**Brighton and Hove Albion v Portimonense, in Ferreiras - Official**

[thebazillionaire]

Oh dear.
Last season we might not have won many/any friendlies, but at least the games finished!
What woeful performances/results we have had this year.
Bottom 4 by Christmas again!
Still we have Holroyd to look forward too, leading the attack in the opening games.

Absolute Cock of a comment

 

[severnside gull]

So...

Brezovan injured 6 weeks?

Dunk Injured 12 weeks?

Barnes banned 3 games?

Greer banned 2 games

Murray banned 2 games.

that seems far from certain

 

[stewardxxx]

I think Scholes got banned for 3 games after being sent off in the Ajax tournament a few years ago?

Think it was rooney mate - just after his red in the world cup...

 

[Cian]

Where's this quoted from then. Surely you can't get a ban from a friendly - especially from a sending off by a non FA ref.

See above, FAI ref sending off Oatway applied in the League. Could be a UEFA rule or could rely on deals between the individual FAs, I'm not sure.

 

[portslade seagull]

Albion starting line-up against Portimonense: Poke; Calderon, El-Abd, Elphick, Painter; Sparrow, Navarro, Battipiedi; Bennett, Barnes, Baz

Looks good at least Holroyd isn't starting

 

[Horsham Gull]

suerly the english FA are incharge of bans and suchlike this game wasnt governed by the English FA surely

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

Craig Davies got sent off at Scunthorpe in the friendly last season and missed the start of it.

 

[Steve Foster]

If Holroyd & Hart are the only 'forwards-ha ha' at Swindon, then Gus should opt for all out defence & 0-0 will be brill

 

[El Turi]

Think it was rooney mate - just after his red in the world cup...

I think you're right. Man Utd appealed but I can't remember if it got overturned?

 

[Rookie]

a banning depends on if the ref reports it to the FA. Doubt it will be clear for a few days, bet Gus is well chuffed

 

[Gav1901]

Surely we can show video evidence of Barnes being punched out of nowhere then maybe have a little fine for not being able to control our players and staff running onto the pitch

 

[severnside gull]

if he was sent off Barnes may well be banned but the question seems to be IF?

interesting that the club text commentary on the incident has been changed?

 

[Kylies Stunt Arse]

Oh dear.
Last season we might not have won many/any friendlies, but at least the games finished!
What woeful performances/results we have had this year.
Bottom 4 by Christmas again!
Still we have Holroyd to look forward too, leading the attack in the opening games.

Results in friendlies mean nothing, and even if they did then the results for the first team squad haven't been that bad. The games we have lost, tonight excluded, have ended with the youth team on the pitch.

The game against Sunderland was some of the best football the Albion have played in years and we were really unlucky not to win it comfortably. I didn't stay out in Portugal for the game tonight but it sounds a bit like the ref called it off a bit prematurely.

'd take all the comments about Barnes being banned with a pinch of salt too.

 

[Lord Bracknell]

interesting that the club text commentary on the incident has been changed?

Version 1:-

68: MATCH ABANDONED - Portimonense striker Ivanildo runs 20 yards to shove Ashley Barnes, prompting a mass confrontation between both sets of players and staff. Referee Nuno Guerbeiro and his assistants eventually leave the pitch and the game is abandoned.


Version 2:-

68: MATCH ABANDONED: A mass pitch confrontation between both sets of players and staff. Referee Nuno Guerbeiro and his assistants eventually leave the pitch and the game is abandoned.

 

[El Turi]

Thinking about it, would a red card in an abandoned game count?

 

[Horsham Gull]

when did the argus start writing for the offical site?

 

[The Great Cornholio]

From the FA Website

The FA
Red card changes

Tuesday, 04 August, 2009
The major changes ahead of the new campaign include:

* In exceptional cases only, the ability to reduce, or increase, on application, the standard punishment for red card offences*
* Sanctions, resulting from red cards shown in pre-season friendly fixtures, will not apply to competitive first team games*
* Bringing forward of the yellow card amnesty cut-off date, from end of February to 31 December
* Suspensions for reaching 5, 10 or 15 yellow cards to begin with immediate effect*

*Only for clubs competing in the Premier League, Football League and Football Conference National

 

[Gav1901]

I am so happy. Gus on the pitch in the thick of a punch-up, a friendly abandoned, another one banned for Swindon. This is SO South American. I can only hope Mauricio was behind his boss's side all the way

 

[Al Bion]

Official text from club: MATCH ABANDONED: With Portimonense 2-0 up, a mass pitch confrontation between both sets of players sees referee Nuno Guerbeiro abandon the match.

Nothing about a sending off