Author Topic: Eduardo ban overturned! (Read 1646 times)

tinkerman · « **on:** September 14, 2009, 21:15:53 PM »

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2637286/Eduardo-dive-ban-overturned.html

Scunner · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2009, 21:36:29 PM »

Pointless waste of time, as are most punishments handed down with the opportunity to appeal.

stoop · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2009, 00:10:16 AM »

Thing is that if the ref had seen it he would have been given a yellow card. So why a 2 match ban?

Scunner · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2009, 00:27:50 AM »

Because he conned the ref? If the ref had seen it he would have got a yellow card, because the ref wasn't conned

It's all academic, he got off with it after the usual circus.

Piscoe · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2009, 09:35:42 AM »

absolute disgrace that he got away with it. Diving is a cancer in our game that no-one seems willing or able to do anything about it. The only way to combat this is through technology but the very word appears to have the same effect on the FA as kryptonite has on Superman!!

Scunner · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2009, 09:40:11 AM »

The real disgrace of this episode is that UEFA handed down a punishment, then on appeal claimed there was not enough clear evidence to prove that he had done anything wrong. Checking whether there is enough evidence is what you do before you hand down punishments, not only if they choose to appeal it. UEFA authority is an embarrassing joke, a sad fossil.

stoop · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2009, 11:27:14 AM »

quote:
Originally posted by Scunner

Because he conned the ref? If the ref had seen it he would have got a yellow card, because the ref wasn't conned

It's all academic, he got off with it after the usual circus.

Yes but how do you equate what would have been a yellow card into a two match ban just because the ref didn't see it. Surely a fair punishment (putting aside the fact that I think he should have his nuts removed)would have been a retrospective yellow card?

It was never going to stand up to an appeal.

Scunner · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2009, 11:33:03 AM »

Well of course it wasn't, UEFA couldn't substantiate the crime but chose to show their muscles for a few days, then admit they didn't have sufficient evidence to do so.

I guess what I'm trying to say about the punishment is that he got a 2 match ban for conning the ref, a yellow card would have been given for trying to con the ref. In any event, he ended up getting less than if he had attempted to con the ref and the ref had spotted it. He's better off by a yellow card as well as a two match ban. Scot free.

stoop · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2009, 11:35:25 AM »

So they should give him a yellow card really. That would have stood up.

Scunner · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2009, 11:44:30 AM »

Well no, they couldn't prove conclusively that he dived so you can't punish him

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