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Jake Melksham to miss Round 13

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Just now, ucanchoose said:

Wishb they would tell us the truth,  not spin it

Not sure what part you think is missing. They where drinking, a verbal turned to physical end of story. Feel for the other punters in the restaurant no one should have to be around that behaviour when eating out. Seriously thuggish behaviour all around by adults who should know better. Melksham has small kids at home and here he is drinking and punching a teammate on a Sunday night.

2 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

Not sure what part you think is missing. They where drinking, a verbal turned to physical end of story. Feel for the other punters in the restaurant no one should have to be around that behaviour when eating out. Seriously thuggish behaviour all around by adults who should know better. Melksham has small kids at home and here he is drinking and punching a teammate on a Sunday night.

There is no way he has an infection,  that's total bs.   And even if he did it wouldn't need surgery 

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4 minutes ago, ucanchoose said:

There is no way he has an infection,  that's total bs.   And even if he did it wouldn't need surgery 

I'm no doctor but that seems like far too soon for an infection to have spread enough to need surgery.

My initial thought when I saw the heading on twitter was that he has obviously broken his hand.

To see that it's surgery for infection is..... interesting...


At this stage you just have to laugh at the stupidity of it all. 

Hopefully the team come out firing on Monday to give the fans something to cheer. 

I know May initiated the incident with saying what he did... but how is Melksham not also suspended for punching a teammate?

 

That strong a reaction from Melk makes me assume he was also indulging rather heavily that night..

Edited by red and blue forever

1 minute ago, red and blue forever said:

I know May initiated the incident with saying what he did... but how is Melksham not also suspended for punching a teammate?

A team mate who had a concussion BTW (which may be why the club gave May a week rather than a fine)

Good to see we are owning it all rather than blaming playing with a dog or a rogue frisbee. 


47 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Another consequence of Steven May’s actions ~

Melksham to miss Round 13

Huh?

Self inflicted stupidity from Milkshake here

27 minutes ago, deelusions from afar said:

Pretty sure Melksham has played his last game for the MFC.

200 and out...

31 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

Melksham has small kids at home and here he is drinking and punching a teammate on a Sunday night.

Can't imagine Mrs Melksham would be overly thrilled with his behaviour.

Instead of this community service bollocks, how about some anger management classes!  Imagine being a family at a nearby table when this garbage went on. A table full of muscular blokes on the amber fluid throwing banter around is antisocial and obnoxious as it is. Let alone the escalation to a 190cm 100kg+ specimen getting decked, before the both of them scuffling, breaking fittings inside, and ending up on the street. So easily could have led to injuries to bystanders, etc. Just disgraceful, especially from senior players.

How on earth was melksham not suspended for responding to words with physical assault, in public no less, and against a recently concussed player???

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18 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

What an ugly way to end a career.

Maybe he’s a fan of Zidane?

These two are a complete embarrassment. 

Melksham has probably cost himself his career and May has probably cost us a win we so desperately need.

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This is embarrassing. They need to get all info out now, and any vision, anything else. Get it all out now. Infection in 3 days… 

PR 101 - you can’t stop it getting out, so get it out yourself and quickly.

 
11 minutes ago, rpfc said:

This is embarrassing. They need to get all info out now, and any vision, anything else. Get it all out now. Infection in 3 days… 

PR 101 - you can’t stop it getting out, so get it out yourself and quickly.

If you don't hiding the info becomes a bigger story than the fight.

1 hour ago, Whispering_Jack said:

Another consequence of Steven May’s actions ~

Melksham to miss Round 13

Not sure it’s a consequence of May’s actions. Melksham has free will and can choose how to respond.

If he’d just said ‘get stuffed you k n o b’ then we’d be fine.

If anything, it could be argued May being suspended is in fact a consequence of Melksham’s actions. Not saying I agree but you can’t pin the decision to punch someone on the victim. 

 

 


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