Huth Charged

[DJinNJ]

It would be good if Nzonsi was also charged. I know posters have said that that cannot be done if the referee showed the yellow card however it was not a normal foul but a deliberate slap to the face. Can he not be charged with bringing the game into dispute for giving such a fine example of fair play in front of all those primary school children?

I am a bit confused. Someone correct me. You cannot get  YELLOW FOR VIOLENT CONDUCT,IT IS A STRAIGHT RED. I assume then it was for a foul, if so the deliberate slap in  the face is a separate issue meaning he can be charged. But then we are not privvy to the ref's report of the incident

Even if the yellow was for a foul, he still would have seen the contact with the face, and his decision not to punish at all it would preclude further punishment. I think the yellow must have been for the contact with the face, he just decided, for whatever reason, that it was reckless but not intentional. Or maybe he felt he wasn't sure enough of the intent to give the red. Don't see the harm in overruling him if the intent is more clear from replays though.

[westcliff white]

hemay have seen something but not the contact as it was. im not sayin he is right just saying his angle was wrong to see it as we did. the linesmans view straight across the pitch should have been better

[Burt]

The challenge on Ruiz was also a disgrace.

[filham]

The pundits on MOD said without any hesitation that Stoke should have picked up two straight reds on Saturday.

[Enter the Frei]

It would be good if any ban included our next two games against Stoke! As it is another club is going to benefit from his absence for a "crime" committed against us.

...that is an excellent point...

my opinion too. We've been the ones hard done by so we should be the ones benefiting rather than Stoke's next 3 opponents. It's similar with a red card in the last minute of games.

[CurryForMario]

Ban the whole team for 3 games - I've had enough of their anti-football

[Alternative]

From the Hammersmith End I did not see either foul. I actually said to my pal that Stoke were playing reasonably clean by their usual standards.

Then I saw the highlights on TV....

By the way, I do not expect the assistant linesman to see everything either.

[Keefy]

I think that the punishment should be points deducted for this type of behaviour. In any other situation it would correctly descibed as an assult. Untill such sanctions are used nothing will change and someone will be seriously hurt. If I wanted to see this stuff I'd watch cage fighting but I don't so I don't.

Off my soap-box now

[cebu]

I think that the punishment should be points deducted for this type of behaviour. In any other situation it would correctly descibed as an assult. Untill such sanctions are used nothing will change and someone will be seriously hurt. If I wanted to see this stuff I'd watch cage fighting but I don't so I don't.

Off my soap-box now

It doesn't sound like a soap-box tirade to me, Keefy, but probably the only thing that would stop Pulis and his ilk continuing as before.

Points deduction it is, then!   :54:

[beijing ben]

I think that the punishment should be points deducted for this type of behaviour. In any other situation it would correctly descibed as an assult. Untill such sanctions are used nothing will change and someone will be seriously hurt. If I wanted to see this stuff I'd watch cage fighting but I don't so I don't.

Off my soap-box now

It doesn't sound like a soap-box tirade to me, Keefy, but probably the only thing that would stop Pulis and his ilk continuing as before.

Points deduction it is, then!   :54:

How many points?..

[BarryP]

CNNSI is reporting that Huth has accepted a three match ban.

[cebu]

I think that the punishment should be points deducted for this type of behaviour. In any other situation it would correctly descibed as an assult. Untill such sanctions are used nothing will change and someone will be seriously hurt. If I wanted to see this stuff I'd watch cage fighting but I don't so I don't.

Off my soap-box now

It doesn't sound like a soap-box tirade to me, Keefy, but probably the only thing that would stop Pulis and his ilk continuing as before.

Points deduction it is, then!   :54:

How many points?..

One isn't enough ... maybe 3 is too much?
However how about the idea that the team that were victimized (i.e. Fulham!) should be awarded the point or points deducted from the bad guys?

[sunburywhite]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21591518