Taunton Town FC manager Richard Luffman has publicly apologised after an altercation during this club's defeat to Plymouth Parkway on Tuesday (October 14).
The manager, who has lead the club since relegation from National League South in 2024, received a red card following an incident at half time.
In a joint statement with the club's board of directors posted on the club's website, Luffman said: "To the Peacock family,
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"I just wanted to put on record my sincere apologies for Tuesday night. I didn’t act how I usually do, and I’m sorry.
"I’m big enough to admit when I’m wrong and I felt I needed to put on record that I feel I’ve let down our wonderful supporters, the board of directors, and everyone attached to our amazing football club.
"I’m passionate about this club and determined to win, but I’ve let you all down last night, no excuses it wasn’t acceptable.
"I’ll see you all on Saturday, Luffers."
A spokesman for the club's board of directors said: "Richard has accepted that his behaviour on Tuesday night does not meet the expectations we expect at Taunton Town Football Club.
"[Luffman] has apologised sincerely for his actions. This is the first time that Richard has been sent off or let his passion get the better of him since managing Taunton Town and we have therefore reminded him of the level of professionalism that we expect.
"Sport is a highly passionate profession, and we know that at times we all overstep the mark, or behave in a manner that we later regret, but that does not make it right or acceptable.
"As a board we are very happy with the job that Richard is doing at the club, rebuilding a team from scratch with limited finances. We knew this was going to be a challenging phase for the club, however we are in agreement that the club is ahead, both on and off the pitch, of where we expected to be within the rebuilding project.
"Our attention now turns to Saturday’s fixture with Sholing where we know Richard and the team will be working incredibly hard to get back to winning ways.
"The board has confirmed that the matter has been addressed internally and considers the issue closed. Taunton Town FC remains fully focused on its ongoing development both on and off the pitch as part of its wider rebuilding project under Luffman’s management."
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