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Has Suarez done it again?

I've watched it back a few times now, listened to the punditry and had chance to let it soak in.

The people I feel for in this are Liverpool as a football club.

They have invested massive amounts of time, patience, loyalty and not forgetting money into their most prized asset.

They have stuck by him through, firstly, his racist encounter with Evra, then the bite on Ivanovic and then him wanting to leave. The lad is a massive, massive talent. Definitely world class.

Liverpool had been in the driving seat regarding his future. Their man had a fantastic season, despite missing the first 7(?) games through suspension, finished the season well, and started well in the world cup, only enhancing his reputation (... And potential price tag) further. Liverpool were in a win/win.

If he stays, they have a truly world class player on their books.

If he leaves, they would, in all likely hood, receive a world record transfer fee for their star man.

Win/Win.

Then he goes and does this!

While yes, their are clubs out there that will still covet the player, I think they will now be thinking twice about the potential baggage that comes with him.

The world record transfer fee has gone now! No one, IMO, will pay that for a player with more baggage/bad history than Balotelli.

So Liverpool now find themselves in a very awkward position. Do they accept a massively reduced bid, simply to off load him and all the baggage he brings, that's if anyone wants him in the first place.

Or

Do they stick by their man, again, and help him through it, again.

From being in total control and sitting pretty, his club (Liverpool) have some hard choices to make. Keep him and all the flack/bans and media attention that's going to come with him or off-load him for a price and try and replace him with someone of equal quality and less baggage. That kind of money (£50M+) will always get you a good striker.
 
I think FIFA will definitely ban him from internationals and can see how you can argue that his price increaes as he won't be unavailable for club matches. However surely Liverpool, UEFA and the PL have a degree of resonsibility too although I doubt any of them will be brave enough to do anything. Surely as its a third offence a global ban is warranted. What makes it worse in my opinion is the fact that he's not contrite in the slightest and tries to brush it off.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
I think FIFA will definitely ban him from internationals and can see how you can argue that his price increaes as he won't be unavailable for club matches. However surely Liverpool, UEFA and the PL have a degree of resonsibility too although I doubt any of them will be brave enough to do anything. Surely as its a third offence a global ban is warranted. What makes it worse in my opinion is the fact that he's not contrite in the slightest and tries to brush it off.
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Very true Homer. Goes to show that many of today's players live in their own little bubble.
 
There'll be pressure lumped on Liverpool and their owner now from their sponsors, money is everything and the sponsors won't want to be associated with that behaviour regardless of whether it happened in a Liverpool shirt or not!
 
Liverpool are in no position to defend one of their staff who has obviously done wrong. They must sell him or become a joke, hypocritical club with no morals. This, I believe, is not what they will want, so will sell. As for the animals value? Unless he gets a megga ban, which he will not, this will not be diminished by his actions last night.
 
Gareth said:
I've watched it back a few times now, listened to the punditry and had chance to let it soak in.

The people I feel for in this are Liverpool as a football club.

They have invested massive amounts of time, patience, loyalty and not forgetting money into their most prized asset.

They have stuck by him through, firstly, his racist encounter with Evra, then the bite on Ivanovic and then him wanting to leave. The lad is a massive, massive talent. Definitely world class.

Liverpool had been in the driving seat regarding his future. Their man had a fantastic season, despite missing the first 7(?) games through suspension, finished the season well, and started well in the world cup, only enhancing his reputation (... And potential price tag) further. Liverpool were in a win/win.

If he stays, they have a truly world class player on their books.

If he leaves, they would, in all likely hood, receive a world record transfer fee for their star man.

Win/Win.

Then he goes and does this!

While yes, their are clubs out there that will still covet the player, I think they will now be thinking twice about the potential baggage that comes with him.

The world record transfer fee has gone now! No one, IMO, will pay that for a player with more baggage/bad history than Balotelli.

So Liverpool now find themselves in a very awkward position. Do they accept a massively reduced bid, simply to off load him and all the baggage he brings, that's if anyone wants him in the first place.

Or

Do they stick by their man, again, and help him through it, again.

From being in total control and sitting pretty, his club (Liverpool) have some hard choices to make. Keep him and all the flack/bans and media attention that's going to come with him or off-load him for a price and try and replace him with someone of equal quality and less baggage. That kind of money (£50M+) will always get you a good striker.
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Liverpool knew what they were buying. No sympathy at all.
 
3rd time now...If he was a dog he would be put down or at best muzzled...So if he does play again they must consider making him wear a Lector style face mask to protect the other players.
 
Yeah that last comment re Liverpool knew what they were buying. It was the same when city bought Ballotelli and although at times it was amusing, it is an embarrassment to the club. Cannot believe that arsenal are looking at Ballotelli.

Re Suarez, 6-12 months is a joke. it is the third time he has bitten someone and not shown any remorse.

dont have the time to google it but how many incidents has he been involved in

1, V Mansfield Town. Deliberate handball.
 
Every football club in the land would take a gamble on a footballer if they have ability FACT. Even if they have disciplinary problems in the past.

Anybody disputing that or slagging Liverpool for signing him clearly have their head firmly up their own arse.

That's football. It might not be right but that's what football has become.
 
Liverbirdie said:
Some massive hypocrisy on this thread.
However, the saddest is the above comment.
So what has happened is “disgraceful”, but the actually act perpetrated is enjoyable for you?

You enjoyed what you have seen, and you would enjoy the fallout from it?

Double standards? Have a long look at yourself.

Separately:-
Indefensible - yes,as was the Ivanovic incident.
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So you can't see the whistling smiley I placed after my comment, maybe hinting that my comment had a tongue in cheek element ........................ a little bit of devilment maybe?
Hey ho.

However, there was something humourous about the incident, I mean, the way he was clutching his teeth afterwards. Unbelievable performance.
Oh, and if it stops him playing in our Premier League it will make that league a better place.


Slime.
 
Birchy said:
Every football club in the land would take a gamble on a footballer if they have ability FACT. Even if they have disciplinary problems in the past.

Anybody disputing that or slagging Liverpool for signing him clearly have their head firmly up their own arse.

That's football. It might not be right but that's what football has become.
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Sorry:o
 
Slab said:
Well he's a right numpty and no mistake

I think FIFA will act before the next game & hope they have processes to enforce domestic penalty too so that its as clean as possible

Slight concern that if FIFA have no process for including domestic football as part of the punishment how can they take previous domestic incidents into consideration for assessing the severity of this penalty? (In effect wouldn't this be a 1st offense!)

I also think a club like Liverpool will offload him now. They did the right thing standing by him before but I doubt the fans will allow Liverpool to even contemplate doing it again (even if they wanted too)
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Wrong, in my opinion.

Birchy said:
Every football club in the land would take a gamble on a footballer if they have ability FACT. Even if they have disciplinary problems in the past.

Anybody disputing that or slagging Liverpool for signing him clearly have their head firmly up their own arse.

That's football. It might not be right but that's what football has become.
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Wrong, in my opinion.


Slime.
 
Slime said:
Oh, and if it stops him playing in our Premier League it will make that league a better place.


Slime.
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There are 2 sides to that, firstly as a footballing talent he would be greatly missed as the PL should be attracting the best in world and their is no denying his talent, secondly, yes I would agree, but only because the 'threat' is always there not knowing when he may get the urge again, its not like a bad tackle, a punch or head butt, its a different category all together, and I don't agree that its violent conduct, it ABH, pure and simple!
 
This is his Job, his career.

Can you imagine working beside a colleague who is known for biting and has been punished twice before. If this was an 'ordinary' job he wouldn't be employable and would probably be having a small holiday at her Majestys pleasure for GBH
 
Let the tally defender bite him back, that'll soon stop him. And when he goes through a nipping phase, same solution, nip him back. :)
 
Birchy said:
Every football club in the land would take a gamble on a footballer if they have ability FACT. Even if they have disciplinary problems in the past.

Anybody disputing that or slagging Liverpool for signing him clearly have their head firmly up their own arse.

That's football. It might not be right but that's what football has become.
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I disagree with this. A lot of clubs wouldn't take the gamble. Unquestionably a great striker and arguably the best in the world right now but he's damaged goods and I doubt that all clubs would be prepared to accept the inevitable baggage he brings. Nothing to do with slagging Liverpool in my own opinion and I'd feel exactly the same way if he was Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea or any other club.

It isn't what football has become. The Cantona incident and the Suarez ten game ban proves the FA and PL can mangage their own house but as this was in an international match under FIFA's governance, it depends whether they will implement a global or merely international ban. I expect the latter and it would then be down to Liverpool and the FA/PL to decide if further sanctions were needed. I agree with others that the owners (and this would be the same for the Glazers at United, Abramovich at Chelsea etc) won't want the global Liverpool brand to be tarnished and will look to act or sell
 
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