Match Reaction v Man City

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I don't get it.

Wasn't Ben Thatcher retrospectively banned by the FA after his elbow on Mendes even though he was booked for it?

Are they just making it up as they go along, or have the rules changed since then?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I guess from their point of view, they would say that if we start correcting bad decisions after the game, where does it end? The team on the receiving end of the decision would say 'what about some other challenge in the 73rd minute' or 'how about correcting the penalty decision we were supposed to get' etc.

Setting up a transparent points record for referees and a 'challengers' system is the way forward IMO.

This is why Video Technology is needed the sooner the better. I have always hated this idea but with inconpitant refs like have we may have to use it.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I don't get it.

Wasn't Ben Thatcher retrospectively banned by the FA after his elbow on Mendes even though he was booked for it?

Are they just making it up as they go along, or have the rules changed since then?

Was he sent of for it though? had he been sent off then maybe not alot may have been done, but if it was only a yellow then the people at the fa can examine it and hand out extra bans if they think it was deserved of a red.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Was he sent of for it though? had he been sent off then maybe not alot may have been done, but if it was only a yellow then the people at the fa can examine it and hand out extra bans if they think it was deserved of a red.

I thought the exact opposite was the case? The FA don't (they say can't) punish you retrospectively if you have been booked ie: the referee saw the incident?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

I thought the exact opposite was the case? The FA don't (they say can't) punish you retrospectively if you have been booked ie: the referee saw the incident?

Your probs right they have changed so many rules the Fa or seem to make them up as they go along, i don't know whats what.

[Underhill and over Grove]

It does seem that Balotelli has escaped a just punishment on a technicality. Never mind, his punishment will be that he will not have any impact on Man City's race for second place. A fate shared by Samir Nasri

[cricketsi]

Farcical that he gets away with that and at the same time Shaun Derry's red card and ban is upheld when even SAF acknowledges it should never have been.

[Ollie the Optimist]

the thing i dont understand is how the ref and his assistant havent got the fucking balls to go to each other after the game, look we made a mistake, should have sent him off but lets all say we didnt see it so the fa can deal with it in our report. that would be a fucking sensible thing instead of turning a blind eye to these fucking stupid ****s trying to break another one of players legs. how many fucking times does it happen.

fa are a corrupt bunch of ****s.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

the thing i dont understand is how the ref and his assistant havent got the fucking balls to go to each other after the game, look we made a mistake, should have sent him off but lets all say we didnt see it so the fa can deal with it in our report. that would be a fucking sensible thing instead of turning a blind eye to these fucking stupid ****s trying to break another one of players legs. how many fucking times does it happen.

fa are a corrupt bunch of ****s.

Come on now the refs don't want to look stupid infront of the fa by saying we did not see something, that was practially infront of their face.

The way they are doing in now gets them a pat on the back and does not have to make the FA look like bad guys for extending bans etc.

This is where the fa need to make clear the rules and what happens if you break them, so everyone knows and refs can be more consistant.

[Coney]

Come on now the refs don't want to look stupid infront of the fa by saying we did not see something, that was practially infront of their face.

The way they are doing in now gets them a pat on the back and does not have to make the FA look like bad guys for extending bans etc.

This is where the fa need to make clear the rules and what happens if you break them, so everyone knows and refs can be more consistant.

The ref could always say he didn't have a good angle on the incident and so could not punish the player, then ask the FA to take another look at it. But that would be the action of someone with balls so it won't happen.