We had a mini debate whether Nando 'intentionally' handled the ball in the match against Leeds which led to his second yellow and sending off. What I wasn't aware of was the reasons surrounding his first yellow. "The Leeds United forward Souleymane Doukara has been banned for eight matches by the Football Association for biting. The incident happened early in the second half of the home match against Fulham in February. The defender Fernando Amorebieta was the victim and was shown a yellow card for his reaction. He was later sent off for a second bookable offence." Full story: http://www.theguardian.com/football...-match-ban-biting-fulham-fernando-amorebieta? please log in to view this image Seems to me that Nando was jolly unlucky on both occasions to get a yellow while the Leeds lad got to stay on the pitch. As you'll recall we were a tad unfortunate to only get a 1-1 draw from the game so maybe it wasn't only Nando that was hard done by.
A view of the biting incident (bottom right) - please log in to view this image The ref blew for a free kick to Leeds and gave Nando a yellow!
Quite a revealing written report from the 'Disciplinary' lot - click on the link inside this covering note: http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2016/mar/leeds-united-souleymane-doukara-eight-match-suspension With any luck, the "believable and reliable witness" that is Nando is still on his medication. He certainly seems calmer and has put in very consistent performances since the incident.
