PockWhite wrote:BPF's yellow won't be rescinded as don't think you can appeal a yellow unless it's a case of mistaken identity?
Pontus ban, shouldn't be, but will be, being as it's Leeds.
Yes I'm cynical, but hey………
We should be able to claim a case of mistaken identity - it was Watkins who should have been booked
rss1969 wrote:I think there are bigger things to be concerned about................much more annoyed at Saiz diving for a pen vs Hull & Watkins cheating to win a pen.
Neither of those 2 incidents were 'heat of the moment' they were blatant cheating against fellow professionals and far too much of it goes on. It ruins the integrity of the game and should be stamped out as should any type of holding in the box from corners and set pieces.
I agree RSS. I was at an Evening with Johnny Giles talk last night here in Cork when he said that the only player to dive in his day was Fanny Lee with M City. There was no one trying to get another player sent off because if a guy kicked you you were hell bent in kicking him off the picth later in the match. Football today has become a non-contact pantomime
rss1969 wrote:I think there are bigger things to be concerned about................much more annoyed at Saiz diving for a pen vs Hull & Watkins cheating to win a pen.
Neither of those 2 incidents were 'heat of the moment' they were blatant cheating against fellow professionals and far too much of it goes on. It ruins the integrity of the game and should be stamped out as should any type of holding in the box from corners and set pieces.
I agree RSS. I was at an Evening with Johnny Giles talk last night here in Cork when he said that the only player to dive in his day was Fanny Lee with M City. There was no one trying to get another player sent off because if a guy kicked you you were hell bent in kicking him off the picth later in the match. Football today has become a non-contact pantomime
Johnny Giles said kicking him off the pitch later in the match. I always left it to the last 10 minutes which doesn't give them much time to do anything about it. I think that's what Johnny was meaning by later in the match.
NottinghamWhite wrote:Sergi Canos will not be charged with the head butt on Alioski, absolute bloody joke.
I know it was against one of our own, but these "head butt" incidents really make me laugh.
There was no connection and even if there was it would be so gentle as to be more like a forehead kiss and I'd wager 9/10 of them are like that.
It's more like a show of machismo than anything else and utterly pathetic.
I don't think he should be charged, just given a warning that if he does it again he'll be laughed out of town ..
I'd be more embarrassed than anything else.
But then I wouldn't behave like that in the first place ..
