Poyet charged by the FA...

[Bozza]

...for questioning the appointment of Pawson as ref for the Palace game.

 

[soistes]

Does this mean he's a terrorist?

 

[jackanada]

Seems a bit late to sling this charge in. I presume when he made the comments they thought he was probably right and it was best ignored.

 

[Trigger]

Standard FA procedure...

Yet they can't charge Callum McManaman for a 'horror tackle'...

 

[backson]

His defence will be "Actually I really didn't mean it, he was rather good actually, please come again"

 

[Nathan]

I think we all questioned the appointment of Pawson.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

"If it's not looked at it's embarrassing. If they think it's the right person to put in this kind of game it's up to them. For me it's still embarrassing. And if I was a director or the owner of this football club I would be very disappointed with them. I was expecting the biggest Premier League manager (referee) available to come to this game".

 

[Biscuit]

The FA really is a joke. They should be charging Pawson for this display prior to the Palace game, not Gus.

 

[Biscuit]

"If it's not looked at it's embarrassing. If they think it's the right person to put in this kind of game it's up to them. For me it's still embarrassing. And if I was a director or the owner of this football club I would be very disappointed with them. I was expecting the biggest Premier League manager (referee) available to come to this game".

So he's called the FA 'embarrassing'.. thin skin much?

 

[Giraffe]

You can't have managers coming out in the press criticising the appointment of a ref. That's obvious. He will take a fine and be happy that having done so Pawson was very much on side. Job done

 

[MORTY]

You can't have managers coming out in the press criticising the appointment of a ref. That's obvious. He will take a fine and be happy that having done so Pawson was very much on side. Job done

Spot on.

 

[brightonmark1234]

if hes found guilty he could face a touchline ban this time

 

[albionite]

You can't have managers coming out in the press criticising the appointment of a ref. That's obvious. He will take a fine and be happy that having done so Pawson was very much on side. Job done

Pretty much this. Fergie style of influencing the ref before the game

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

You can't have managers coming out in the press criticising the appointment of a ref. That's obvious. He will take a fine and be happy that having done so Pawson was very much on side. Job done

Exactly. A graduate from The Fergy School of Mindgames.

 

[gripper stebson]

...I think it worked.

 

[MattBackHome]

Fully deserved charge.

 

[Giraffe]

And I would gladly pay the likely £5k fine, as I am sure Gus will. Lovely stuff

 

[vegster]

I heard that this offence is being dealt with by the Fergie Section of the FA as they don't have much on this week due to the international break.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

"If it's not looked at it's embarrassing. If they think it's the right person to put in this kind of game it's up to them. For me it's still embarrassing. And if I was a director or the owner of this football club I would be very disappointed with them. I was expecting the biggest Premier League manager (referee) available to come to this game".

True, and l take your point. But as it turned out he was excellent. Handled the game very well. So on this occasion, for once, they were right to appoint him.

 

[Giraffe]

if hes found guilty he could face a touchline ban this time

He will be found guilty because he is, but he won't get a touchline ban, just a fine.