English Football Thread 2012/2013

[MasterBlaster76]

People saying it's worse than the Keane tackle are going a little over the top mind. Didn't Keane all but admit to deliberately trying to end Haaland's career?

I can't remember if he said that, but if you watch the tackle, you can see that Keane really follows through the challenge - he practically goes through Haaland's knee. Yesterday's was very bad, but watch it - the knee doesn't cave in the way it does with Keane's.

'Knee ligament damage' is what they said about the Newcastle player yesterday.

 

[puddleduck]

Fury as Keane admits horror tackle - Sport - London Evening Standard

 

[Bevab]

BBC Sport - Michael Appleton: Blackburn Rovers sack manager


Feel pity for Rovers fans, the management has been an absolute joke and disgrace.

 

[Highlander999]

BBC Sport - Callum McManaman escapes FA action over Haidara challenge

I give up. I simply give up with the FA. Llambias gets it spot on: Newcastle United | News | Latest News | Latest News | Newcastle United Statement

"It is clear from this decision that the current disciplinary procedures are not fit for purpose. Newcastle United, along with other clubs, have had players suspended for incidents reviewed after the game. Whilst not trivialising these incidents, they were not, in our opinion, of the seriousness of Callum McManaman's tackle on Haidara."

 

[ste_mc_efc]

I'll just leave this here. For fun.

Football: Shearer sails clear of FA sanction - Sport - The Independent

 

[Highlander999]

Shearer should have got punished for that, as much as everyone would like to kick Lennon in the face. Just further highlights the inconsistencies that the FA come out with

 

[MasterBlaster76]

BBC Sport - Callum McManaman escapes FA action over Haidara challenge

I give up. I simply give up with the FA. Llambias gets it spot on: Newcastle United | News | Latest News | Latest News | Newcastle United Statement

"It is clear from this decision that the current disciplinary procedures are not fit for purpose. Newcastle United, along with other clubs, have had players suspended for incidents reviewed after the game. Whilst not trivialising these incidents, they were not, in our opinion, of the seriousness of Callum McManaman's tackle on Haidara."

Seriously? They're going to do nothing?

Jesus, FA.

 

[Highlander999]

It's ok. They did something. They decided to charge our assistant manager with misconduct.

So. McManaman pole-axes one of our players, causing him a serious injury. Apparently an official observes this and therefore must conclude it is a fair tackle as no foul is awarded, in the FA's logic meaning no action needs to be taken.

Kobe then hand balls it in the box trying to do a Maradona from which Wigan score, when it should have been a corner for us 30 seconds earlier. Instead Wigan are awarded a goal kick from which their corner arises from.

Then, the FA decide to more then likely give a touch-line ban to our assistant manager for expressing his grievance with McManaman at half-time when he is practically assaulted by the Wigan stewards and coaching staff.

Good job guys

 

[MasterBlaster76]

Wow - I'm stunned.

Some things require a facepalm with a bit more Force.

 

[Highlander999]

I have a theory. The FA are all from Sunderland and are deliberately trying to piss all Newcastle fans off. That can be the only logical explanation, because if not, I suspect we could go to London Zoo, round up a bunch of apes, dress them in suits and they would do a better job then the current lot!

 

[War]

The FA always seems to handle these situations very poorly strangely. When its this tackle or previous ones. And of course the various race rows in the past 18 months.

 

[Skater]

At the start of the season all the major stakeholders in the Premier League and Football League agreed on rules that would mean if one of the match officials saw an incident, that incident could not be subject to retrospective action.

In the McManaman case the panel heard that one of the officials had seen the tackle and so therefore they could not take any retrospective action. The tackle was atrocious, yes, and the FA should be looking at what the official that saw the tackle was doing if he saw it and did nothing about it, but the FA are simply sticking to the rules that they agreed on at the start of the season.

On the other hand, Mark Bunn's red card was upheld. Rubbish. Clearly not deliberate handball, should have been a yellow.

 

[Manly]

Bunn's was always a red. Always.

 

[Skater]

Bunn's was always a red. Always.

Nah. You need to have deliberately handled the ball. He didn't, clearly didn't, handle the ball deliberately. The correct decision would have been a yellow.

 

[puddleduck]

You don't have to have deliberately handled the ball if you're simultaneously denying a clear goal scoring opportunity... which as the last man he unfortunately was.