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I actually think it's a little on the harsh side Ian, but I understand why they have done it.
Luiz Suarez
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I actually think it's a little on the harsh side Ian, but I understand why they have done it.
In_The_Rough
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About right I reckon. He is a marked man now, any time in future he steps out of line he will get hammered for it.
BTatHome
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Seems the FA decide on bans and fines by rolling a dice !
Sooner they get rid of their stupid rules on retrospective bans/fines the better, until then their judgements will just be seen as random acts.
Sooner they get rid of their stupid rules on retrospective bans/fines the better, until then their judgements will just be seen as random acts.
bladeplayer
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Apologies bozza , you've lost me mate ?
As I said in a post earlier FA due to their own previous misguided judgements & ruleings were on a hiding to nothing .. But 10 games is ridiculas
But sure Juve only got fined £25,000 for racist chanting by the powers of European football so it seems the stupidity is rife in the games top brass
SwingsitlikeHogan
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And he didn't actually really bite Ivanovich...broken legs, fractured cheekbones, racism, obscene language and behaviour - yup - none of these in same league as what Suarez did. I repeat - he didn't actually cause Ivanovitch ANY physical harm - rather he gummed him at worse - will Ivanovich be mentally scarred for life - I doubt it.
User20205
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dangerous tackles etc etc etc need to be punished.......but so does biting/spitting. it's not an either or. Both should be punished.
10 games is harsh, any other player would have got less, but there is a circus that surrounds suarez. He does seem to attract controversy and cops a worse punishment accordingly. Defoe got nothing !!
the FA need a tariff like the RFU, it takes guesswork out the equation
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Biting someone is not nasty? Glad your not a lawmaker
Glad you found it funny your probably the only one
Silly and ungentlemany is one way of putting it. Vile and disgraceful would be how I would describe it
Well I bet I'm not the only one who found it a bit funny - bit of a shock - but nonetheless amusing when you realise he didn;t actually harm Ivanovich in any way. And - vile and disgraceful - nasty? - he didn't actually bite him. Lots of this disgust would be absolutely valid if he had actually bitten him - I just hear a lot of noise being directed at a pantomime villain. He's a **** - and a not very nice one at that - but this hysterical damning of him is OTT. In truth 'grown up' who does this sort of thing actually needs a bit of help as much as damnation - he is a bit mentally unstable to be honest. But hey - easier to ignore some facts, lock him up and throw away the key rather than see something like this for what it really is. And haven't the FA (or whoever) been strong - not!
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SwingsitlikeHogan
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I agree - spitting is utterly revolting as would actually biting someone to the extent you hurt them. What suarez actually did was idiotic and nuts - pure and simple, and also very disrespectful to the other player. I would expect the next gobber to get 10+ game ban.
bluewolf
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Maybe Ivanovich was allergic to Suarez' lip balm......
In_The_Rough
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In 247 posts on this thred not 1 person has mentioned anything in the way of it being funny so you are definitely in the minority there. Didnt actually bite him? must have been kissing him then
again I have not seen anyone else on this thred that has said he didnt actually bite him. Early on in this thred I said a minimum 8 game ban would be right so the FA have got this one about right I reckon
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Sorry - I read that Merseyside police had examined Ivanovich and there were no marks. Though maybe that was some time afterwards. OK - so I was misinformed. He's a **** - but I still believe it doesn't equate to a dangerous tackle breaking someone's leg and I still think the reaction has been OTT and hysterical.
Look - I'm not defending him - I'm just trying tostand back from the melee and put a counter view that what he has done is not the worst crime ever perpetrated on a football pitch.
User20205
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maybe they have to take a stand, but biting itself doesn't really cause injury, unless it's on the face. Where do they go the next time a cheekbone is broken by an elbow? 15 games?
Pin-seeker
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That's Liverpools 2013/14 season over then :rofl:
In_The_Rough
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Cant see them picking many points in the first 6 games that is for sure Maybe 2014/2015 season will be their year
Pin-seeker
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At least they've got there "History"
Rooter
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The FA or FIFA or UEFA whomever, should have "set" guide lines as per Rugby. I would say that Suarez bite would have been categorised as "low end" and if he chased and egg, he would be facing a ban of 24 weeks. There is no room for argument with this in place, the only disagreement will be the severity of the charge, ie low end or mid range etc... but at least there are standards!
See some examples below from the RFU:
Offence, Low end, Mid Range, Top end and Maximum ban
Punch, 2 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months
Headbutt, 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months
Kicking, 12 weeks, 36 weeks, 12 months, 18 months
Biting, 24 weeks, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months
verbal abuse of official, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 36 weeks, 12 months
Spitting at a player, 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 24 weeks
physical abuse of official, 24 weeks, 24 months, 5 years, LIFE
testical grabbing or squeezing/twisting, 12 weeks, 36 weeks, 12 months, 24 months
See some examples below from the RFU:
Offence, Low end, Mid Range, Top end and Maximum ban
Punch, 2 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 12 months
Headbutt, 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months
Kicking, 12 weeks, 36 weeks, 12 months, 18 months
Biting, 24 weeks, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months
verbal abuse of official, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 36 weeks, 12 months
Spitting at a player, 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 24 weeks
physical abuse of official, 24 weeks, 24 months, 5 years, LIFE
testical grabbing or squeezing/twisting, 12 weeks, 36 weeks, 12 months, 24 months
In_The_Rough
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At least they've got there "History"
Think the Scouse lynch mob are gonna be after you shortly
Rooter
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Yes for his bad spelling, almost got it right!
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Snelly
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I think 10 games is over the odds. It was only a nibble.
Conversely, I don't care. Football is generally disgraceful in the Premiership from every perspective.
I would think there will be outrage and glee in equal measure from the Stone Island clad, moronic underclass that still thinks English elite football is anything other than a pathetic and unedifying spectacle.
Thankfully the cricket season has started and good manners can return to sport in this country.
Conversely, I don't care. Football is generally disgraceful in the Premiership from every perspective.
I would think there will be outrage and glee in equal measure from the Stone Island clad, moronic underclass that still thinks English elite football is anything other than a pathetic and unedifying spectacle.
Thankfully the cricket season has started and good manners can return to sport in this country.
