? and whose posting the pointless insults with no meaning? it aint me mate thats for sure until you *******s decided to start on me we were talking about media censorship well done on destroying another thread by the way you really must be pretty ******* bored to take someone on the net you have absolutely zero knowledge of so personally that you have to follow them around there posts insulting and criticizing them. anyways im done responding to ya, got better ways to waste my time lol”

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    by haunt

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 4:01PM

    “@ Molochius, from reading all the pages and comments I came to the conclusion that it was you doing the following, obviously my mistake, it does appear you are indeed always correct, sorry to have been so easily misled by your succinct communications”

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    by Molochius

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 3:42PM

    “haunt do you even know of what im talking about? was my comment even aimed at you? no? then mind your own business mate, my comment was aimed at circles because I found it funny hehas chosen to follow me across the articles simply to attack me on here pointlessly as he was doing on another article.....note how he doesn't actually make any points ever he just trys to insult ....humorous :P”

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    by Molochius

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 3:39PM

    “nothalf and you appear a trifle pointless.....as ever lol”

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    by petebarrow

    Wednesday, November 28 2012, 3:36PM

    “What an insidious little post, BettyD. Always telling everyone how you are fed up with hearing about TD yet you seem to read every article on here about him and make a comment.”

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