<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff"><font color="#000000">To precis : Go away and shut up.</font></font></p> They haven't answered</p> </p> Who was on the panel.</p> What criteria they based the decision on</p> Did D'Urso get invited to review the video evidence and reconsider ?</p> </p> To be fair I expected fck all, and that's what i got. </p> <span class="EC_431304112-26112008"><span class="EC_721483813-26112008"> </span></span> </p><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff"> Thank you for contacting the Football Association.</p> The FA has confirmed that no disciplinary action will be taken against Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan with relation to a challenge on Barnsley's Iain Hume.<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"> </font></font></p><font size="2"> </font> <font size="2">Morgan was booked for the challenge during the match at Oakwell on 8 November.</font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"> </font></font></p><font size="2"> An FA spokesman said: "When judging whether to take disciplinary action in this case, The FA has had to consider the challenge itself and not the outcome of it. </p> "The FA has been given express direction from FIFA that we cannot upgrade yellow cards to red. On this basis, we can only bring additional charges in the most exceptional cases and only if it can be proved beyond doubt that the actions of a player were a deliberate attempt to injure an opponent.</p> "Having reviewed all available evidence in this case, including submissions made by Barnsley, there is no basis on which an additional charge could brought."</p></font></font> <div><span class="EC_721483813-26112008"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#0000ff">While I can appreciate your frustration at what you consider to be inconsistencies in refereeing , I would urge you to understand that every individual incident is studied closely and judged on an individual basis.</font></span></div> <font face="Arial" size="2">Kind regards,</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font> <font face="Arial" size="2">Rishi Ahluwalia I Customer Relations</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">The Football Association</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">25 Soho Square I London I W1D 4FA</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">T +44 (0)20 7745 4545 I F +44 ((0)20 7745 4546</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><font face="Arial" size="2">www.TheFA.com</font> <font face="Arial" size="2">**If you wish to reply, please click on the link below to go to the Contact Us form**</font><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p>
My reply from the FA Same as yours, from the same guy ? Although I asked some very different questions to what most on here put in..., including their view on the legal position, their view on the Respect campaign and how they felt this may affect it. I asked for a "non-automated, faceless reply" , I think he sorted that by putting my first name in the last paragraph.... plus ca change... Thank you for contacting the Football Association. The FA has confirmed that no disciplinary action will be taken against Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan with relation to a challenge on Barnsley's Iain Hume. Morgan was booked for the challenge during the match at Oakwell on 8 November. An FA spokesman said: "When judging whether to take disciplinary action in this case, The FA has had to consider the challenge itself and not the outcome of it. "The FA has been given express direction from FIFA that we cannot upgrade yellow cards to red. On this basis, we can only bring additional charges in the most exceptional cases and only if it can be proved beyond doubt that the actions of a player were a deliberate attempt to injure an opponent. "Having reviewed all available evidence in this case, including submissions made by Barnsley, there is no basis on which an additional charge could brought." While I can understand your reference to, what you regard to be, inconsistencies in refereeing decisions you need to understand , Richard, that we judge every case on an individual basis. Kind regards, Rishi Ahluwalia I Customer Relations The Football Association 25 Soho Square I London I W1D 4FA T +44 (0)20 7745 4545 I F +44 ((0)20 7745 4546 www.TheFA.com
RE: My reply from the FA I removed my moniker but other than that - a standardised reply.</p> 'respect' - oh aye. I also asked about the respect campaign, D'Urso, the implications for future 'challenges' of that sort. They couldn't hold us in more contempt if they tried. </p>
"The FA has had to consider the challenge itself " But quite obviously they haven't. That's what I just don't understand. Any sane, rational person viewing the 'challenge' could only draw one conclusion.
So are we to assume... ... that the FA have spoken to FIFA about this particular incident, or have they just accepted that the rule has to be applied regardless ?
Mine Dear Paul, Thank you for contacting the Football Association. The FA has confirmed that no disciplinary action will be taken against Sheffield United defender Chris Morgan with relation to a challenge on Barnsley's Iain Hume. Morgan was booked for the challenge during the match at Oakwell on 8 November. An FA spokesman said: "When judging whether to take disciplinary action in this case, The FA has had to consider the challenge itself and not the outcome of it. "The FA has been given express direction from FIFA that we cannot upgrade yellow cards to red. On this basis, we can only bring additional charges in the most exceptional cases and only if it can be proved beyond doubt that the actions of a player were a deliberate attempt to injure an opponent. "Having reviewed all available evidence in this case, including submissions made by Barnsley, there is no basis on which an additional charge could brought." Kind regards, Rishi Ahluwalia I Customer Relations The Football Association 25 Soho Square I London I W1D 4FA T +44 (0)20 7745 4545 I F +44 ((0)20 7745 4546 www.TheFA.com **If you wish to reply, please click on the link below to go to the Contact Us form** www.TheFA.com/Feedback ======================================================================
The last line on my letter to them " I would appreciate to not receive a cut & paste standard reply."</p> Laughing. Ironically. </p>
give them a call dirk on the number at the bottom of your reply, you'll at least get a better response than the email
Sent a 2nd attempt With a series of specific questions.</p> If that fails then I'll post them some ****. </p>
