Charlie Austin charged over hand gesture against City

My issue is the lack of consistency. Players dont even get booked for telling a ref to **** off right to his face, yet for putting 2 fingers up to a massive group of fans gets 2 game ban.

No logic involved in these decisions

 

I am a placid guy but if was booed I would probably do the same. Doesn't make it right though. I am guessing, that what was being shouted, was more than just a feeble booing exercise?

 

When did Long last score?

 

Before the internet.

 

I hope it wasn’t last night or he won’t have any energy to run around on Saturday.

 

This it was this one

 

hang on. you can cynically foul someone (err tactical foul) cheat by diving, stamp on someone, tell the ref to **** off and get a yellow card. You point two fingers at the crowd (like they never would do such a thing) and you're banned for 2 games? ridiculous!

 

This replay against Derby is certainly useful at ticking off a game ban for Pierre and Charlie.

 

Yup. But it’s not like people (and footballers) don’t know this.

 

It is what it is. Yes It's not in proportion but if you do something like that you know there's a good chance that you'll serve a ban so there's no point arguing about it. Just a silly thing to do.

 

Too late to ask Gabbi to give us a couple of games!! (not a serious suggestion though)

 

We will just have to sign someone by tomorrow then !

 

Or give a little gem from the Academy a run out and he scores a hat trick.

 

The question isn't whether the ban is consistent with other things a player can do while on the pitch, but rather whether it's consistent with other bans for doing the same thing. And it is. Jack Wilshire got a two-match ban a few years ago for making an obscene gesture. It should be of precisely no surprise to anyone that Austin got the punishment for doing the thing that he did.

 

It's a good job Winston Churchill didn't get a lifetime ban in 1940!