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An FA statement said: "Leeds United and Nottingham Forest have both been charged following a mass confrontation between their two sets of players at Sunday's Championship fixture at the City Ground and have been charged under new fast-track rules with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and have until 4pm on Friday August 20 to respond.

"Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest's Chris Gunter has been charged with violent conduct following an incident in the same fixture. Gunter has been offered the penalty of a three-match suspension and has until 6pm on Wednesday 18th August to admit or deny the charge."
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Gunter was very lucky to not walk.
 
Heard about this through Arseblog since Sanchez Watt apparently got involved in the bust-up that resulted. What actually happened?
 
Looked like Watt stood on Gunter's foot acidentally, Gunter pushed or punched him in the back then stamped on his foot. After that just a lot of pushing.
 
To be fair Chris banged him back on the foot, 3 games take it on the chin.

But if is the way the FA want to do this, then punish everything. I were Billy Davies id be reviewing the video, im sure there'd be a 'what about that' in there somewhere.

Where do you draw the line though?
 
You draw the line where there is clear evidence of wrong-doing I'd say.
Any case where there is a big controversy (e.g. a televised brawl involving multiple players) will naturally get looked at more seriously however.

The joke is it is always televised matches which get punished, I guarentee you a game outside the Prem would not normally get this type of reaction from the FA unless it was really serious. I was at a Saints game vs Blackburn I think it was 6 or 7 years ago when there was a massive 20 man ruck on the halfway line after Andy Cole lamped Svensson I think it was, this was a Premiership fixture, but because it wasn't on live TV nothing came of it. Same goes for a game on the last day of the season a while back when West Ham got relegated, massive brawl after the final whistle, Joe Cole getting involved etc - not much happened on the disciplinary front.
 
Well the FA were allways going to throw the book at forest reguarding the ruck. We did it twice last year against derby, fined on both occasions, no suprise they picked it up.

Something Billys gota sort out, and Chris though out of character for the guy, no choice but to accept it, can't see them appealing it.

But you're right in what you've said to a degree, thats my point, consistancy...

Ref made a judgement on the field on saturday, dealt with it, they've gone back and effectively given our guy a red (3 games).

When it's the other way, they do nothing:)
 
HangTime said:
You draw the line where there is clear evidence of wrong-doing I'd say.
Any case where there is a big controversy (e.g. a televised brawl involving multiple players) will naturally get looked at more seriously however.

The joke is it is always televised matches which get punished, I guarentee you a game outside the Prem would not normally get this type of reaction from the FA unless it was really serious. I was at a Saints game vs Blackburn I think it was 6 or 7 years ago when there was a massive 20 man ruck on the halfway line after Andy Cole lamped Svensson I think it was, this was a Premiership fixture, but because it wasn't on live TV nothing came of it. Same goes for a game on the last day of the season a while back when West Ham got relegated, massive brawl after the final whistle, Joe Cole getting involved etc - not much happened on the disciplinary front.
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Careful, you're sounding like Bates:

United chairman Ken Bates says the club will defend its corner following the FA charge in the wake of Sunday's 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.

While applauding the FA's decision to charge Forest defender Chris Gunter with a stamp on Sanchez Watt, the United chairman says the club will defend the charge it is facing following the kerfuffle after the stamping incident.

"Gunter appeared to stamp on Sanchez Watt deliberately," the chairman told Yorkshire Radio. "We saw it quite clearly on TV a number of times.

"Not unaturally one of our players reacted, pushed him, and said 'what the hell do you think you are doing?'

"We have been charged with the FA for failing to control our players, so we'll have to hear what they say because they have the benefit of video evidence because the games was live on TV, but I do think we should defend our position stoutly.

"What I do think is unfair is that we can't appeal yellow cards whch means Watt has no chance to prove his innocence although the evidence is there."

The charges brought against Gunter, Nottingham Forest, and Leeds were announced on Tuesday, under the new fast-track rules, and while the chairman says he is a supporter of the new system, he is still advocating an equal playing field for all.

"I've argued for a long time that every game should be watched by a panel of experts so every club and every game is equal consideration," he added.

"These incidents take place all the time, not just in games that are on TV.

"I applaud fast track, but all games with incidents should be fast tracked not just those live on TV."
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Leeds United have been warned as to our future conduct and fined £7,500 (the Standard Charge penalty) following the FA charge which was brought against the club following the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest on Sunday August 15.

Nottingham Forest have been fined £12,500 for their part while Forest defender Chris Gunter received a three-match suspension following his stamping on Sanchez Watt.
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I imagine Gunter cares.

Shouldn't be a dirty southern ****.
 
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