And of course there are other ways of paying than draconian punishment. Reparation is a very good way of paying also. Madley's contrition appears genuine. Of course it's always difficult to know whether someone is contrite for the deed or contrite for having been caught and only he will genuinely know that but, re-reading his words, I tend to the former view. Therefore a good form of reparation might have been for Madley to have been publicly contrite, explain why he now understands his action in filming and comment were offensive, apologise and then take up some responsibility for being an advocate for disabled people in sport.
If such a course of action was followed then indeed a price would be paid, in fact being in the public domain admitting that one has behaved appallingly and seeking to make amends is a fair price and it would mean that all of Madley's experience as a senior referee would not be lost to football.
There is a view that only severe punishment can rightly express society's outrage, I think it is all more nuanced than that.