Parkers challenge was perfect and not two footed and even Richards would agree. And the Ledley King bit is just stupid.
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Parkers challenge was perfect and not two footed and even Richards would agree. And the Ledley King bit is just stupid.
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That drivel doesn't even warrant an answer, you do talk some Biz, Kid
i don't know who's funnier, you or your club.
never confuse tackle with assault btw either.
I regularly defend City on here from unfair stick and I think Balotelli's a legend but there is no doubt in my mind that he's intentionally stamped on/kick Parker in the head.
Your argument about the FA appealing Rooney's red card is misplaced too. Yes they were hypocritical to on one hand state violent conduct is a fixed 3 game ban but on the other appeal a UEFA decision that agreed with their stance, however in this instance, Balotelli's benefited from the FA's ridiculous stance on violent conduct.
Like UEFA have, there should be a sliding scale of length of ban for violent conduct and Balotelli should be banned for a lot longer than 3 games (ignore the 4th game as that's only there because it's his 2nd red).
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I actually can't believe you think it was an accident Biz!
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Someone has a case of the poor me's.
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Yup, its totally different rules and more importantly in that competition the Rooney ban wasn't in line with other similar bans, hence the appeal. Why should the FA accept a worse than normal ban in one competition because in another competition with an entirely different rule book the ban would be different.
The FA were right to appeal on merit, wrong in reality, taking a striker who can't play who will likely be in a bad mood while not playing and frustrated for most of the competition is just bad in every possible way. Capello with a 3 game ban had a very strong case for leaving him at home without a bad backlash from dumb England fans.
Anyway, the really frustrating thing is, clubs have the power to change the rules. If every prem league club got together and pushed for a change in rules like certain incidents all being punishable and daft rules like a ref seeing it at the time(without video replay) and giving a yellow card for something that deserves a red and a long ban making the FA "unable" to overturn it is rubbish.
Ultimately, video replay, both managers having two "challenges" over what they feel are terrible decisions, the ref would have given a red card and the game could have gone on, fairly, from that point onwards. Having limited challenges would prevent abuse and time wasting, and would have made probably 50%+ of the games this season already end up with a "fair" result.
I mean, Ballotelli shouldn't have been on the pitch...... but he scores the winning goal and wins the penalty, would that have happened with him sent off, definitely not, would City have won, maybe, who knows. It's an unfair result on Spurs, and every other team in the league.
the little pirouette at the end is my favourite bit
you know too much about ballet, have you been watching Billy Elliott!
Main thing I got out of the weekend was these useful tidbits from Chris Coleman:
1) Sergio Ramos used to manage Spurs.
2) Man City have some new creative spark called "Da Silva".
Seriously this guy makes David Pleat & Glenn Hoddle look like consumate wordsmiths.
1) Sergio Ramos used to manage Spurs.
2) Man City have some new creative spark called "Da Silva".
Seriously this guy makes David Pleat & Glenn Hoddle look like consumate wordsmiths.
FA are a joke, spineless.
Nothing happened to Rooney an many occasions with questionable elbows, I hope he comes back for England then gets sent off in Euro, he is FA poster boy.
The same FA that want wheeler dealer 'arry as next England manager.
Nothing happened to Rooney an many occasions with questionable elbows, I hope he comes back for England then gets sent off in Euro, he is FA poster boy.
The same FA that want wheeler dealer 'arry as next England manager.
anyone watch the game on sky this evening? No? Good.
Worst game of the season.
One man team?
At any point in the next ~50 years are you not going to mention Rooney's elbow in regards to any debate to do with the FA?
I'm being serious, we all know that the FA make a rod for their own back, we all know that the FA make mistakes and they're wildly inconstant.
You bleeting on about that one decision is just old man, let it go.
One man team?
Haha, what Lambert, Lallana, Fonte, Chaplow or Hooiveld?
(suspension, and now 4 key injuries)Lambert's back from his most unjust red card of all time now which will help a little. We just keep slipping up against teams who have had new managers recently sort out squads miles out of position (Bristol City should be 10th not relegation threatened). Sven is a terrible manager to lead what is nearly a prem team to 13th... (plus kid Schmeichel was really impressive)