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hleb and the FA

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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Mad_Max wrote: »
    Its not a cop out, what do you do scrap all the rules and make all decisions on a case by case basis. If the FA start to retroactively punish players after a ref has made a decision refs will be undermined for good and no-one can seriously want that.

    Not at all. No one is saying we should trow out the baby with the bath water.

    However are we to accept the fact the the FA's hands are tied even though they administrate over the game and oversee the rules in england?
    You are essentially saying that there is nothing they can do. So thats that! The status quo is fine.
    Mad_Max wrote: »
    Not sure what goal-line and changing the game has to do with this argument. Personally I haven't heard a compelling argument as to why the game should be changed. Maybe you can make one :D

    Its about FIFA, UEFA, The FA, The Premier League all wanting a say in who things are run. The scourge of the modern game is diving yet none of the above seriously wants to tackle the issue. My point is that we will probably be talking about the same issue(s) in 15 years time when action should have been taken years ago.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    jank wrote: »
    Not at all. No one is saying we should trow out the baby with the bath water.

    However are we to accept the fact the the FA's hands are tied even though they administrate over the game and oversee the rules in england?
    You are essentially saying that there is nothing they can do. So thats that! The status quo is fine.

    No, I did say it wasn't perfect. What I'm saying is that if the FA start saying ah the ref got this wrong, that should have been a red and bam theres some extra suspensions for you then where would it stop?

    To take a incident I really don't want to rehash, the Eduardo incident. If the FA go and say jaysus that was a horrible tackle your out for a x monhts, then you are never going to have consistency. E.g. Taylors tackle would get a few months or so but remember Essiens horror tackle a few years back, it didn't break anything so that only gets a month maybe.

    Its a can of worms that imo would make things worse. I couldn't imagine clubs would want it either for that reason.

    Again its not perfect but I don't think it ever can be.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭jank


    Well nothing is perfect, but the FA should legislate for these such instances but they dont. They are more worried about protecting the Ref's rather then the players in most intances.

    Oh and in case you think im ref bashing, dissent either verbal or physical against offical's should be punished. Just to even things up!:p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭Mad_Max


    lol. Was thinking maybe clattenburg was onto something at the weekend, maybe refs should be allowed push players around too :D Maybe that'd cut out some of the nonsense :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭thebaz


    Are you arguing we should have the same attitude to violence as those savages?

    Raise your hands like Hleb did in rugby you will go for months.

    I doubt most GAA or rugby players would fall over like murty , nor would most amateur soccer players -- they'd have a bit of manly pride , he's a proffesional athlete , football is suppsed to be a physical game , just hate the wimpish attitude of many supposed professionals , and then the do gooders at the FA , jump in like the Clampers


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