John G
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how bad!!!
it was basically a punch, no intent to play the ball, hopefully fa take it further
dont have to be kept in hospital overnight for nothing!
absolutely shocking! 
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Ojc
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Was quite bad actually, at first I laughed, then thought if that had been an Ipswich player I would have been fumming.
Hope hes ok.
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Cosmo
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the thing is the referee booked him which meant he had seen it and therefore The FA are not allowed to take any more action against the man. It should have been a red and he should have been banned for a lot longer.
Was he provoked earlier on in the the game?
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mattwhite
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one word 'disgusting'
should be banned for the season for that kind of thing, i was basically a running punch into the side of Mendes head!
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
the thing is the referee booked him which meant he had seen it and therefore The FA are not allowed to take any more action against the man. It should have been a red and he should have been banned for a lot longer.
Was he provoked earlier on in the the game?
it didnt show anything in th highlights
just couldnt believe the lenght he ran an you could see the intent in his face, i thought the worst bit was when u see mendes glance to the left to see thatcher running at him.
filthy challenge, its discracfull the fa cnt take it fully i mean they have the right to drop a red card to a yellow or simply over turn a red red to nothing but they cant ungrade a yellow to a red
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mattwhite
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I think they could make an exception here...
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Tommy
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N e clips or pics ?
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nik
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Disgusting, dirty bastard should be banned. No place for this in the game, even worse than the cheats 
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that was awful i think even man city fans would agree that was a terrible and vicious attack on another player it wasnt a challenge he didnt even look at the ball, and thats a yellow card come off it, straight red and a lot of bans
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by mattwhite
I think they could make an exception here...
they should, but under their own rules they cant. And in the past where refs have obviously missed what has happened and only booked the guy they havent been able to take things further.
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Tommy
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the FA can do whatever they want, they make the rules so they can brake them. Its just if they got the guts to do n e thing or not.
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John G
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Originally posted by LoudandLow
the FA can do whatever they want, they make the rules so they can brake them. Its just if they got the guts to do n e thing or not.
you just stated the key bits mate " they can brake them. Its just if they got the guts to do n e thing or not" which they just havent
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John G
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cnt find any vids as yet but this is what was said on itv/sport webiste today
ITV SPORT
http://www.itv-football.co.uk/Story/0,14272,6145_1439639,00.html
SKYSPORTS NEWS
http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=411950&CPID=8&clid=43&lid=2&title=FA+examine+Thatcher+incident
[Edited on 24-08-2006 by John G]
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by LoudandLow
the FA can do whatever they want, they make the rules so they can brake them. Its just if they got the guts to do n e thing or not.
no they cant, and havent done in the past.
Why would they make a rule up saying they cant get involved if the ref has seen it and done what he thinks it deserves (even if they are wrong) and then go back and do something anyway. They dont and wont work like that.
If there is a way round it (like the ref saying the booking was for something else) then they can take it further, but if not he'll get away with it.
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John G
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reading the itv review it says this
"It is not the first time Thatcher has been in trouble this season.
On the Blues' pre-season tour of China, the former Tottenham man was sent off against Shanghai for two bookable offences, but not before putting an opponent in hospital with a punctured lung after a similar challenge to Wednesday night's, which also went unseen by the referee. "
as far as i am aware he is stil in hospiatal as he suffered a fit/seizer at the scene i just hope thatcher is feeling uilty today knowing he put a man in hospital
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
reading the itv review it says this
"It is not the first time Thatcher has been in trouble this season.
On the Blues' pre-season tour of China, the former Tottenham man was sent off against Shanghai for two bookable offences, but not before putting an opponent in hospital with a punctured lung after a similar challenge to Wednesday night's, which also went unseen by the referee. "
as far as i am aware he is stil in hospiatal as he suffered a fit/seizer at the scene i just hope thatcher is feeling uilty today knowing he put a man in hospital
he was also banned for 2 games in 2000 for elbowing someone, so he isnt shy of doing this kind of thing!
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John G
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just watched on sky sports new there and it was nicky summerbee he elbowed
the fa hav said they are going to look into it to see what exceptions they can make under the existing guidlines rulebook as this type of challenge is unacceptable
just seen it abit 6 time on tv and it just gets worse
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"As referee Dermot Gallagher did brandish a yellow card it had seemed as though Thatcher would escape further action, but the powerbrokers at Soho Square are now treating the case as an exceptional incident.
The City defender has previously been punished for elbowing Sunderland's Nicky Summerbee in 2000, for which he received a two game ban, and may now find himself in hot water again following his latest indiscretion."
Taken from the skysports news website
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Jamie Walby
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I havent seen this, any where on the net i can see it?
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Neil
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Its being investigated by the police apparently..
Disgraceful behaviour in a "game".
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Football Association officials are looking at their own regulations for punishing players to see if further action can be taken against Ben Thatcher for his crude challenge on Pedro Mendes.
http://www.itv-football.co.uk/Story/0,14272,6145_1442413,00.html
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John G
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
I havent seen this, any where on the net i can see it?
your best off watchin sky sports news football update on the hour it will b on there
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Jason Iles
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It's here - http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=411950&CPID=8&clid=43&lid=2&title=FA+examine+Thatcher+incident
Click Thatcher Video at the top of the story
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just watched it there, that is pre meditated assault and if the FA don't take action then it's a farce, there was no intent to play the ball and he was aiming for the guys head plain and simple
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GREG 1
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Out of interest, what does Stuart Pearce say?
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