I'm failing to see the difference between the Thatcher/Mendes incident and this one...

both were exceptional circumstances, both resulted in nasty injuries, both were only issued yellow cards.</p>

I understand Man City were fully in support of any punishment given to Thatcher and Sheff Utd aren't.... but where does the diffference come? Because the Thatcher incident was on live tv and millions witnessed it? Because it was in the premier league?</p>

Apologies if i've missed something obvious... just can't believe the FA haven't acted in any way! Nothing at all!</p>

Respect? Get fecked right off.
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Exactly! Can you imagine if Morgan had done this to Rooney, the FA wouldn't have backed down then!

 

Also because the FA dont want to piss Sheff Utd off anymore cos the Tevez thing!

 

So they won't mind when one of ours does the same to another professional

They wouldn't want to piss off over the Hume affiar?

 

The difference is the referee, in the Thatcher case the referee had the balls to phone the FA the day after the incident and admit that after watching a video of the incident he had come to the conclusion that the incident was worse than he initially thought, therefore opening the door for the FA to take action. The referee in our match probably doesn't have a brain let alone any balls. Still doesn't alter the fact that the FA are bunch of spineless barstewards, according to the statement from the FA on the main site they don't consider a fractured scull exceptional and the don't consider the tackle??????????? to be a deliberate act when even a blind man on a galloping horse could it was a blatent off the ball incident.

 

That's where the FA's 'argument' falls down ...

There is already a precedent so for all their 'new tests'of having to show deliberate intent to injure - it's ******, you didn't have to show that with Thatcher ... but then again, Premier League, shown on match of the day therefore more important that little old Barnsley or some unknown fella called Hume and his career.

FA? Aye reyt ...

 

Didn't City step in and admit Thatcher was wrong >

thought they'd banned him before FA did