Aguero banned for three games (updated)

[FanchesterCity]

I think we all know the answer to these questions, and for those who are hard of hearing it has been highlighted. It has probably been raised previously, but if the match had not been televised live and was played at the normal time of 3pm on a Saturday, would we be debating this now? would there have been a charge?

Indeed - and there's something fundamentally wrong when the media are the catalyst.
I don't object to the review system, it's a good thing - but it needs to be transparent, consistent and timely - not to mention fair.
There should be no reason why we can't know within 90 minutes after the game IF any incident is to be investigated - even if that means the ref has to watch the entire game on video.

 

[Chi-town blues]

United are favourites with the bookies.

To make them happy would mean weakening United and not city.

Rags were favorite before the incident?

 

[SWP's back]

Rags were favorite before the incident?

Bookies favorites yeah. I'm guessing due to home advantage. They were evens and we were 2/1 so I had a piece of that.

 

[RobinHood]

I think we all know the answer to these questions, and for those who are hard of hearing it has been highlighted. It has probably been raised previously, but if the match had not been televised live and was played at the normal time of 3pm on a Saturday, would we be debating this now? would there have been a charge?

Yes there would. Sky would've made a point of it on their Saturday Night Highlight programme then looped it on their Sports 'News' channel on the hour, every hour.

 

[Nightmare Walking]

Can he not ask for a personal hearing and then get a sicknote to excuse him, till say around tea time next Friday?

 

[dom]

Fanchester....some really thoughtful contributions here, mate... rugby has a lot to teach football

 

[SPIDERBOY]

Been given an extra 24 hours to lodge an appeal,why would the FA do that?

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Been given an extra 24 hours to lodge an appeal,why would the FA do that?

Because we've been busy easing players out the door.

 

[Brendan110_0]

Been given an extra 24 hours to lodge an appeal,why would the FA do that?

Time to spam the FA transfer fax machine?

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Been given an extra 24 hours to lodge an appeal,why would the FA do that?

To try and show that they are fair and even handed - just before they find him guilty and ban him.