Snoddy charge a big misunderstanding claim
The Scot has been charged by the FA for allegedly using abusive language towards UK anti-doping officials at West Ham’s training ground.Sky Sports is reporting that it’s alleged Snodgrass used abusive and/or insulting words towards officials who were visiting West Ham’s training ground on February 6 to conduct ‘out-of-competition testing.’
However, sources close to the training ground have told Claret and Hugh the charge appears to those who witnessed it as being a huge misunderstanding.
The joking Scotsman known for his banter during training appears to have made a jokey comment to official UK anti-doping testers which caused unintended offence.
But it now appears to have backfired on him big time and dropped him deep in trouble.
Everyone who knows Snoddy describes him as a real gentleman without a mean bone in his body and certainly not one to deliberately abuse anyone.
The alleged incident took place at the Hammers’ training ground on 6th February.
The 31-year-old Scotland international faces a one-match ban and an £8,000 fine and has until March 18 to respond to the charge.
A club insider has confirmed that Snodgrass was not scheduled to be tested, nor did he refuse to take a test.