Ben Thatcher's Elbow

[Colchester Kev]

Guys, I have deleted a couple of posts from this thread, the original tasteless comment, and the follow ups which quoted it ... hope you understand.

Cheers Kev.

[Dewi_cool]

got to be imprisonment, no doubt

[ifm]

Guys, I have deleted a couple of posts from this thread, the original tasteless comment, and the follow ups which quoted it ... hope you understand.

Cheers Kev.

No i don't understand, if he wants to say things like that then people should see it.

[Nem]

Guys, I have deleted a couple of posts from this thread, the original tasteless comment, and the follow ups which quoted it ... hope you understand.

Cheers Kev.

No i don't understand, if he wants to say things like that then people should see it.

Here, here.

He should be banned.

[ifm]

Heid wouldn't stand for it!!

[Colchester Kev]

sigh .... 

blonde has a reputation for always being honest with the members, and always will be.

The comment that caused the offence was discussed by the Mods and it was decided that the member who made the post would have his account suspended for 2 weeks. He was also issued a final warning in that any repeat of such offensive matter would lead to a permanant ban from blonde.

The comment AND the replies that quoted it were removed to stop other people from having the same shock and outrage at the comment as those that posted a reply.

Im sure you can understand that if you reacted so strongly against his comment because you found it so offensive, why should we leave it on the board to offend other people ?

wether you agree or not, a decision was made to remove the post and issue a 2 week suspension.

[ifm]

Morning Kiv 

[Nem]

sigh .... 

blonde has a reputation for always being honest with the members, and always will be.

The comment that caused the offence was discussed by the Mods and it was decided that the member who made the post would have his account suspended for 2 weeks. He was also issued a final warning in that any repeat of such offensive matter would lead to a permanant ban from blonde.

The comment AND the replies that quoted it were removed to stop other people from having the same shock and outrage at the comment as those that posted a reply.

Im sure you can understand that if you reacted so strongly against his comment because you found it so offensive, why should we leave it on the board to offend other people ?

wether you agree or not, a decision was made to remove the post and issue a 2 week suspension.

Good decision

[MrMoves]

I wonder if Thatcher will get a 2 week ban?

[BrumBilly]

I wish people would stop referring to this as a 'challenge'. It wasn't! If you challenge you're making an attempt at the ball. Here the player eyes up his man and extends his elbow UFC style to take the opponent out. The intent here can only be to cause damage. I'm surprised he wasn't set upon by the other players. Don't understand what the yellow card was for (obstruction or what? Baffled). I think the players/staff/supporters showed great restraint (more than he deserved IMO). A lifetime ban, massive fine and time inside for that wouldn't be an over reaction....Football can't be seen as a freeroll for thugs.

[Jim-D]

Football can't be seen as a freeroll for thugs.

 
What a great quote.

[fergus8]

who was suspended for 2 weeks?

[Indestructable]

As a City fan i thought I would let the dust settle on this one.
I think the one point that messed this one up was that the ref didn't send him off. Even the most biased City fan would admit it was a sending off. If he had gone off it would have been less hassle to City as it felt to the public that he had got away with it and this caused even more bad feeling.
It is clear that Thatcher meant to catch him and there is no defence.
I hope Mendes is ok and that the FA can decide on an appropriate punishment and the sooner the better. As for police action I am wary on this as it would be difficult to determine which ones are for legal action and which ones are for the FA. Unless perhaps it was documented as to what is due for legal action and then at least we know where we stand.
There have been plenty of incidents in the past which in my view could be considered for legal action including a few by Roy Keane (have to show a little bit of biase) so as long as it isn't one rule for them and one for the other I don't mind.

[mjrevie]

I have watched this for the first time and i know its been discussed to death but just a couple of things i thought i'd chirp in.

The man city fans who booed should be ashamed of themselves and embarressed. When a guy is down for 3 minutes, has about 5 guys round him, its unlikely he is faking the injury.

With the high profile nature of this challenge, would you play thatcher again? He is going to be hated (and rightly so) at every ground he goes and its not as if he is a decent player anyway.

I would welcome the police getting involved in this incident. I know it sets a dangerus precedent but i think in this case its the correct action. As a celtic fan i never thought i would say this, but if Thatcher doesnt get police action, if I was Duncan Ferguson, i would be raging. He did a lot less and got three months.

Man city are a team i have a lot of time for. I respect their fans, i have like a few of their managers in recent history but i think this incident could lose them support unless they handle it properly.

[Indestructable]

I agree with the comments on booing a player down injured which ever club they play for, but it does seem to have become common place amongst all clubs. The fans have no idea whether a player is injured, but will boo anyway. Something that shouldn't be in the game, but I guess some of the injury fakers tarnish the reputation of the rest of the players.