posted Feb 27, 2007

Why whenever something like this happened it is always the players, the manager, and the club receive the blame while the referees and officials receive the praise? The Referees' chief Keith Hackett praised the official for handling the incident calmly while criticizing both managers for walking into the pitch to calm the players??? Why makes the FA think their official is always right? Why couldn't a referee make a mistake, sending the wrong guy off the pitch? It is a game of passion and some players have crossed the line you punish them, that's fine. But as a Referees' chief, why in the name of god do you say it is wrong for the managers to calm their boys when things went out of control? Someone please help me out here.

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posted Feb 27, 2007

In my unbised view the whole Arsenal team should be banned for life. Wenger should be given 25 years imprisonment.
The whole Chelsea squad should be Knighted one and all.
Jose should be declared King of England.
I don't think anyone can seriously argue with that.

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posted Feb 27, 2007

You are just a clown. Chelsea is a circus and the shoe would soon be over. Your only saviour is ABRAMOVICH

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posted Feb 27, 2007

I'm a bit worried about what's gonna happen when the shoe is over.

And I'M a clown.

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posted Feb 28, 2007

I adjure the FA to restudy the scene after Toure advanced threateningly upon prostrate Mikel.Lampard rushed in but his intent was more likely to quench rising tempers(Im not sure).It is actually Emmanuel Adebayor's bayonet charge that sent sparks flying.He flew in with a kick.

I think he deserves more.A fine and a short suspension would be just in order.Teach him to keep his passions (even while losing) in full reign.

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posted Feb 28, 2007

the london evening standard said that essien and drogba were in trouble for things which were not picked up on by sky.

so that is adebayor, toure, mikel, eboue, essien and drogba.

is that every african on the pitch that day? crazy!

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posted Feb 28, 2007

Cesc was simply wlaking up with the ball when Lampard steamed in but more importantly than that did anyone read The Independent and The Times account of what happened.

They did a blow by blow analysis using extra camera angles (all of which were viewed by the FA) and said that Drogba and Essien should also be punished as these extra angles clearly show each of them throwing a punch.

The times actually challenged the FA to ignore the exchanges and guess what...

...they did just that. While punishing Adebayor further and not punishing Lampard.

They are absolutely useless at giving thr correct punishments. Just look at what they did to Charlton earlier this season!

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posted Feb 28, 2007

Ricardinho - remember what Wenger said right after the game "I am afraid, when the FA is involved it is best to be afraid"

he also said the FA is not honest based on what he has seen this year. maybe to do with Pardew more than the league cup final but still...

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posted Mar 3, 2007

If the Fa consider that referees and their 'assistants' make no mistakes then they are in need of urgent help. As for the business with Adebayor, he did nothing so how does the assistant explain his mistake? If he told the referee that he saw a punch, he did indeed lie. If he said he thought Adebayor considered throwing a punch then the FA must produce evidence and if they have none then why did the referee send someone off for being likely to do something rather than actually doing something? If the assistant saw another player doing something and there was mistaken identity then this raises the question of whether their should be a racial enquiry by the FA. After all such behaviour by police and in schools has led to the suggestion of there being institutional racism in the Police and education.

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