It was Russell Osman who I like as a pundit. SFP for me all day long but hey ho that's what makes the game so interesting I guess!
Pretty sure it was Leon Osman. Unless you were watching Escape to Victory at the same time ...
It was Russell Osman who I like as a pundit. SFP for me all day long but hey ho that's what makes the game so interesting I guess!
I'm happy enough with a red card because I think there may have been some intent. I can't ever see myself equating 'disregard to player safety' or 'excessive force' with accidental however. Digne's second bite of the cherry is what influences me here. Makes it much less likely that 'accident' factoredI'm not at all convinced it was an accidental tangle, but even if it was that can only be a red card for SFP.
Pretty sure it was Leon Osman. Unless you were watching Escape to Victory at the same time ...
Yeah, that's baffling. What's the basis or precedent for the idea that they accept it was SFP, but that a 3 match ban is "clearly excessive" for this particular incident of SFP?Everton's Lucas Digne has red card suspension reduced to one match
The Everton defender Lucas Digne has had his three-match suspension downgraded to one match by an independent disciplinary panelwww.theguardian.com
Totally bizarre decision IMHO
At the higher levels of the game (i.e. Step 3/4 and above, where discipline is dealt with by The FA and not the County FAs), in addition to wrongful dismissal claims clubs also have the option to submit a claim that the standard punishment for a sending off offence would be excessive, in which case they would submit any evidence in support of their claim and a disciplinary commission makes a decision accordingly.Yeah, that's baffling. What's the basis or precedent for the idea that they accept it was SFP, but that a 3 match ban is "clearly excessive" for this particular incident of SFP?
I'm sure you can guess where I'm going with this, but I find that wildly inconsistent with the idea that bans can't be applied post-match for incidents the referee has seen.At the higher levels of the game (i.e. Step 3/4 and above, where discipline is dealt with by The FA and not the County FAs), in addition to wrongful dismissal claims clubs also have the option to submit a claim that the standard punishment for a sending off offence would be excessive, in which case they would submit any evidence in support of their claim and a disciplinary commission makes a decision accordingly.
Hmm. No one makes money from players sitting out games....
But I don’t know that it undermines the ref to reduce the suspension from three to one—it’s still upholding the send off. (Here in the US, I believe MLS may be the only professional league where the standard supension for SFP is only one game-but can be increased.)