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FA Charge after Stoke Argy Bargy
- Thread starter CarolinaGreen
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Ridiculous! The ref was a numpty. He could have got away without booking anyone and, to make matters worse, whether coincidental or not, we went to pieces thereafter.
- Jul 28, 2010
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Yeah far better fine both teams rather than properly discipline the Stoke player who kicked out to start the incident, and/or deal with the incompetent officials who "didn't see it".
Cooper took exception to the challenge when he came sliding in and left his foot in. He stood over the Stoke player as he was on the ground and told him so. Another Stoke player came in and started pushing Cooper which brought Argyle players in to defend him. Mumba got booked when he was a victim of being grabbed by the throat.
Referee's match report must have made for interesting reading
Stoke players were fired up from minute 1 & were looking to get a rise out of our players
They succeeded
Stoke players were fired up from minute 1 & were looking to get a rise out of our players
They succeeded
FA are a joke organisation. Can't control cheating by financial mismanagement within the Premiership, the chaos of scraping FA cup replays with no negotiation or indeed informing the actual participants, Notts Forest accusing referees of cheating etc etc. Ah yes but we will come down hard on two "lesser teams" having a bit of a handbags moment because the referee in charge of the game wasn't able to deal with it. Oh dear, a lot of tut tutting no doubt by the FA followed by a £10,000 fine for each team, what a shame. Financial cheating on an industrial scale by State run football clubs, nothing to see here. Just wait until say Colchester United, as an example, step out of line, the full wrath of the Football Association no less, will crash down upon them. Old boy network joke that's what it is.
The FA need to recoup money from their percentage of match income due to no replays next season. So lets fine clubs for trivial offences
This is yet another example of where the FA make themselves look very stupid. Football is a physical sport and occasionally it’s inevitable that there will be a bit of agro. This particular incident was handbags and if either team were punished it would be farcical.
Totally agree. The incident was right in front of me....handbags at ten paces. To charge either team will be ridiculous but the FA like to screw clubs out of money whenever the can.
Mumba was booked because he was trying to tell the ref he was booking the wrong Stoke player. He booked Tyrese Campbell but it was Manhoef who committed the initial foul and then got involved in the melee.
I wonder if Cooper took issue because he suffered a major injury from a striker colliding with him?
Meh.
It’s a contact sport.
11 blokes versus 11 blokes.
You’re bound to get a scuffle now and again.
There really shouldn’t be anything to see here.
It’s a contact sport.
11 blokes versus 11 blokes.
You’re bound to get a scuffle now and again.
There really shouldn’t be anything to see here.
Errr only out of certain clubs. Namely none of the so called "elite clubs". Oh no, don't want to "bite off more than they can chew and wouldn't want to upset them. But those pesky football league clubs, nothing but trouble and need to be taught a lesson. Don't they know, we are the Football Association!.
It would be insane to charge us, I hope we fight this considering we shouldn't have had any players booked in the first place!
100% this. Pathetic, sycophantic organisation that are happy to dismantle their own historical, world renowned tournament to please 5 or 6 billionaires, whilst throwing the book at smaller clubs. Spineless prix.