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Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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On the subject on players misbehaving on the pitch, i.e. elbows and such, a very interesting point was raised on a phone in show recently. If an individual commited an offence such as elbowing a member of the public in the head/face, they would be done for assault. I seem to recall a few seasons back a particularly nasty incident involving a Sheffield United player who caused extensive head injuries to an opponent and didn't get so much as a yellow card for an offence which would have been deemed as GBH on the street. So I ask this, why do the footballing authorities seem to think that players are exempt from the laws of the land once they cross the touch line? I'm in favour of stricter rules and harsher punishments for thuggish behaviour. I don't buy the "it's a contact sport" shite I'm afraid. Contact sport is one thing, assault is another.
legalbeagle

legalbeagle

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Last night on the news, on the subject of Mr Cole, the Manager (I think) said "The mistake was having a gun there and us not knowing it was there".


What is he, a child?!!! The mistake was having something in his presence that he couldn't be trusted with??????


Some of us foolishly thought the mistake was picking up and gun and pointing it at someone else........


Give me strength.


ps still grinning for the Brummies. KRO!

SimonM

SimonM

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I seem to recall a few seasons back a particularly nasty incident involving a Sheffield United player who caused extensive head injuries to an opponent and didn't get so much as a yellow card for an offence


That was Chris Morgan and a Barnsley player who suffered a fractured skull. Morgan was yellow-carded, and really although the injury was caused by Morgan's elbow it was clear from repeated viewing that there was no malice involved - just clumsiness.


SimonM

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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SimonM Wrote:

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> I seem to recall a few seasons back a particularly

> nasty incident involving a Sheffield United player

> who caused extensive head injuries to an opponent

> and didn't get so much as a yellow card for an

> offence

>

> That was Chris Morgan and a Barnsley player who

> suffered a fractured skull. Morgan was

> yellow-carded, and really although the injury was

> caused by Morgan's elbow it was clear from

> repeated viewing that there was no malice involved

> - just clumsiness.

>

> SimonM


Sorry don't agree witth that, it looked baltant to me and Morgan is known for thuggish behaviour, and certainly not for his silky footballing skills.

SCSB79

SCSB79

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Keef Wrote:

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> The FA don't punish their "star players". I

> remember Shearer getting away with a nasty stamp

> on, I think it was a Leicester player. He was

> England's main man at the time, which apparently

> made it alright.



It was perfectly fine because it was Neil Lennon on the end of it!!!


Before the offended bus come along - that was a joke. Sort of.

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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SCSB79 Wrote:

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> Keef Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > The FA don't punish their "star players". I

> > remember Shearer getting away with a nasty

> stamp

> > on, I think it was a Leicester player. He was

> > England's main man at the time, which

> apparently

> > made it alright.

>

>

> It was perfectly fine because it was Neil Lennon

> on the end of it!!!

>

> Before the offended bus come along - that was a

> joke. Sort of.


I'm afraid I can't condone that kind of behaviour especially when its inflicted on the current manager of Celtic. Absolutely dreadful. ;-)

Emerson Crane

Emerson Crane

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Cheers Chavski. Fergusons comments bemoaning the refs decisions going against them were steeped in irony. Luiz not being sent off was his chief gripe. Has he never heard of karma? What goes around comes around eh Fergie? Rooney should have been serving a ban so strictly speaking shouldn't have been on the the pitch for Luiz to foul, but hey, I'm not arguing. And Vidic out for Liverpool game. Oh dear!!
Sandperson

Sandperson

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Same old Atila *yawn*. ::o


It was a good game last night. Chelsea were at their fighting best and United looked pretty good in parts too. Soft penalty, but despite the conspiracy theorists on here (Atila), they happen to everyone.


Shame about the result but I still don't think Arsenal have got what it takes to win the league. What a shame some of their best players are out for important games coming up.

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > How about this for an elbow?

>

> That was either quite amusing, or as low as

> cheating gets. I can't decide.


Definitely the latter. Unbelievable. How long before we see something similar over here?


Also, I have to agree that Rooney should definitely not have been playing last night after his deliberate elbow on Wigan's James McCarthy on Saturday. That said, you win some you lose some. Them's the breaks.

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