Ban ruling under review but Arsene stays banned.....

Members will recall only too well that when asked, UEFA allowed Arsene to communicate with the bench while serving time in the stands at Udinese Part 1. Then at the interval he is told he wasn't allowed to and is charged with circumventing the terms of his initial ban. Now having been slammed with a further two-match ban, UEFA are talking about changes to the rule. Meanwhile Arsene's ban and the rule stays........


http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...t-applicable-rule-is-under-review-what-gives?



All of which goes to show that sporting bodies are run by idiots

 

So if a particular law is abolished, does that mean all criminals who broke it should be pardoned and released from prison? No, they still committed it when it was against the law, so they still broke the law.

 

But they didn't break the law as that law isn't a law.

 

It used to be and they broke it when it was active. Don't try and be clever with me.

 

The actual law wasn't a law at all. Only a guideline... because they didn't make themselves clear enough our manager needs to serve a further two match ban. Like a judge not telling a criminal about certain parole conditions and then punishing him for violating them.

 

so when it was active they were criminals
But now it's not, they arn't.

 

I am a little amazed that you should take that tone here as a newbie but welcome all the same to the Arsenal Forum.

Fact is that Arsenal checked with UEFA's officials if Arsene could communicate with the bench via another person and they said yes. It was only at the break that they then changed their minds. So my point is - if you first say yes and the person acts on this, then even if you were to change your mind, you cannot retrospectively sanction a person because he listened to you and acted accordingly in the first place.

 

Platini is a pile of sh...it. Doesn't know wtf he's on about, just nonsense

 

What I stated was the exact opposite. They are criminals because they broke the law and the change of the law does not mean that they no longer are. They still committed that crime when it was against the law. It is not retrospective.

 

By all accounts a UEFA guy told the club that Wenger can speak to Pat Rice through a 3rd person. Why the hell would Arsenal break the rules like that when so many people where watching?

 

I'm so confused, i've seen loads of managers sending messages to their assistant when they have a touchline ban and none of them got punished. How is this different?