This is gold. I don't get why they're so mad - wild two footed lunges can earn red cards. Kind of irrelevant that he managed to touch the ball as he clattered through George.
As for the 6 bookings, all of them were deserved. They were the dirtiest team I've seen this year. Question - do we want them to beat Reading on Saturday or are we hoping for a draw? Sent from my iPhone On 6 Apr 2011, at 08:18, "Robert Heath" <[email protected]> wrote: > Latest whine from the Scabs: > > > Quelle Surprise! FA Bottle It Over Cohen Red Card > > > The Football Association have today rejected the appeal made by Nottingham > Forest, to have the red card issued to Chris Cohen in the 4-1 defeat to > Leeds United on Saturday rescinded. > > As if the mandatory 3 match ban for Cohen isn't enough by way of taking the > piss, the FA have also dished out a £5,000 fine for having 6 players > cautioned in the game. It should come as no surprise whatsoever that the FA > have bottled this decision and it should come as even less of a surprise > that referee Mark Halsey refused to admit that he may have made a mistake. > > NFFC have wisely said they will make no further comment on the appeal > outcome, probably for fear of being hit with expulsion from the League. If > they had commented, they would have more than likely spoke of the gross > incompetence of match referee Mark Halsey, who made a catalogue of errors > in the game, all to the advantage of the home side. They may well also have > commented on the same incompetence shown by the suit wearing eunuch's at the > FA. (Bitter? You bet!). > > Despite TV replays showing that Cohen won the ball and never made contact > with the supposedly crippled George McCartney, the FA have refused to > uphold the appeal. This decision by the FA makes a mockery of their Respect > campaign, which was introduced to promote harmony and fairness throughout > the game. Respect has to be earned and it's my opinion that they have shown > precious little towards NFFC or their supporters. > > Cohen will now be suspended for 3 crucial Championship matches, beginning > with Reading on Saturday. He will also miss the games with Burnley and > Norwich. Thankyou very much for sweet FA. > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it) _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER (There's it)
