But here is the joke. Had Rangers managed to stay in the cup he would have only missed 2 vital PL games. And had that cup game gone to a replay it would only have been 1! This is exactly what happened to Drogba when he got sent off against us only in his case it was the League cup which he would not have played in anyway. Add to that the fact that true violent conduct and the kind of reaction stuff seen from Cisse are treated identically and you can see there is something is just plain wrong about this system.
i have a feeling that Cisse will return with goals for us. he will want to make amends for his one act of stupidity
This. In fact he should not have been given a red for that at all. But having the interpretation that a hand to the face means Red, the FA could then make the punishment fit the crime - eg a 1 match ban for Cisse hand on chin, and a 3 match ban for a potential leg breaker like Drogba's. But unfortunately expecting something reasoanable or logical from the FA is like expecting Christmas to come in February
The rules are a guideline and it is the job of the referee to apply them as he sees fit. The tackle wasn't the leg breaker Cisse may have made it out to be and a yellow for the challenge was fair but an instant red for his reaction is just Clattenberk letting the rules do his job for him. He could have taken Cisse and Barton to one side and explained to them that the sort of reaction shown is understandable but not acceptable, flashed the yellow at Cisse and carried on with the game. Instead he knows he will get the FA backing if there is a red card for violent conduct, same as when Barton made "contact" with Norwich's Bradley Johnson. Funny how the FA can appeal against the severity of the ban for that moron Rooney when it suits them though. Another game ruined by yet another sh!t referee. I want my money back.
Aree whole heartedly Oslo, I posted similar the other day. It can't be considered to be violent conduct when no one was injured or remotely likely to be. You can go into a leg breaker tackle and get the same punishment, doesn't make sense. In that case when you steal a packet of Polos you should go to jail the same as a bank robber.
Of course it was a violent act even if noone one was injured, what a ridiculous conclusion. Just look up the correct meaning and you may find the right one.... 1. marked or caused by great physical force or violence a violent stab 2. (of a person) tending to the use of violence, esp in order to injure or intimidate others 3. marked by intensity of any kind a violent clash of colours 4. characterized by an undue use of force; severe; harsh 5. caused by or displaying strong or undue mental or emotional force a violent tongue 6. tending to distort the meaning or intent a violent interpretation of the text
What encyclopedia did this come from? The tree huggers guide to world peace Or I grow my own yogurt but shop in TK Maxx. Cocks fight Dogs fight and Men fight Football is becoming daft punk
I don't know Dave, but I look forward to seeing the referees reaction when we see players giving each other a bit of "violent tongue"!
Maybe Mark Hughes should get Clint Hill to mark Cisse in trainning so that he will get used to some rough treatment.
Are you feeling alright But-head? Did you turn the football on by mistake when you were looking for Basketball, you Wurst-sucking Arschloch?? Fick Mick Du ist ein SCHEISSKOPF!
Ok ,the sent off was right but was that really so severe crime it should get three match ban??? Dont they look those incedences again from videotape/dvd (probably)? So ,very dangerous possibly legbreaker-tackle ,pushin or shovin ,headbuttin and holding for a second from another team player chin (not your own) are all three match ban category....? IMO one match ban for threatening conduct would have been right. Anything over that is ridicolous.
Hi Butthuber, is that German for Butt Humour? Because that is where it came from. There are degrees of violence but not degrees of punishment is the point you Bratwurst!
Is it something to do with a fact ,that they did change their formation more offensive style. They also did not had to worry Cisse anymore ,which was one crucial thing to ease their job....
What is this, the special thread for the challenged? Err, he was sent off for breaking the rules, whatever we think of them, and we let in goals because we had less players than the other team and more importantly an element of panic set in.
Yes he was sent off for the reason. Yes ,they won because our boys were playing without Cisse for rest of the match. Yes, there was little panic after their first goal for twenty five minutes or so and that finally decided the match for them. Yes ,im here are wondering if the three match ban was little too much from such "crime".....? All in all its now history and nothing we can do about it but its always funny to speculate.