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I don't think you can compare it to going in with two feet on a player because usually its accidental and they're not trying to hurt the player, whereas what Suarez did was not an accident. Di Canio had an 11 game ban, Keane 9, Barton 12, Thatcher 8. So its in line with those bans. The problem they have is that they are incosistent, sometimes players get away with no ban at all and then sometimes a big ban. Its something the FA need to sort out soon.

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Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?

Ok let me reword it and make it simple for you - Bite anyone whilst in the realms of a working environment and it is still a sackable offense and you can still be charged for GBH. So yes actually he did get off very lightly.

I repeat and reaffirm, He got off very lightly.

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you do understand than Liverpool are his employers and not the fa don't you, his employers have decided on the disciplinary action they feel appropriate, all the fa have done is show how inconsistent they are by banning some one for ten games when in the past they've allowed some one to escape unpunished for committing the same offence, so no he didn't get of lightly at all.

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Yes he did. Just agree to disagree because I do not at all agree that he did not get off lightly.

I can repeat until I am blue in the face that had this been ordinary Joe public, they would have been sacked and arrested and charged for GHB and then had a nice criminal record to boot.

Last time I checked, it is a criminal offense to assault, cause harm, strike another person, I am pretty much sure 'biting someone' fits these categories.

Also, I am fully aware of his employment arrangements. It matters not who his employers are. The FA is the Governing body of every Football Club in the Country, it is completely irrelevant that the FA are not his employers, they lay the laws of the game down and every club, no matter how big or small they are, has a duty to comply with said laws and if a player breaches those laws of the game regarding serious conduct, in which case this most definately is, then it is the duty of the FA to hand out sanctions to any player who does not comply.

It's absolutely obvious that Liverpool FC are not going to sack/punish their so called star player. So guess what? That's down to the governing body. That would be the FA, his 10 match ban was however, in this case decided by an independent regulatory commission, not the FA, the FA only felt that a standard 3 match ban was an insufficient punishment.

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take a bow Lewandowski :clap:

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Some performance by him :(

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That 3rd goal was sensational

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Going to Bavaria one imagines.

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if you feel that strongly make a complaint to the police, professional international players have been jailed for assaults on the pitch before and it matters entirely who his employers are when your claiming he bit another member of staff. and yet they also decided no punishment at all was sufficient punishment for exactly the same offence by Defoe, the appeal if there is one will be heard by the fa not an independent panel, it'll be interesting to see how that goes, I think they will appeal and they have a good chance of getting it reduced.

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Looks like the Germans are coming to London.

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Looks like England is going to fall under German occupation in May.

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My birthdays in May. Just thought I'd throw that out there :)

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Fancy a bratwurst?

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And what would you like?

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Or this?

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2013/04/8.jpg

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He is a brat isn't he?

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a German lassie would do nicely :D

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Like em hairy eh?

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*one thats gone Hollywood :D

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Willkommen zu Ihnen.

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Mourinho & Falcao to Chelsea done

http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fc...2048.bild.html

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No surprise with the news about Mourinho but Falcao is a brilliant signing in my humble opinion.

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Id take Torres on a cut fee. Wenger would make him work again ;)

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Edinson Cavani to PSG

http://www.rmcsport.fr/editorial/372...e-pour-cavani/

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But ye old faithful at Arsenal might not to put out the welcoming mat to Torres as he is playing with a hated rival.

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that shouldnt matter much Den. if the players up for it then thats all that matters.

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Good signing if it happens.

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Liverpool striker accepts biting ban.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22311774

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Jim White says

:rolleyes: yeah right! £37,862

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Arsenal will hold a guard of honour for Manchester United.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22307991


Its always pays to be good losers buddy.:D

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It would be stupid of them not to, it doesn't really mean anything and it would have caused uproar in the media if they didn't do it.

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why hide away from it. i dont want any abuse aimed at RVP or Utd winning the league. the anger has to be directed at the incompetent officials working for Arsenal, the club, those manage the club.

honestly the sooner Usmanov gets in with Dein by his side the better. and before anyone slates Usmanov take a look at Peter Hill-Woods past and connection in Russia. He's hardly a saint yet hes running the show at Arsenal disrespecting shareholders at the AGM and all sorts!!!

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Ivan Gazidis... "Accuse us of incompetence, but not of not caring"

there you go. straight out the horses mouth. i'm not making words up as i go along! crap!

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Is it unhealthy that three of the top people running the FA support United? ;)

Link

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Wheres Jose hey! come on Jose come back to England and have another moan! moaning about David Dein being part of the FA!

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No, for a start, it's not the FA alone, it's the Premier League and UEFA included in that report. It just means that you have three people who have immaculate taste at the top.:p: If people like Gill are involved given his top class track record it can only be good for the game. The other two are high quality individuals who just happen to be United supporters, they have not been involved in the day to day running of the club.

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You did notice the ;) ?

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Of course, just wanted to point out that the three people mentioned were not all 'running the FA' as you stated. :)

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:erm:

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l have no worries but others might.

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So, Its the player of the year awards tomorrow night. Who is your player of the year, young player of the year and team of the year?

I would have Bale for both the player and young player awards, and team would be;

De Gea, Rafael Ferdinand Nastasic Baines, Bale Carrick Mata, Suarez RVP Michu

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For me its out of RVP and Carrick for player of the year. Young player of the year Bale.

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Bale for POTY and Nastasic for YPOTY.

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I'm guessing the odds on Suarez have lengthened a little lately?

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1000000000/1 methinks.

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This is VERY poor from Southampton.

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Madness from Ramirez.

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They should still stay up buddy.

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I am blaming the ref for some of this.

His first match in the Prem and he never really nipped the niggly stuff in the bud early on.

Having said that, there are NO excuses for the reaction of Ramirez or the two footed lunge by Fox.

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Wigan are mental.

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Favourites to go down now.

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they are just teasing.

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you better not tease next week. 3pts for The Saints will do nicely :D

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:cleader:

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:cleader::cleader:

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Happy days are here again.:cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader:

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Well the Toons goal difference is taking a hammering.:D

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No need for Suarez then. Sell up in the summer. Would his ban carry over into the Bundesliga?

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:Yes:

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Pardew's days are utterly numbered.:sniper::sniper:

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hes gone.

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Somehow l don't think so buddy.

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Newcastle's biggest home defeat for 87 years.

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you think? I think Liverpool will get shot of him. The clubs bigger than him Den.

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Can't understand the ESPN commentators saying that Newcastle have the worst defence in the Premier League, Wigan, Reading and Villa have conceded more goals.:confused:

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Vintage Newcastle.

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They haven't. Our overall goal difference is better but we've let more in than all of those.

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I'd like to agree with it but I don't see Ashley binning him. Unfortunately it's something that needs to happen. The defence was just as crap last season, we got lucky many times but it showed plenty of times too, the only reason we played so well was we had a solid formation and 2 strikers... Injuries ruined the start of the season but we'd have been fine with everyone fully fit and playing with the usual 2 strikers but again Pardew 'had faith' in not replacing Demba Ba and finishing the season with 1 striker up front in some god awful formation. Despite being hammered and outplayed in the majority of the games in the second half of the season (I fail to count last minute 1-0 wins as a success really) we continue to persist with the same tactics every game of launching an 80 yard ball at Cisse who spends the majority of game offside. Rob Elliot is a dreadful keeper, James Perch shouldn't be playing Premier League football, Steven Taylor is a liability and Jonas just gets worse as the seasons pass.

Simple business for the summer.

1 striker
2 defenders
1 midfielder
Pardew out.
Replace anyone that leaves.

:rolleyes:

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Well according to my calculations, Toon have conceded 60, Wigan 62, Villa 63 and Reading 65.

However, it seems the BBC website hasn't updated to include today's goals yet.

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Premierleague.com has the toon on 66 and Reading on 65.

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Yep, checked that one after the Beeb which has now updated.:)

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loved your team scoring 6 today Den mate :cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader::cleader: :cleader:

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Cheer up, you've got shola

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I noticed that however if you click on one of the games it has a real time table next to the report.

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I'd actually like to see Newcastle go down, we need another purge of the team.

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Thank you kindly Dave.:D

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That's the one I was looking at first, it updates the league positions but you have to click at the bottom to expand, then you get all the goal stats. It didn't update them for quite a while after the game.

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Wilshere starts today. Pods upfront. Full team news later.

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Well there might not be a trophy to play for but there is pride and we will see today whether some of the Arsenal players really care about their club.

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Arsenal still got a champions league place to play for to Den mate

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And lets see if they are up for it Dave.

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hmm... now theres 'word' that Jack doesn't start. I think he will but we'll see soon

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https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...04/1.jpg:large

:rolleyes: he better pay for that :p: £10 please :mad:

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Got a lot of time for Parlour

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A true Arsenal legend in my opinion who wore his heart on his sleeve.

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QPR's wage bill is higher than Borussia Dortmund's.

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Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Arteta, Ramsey, Rosicky, Cazorla, Walcott, Podolski.
Subs: Mannone, Vermaelen, Jenkinson, Monreal, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho.

Man Utd: De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Nani, Rooney, RVP.
Subs: Lindegaard, Anderson, Giggs, Hernandez, Cleverley, Kagawa, Buttner.

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QPR and Reading go down.

Be interesting what QPR do about their wage bill and the amount of players at the club. Such reckless spending during the mid-season window...

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Nice to see the Reading fans applaud their team off the pitch.

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Wouldn't be happy to see my manager laugh at the final whistle if my team got relegated.

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Indeed and l am afraid Harry has got a history of reckless spending.

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Was that not his dog?

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I wonder how long it will be before he leaves QPR?

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Come on Arsenal. I'll take a draw. :D

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And guard of honour out of the way. Let's go!

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Some luck. Long time to hold onto the lead though.

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Cheer up as there are only two minutes on the clock dear chap.;)

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1 - 0 against United is nothing though. Would still take a draw.

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:LOL: if any Spurs fan moans about Theos goal I refer you to yesterdays game at Wigan where Wigan should have won :D

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Nice to see the Victor of Arsenal in such fine form today.:)

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Rank poor defending from Sagna l am afraid.:td:

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1-1, excellent. Pack your bags Arsene. Paris are waiting for you, and welcome to Moyes.

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Moyes lol its Klopp Arsenal have to be chasing

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Give it a rest. It's United.

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They have zero chance of getting Klopp.:nono:

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anyway silly mistake. still its not all doom and gloom. Pod needs to do something upfront!

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you wasnt saying that a few months ago

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But Klopp's heroic's since then have put him well out of Arsenal's reach now.

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Arsenal have played really well and it doesn't seem United are completely up for it. I really think we needed another goal though, such a stupid way to concede. I would bite your hand off for a draw, I had this match written down as a lost.

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The officials have been poor, Walcott a mile offside and then throwing cards around for nothing. They've been nearly as poor as us...looks like we're still on the ****

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the football world knew of Klopp well before Dortmunds current CL run. it doesnt change anything Den. Wenger will see out his contract, 1 more year then either Usmanov and Dein come in and Wenger stays on or Wenger leaves and Klopp joins. tbh our problem is that Deins not being about and the senior officials are incompetent. Id take Usmanov and Dein instead of Klopp.

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is that right? because i remember hearing Fergie saying the Arsenal v Everton game was one of the best games hes seen. hmmm... a game in which Arsenal got the same treatment as Utd are getting today. arrogance. karma :p:

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Walcott wasn't a mile offside but he was offside.

I've wanted Klopp for a while but it's unlikely he wants to leave Germany. Wenger can stay as long as he wants as far as I am concerned.

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It's just a saying miles / clearly...he was offside

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United back at the races now.