Comments on: Chelsea and the FA - The Love-In Saga Continues http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/ Football News, Views, Articles and Discussion Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Dave Fox http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7876 Dave Fox Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:35:59 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7876 Your point is a good one Paul. I don't want the game to become sterile, and I agree with much of what you say. However, if the FA will ban Neville for what he did, why not Terry? You should either ban both or ban neither (and arguably you should ban neither), but you can't have one rule for the Chelsea/England captain and another for everyone else. Your point is a good one Paul. I don’t want the game to become sterile, and I agree with much of what you say. However, if the FA will ban Neville for what he did, why not Terry? You should either ban both or ban neither (and arguably you should ban neither), but you can’t have one rule for the Chelsea/England captain and another for everyone else.

]]> By: Thomo http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7873 Thomo Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:25:02 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7873 As far as I can remember it was the fact that Terry was so adamant that Poll had said it but then when it came to actually proving it he backed down and pleaded guilty. I know you say don't get carried away Paul but Chelsea were involved in the whole Anders Frisk situation and we all know how that turned out! I think players must control their outbursts when it comes to refs especially when you claim that they said something. I'm not saying refs are infalliable because they aren't but then where would the game be without them? As far as I can remember it was the fact that Terry was so adamant that Poll had said it but then when it came to actually proving it he backed down and pleaded guilty.

I know you say don’t get carried away Paul but Chelsea were involved in the whole Anders Frisk situation and we all know how that turned out! I think players must control their outbursts when it comes to refs especially when you claim that they said something.

I’m not saying refs are infalliable because they aren’t but then where would the game be without them?

]]> By: paul http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7870 paul Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:56:02 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7870 There are two ways of looking at this - One is the wholly correct view that the fine is paltry and not much of a deterrent. I genuinely think JT was wrong in this case - however, what did he really do? Have you seen the interview? Has he ever repeated it again? The answer to both is no. He said something - he knew it was wrong, he pleaded guilty, he got fined. He didn't cause injury, and he didn't incite others to commit violence (I actually don't think Neville did either, but the press influenced the fa into thinking he did) We can't let ourselves get carried away at the media reaction towards everything. Look at the Pardew - Wenger incident as an example. Do you really want this game to be so sterile? There are two ways of looking at this -
One is the wholly correct view that the fine is paltry and not much of a deterrent.
I genuinely think JT was wrong in this case - however, what did he really do? Have you seen the interview? Has he ever repeated it again? The answer to both is no. He said something - he knew it was wrong, he pleaded guilty, he got fined. He didn’t cause injury, and he didn’t incite others to commit violence (I actually don’t think Neville did either, but the press influenced the fa into thinking he did)
We can’t let ourselves get carried away at the media reaction towards everything. Look at the Pardew - Wenger incident as an example. Do you really want this game to be so sterile?

]]> By: Dave Fox http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7868 Dave Fox Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:31:16 +0000 http://stateofthegame.co.uk/2007/01/10/chelsea-and-the-fa-the-love-in-saga-continues/#comment-7868 This paltry fine for Terry is disappointing but hardly suprising. The FA are useless. Gary Neville was banned for 'over-celebration', or whatever they called it, while Terry gets a tiny fine (in comparison to his wages) for questioning the integrity of the referee. Of course it probably helps that he's England captain too. I recall Shearer getting away with quite a few things (kicking Neil Lennon in the face, anyone?) while he was England captain. This paltry fine for Terry is disappointing but hardly suprising. The FA are useless. Gary Neville was banned for ‘over-celebration’, or whatever they called it, while Terry gets a tiny fine (in comparison to his wages) for questioning the integrity of the referee. Of course it probably helps that he’s England captain too. I recall Shearer getting away with quite a few things (kicking Neil Lennon in the face, anyone?) while he was England captain.

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