Capital One Cup Semi-Final - 8/9/22/23 January *** Spoilers ***

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JohnnyG said:
Good lord, look at all that dribble on the floor in here.
Some people actually think Hazard meant to kick the kid, plums.
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The only person who knows if he meant to inflict any harm whilst trying to get the ball back is Hazard. Claiming that he definitely didn’t is just as dumb as claiming that he definitely did.
 
Snax said:
Absolutely not rubbish. Players do get sent off for less or put another way acting with the potential to hurt ssomeone. If

Also, my ribs were broken when I was younger through someone accidentally putting the boot in while stabbing for the ball. Obviously circumstances are never identical but you'd be surprised how easily ribs can break.

Edit; what I have said is pretty unarguable in that you can either say I am lying (which sort of ruins any meaningful discussion) or that I'm right (also sort of kills the debate) . I assure you that I am not lying and that for the purposes of debate, ribs can be broken easily particularly when lying prone.
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I wasn't arguing with the ribs being broke. Completely innocuous challenges can do that.

Players never get sent off for kicking a ball under another player. They rarely even get booked for it.

So you're not lying and you're not right.
 
Gilly said:
I wasn't arguing with the ribs being broke. Completely innocuous challenges can do that.

Players never get sent off for kicking a ball under another player. They rarely even get booked for it.

So you're not lying and you're not right.
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Players also don't get booked for pushing each other in the chest, I would certainly expect them to get sent off if they did the same to a member of the public.
 
Tummy said:
Anyway; this needs more press coverage. This is just a marvellous story.

Friend showed me this story today, it needs more coverage and I apologise for the daily mail link.

Read me.

What an utterly top man Jones is, what a fantastic thing to do.
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That is a very nice story :). Very good thing for a player to do for a fan.



The Hazard thing is boring now and it has been since about 10 minutes after it happened. The kid shouldnt have been a time wasting idiot, and Hazard shouldnt have knocked him over and kicked him (though i too don't believe he ever set out to intentionally hurt the boy). They are both as stupid as each other and Hazard deserves the 3 match ban (but no more). The kid should be told off as well.

What more is there to discuss?
 
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I can understand the red card because it involved a ballboy but I've seen a fair few incidents where a defender's on the floor, smothering the ball to stop the attacking team and the opposition player's done the same as Hazard and the worst it's ever resulted in was a yellow card. For a red card & a 3 game ban not to be enough is plain stupid.
 
BaZ87 said:
I can understand the red card because it involved a ballboy but I've seen a fair few incidents where a defender's on the floor, smothering the ball to stop the attacking team and the opposition player's done the same as Hazard and the worst it's ever resulted in was a yellow card. For a red card & a 3 game ban not to be enough is plain stupid.
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Absolutely. Anyone that isn't seeing that this is the case just wants Hazard to be unavailable to Chelsea for longer IMO.
 
Like I've said before if it had involved another player and that player rolled around feigning injury then it would be a red card and a 3 match ban, the fact it wasn't another player though means the punishment has to be more severe, even if it's simply 1 extra game

The only times I can remember seeing anything like it on the field there's generally been more than just two players involved, it's usually 3 or 4 at a minimum all scrambling about trying to get the ball

And for the record it doesn't bother me if Chelsea have him available or not, Chelsea aren't any great threat of ours nor has he been that influential for them either
 
I thought it was petulant and deserving of a red but to say it deserves more when 3 games is deemed to be enough for elbows to the head, headbutts and other violent acts where the intent is obvious just doesn't make sense. Dare I say the punishment would've remained at 3 games if he was English?
 
Joke, guessing they didn't take into consideration the little nobs comments on twitter and have chosen not to punish him.
 
The FA "independent" panel tell the FA where to stick it as the ban remains at three games:

Chelsea's Eden Hazard will not have his standard three-match sanction for violent conduct increased.

Following a hearing earlier today [Thursday 31 January 2013], an independent regulatory commission was of the opinion the existing three-match sanction for this offence was sufficient.

Hazard was charged by The FA following his side’s League Cup semi-final at Swansea City on 23 January 2013.

The FA alleged that Hazard’s behaviour in relation to a Swansea City ball boy, for which the player was dismissed in the 78th minute, constituted violent conduct whereby the standard punishment that would otherwise apply was clearly insufficient.

The player denied the charge and the matter was dealt with at a non-personal hearing.

The FA will be reminding all clubs of their responsibilities in ensuring ball boys and other personnel around the pitch act in an appropriate manner at all times and The FA will be liaising with competitions accordingly.
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http://www.thefa.com/News/governance/2013/jan/eden-hazard-sanction-swansea-chelsea.aspx

Eden Hazard will be available to play again after missing the match against Newcastle this weekend.
 
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