Let's be honnest. Still nothing official. But if he has gone. I hope he sues the crap out of the rfl.
Do you really think that they were going to actually give him a fair appeal. Not a chance. It would have gone to another judge and 2 more ex players. (Likely a wigan and saints ex player) who would listen to maguire would have said. And then immediately throw it out as a fritholous appeal. (Much like we didn't appeal the first one because they would of just increased the penalty without justification) they were always going to make a example of this and nothing maguire could or would have said would have made any difference. It was always going to be given irrespective of actual facts. The only way that this would be sorted and expunged maguire is to tell the facts and his version of events to a court of law. An employment tribunal if you like. Bring charnley in to tell his side of the story. And unlike in the rfl disciplinary hearing. In both rfl disciplinary hearings. There is no actual evidence to place blame on maguire in either of the disciplinary cases. (Read the reports.) The first one. The referee thinks he heard it. (Not enough to actually conclusively say it happened) and the 2nd one. They have relied solely on charnleys account. Dispite 2 witnesses from warrington who corroborate that he only called charnley a rat. Again in the first instance. It's 50/50 at best. And the 2nd incident is more 60/40 in favour to maguire during to the corroboration of 2 players Character witnessing the incident for maguire. Nothing in anything is conclusive.
So the rfl have made a example of someone without conclusively having 100% of the facts. The guy will now probably lose his career and livelihood as a result of 1 person eirh a axe to grind against the club. And maguire has grounds to have his name restored to how it was before either instance. Especiallywith rhe lack of actualevidence that would actually be relevent in a employment tribunal.
Lastly. I don't blame him. Even if he is innocent for not appealing. Like I said. They eere never going to change their minds. No matter how much evidence maguire has to the contrary. I'd do the same thing. Booka flight home. He has been treated apaulingly and disgustingly by the rfl. Innocent until proven guilty. More like a kangaroo court. And maguire was the rfls whipping boy.
Hopefully. Maguire makes the rfl his whipping boy.
(Someone change my kind. Because unless more details are released officially. The rfl actualky release the full minutes un redacted or video evidence either in the disciplinary or maguire actually saying what charnley is alleging. Nothing in the first 2 reports leads me to the conclusion maguire Is guilty.)
