FA in sensible response SHOCKER

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BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Birmingham City | FA rejects bid for new Taylor ban

The Football Association has rejected Fifa's call to impose a longer ban on Birmingham's Martin Taylor for the foul that broke Arsenal star Eduardo's leg.
Taylor was shown a red card and given a three-match suspension for a challenge in the 2-2 draw on 23 February.

Fifa disciplinary chief Marcel Mathier said the FA should increase the ban. But an FA spokesman said: "It would be unreasonable at this stage of the season to change our disciplinary procedures on the basis of one case."

The spokesman added: "That would be a dangerous precedent to set. Serious foul play carries a three-match ban and the only cases where that has been increased is where there has been a clear case of intent and no-one is suggesting that happened in this case. Fifa can go f*** themselves".


Blimey. It seems someone at the FA is actually capable of making a sensible decision.
I assume Barwick must be off on his Easter holibobs somewhere.

 

[pasty]

Fifa disciplinary chief Marcel Mathier said the FA should increase the ban.

What a f***ing wanker.

 

[crodonilson]

He's probably working hard making more money for the F.A and grassroots football in England.

Agreed, a very sensible decision from the F.A.

 

[sten_super]

Damn! crodonilson beat me to the punchline!

I wish that the whole quote had been true. Platini's response would be hilarious.

 

[severnside gull]

Seriously you have to wonder at the knee jerk responses of "the powers that be" - or is it pure politics?

 

[severnside gull]

Marcel "I'm so far up Sepp Blatter's arse I never see the real world"" Mathier?

Never heard of him.


Course the prospect of legal challenges and being dragged through the European Courts before inevitably losing the case might just have influenced the FA response

 

[Hannibal smith]

He's probably working hard making more money for the F.A and grassroots football in England.

FA Webcam, Barwicks Office. 13:00