Talk:Frederick Wall

Hogan
I've removed (without intending to edit war) the following text:

and famously called Jimmy Hogan a traitor after the latter spent the duration of World War I in Europe.[1] 

and replaced (as a compromise) with this:

Notably, Wall refused on behalf of the FA to offer wartime financial compensation to famed Anglo-Irish coach Jimmy Hogan, on the basis of the latter's perceived co-operation with the Central Powers during the First World War (Hogan had coached Hungarian side MTK Budapest whilst interned as an enemy alien during the conflict).[1]

What the reference given actually says is this:

''The outbreak of the first world war found him coaching in Austria. On the day war was declared he was woken at dawn and thrown into prison. He remained an internee for the duration but was allowed to go to Hungary where he worked with the MTK club who formed the basis of the national team that would develop into the great side of the 1950s. However, when the war ended he returned to England and was told that men who had suffered financially as a result of the war could claim £200 from the FA. He was almost destitute but when he went to London the secretary, Frederick Wall, opened a cupboard and offered him a pair of khaki socks:''

''"We sent these to the boys at the front and they were grateful." The unsubtle message was: "Traitor."''

It obviously doesn't state that Wall "famously" called Hogan a traitor. It doesn't state that Wall called Hogan a traitor at all in fact (there is another reference to that word in the article, but in connection with Billy Wright's views, not Wall's, and in a subtly different context). Clearly the use of the word "traitor" is the writer's personal inference, and not a quote (or even a direct perception) to be attributed to Wall. That doesn't mean he didn't say it or think it (he certainly didn't hold Hogan in high esteem, by any means), but it does mean we can't use that reference to demonstrate it.

If you don't agree and revert again, then please let's continue the discussion here and then if required take it to a neutral third party for another opinion. Badgerpatrol (talk)
 * There's also this which states "He briefly came home in 1918, where he was called a traitor by the Football Association for working abroad during the war." GiantSnowman 12:44, 25 November 2013 (UTC)