The Football News Thread 2014/15 - Everything not Wolves News Related

[Deutsch Wolf]

Anything that goes past the keeper and arrives on target at around chest height is going to lead to at absolute minimum a loose ball in the six yard box. Free kick goes straight down the middle and the keeper is stood where he normally is - he catches it (unless he is Brad Jones). What are defenders going to do?

 

[Lord Knows]

Key is to beat the keeper with power and hit the target.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Anything that goes past the keeper and arrives on target at around chest height is going to lead to at absolute minimum a loose ball in the six yard box. Free kick goes straight down the middle and the keeper is stood where he normally is - he catches it (unless he is Brad Jones). What are defenders going to do?

Could they not stoop and head it?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Unlikely you're going to be getting much height and/or distance clearing the ball like that. Assuming whoever it is reacts in time in the first place.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Diego Costa is set to contest the charge of violent conduct. I do not think he has much chance of winning the case.

 

[NorwayFB]

Diego Costa is set to contest the charge of violent conduct. I do not think he has much chance of winning the case.

It will hopefully add a game or three to his ban.

 

[lemonjelly]

crouch & whelan extend their stoke deals.

 

[Premier Quality]

Costa banned for 3 games for the 'stamp'. Seems very soft to me. Stamp implies he hurt him (which he didn't) but there is a clear difference between being stamped on, and trodden on imo. Yellow card at worst for me.

 

[Alan]

It did happen twice and IMO they were at least avoidable steps.

 

[Premier Quality]

It did happen twice and IMO they were at least avoidable steps.

The second one was nothing like a stamp - unless he managed to float, he had to put his foot down sometime. The first he trod on him and it was avoidable. Wasn't a stamp though.

 

[NorwayFB]

The second one was nothing like a stamp - unless he managed to float, he had to put his foot down sometime. The first he trod on him and it was avoidable. Wasn't a stamp though.

So you're saying Emre Can be stepped on but Can not be stamped on.

 

[PuntsWolf]

As with all things it's the intent rather than the outcome. It was a deliberate offence and therefore deemed violent conduct

 

[Lord Knows]

Stoke City's Robert Huth will serve a two match ban and is fined £15k after he admitted breaching FA Rules in relation to social media.

 

[Carrotdude]

2 match ban for playing cock or no cock? hahahahaha

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Costa banned for 3 games for the 'stamp'. Seems very soft to me. Stamp implies he hurt him (which he didn't) but there is a clear difference between being stamped on, and trodden on imo. Yellow card at worst for me.

I think that Coosta clearly stamped on the player, and that is violent conduct. Had the referee seen it I am sure he would have sent him off.

 

[Freddeno]

I think both stamps/step ons could have been avoided easily..so he should have been sent off imo

 

[Lycan]

http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/article/club-statement-2237743.aspx

Absolute disgrace.

 

[Carrotdude]

They're making him pay 5 grand for slagging off the owner on a fucking Internet forum? Fucking hell.

 

[Alan]

I've been reading and writing social media policy at work this past week and in the US that would have been protected speech. Strange it isn't in the UK.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Anything on the internet is subject to libel laws over here.