Double standards at the FA

I recently wrote to the FA, after they decided to punish Beckford and effectively upgrade his yellow card.
Perhaps our campaign of lets give elbows the red card has worked, but the response I got from the FA was just unbelievable

Paragraph 3 is just unreal, apparently each case is judged on its merits, well obviously Morgans assault on Iain was merited and therefore Iain deserved it . absolutely unbelievable.

FA response

Dear Owen,
Thank you for contacting The Football Association.
At a Regulatory Commission hearing on 13th February Jermaine Beckford was given a three match suspension.

Beckford admitted a charge of violent conduct. The charge related to an incident during Leeds United's League One match against Millwall on Monday 9 February. Beckford served the suspension with immediate effect.
The Football Association takes its disciplinary procedures very seriously and judges each investigation on its merits. What one football fan feels is an injustice another will feel is a correct decision. Our concern is to be even handed across the board. We are confident that the disciplinary procedures off the pitch as well as the referees on the pitch uphold the Laws of the Game without any bias to player or club.
The Customer Relations team exists in order to collate feedback from the general public and build a picture of public opinion. This is then circulated amongst the key decision makers within The FA. With this in mind, please rest assured your comments have been noted.

Regards,
Meg Hewitt | Customer Relations Officer


And my email to them
Message:
I see that the FA have put the final nails in the coffin of the Respect campaign following the decision to charge Jemaine Beckford with serious foul play after the game between Leeds United and Millwall.

Jermaine Beckford was booked for the challenge on the millwall game, yet it appears that after reviewing video evidence, the referee claimed that the yellow card was for a push and that he did not see the elbow offence. Yet Chris Morgan of Sheffield United launched a dreadful challenge on Iain Hume of Barnsley, which left Iain Hume critically injured in hospital and the FA refuse to charge Morgan as they see nothing wrong and intentional in the challenge, even though TV evidence suggests different. The referee booked Morgan for reckless play, not for the elbow, yet the FA fail in their duty to protect the player.

Please explain the difference between the two offences, as it appears that the FA are scared of upsetting Sheffield United who are looking to sue anybody over the Carlos Teves affair, yet Leeds are fair game.

Football Supporters are looking at this up and down the land with despair and disbelieve that the FA can again show double standards and not show consistency. How can the referee's be criticized for consistency when the FA fail consistently to upload the justice and show consistency. I hope you can clearly clarify what is the difference between the two offences and why you can reach this bizarre decision.
Best Regards Owen

 

Token reply methinks there

 

Agree the usual standard ********, but to suggest that each case is judged on merit points to a complete lack of thought and judgement, .... was it written by D'Urso

 

Owen

you give them too much credit.

IMHO It's a stock answer pre prepared in response to the Beckford incident.

They did not even take note of the content of your mail.

You could put forward the most full proof argument citing correctly the laws of the game and they would still come ut with the same crap.

Tossers. The only way anything will ever come of it is if Morgan ends up losing in a civil court case.

 

you want to send that to radio dee dar

at least beckford was human enough to admit it.
unlike radio dee dars pet thug.

 

RE: you want to send that to radio dee dar

You mean Beckford was man enough to admit it.</p>

Unlike the deedar, who like all thugs, is a coward.
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