Has Suarez done it again?

[chrisd]

Not saying what Fowler did was right - but the same punishment or worse than trying to injure someone deliberately ?

Totally a different thing. Fowler deliberately did what he did and paid the price, a lot of bad tackles are misjudgements where a player can be rash but not premeditated and we've all seen injuries caused as a result but it's hard to be sure that the guilty party set out to injure, but, if it can be proven then they get what they deserve (or should do)

 

[Deleted member 15344]

So you are condoning glamorising drug ab/use in the public domain as being of lesser detriment to the game than overly physical/dirty challanges?


Words fail me.

If you want a reasoned debate Phil, take off the Liverpool tinted specs.

When did I ever condone glamorising drug ?

Why do people consistently try to make out that posters say stuff that they clearly don't

I'm out

It's quite clear that anything I say will immediately be suggested it's biased

Have mentioned a number of times that my opinion would be the same regardless of what club the player played

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Totally a different thing. Fowler deliberately did what he did and paid the price, a lot of bad tackles are misjudgements where a player can be rash but not premeditated and we've all seen injuries caused as a result but it's hard to be sure that the guilty party set out to injure, but, if it can be proven then they get what they deserve (or should do)

Keane admitted he went out to injure the player.

 

[garyinderry]

bad tackles and fighting is thuggery. luis is getting hammered because his actions are barbaric. yet again.

 

[chrisd]

Keane admitted he went out to injure the player.

And as a result should have had an enormous ban imposed

 

[garyinderry]

And as a result should have had an enormous ban imposed

did that not come out after he had retired?

 

[chrisd]

did that not come out after he had retired?

If it did then he should have been banned from all forms of football eg managing, coaching etc

 

[jp5]

Not saying what Fowler did was right - but the same punishment or worse than trying to injure someone deliberately ?

Who's to say that Fowler wouldn't have got a longer ban if it happened now?

Even if FIFA have set a precedence with this ban, which many neutral pundits seem to think is definitely not too lenient, surely it's only a good thing that the governing body of a sport are dishing out fairer punishments.

You can't keep comparing this incident with past happenings. Not so long ago being homosexual used to be illegal and I hope we can all agree that times have moved on for the better!

Well done FIFA I say. No Liverpool vendetta here, just wanting some respect back for a sport I've grown up with.

 

[chrisd]

Keane admitted he went out to injure the player.

Neil Ruddock happily admits to breaking Andrew Cole's legs v Man Utd !

 

[Pin-seeker]

did that not come out after he had retired?

Yes it was in his autobiography.

 

[Slime]

Keane admitted he went out to injure the player.

Wrong again.
He admitted that he went out 'to hurt' the player.
Whilst I realise that that is still very wrong, there is a difference.
Hurting someone and injuring someone are not the same.


Slime.

 

[One Planer]

When did I ever condone glamorising drug ?

The last sentence of this Phil.

What about when Defoe bit a player and the FA didn't act because they didn't deem it serious ?

So Keane admits to deliberately going to hurt someone and gets 5 games

Thatchers knocks someone out cold and gets what - 6 games

Barton got 6-8 I believe

Fowler reacts to people accusing him of drug taking and sniffs a line in celebration and gets 6 games

Do you think that's consistent ?

Physically assaulting people knocking them out , injuring them etc and on purpose gets less than a celebration ?

Are you saying there that mimicking sniffing a line of cocaine as a goal celebration is less detrimental to the game than that of an elbow of premeditated hard tackle?

Because how you justify it against the other examples I posted it sure comes across that way.

FWIW, I wasn't accusing you of glamorising the taking if drugs. I was talking I the context of Fowlers goal celebration doing just that and yourself seeming to condone what he did compared to the other examples.

Apologies for any confusion.

 

[DAVEYBOY]

Slightly annoying for which ever team he decides to join this summer to have your new star man out of action for the start of the season...

P.S the ban should have been stronger!!!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Slightly annoying for which ever team he decides to join this summer to have your new star man out of action for the start of the season...

P.S the ban should have been stronger!!!

I honestly can't see him leaving now. Not sure how he can play in England either.

"Before the game too many people in England laughed about my attitude over the last few years. This is a very good time for me. I want to see what they think now."
Suarez after England game.

He really doesn't want to know what we think now

 

[6inchcup]

not long enough,should have got a min of 12 months and should not be allowed to be moved on or transferred,he will nevr learn his lesson and Liverpool should hold their heads in shame they are quick to call the moral high ground but kept this racist scum bag ,because he scores goals as one comment on the local radio this evening.

 

[pbrown7582]

Neil Ruddock happily admits to breaking Andrew Cole's legs v Man Utd !

That wasn't intent it was because he was too slow!

 

[Dodger]

Tick tock.

 

[Hobbit]

From international duty yes - a year.

From ALL football, or are international players given more protection than those playing in the leagues.... or maybe they're tastier

 

[Papas1982]

So now any red card offence playing for international team should also effect the player playing in club competitions ?

Gomes and Xavier assaulting the ref and Lino in the Euro tournament - 6 and 12 month international bans only - didn't effect their club

Pepe sent off for serious assault - pushing then kicking and player in the face then raking his boots down the person back - 10 games club ban only , WC - elbow in the face then a headbutt - 4 game international ban only !

If a player is going to commit an offence on international duty then that is where he must be punished as is the current set precedence from FIFA - to change that will now open a can of worms and lawyer will rip the ban apart.

Before i even get to the end of all this posts, just wanna mention the fact that this isn't his first time. Liverpool are very unfortunate, BUT he needed to be banned from football so he may learn a lesson.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Just watched the statement from FIFA, banned from any football related activity; so can he even train with his club? They also confirmed that the Uruguayian FA have said they will appeal. Alan Hansen's succinct comment was that the biggest problem is that they don't think there is a problem.