Evra banned for 4 matches.

JohnnyG · 5 Dec 2008 at 19:37

Seems a bit harsh, not that I'm complaining mind

Will he miss the Chelsea game?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7764530.stm

Edit: He misses these games:

Friday, 26 December 2008
Barclays Premier League
Stoke v Man Utd, 12:45

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Monday, 29 December 2008
Barclays Premier League
Man Utd v Middlesbrough, 20:00

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Sunday, 04 January 2009
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
Southampton v Man Utd, R3, 16:00

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Sunday, 11 January 2009
Barclays Premier League
Man Utd v Chelsea, 16:00

FrankJH · 5 Dec 2008 at 19:46

Complete **** if you ask me - but doesnt mean this outcome wasnt expected

4 games though is rediculously stupid

FerociouS · 5 Dec 2008 at 19:46

wow, this was ages ago wasnt it,

Shamikebab · 5 Dec 2008 at 19:47

thats ridiculous

Greenlizard0 · 5 Dec 2008 at 19:53

He's one of the best LB's in the country atm, so as an Arsenal fan, yipee indeed.

Rosedale6 · 5 Dec 2008 at 19:55

Its just such a joke, it happened ages ago. Hope hes ban is finshed by the time we play Chelsea.

cheets64 · 5 Dec 2008 at 20:05

lmao, 4 games, you dont get that for breaking someones leg on the pitch.

I bet Chelsea start to employ grounds people to wind up players so this happens again

JohnnyG · 5 Dec 2008 at 20:08

What do you mean start?

CliffyBiro · 5 Dec 2008 at 20:09

Sweet. He misses the Spurs game.

MofoKilla · 5 Dec 2008 at 20:51

This is such bs 4 match ban for handbags ? how come non of the chelsea players got a ban ? :mad:

JohnnyG · 5 Dec 2008 at 20:57

MofoKilla said:
This is such bs 4 match ban for handbags ? how come non of the chelsea players got a ban ?

Perhaps because they were all sitting in the dressing room at the time and not involved at all? At a guess that is though...

neoboy · 5 Dec 2008 at 21:05

Wish they would do that to diving players who get people sent off.

Tute · 5 Dec 2008 at 21:38

lol, what an absolute joke.

One team loses their first choice left back for four games, the other gets a fine.

I don't see how the punishments are even close to fair.

JohnnyG · 5 Dec 2008 at 21:48

Tute said:
lol, what an absolute joke.

One team loses their first choice left back for four games, the other gets a fine.

I don't see how the punishments are even close to fair.

What makes you think the Chelsea team should be punished in any way for what happened? :confused:

drunkenmaster · 5 Dec 2008 at 21:50

Tute said:
lol, what an absolute joke.

One team loses their first choice left back for four games, the other gets a fine.

I don't see how the punishments are even close to fair.

well putting a 4 match ban on the groundsman doesn't really do much as he doesn't actually play for chelsea.

To be fair, he was being an idiot. The penalty area is off limits for cooling down training at every damn club in the country to try to keep the most used bits of the pitch as healthy as possible. Sounded like Man U were being childish as hell and insisting on running on it, were asked multiple times not to and ignored. Now on the part of the Chelsea groundskeeping staff, this is their job, other clubs go to Man U , cool down and don't run on that area, its a known thing, they are screwing up his job. He's not paid 80k a week, he's a gardener whose sole job it is to keep the pitch in good condition. 4 matches sounds a touch OTT, but while a broken leg(not on purpose) is part and parcel of the risk you take playing, this wasn't an adrenaline pumped Evra during a game , he was just being a ****.

andi · 5 Dec 2008 at 22:10

JohnnyG said:
What makes you think the Chelsea team should be punished in any way for what happened?

I don't think anyones suggesting that, just that its rather harsh that, if you forget Evra himself for a moment, Manchester United lose a key player for 4 games, which could be a major factor in a whole season of football, whereas Chelsea get what? A £25,000 fine? That'll really upset them.

By the sounds of it, both were as guilty as each other, yet because he's a player, Evra gets a strong punishment and Bethell gets nothing. I can't see Chelsea docking his wages £25,000.

FrankJH · 5 Dec 2008 at 22:24

whatever happened doesnt allow for racial abuse of any kind, and thats whats been forgotten by the FA

Cob · 5 Dec 2008 at 23:10

Ridiculous decision.

peterattheboro · 5 Dec 2008 at 23:14

So he gets Christmas off.

Fantastic. Good for him

elroberto · 5 Dec 2008 at 23:28

The FA are a complete joke. Hope United pull out of the world club championship in protest. Somehow, I think if Evra played for any other club he'd get 1-2 matches tops. And even that would be harsh!