Arguable whether Carroll intended to smack Flores rather than maintain balance (repeated viewing of footage doesn't help his case, therefore ban won't be rescinded), however Flores' theatrics makes Bale look honest. I doubt Flores can be punished post the fact due to the ref having a good view of the incident, but I wouldn't be opposed to the FA being able to retrospectively fine/ban players who do this. Not just because it's cheating, but it's embarrassing and needs to be stamped out. Go play on the continent if you want to roll around on the floor like a child.
intent. He was swinging his arm to hit his opponent.
it doesnt matter one jot that his opponent was a fanny. You take your victim as you find him, there is no law of the game which gives a player the right to "clothesline" an opponent just because he is a cheating git
Never a red card in my book, as I don't believe he was swinging his arm to hit the opponent, any contact was clumsy (and minimal) rather than deliberate, especially as it was with a straight arm.
Decision has been made. Silly season, any overturning of this appeal just because wet spam have called in the lawyers would make mockery of the whole system.
Whether you think it was red or not, it was not accidental and was a reasonable decision. Wet spam should be ashamed of not accepting the decision after appeal
Unbelievable that they are considering making a legal challenge in an attempt to delay the suspension until another striker is fit. They have no grounds to make any legal challenge other than they didn't like the result of the appeal, which is hardly proper grounds. Gold said that if they were mid table they would accept the ban - now I hope they go down. I still think it was a red.
I always thought one day that a club would take legal action when the appeals comitee said no. It shows the FA's system is wrong, wrong, wrong! But Hammers won't get the decision their way. But the system needs to be reviewed BIG TIME!
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intent. He was swinging his arm to hit his opponent.
it doesnt matter one jot that his opponent was a fanny. You take your victim as you find him, there is no law of the game which gives a player the right to "clothesline" an opponent just because he is a cheating git
Flores - Red hot poker up his arse for being a tit and a three match ban
On a serious note, Chico needs to grow a pair. Pathetic over reaction.
Carroll fuming on twitter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/west-ham/10622406/West-Ham-confirm-they-will-take-legal-action-over-Andy-Carroll-red-card-after-failed-appeal.html
...money is absolutely ruining our game really. Even WHU admit if they were in mid table they would have just got on with it.
Decision has been made. Silly season, any overturning of this appeal just because wet spam have called in the lawyers would make mockery of the whole system.
Whether you think it was red or not, it was not accidental and was a reasonable decision. Wet spam should be ashamed of not accepting the decision after appeal
Chico is **** .
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/04/newsstory.sport
Teams will be taking the FA to court over all sorts of decisions (which are worse)
Hmmm