THE FA Tremble yet again

[50 shades of red]

It was, but a nudge away from the ball=red? What happens in the box BEFORE a corner kick is taken is also away from the ball.


This joke of an incident actually reminded me of the Lehman v Drogba classic

 

[nealmac]

It was away from the ball though, that's the difference.

Is there a difference if it's off the ball? Surely the offence and punishment are still the same?

 

[nealmac]

He pushed him with his leg.

Ok, a bit of an exaggeration on my part, but I still think it was a bit more forceful than a push. Youtube is blocked in my work so I'm only going on memory from 2 days ago. I don't think the offence itself was worthy of a red. It's more to do with the fact that it was a complete act of cuntishness on Ferdinand's part that I have a problem with.

 

[localny]

Don't look now, but we're all accidentally standing up for Fernando.

 

[gkmacca]

Rio's only gorn and merk'd them!

 

[gkmacca]

Wait, they're calling it a "push"? He fucking kicked him.

Rio's claiming he spotted a monkey on Torres' back and was just trying to shoo it off.

 

[tombrown]

The FA are a bunch of clueless morons, but a red card offence? surely not.

If that is a red footy would have been a 5-a-side sport after the first corner in every game.

Isnt it similar to what EBJT got sent off for against Barcelona?

 

[Der Alte]

It was, but a nudge away from the ball=red? What happens in the box BEFORE a corner kick is taken is also away from the ball.

There's a huge difference. This one is not just away from the ball but away from the play altogether. It shows serious lack of sportsmanship and respect for your opponent.

 

[50 shades of red]

I agree Ferdinand showed lack or sportsmanship, but this wasn't a sending off offence which is why I thought this didn't warrant kicking a fuss. Cheating to win a peno, shirt pulling or deliberate tripping an opponent fall in the "lack of spotsmanship" category and rarely result in a red card.

 

[6TimesaRed]

It was, but a nudge away from the ball=red? What happens in the box BEFORE a corner kick is taken is also away from the ball.


This joke of an incident actually reminded me of the Lehman v Drogba classic

Proper hangbags that..

mmm that gives me an idea for a gif..