Dale Stephens' appeal [Update: appeal rejected, 3 game ban stands]

[Thunder Bolt]

I would only put LR in midfield to do a specific man marking job on Bannon and I am sure that he is such an accomplished adaptable player he could do the job. Stop Bannon and you stop the supply to Hooper and Forestiere. The only player we have who could do a similar job is Crofts.

I thought Crofts was injured but the Argus article today said he's available.

 

[fleet]

Andy Naylor ‏@AndyNaylorArgus 18h18 hours ago
For those asking, Albion were hoping to hear appeal outcome today. Looks like tomorrow now. Obviously relevant to preps for Friday. #bhafc


so, sometime today hopefully.

Now would be good

 

[brightonrock]

Will they ? What explains then all the times they've overturned suspensions in the Premier League this season. ?
Suspensions are overturned on a fairly regularly basis even when the ref is, yes, a certain Mr. Mike Dean
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/arsenals-gabriel-red-card-against-6494435

There's a time and a place for your weirdly chirpy, never-say-never club/authority apologism, contradicting anyone and everyone for the sake of doing so. This isn't it.

This game was worth >£150m and the country's premium referee, drafted in especially to cope with scrutiny and pressure of that magnitude, catastrophically bottled it. If they overturn the red then he and they are admitting liability in the wealthiest one-off game in world sporting history.

It's a simple equation - the more that's on the line, the more the blinkers will go up and they'll back their own man - since when have the authorities policed themselves honestly on the big stage?? We've not got a hope in hell.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Is it just me who thinks the longer the decision takes, that maybe it could be good news?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

FA Web site back up now ....



But still no news ....

 

[ROSM]

Okay, maybe I'm grasping at straws here but could the delay or time taken be driven by whether the FA are taking legal advice on impacts of their decision? Maybe we might get told that we have to sign a disclaimer not to appeal further/ or financially dependent on the outcome?

 

[Triggaaar]

Andy Naylor ‏@AndyNaylorArgus 18h18 hours ago
For those asking, Albion were hoping to hear appeal outcome today. Looks like tomorrow now. Obviously relevant to preps for Friday. #bhafc

I'm amazed the club were hoping to have heard yesterday.

Where should we be looking to find the announcement? I guess it'll be on twitter.

This game was worth >£150m and the country's premium referee, drafted in especially to cope with scrutiny and pressure of that magnitude, catastrophically bottled it. If they overturn the red then he and they are admitting liability in the wealthiest one-off game in world sporting history.

It's a simple equation - the more that's on the line, the more the blinkers will go up and they'll back their own man - since when have the authorities policed themselves honestly on the big stage?? We've not got a hope in hell.

You're making me depressed.

 

[fleet]

Okay, maybe I'm grasping at straws here but could the delay or time taken be driven by whether the FA are taking legal advice on impacts of their decision? Maybe we might get told that we have to sign a disclaimer not to appeal further/ or financially dependent on the outcome?

Or they are going at their own normal leasurely pace not realising that I can't concentrate on my work!

 

[sparkie]

Is it just me who thinks the longer the decision takes, that maybe it could be good news?

It means they are still reading Paul Barber's email ?

 

[Hotchilidog]

Given that there is a game on friday that will be influenced by the outcome of the appeal it is shocking that it has not been dealt with already. The incident occured saturday it should have been first order of business yesterday as we have a very important game to prepare for on friday.

 

[Triggaaar]

Okay, maybe I'm grasping at straws here but could the delay or time taken be driven by whether the FA are taking legal advice on impacts of their decision?

No. I'm getting fed up with this 'club might sue' BS. Someone please show me an example where a team has sued the FA / FIFA etc because of a simple officiating error, and won? Sport doesn't work like that, or every ****ing week there'd be a legal case getting results changed.

Maybe we might get told that we have to sign a disclaimer not to appeal further/ or financially dependent on the outcome?

If that was the case, we could have been told a couple of days ago, and signed it straight away. Or, if the club has any sense, signed it to say they wouldn't appeal further etc if the ban was lifted.

 

[Exile]

Given that there is a game on friday that will be influenced by the outcome of the appeal it is shocking that it has not been dealt with already. The incident occured saturday it should have been first order of business yesterday as we have a very important game to prepare for on friday.

FA agenda for the week:

1. Golf
2. Expensed lunch at the Ivy
3. Hospitality and handshakes at the 'LAST EVER match at the Boleyn ground'
4. Golf
5. Expensed lunch at the Fat Duck
6. Filling out of expenses forms.
7. AOB

 

[Davemania]

I just left a message at the FA slating the joke of a referee that is Mike Dean. I may well leave another ten messages today. Won't achieve much but will make me feel slightly better

 

[glasfryn]

Leave one from me too

 

[Rugrat]

No. I'm getting fed up with this 'club might sue' BS. Someone please show me an example where a team has sued the FA / FIFA

Hang on!!

 

[Icy Gull]

No. I'm getting fed up with this 'club might sue' BS. Someone please show me an example where a team has sued the FA / FIFA etc because of a simple officiating error, and won? Sport doesn't work like that, or every ****ing week there'd be a legal case getting results changed.

If that was the case, we could have been told a couple of days ago, and signed it straight away. Or, if the club has any sense, signed it to say they wouldn't appeal further etc if the ban was lifted.

I think the FA are looking at the option of replaying the game to avoid a multi million pound lawsuit, hence the delay.

 

[sparkie]

Hang on!!

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2006 ? That is some soothsaying

 

[Tricky Dicky]

There's a time and a place for your weirdly chirpy, never-say-never club/authority apologism, contradicting anyone and everyone for the sake of doing so. This isn't it.

This game was worth >£150m and the country's premium referee, drafted in especially to cope with scrutiny and pressure of that magnitude, catastrophically bottled it. If they overturn the red then he and they are admitting liability in the wealthiest one-off game in world sporting history.

It's a simple equation - the more that's on the line, the more the blinkers will go up and they'll back their own man - since when have the authorities policed themselves honestly on the big stage?? We've not got a hope in hell.

Utter, utter bollox

 

[golddene]

Hang on!!

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But that were 10 years ago what about this Dale Stephens now!

 

[ROSM]

No. I'm getting fed up with this 'club might sue' BS. Someone please show me an example where a team has sued the FA / FIFA etc because of a simple officiating error, and won? Sport doesn't work like that, or every ****ing week there'd be a legal case getting results changed.

If that was the case, we could have been told a couple of days ago, and signed it straight away. Or, if the club has any sense, signed it to say they wouldn't appeal further etc if the ban was lifted.

So do you recall Sheff utd and their post tevez complaint?

I said I was grasping at straws and I was being slightly tongue in cheek but never underestimate the options available that have been used by other clubs