Feb

26

Boro monster Aliadiere gets a longer ban than Martin Taylor

Filed Under Idiots, The FA, discipline | 20 Comments

It was referenced below but the sending off of Boro’s Jeremie Aliadiere could not have been more different than that of Martin Taylor for his shocking tackle on Arsenal’s Eduardo.
Yes, we all know you can’t ‘raise your hands’, as if the simple act of raising your hands would instantly result in a shattered jaw for [...]

Oct

1

The ‘daylight’ rule needs to be put to bed

Filed Under Managers, Media, The FA | 6 Comments

There’s no clear daylight between Freddie and the defender. Some you get, some you don’t, but it’s not offside.
Alan Curbishley

Let me just state for the record that I think that Ljungberg was marginally onside for the disallowed goal, but the decision wasn’t as clear as everyone seems to be saying. However, I have a problem [...]

Sep

25

Terry thinks he’s above the law

Filed Under Refs, The FA, cheats | 4 Comments

Who ate all the pies makes a good point about John Terry’s behaviour in the United v Chelsea match.
In times past we have criticised teams like Man United and players like Roy Keane for their aggressive approach to referees. Remember Keane’s vein bulging as he screamed at Andy D’Urso? However, they are nothing to Terry [...]

Sep

5

Can of worms

Filed Under Injuries, International, The FA | 10 Comments

Steven Gerrard is struggling with a toe injury. England want to give him a pain killing injection so he can play in the Euro qualifiers.
Now, if I was Liverpool Football Club I’d recall Gerrard immediately and if the FA refused I would line up legal action should Gerrard miss games for his club because of [...]

Aug

16

Sheffield United now officially pathetic

Filed Under Premiership, The FA | 6 Comments

It’s being reported this morning that Sheffield United are to sue West Ham for the cost of their relagation to the Championship.
Pathetic really isn’t the word. This isn’t about justice. It’s not about football. It’s not about anything other than money and while I agree 100% the FA fudged the punishment for the Tevez debacle [...]

May

11

The FA are twats - part 912

Filed Under The FA, Violence | Leave a Comment

Arsenal blog Goodplaya has a good section about the punishments handed out to Michael Ball and Michael Brown by the FA. It’s a subject we’ve covered before on this blog and yet again we see the outlooked of the game’s authorities is totally skewed.
How is it possible to justify three match bans for Kolo Toure [...]

Apr

17

Is Leroy Lita right?

Filed Under The FA, cheats | Leave a Comment

Leroy Lita seems vehement that his three match ban for allegedly headbutting a Charlton player, with a name far too long to type out, was completely unjustified.
He’s accused his opponent of being a cheat and a diver and suggested the FA don’t do anything about diving cheats. Can anyone who saw the incident comment?
It’s just [...]

Mar

27

Arsenal and Chelsea fined £100,000

Filed Under Carling Cup, The FA | 3 Comments

In a statement today the FA have fined both Arsenal and Chelsea £100,000 for the Carling Cup handbags. It does seem a little harsh though. Compare it to the following:
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Tottenham Hotspur FC v Middlesbrough FC
FA Premier League, 5 December 2006
Denied breach of FA Rule E20(a) – failing to ensure that its players conducted [...]

Mar

21

The FA works backwards

Filed Under The FA | 5 Comments

White Hart Lane, Monday night: Some moron tries to punch Frank Lampard, misses, then gets set upon by stewards and Chelsea staff and players. Both Didier Drogba and Ashley Cole appear to stamp on said moron. The FA says:
We have looked at all the available video footage and there will be no formal disciplinary action [...]

Mar

5

The FA/Sky

Filed Under Politics, The FA, cheats | 4 Comments

Arsene Wenger has been raging in the last week about the treatment that Arsenal get from officials - I’m not going to go into that specifically, but…
About three years ago, I did some work at the FA in Soho Square. This meant going round the whole building and visiting each and every office/department. What was [...]

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