So Kenny Says..

[Acidmouse]

ban him, this will give a message out to all the cheating bastards if they get away with it in the game they might be pulled up after.

[TheChipPrince]

Charged with 'deceiving the referee', good...

[kukushkin88]

Charged with 'deceiving the referee', good...

Definitely this, as long as they're consistent in punishing all offenders.

[Karabiner]

Charged with 'deceiving the referee', good...

So tell me, do you think that the Celtic fans who were shining lasers at Eduardo's eyes when he took the penalty should also be charged ?

[TheChipPrince]

Charged with 'deceiving the referee', good...

So tell me, do you think that the Celtic fans who were shining lasers at Eduardo's eyes when he took the penalty should also be charged ?

I certainly do, altough very hard to punish of course...  Maybe they were shining during play, causing him to fall over?

[sweet potata!]

Sandy has already said no team can take the moral highground here which is very true. It must be the fact that i felt so sorry for Eduardo when he broke his leg and was so happy for him when he came back and played again  that has made his dive almost disgust me , Boruc reaction said it all , and then when Eduardo rolled in the pen without remorse i just felt like strangling him. insta change of opinion.Oh well im sure Eduardo prob aint too bothered if he's liked or not.

[Acidmouse]

Charged with 'deceiving the referee', good...

So tell me, do you think that the Celtic fans who were shining lasers at Eduardo's eyes when he took the penalty should also be charged ?

Its a totally different point though

[Teacake]

Wenger anger over Eduardo charge 
 
Eduardo wins a penalty after going down in the penalty area
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has accused Uefa of conducting a "witch-hunt" after it charged Eduardo with diving in the Champions League clash with Celtic.

Striker Eduardo appeared to dive to win a penalty last Wednesday and Uefa could ban him for up to two games when its disciplinary body meets on 1 September.

"I find it a complete disgrace and unacceptable," said Wenger.

"It singles out a player to be a cheat and that is not acceptable. We will not accept the way Uefa has treated this."

If Eduardo is suspended he would miss Standard Liege away on 16 September and the home match with Olympiacos on 29 September.

And Wenger added: "I believe you can debate whether it is a penalty or not. But this charge implies there was intent and a desire to cheat the referee. Having seen again the pictures again, nothing is conclusive.

"It's a witch-hunt that we see and not an objective judgement of a case."

Wenger said the Croat may have taken evasive action in light of the career-threatening broken leg he sustained two seasons ago.


And the Frenchman added that European football's governing body would have difficulty proving the 26-year-old intended to deceive the referee.

"We will defend our player as far as we can because he is not being treated fairly," said Wenger.

"It's funny in football because you can break the legs of players and it doesn't make a debate for anybody.

"I'm the first to say that it doesn't look like a penalty but it's another thing to say that he went down with intent. I wish good luck in proving that having seen the pictures again."

In charging Eduardo, Wenger claimed Uefa had set off down a dangerous path whereby any decision made by an official can be contested after the match.

He said: "There is completely lack of logic in this case. Why? Because people have reacted emotionally.


"This case has been ruled by the media and emotionally by Scotland, by the Scottish FA and by Scottish people working at Uefa.

"I've fought my whole life against cheating and I've seen some obvious cases where Uefa didn't intervene. On and off the pitch things have happened where no action was taken.

"But now the existing rules of football have been changed just for one case so we will from now on challenge every single decision that is made in Europe by the referees.

"This is the first time since I've been in football that the judgement made by the referee is not accepted by the football bodies."

Absoulte com.

How can anyone take anything he says seriously?
 
 

[henrik777]

Most epl watchers will be amazed because he says he has seen it !!

Even though Eduardo dived i think Wenger has a point in that the reaction is inconsistent he just doesn't make it very well.

Sandy

[Teacake]

Most epl watchers will be amazed because he says he has seen it !!

Even though Eduardo dived i think Wenger has a point in that the reaction is inconsistent he just doesn't make it very well.

Sandy

Its got to start somewhere and he's the one that was calling for it 3 years ago!

Be careful what you wish for.

[Maxriddles]

Charged with 'deceiving the referee', good...

Definitely this, as long as they're consistent in punishing all offenders.

This...........but they won't be

[Colchester Kev]

Quite ridiculous ... If the ref sees it as a pen, he has to give it ... if it turns out that he is later found to be wrong then players get a 2 match ban ... so what when someone dives in the box and appeals for a pen but the ref says play on ?  does that player get a 2 math ban as well ? or only if the ref gives it ?

Total bollocks imo ... ref's make mistakes week in and week out ... you cannot suddenly prosecute 1 player for this without first announcing it pre season and having a fixed rule.

[celtic]

Quite ridiculous ... If the ref sees it as a pen, he has to give it ... if it turns out that he is later found to be wrong then players get a 2 match ban ... so what when someone dives in the box and appeals for a pen but the ref says play on ?  does that player get a 2 math ban as well ? or only if the ref gives it ?

Total bollocks imo ... ref's make mistakes week in and week out ... you cannot suddenly prosecute 1 player for this without first announcing it pre season and having a fixed rule.

It is in the rules Kev and has been for a while.

[The Baron]

Quite ridiculous ... If the ref sees it as a pen, he has to give it ... if it turns out that he is later found to be wrong then players get a 2 match ban ... so what when someone dives in the box and appeals for a pen but the ref says play on ?  does that player get a 2 math ban as well ? or only if the ref gives it ?

Total bollocks imo ... ref's make mistakes week in and week out ... you cannot suddenly prosecute 1 player for this without first announcing it pre season and having a fixed rule.

I agree with Kev and Wenger here.

Yes it has to start somewhere but wtf. Start with a known repeat offender like Drogba or Ronaldo.

Unfortunately someone of the stature of Ronaldo will never get punished by Uefa. They simply dont have the balls.

If this was my player and the first time he'd taken a dive in his career I'd back him all day long. Total bollox from Uefa.

[Karabiner]

Quite ridiculous ... If the ref sees it as a pen, he has to give it ... if it turns out that he is later found to be wrong then players get a 2 match ban ... so what when someone dives in the box and appeals for a pen but the ref says play on ?  does that player get a 2 math ban as well ? or only if the ref gives it ?

Total bollocks imo ... ref's make mistakes week in and week out ... you cannot suddenly prosecute 1 player for this without first announcing it pre season and having a fixed rule.

I agree with Kev and Wenger here.

Yes it has to start somewhere but wtf. Start with a known repeat offender like Drogba or Ronaldo.

Unfortunately someone of the stature of Ronaldo will never get punished by Uefa. They simply dont have the balls.

If this was my player and the first time he'd taken a dive in his career I'd back him all day long. Total bollox from Uefa.

And a few others on this thread