Norwich City striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel has welcomed the Football Association's decision not to charge Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure with violent conduct. Toure appeared to kick out at Van Wolfswinkel in Saturday's 0-0 draw. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had said Toure should be suspended but the FA ruled on Monday there was no need for disciplinary action. Analysis Image of Ben Smith Ben Smith BBC Sport "The FA will be criticised for this decision but all they have done is listen to the recommendations of the three former elite referees who reviewed the footage. "The same panel of referees are used for each incident that is reviewed and all three must answer 'yes' for the player to be charged. "The system is designed to promote consistency but some may argue that on this occasion it has fallen short." "Good to see Toure not getting suspended," Van Wolfswinkel tweeted. "Players like him belong on the pitch! "Things happen on the pitch. But we all enjoy watching him play. So get on with it and enjoy the football. That's what it's all about." Referee Jon Moss did not see the incident during the Premier League match at Carrow Road. But under a pilot scheme introduced this season, the FA can take retrospective action on the basis of video evidence if an incident has not been seen by the match officials. The FA asks a three-man panel of former elite referees to review the incident and advise what, if any action, they believe the match referee should have taken had it been witnessed at the time. "For an FA charge to follow, all three panel members must agree it is a sending-off offence," said an FA statement. "In this instance, the panel were not of the unanimous decision that it was an act of violent conduct." Speaking prior to the decision, Mourinho, whose side are two points above City at the top of the Premier League, said not suspending Toure would send a message that players "can do what they want". The FA's decision came on the same day Cardiff striker Craig Bellamy was charged with violent conduct for a collision with Swansea's Jonathan de Guzman in Saturday's south Wales derby. Manchester City, who are without injured midfielder Fernandinho, face Sunderland at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday. WHY DID WINKLE ROLL ABOUT LIKE A HE WAS IN A TUMBLE DRIER THEN.......WHAT A PRATT
One of the refs wanted him banned. They said it was not unaminous Yaya has already got off once this season. He kicked an Arsenal player and sweet FA happened on that as well.
Saw Dean $hitehead get a yellow for kicking ankles at the SoL once. Blatant red but as usual useless refs got it wrong again. Useless twat was playing for Stoke. ****ing hate Dean Whitehead. Slow ****.
You don't even need to make contact these days as you can be legitimately sent off for simulation or intent. Simply kicking out even if not making contact, is a red card and 3 match automatic ban. Unless you're a mega rich club top 4 club, in The Champions League, with lots of clout and expensive lawyers. Then the FA will merely take down their pants and allow multiple rear entry to take place without a murmur. They will come down on the rest of us like a ton of bricks though.
doesn't seem a lot in it to me either to be fair, agree about the Andy carroll one too, think he got the wrong end of things
