Typical FIFA

[Amir]

If you follow your arguement OF the world would be in chaos. If everyone reacting to the slightest provocation every man woman and child on the planet would be headbutting/attacking everyone else.

Or maybe everyone would be a little bit more respectful towards each other if they thought they might get nutted

I don't care about bans, I just think you shouldn't say things like he did regardless of where you are.  Now, if he'd said something funny....

[McLovin]

So basically, if you decide to elbow someone in the face, can you now claim it was because of a bit of verbal, and then they too get banned?

[janaage]

So basically, if you decide to elbow someone in the face, can you now claim it was because of a bit of verbal, and then they too get banned?

   Exactly.

[oxford_fan]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

[Piemonte]

So basically, if you decide to elbow someone in the face, can you now claim it was because of a bit of verbal, and then they too get banned?

   Exactly.

 

[janaage]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

But TV evidence didn't prove what Materazzi said.  

That's all your honour, I the defence rests.

[Piemonte]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

Brilliant.

So now everytime there is a bad foul / ruck the FA / Fifa / Uefa have to get the lipreaders in.

The national lipreaders union must be jizzing themslves at this massive increase in business

[oxford_fan]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

But TV evidence didn't prove what Materazzi said.  

That's all your honour, I the defence rests.

but they did prove that he said stuff. and he admits it (bbc: "who has admitted insulting the France captain). it doesn't matter exactly what he said, he personally insulted him and it was bad enough for a man playing in a world cup final which was 2-2 at the time, and his last ever football match, to end it early.

the facts are that materazzi insulted zidane and zidane took physical retribution. both acts are against the laws of the game and so punishable in the way they have been. there is no reason not to punish materazzi, he broke the rules.

[oxford_fan]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

Brilliant.

So now everytime there is a bad foul / ruck the FA / Fifa / Uefa have to get the lipreaders in.

not at all. like i said, the rules of football have not changed.

you've got to consider the context within which the incident occured; we don't play world cup finals every saturday.

[Piemonte]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

Brilliant.

So now everytime there is a bad foul / ruck the FA / Fifa / Uefa have to get the lipreaders in.

not at all. like i said, the rules of football have not changed.

you've got to consider the context within which the incident occured; we don't play world cup finals every saturday.

Thats even more non-sensical.

This ruling should apply across the board or not at all. What qualifies as being a big enough game then?

[janaage]

Oxford Utd v Forest Green?

[Foggy]

OF ,have you ever played football at a decent level ? Verbals are part and parcel of the game , if i had got lairy everytime ive been "verbally abused" on a pitch i would owe the FA thousands of pounds in fines . Its a big boys game and ZZ should have either ignored him or taken the piss with a nutmeg .

[oxford_fan]

you can claim all you like but if tv replays dont prove it, then no.

the rules of football haven't changed because of this incident.

Brilliant.

So now everytime there is a bad foul / ruck the FA / Fifa / Uefa have to get the lipreaders in.

not at all. like i said, the rules of football have not changed.

you've got to consider the context within which the incident occured; we don't play world cup finals every saturday.

Thats even more non-sensical.

This ruling should apply across the board or not at all. What qualifies as being a big enough game then?

you missed the point. can't be arsed to explain it even more.

OF ,have you ever played football at a decent level ? Verbals are part and parcel of the game , if i had got lairy everytime ive been "verbally abused" on a pitch i would owe the FA thousands of pounds in fines . Its a big boys game and ZZ should have either ignored him or taken the piss with a nutmeg .

and you've missed a point made ages ago. and yes i've played football, i'm probably better than you.

[Piemonte]

you dont get it. you just dont get it.

Your mums a slag

[DMR]

Spoken like a true wannabe ref there OF, which is half the problem- all budding referees are more spasticated and have less discretion than the current crop.

Were you joking about condeming Materrazis "racism" or are just thick?