It seems there is one rule for the rich clubs and another rule for the rest. I seem to remember Yaya Toure stamping on a Norwich player just a few weeks ago and the FA took no action, yet Adam gets charged for what looked like an innocuous incident IMO. Where's the consistency?
Again this will not be about wether Adam is guilty, but about whether the decision will be consistent with previous - as stated above. It could be argued that by letting player A off that player B could argue that a precedent has been set - however that would be over ridden by the fact that the disciplinary panel and procedures are not fit for purpose.
Who are the four guests looking on? Arsenal WUMS??? I honestly thought that Adam was knocked off balance before 'treading on' Giroud. So will be disappointed if the win over 'that team from Norf London' is tarnished by the media and Wenger!
I don't think he'll get off the charge and I don't think there is anything that can be done about it. There is a clear bias for the clubs that inhabit the top half of the table and I think this is evident through the fa and the wider media. I wonder if at the end of the season the decisions of this panel will be reviewed to observe for consistency; they will find it sadly lacking.
This smacks of the whining Wenger to me, It stinks that Toure wasn't charged but a different story for the smaller teams.
Is the Toure thing really comparable? It wasn't violent in the slightest whereas that was a bit naughty from Adam.
Comes down to whether the FA think he did it deliberately in this case. Yes he gets a slight knock off balance and is eyes are looking completely elsewhere rather than on the player, when he stands on him. From experience as a player I believe he could have easily avoided him and I think he did do it on purpose. Thats the point though I only think and I don't know as the video gives no clue to his intent. Most cases you can see that the player looks at the one on the ground or he kicks out after the ball has gone. This is very different and I would be amazed if the FA can prove this case on that video evidence. All they have is a video of a player standing on another with his eyes elsewhere and no downward stamp motion. May be proved wrong….
I have no issue with Adam being charged and the appropriate action taken, but I think we can all agree that there has been many an incident that has gone unpunished. In addition, I think we would be hard pushed to find any fan from any club who feels that the FA's disciplinary procedures are consistent and fair. That for me is the problem.
I know its all about opinions but if you look at this video I think its is very difficult to claim he stamped. He is looking the other way and is following his run and his action does not look like a stamp but a contination of his running motion. However, I am not saying that a violation of the rules have not occurred, the question is if the ref had seen it and taken into account hindsight would he have had issued a yellow card for the infringement or a red for intent? Verb Stamp means to forcibly strike down with the foot. [video=youtube;BWkWUoHz-S4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BWkWUoHz-S4[/video]
Problem is; Charlie.has 'previous'. Worry not Cruyffy...we will unleash the might, power and guile of Whiplash Whelan on ye
Yes indeedy JM ...our boy will clear Norfolk easypeasy. Depending on the jetstream it could end up in...ant suggestions
