Let's all laugh at Chelski

[Barry Izbak]

This is funny. Old Roman's roubles won't do them any good now

FIFA.com - Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)

Not allowed to sign any new players for a year

 

[Rookie]

expect appeal after appeal after appeal. Finally FIFA might be doing something about tapping up though

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Ok, so now FIFA have to ban every club who have 'tapped someone up' from buying players. Ridiculous.

 

[The Wizard]

No thanks, I'd much rather them win the title over some northern c*nt team and this considerably weakens them.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Ok, so now FIFA have to ban every club who have 'tapped someone up' from buying players. Ridiculous.

Why would that be a bad thing?

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Why would that be a bad thing?

It won't, but FIFA just banning Chelsea is the ridiculous part.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

No thanks, I'd much rather them win the title over some northern c*nt team and this considerably weakens them.

Really? fair enough I suppose, personally I would'nt piss in their mouths if their teeth were on fire but hey ho.

 

[Da Man Clay]

It won't, but FIFA just banning Chelsea is the ridiculous part.

Need to start somewhere I guess. This is a transfer from back in 07 so you never know, might be Man U/Real in the next 6 months or so.

 

[strings]

It won't, but FIFA just banning Chelsea is the ridiculous part.

I think it is because it is the first international case that has been proved. Berbatov we all know was tapped up, however Spurs chose never to make a complaint (which, would have been dealt with by the FA as it wasn't international).

Nevertheless, I hope it scares other clubs off of tapping up.

 

[chez]

No thanks, I'd much rather them win the title over some northern c*nt team and this considerably weakens them.

Too right Wizard.

BI, while you want us to basically celebrate Manure being handed the title shall be all start supporting Crystal Palace as well??

 

[drew]

Amazing when you think that two faced muppet, Kenyon, was threatening to report Man City over the Terry affair. Personally, I am glad Chelski have been hit. Who knows, maybe Bayern will complain about Hargreaves and Manure about Real and Ronaldo. Could end up making the premiership more competitive.

 

[pork pie]

No let's not! As I see this, it is just yet another go at English Football.

 

[sten_super]

Brilliant stuff. I have no problems it starting with Chelsea, hopefully now Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool will all get done for it. The ridiculous harvesting of youth systems from across the world should be stopped IMO.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Too right Wizard.

BI, while you want us to basically celebrate Manure being handed the title shall be all start supporting Crystal Palace as well??

No no no Chez, you have the wrong end of my stick.
I hate them all. Chelski, Manure, City, Liverpool. Even Newcastle

Where the more money they have got and the more money they can make is more important than anything.

But Chelski have got a particular place in my black heart because their johnny come lately fans are just about the most revolting product that Sky's Premier League have produced.

One minute hanging on at the bottom of the second division with only a handful of celebrities and thugs for fans.........
Next minute, Russian oligarchs, loads of money and you can't move in the Kings Road for fur coats and fashionable newbies.

I would rather people support Crystal Palace than these because at least they are a football club (of sorts) and not a made-for-tv soap opera

 

[Tooting Gull]

Very, very funny. They can't have had an inkling this could happen, or they'd have signed more players last month.

They won't do that again, so 100 per cent successful deterrent.

While Chelsea should know better, feel a bit sorry for the lad himself - he can only have been 16 or so, not sure he should be held accountable for the vagaries of poaching law.

 

[User removed 4]

No no no Chez, you have the wrong end of my stick.
I hate them all. Chelski, Manure, City, Liverpool. Even Newcastle

Where the more money they have got and the more money they can make is more important than anything.

But Chelski have got a particular place in my black heart because their johnny come lately fans are just about the most revolting product that Sky's Premier League have produced.

One minute hanging on at the bottom of the second division with only a handful of celebrities and thugs for fans.........
Next minute, Russian oligarchs, loads of money and you can't move in the Kings Road for fur coats and fashionable newbies.

I would rather people support Crystal Palace than these because at least they are a football club (of sorts) and not a made-for-tv soap opera

Its unprovable but I would lay any money you like you've never been to stamford bridge , slate the johhny come latelies all you like but dont tar the people who have been going for years with the same brush.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Its unprovable but I would lay any money you like you've never been to stamford bridge , slate the johhny come latelies all you like but dont tar the people who have been going for years with the same brush.

Last time I went there was about four years ago.
In the "superstore" was this woman in a fur coat with her two posh kids, both of whom had armfuls of various toys and branded crap.
Behind her was a bloke who was about 45-50 with a skinhead and a skin tight Lampard shirt on. Probably XXXL.
It was so funny to see the past meet the future.
I've also been up there with my mate who's a season ticket holder up there. He's a proper fan and equally as frustrated at the money money money way of things at the bridge.

If that's the sort of football you like, fine, but if all of a sudden they are not allowed to just buy who they like, I wonder how they'll get on. I only wonder, its not like I give a shit.

 

[Smithy]

Chelsea are lodging an appeal. I reckon the ban will be cut.

 

[sten_super]

According to the BBC:
Chelsea insist they will "mount the strongest appeal possible" and say the sanctions are "totally disproportionate to the alleged offence".

A statement from the Premier League club added: "We cannot comment further until we receive the full written rationale for this extraordinarily arbitrary decision."

However, someone's obviously not done their homework:
Fifa punished Switzerland's FC Sion for a similar offence in April and the club was told it could not sign players until the 2010 off-season.

This was punishment for luring Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary in 2008 before his deal with Al-Ahly had expired.

Like Kakuta, El Hadary received a four-month ban from playing.

Sion have appealed to CAS, which has frozen the sanctions while it considers the case, allowing the club to trade before the current season began. A ruling is expected later this year.


Suddenly doesn't appear all that 'extraordinarily arbitrary', does it? Especially given the warning they received after the whole Ashley Cole saga...

 

[Easy 10]

If the appeal is thrown out, then the punishment should be DOUBLED.