Kyle Walker banned for 3 CL games | appeal rejected (pg 16)

[chaddblue]

My guess is that it will be reduced to two which hopefully we can live with

 

[Keeper!]

I'd be shocked if they reduce it.

I would be shocked if they don't double it after appealing!

 

[Alfie Budd]

My guess is that it will be reduced to two which hopefully we can live with

I’d be more than happy with that. Without wanting to come across as arrogant, we should be ok without him against Sporting. But it would be a big loss if he can’t play in a tough QF first leg.

 

[Manchester33]

It was never worth a three-game ban - but a bloody stupid tackle to make and Walker will be a big miss.

 

[Citizen Green]

Title should read, appeal rejected pg 14.

 

[mccity]

Didn’t Wan Bissaka get a three match ban for a similar tackle? Think that was reduced to two on appeal

Iirc Wan Bissaka's was a really bad tackle but not malicious, whereas Walker's wasn't too bad a tackle but obviously he had bad intent.

But that doesn't necessarily mean that Walker's wouldn't be reduced.

 

[Kippax77]

Knowing UEFA they will quash the ban and just ask for their standard 10 millilion in a fine instead

 

[Alfie Budd]

Didn’t Wan Bissaka get a three match ban for a similar tackle? Think that was reduced to two on appeal

Wan-Bissaka’s ban was two games, reduced to one on appeal.
That was for a badly mistimed and very clumsy tackle rather than violent conduct (UEFA‘s words, not mine).

 

[horlock_was_super]

They'll rescind Walkers ban completely. Then ban City.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Title should read, appeal rejected pg 14.

Were you on the panel? What happened?

 

[yerwot?]

my instant reaction to the deliberate kick.....3 game ban. No "woe is me" shit from him, which makes a change from the usual "he dived" and pleading with the ref . Any reduction in the penalty would be wrong imo. He wont learn from it because he already knew, but the red mist very occasionally wins out. Which makes him a target (if they can get near him) . No-one in the squad is irreplaceable, thanks to shrewd coaching and recruitment.

 

[Citizen Green]

Were you on the panel? What happened?

UEFA took one look at the players club and doubled the ban to 6 games.

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Didn’t Wan Bissaka get a three match ban for a similar tackle? Think that was reduced to two on appeal

'nitid lodged an appeal to keep the ban at 3 games surely ?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

UEFA took one look at the players club and doubled the ban to 6 games.

They haven’t, have they?

 

[Don Karleone]

lol no surprise

 

[kaz7]

Never going to help us out with this one

 

[remember arthur mann]

Didn’t Wan Bissaka get a three match ban for a similar tackle? Think that was reduced to two on appeal

Yeah, but he's a rag.

 

[chaddblue]

I wonder if they’d have reduced it to 2 if the 2nd leg wasn’t a dead rubber… which would effectively have made it a 1 game ban

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I wonder if they’d have reduced it to 2 if the 2nd leg wasn’t a dead rubber… which would effectively have made it a 1 game ban

It’s possible, but I think the fact it was deliberate meant it was more likely to stay at 3 games.

Obi Wank-Bissaka‘s wasn’t deliberate, he got there as soon as he could, but was just high and late.

 

[richards30]

We really have nothing to complain about, Kyle was idiotic and unfortunately the team have to go without him.