Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston has admitted to five breaches of Football Association rules for a text-message exchange in which he called a Seasiders supporter 'a retard'. The FA first opened a probe into Oyston's conversations with fan Stephen Smith back in December and followed that up by bringing a charge against him in March. However, Oyston denied that charge one month later and challenged it as 'unlawful', a claim which the governing body last week announced was dismissed by an arbitral tribunal. Now, the FA has confirmed that a hearing on the matter will take place next Tuesday. Oyston's attempt to quash the FA's charge centred on his argument that his exchange with Smith was a private one and should therefore be exempt from their rules.Karl Oyston facing FA hearing over text messages sent to a supporterBlackpool chairman had attempted to quash 'unlawful' chargeThe 47-year-old could be banned from all football activities
However, a tribunal rejected that notion and gave the _ the green light to continue with disciplinary proceedings against the 47-year-old. However, in the months since, the demonstrations and protests from Blackpool fans against _'s running of the club have only intensified.