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[gerrygowsjockstrap]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

Fair tackle, not 1 Newcastle player pulled up or complained. Could not make it out at the match. But since then have watched it on espn panel say fair tackle. MOTD 2 say fair tackle. Sky sports say fair crunching challenge. But listen to talk sport on way home & that prick Collymore. Going on how De Jong should be banned cos he can't tackle. Don't hear him say it about Scholes.Those of you who don't like it. Stop watching the game. It is going to turn into a game for fairies. How did they go on years ago. De Jong may get some tackles late but he is not the only one. His job is to get stuck in. Great tackle today just unfortunate it resulted in a serious injury.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

Bollox.

What is,
The fact that it was a tackle that didn't need to be made?
That it ended badly?
That they could well look to punish him because of the injury he caused?
That missing a game or two isn't as bad as 6 months out?

Which of this is bollox?

It happened, it's unfortunate, there was no mallice in it, but we might just need to take this on the chin if he gets a punishment.

it wasn't a bad tackle and doesn't deserve, as the referee rightly decided, further punishment.

Punishment should be decided on the severity of the challenge not the severity of the injury.

 

[cleavers]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

What is,
The fact that it was a tackle that didn't need to be made?
That it ended badly?
That they could well look to punish him because of the injury he caused?
That missing a game or two isn't as bad as 6 months out?

Which of this is bollox?

In my opinion all of the above, apart from "it ended badly", it happens in football sadly, I've lost count how many City players have suffered as a result of fair tackles (and some less than fair - which this was not).

(Nice edit by the way)

 

[Sky Blue]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

Bollox.

What is,
The fact that it was a tackle that didn't need to be made?
That it ended badly?
That they could well look to punish him because of the injury he caused?
That missing a game or two isn't as bad as 6 months out?

Which of this is bollox?

You don't understand this football lark do you Irish Macca ?.....

 

[oakiecokie]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

Bollox.

What is,
The fact that it was a tackle that didn't need to be made?
That it ended badly?
That they could well look to punish him because of the injury he caused?
That missing a game or two isn't as bad as 6 months out?

Which of this is bollox?

Please explain in greater depth "he didn`t need to make a challenge ??"
Which team had possesion of the ball ??
What is NDJ job on a football field ??
To break (unfortunate wording) down the opponents play.
End of !!

 

[TurdGrip]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

Lets say what it is first, firstly it was a bad tackle, and now the unfortunately Ben Afra has a double leg fracture which will take an awful long time to recover from and that is just very unfortunate.
It was a bad tackle, I'm not saying it was malicious but it was a bad tackle and if further action is taken, I don't think we'll have much to complain about (then again this is City) and it's not about it being the FA targeting City and all that shit that we hear every day on here, the little victims that we are.
There might be a case where they look to punish him because of the injury that he caused. People want justice for that, there are times where players get injured and they're unforunate but their accidental like studs get caught in the turf, the knee goes the wrong way, a leg gets caught underneath another players body..etc, we've all seen them. But this happened in a tackle. And they'll want some sort of justice for it. He's the reason that the young lad will be out for months, and at the end of the day, I'd take a suspension over 6 months out in a heartbeat.

What annoys me is that people saying, oh get over it, it was a strong tackle, it's a contact sport, wusses and all that. Rugby is a contact sport, but there are things you don't do, things where you don't cross the line and if you do, you know you'll be in fierce trouble for it, spear tackles, high tackles, eye gouging, a stamp on the head..etc. Some are borderline but in many cases it's more of a point where they want to be seen to be taking action. I think football could do with being a lot clearer than it is.

It was a bad tackle and I can't argue if he's in trouble for it, it's a hell of a lot better than 6 months out.

Somebody earlier in the thread pointed out the following:

The ref waved it away

The lino waved it away

The Newcastle players did not protest, nor did they surround De Jong like teams tend to do when they see something as being intentional

All of the pundits apart from that d!ckhead Alan Green and the dogger agree that it was just a hard tackle with unfortunate consequences


De Jong is a City hero, anybody on here arguing against him cannot be a City fan bearing in mind the above.

 

[cleavers]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

Punishment should be decided on the severity of the challenge not the severity of the injury.

100%, and it was.

 

[Rahart]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

What is,
The fact that it was a tackle that didn't need to be made?
That it ended badly?
That they could well look to punish him because of the injury he caused?
That missing a game or two isn't as bad as 6 months out?

Which of this is bollox?

In my opinion all of the above, apart from "it ended badly", it happens in football sadly, I've lost count how many City players have suffered as a result of fair tackles (and some less than fair - which this was not).

I agree, it happens, it's football, and every player goes out there knowing that they're a bad tackle away from an injury. I do not think he should be punished, and in the spirit of the game as such, I'm sure in time when the player himself looks back he'll say, that's football, but all I'm saying is that because of the horrific injury that was caused, they might look to punish him and if they do, it wont be something we would win a fight against, and we would probably be better off taking it on the chin.

A game or so out is a whole lot better than 6 months, they might want to make an example of him, if they do, there will be little to nothing, that we can do about it.

I totally agree that he shouldn't be punished for it, but they might look to make an example of him, that's all I'm saying, I hope they don't.

 

[cleavers]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

I agree, it happens, it's football, and every player goes out there knowing that they're a bad tackle away from an injury. I do not think he should be punished, and in the spirit of the game as such, I'm sure in time when the player himself looks back he'll say, that's football, but all I'm saying is that because of the horrific injury that was caused, they might look to punish him and if they do, it wont be something we would win a fight against, and we would probably be better off taking it on the chin.

A game or so out is a whole lot better than 6 months, they might want to make an example of him, if they do, there will be little to nothing, that we can do about it.

Also bollox.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Re: De Jong injury to Ben Arfa

In my opinion all of the above, apart from "it ended badly", it happens in football sadly, I've lost count how many City players have suffered as a result of fair tackles (and some less than fair - which this was not).

I agree, it happens, it's football, and every player goes out there knowing that they're a bad tackle away from an injury. I do not think he should be punished, and in the spirit of the game as such, I'm sure in time when the player himself looks back he'll say, that's football, but all I'm saying is that because of the horrific injury that was caused, they might look to punish him and if they do, it wont be something we would win a fight against, and we would probably be better off taking it on the chin.

A game or so out is a whole lot better than 6 months, they might want to make an example of him, if they do, there will be little to nothing, that we can do about it.

I totally agree that he shouldn't be punished for it, but they might look to make an example of him, that's all I'm saying, I hope they don't.

they can't, unless the referee lies, and if he does that, the whole integrity(not that there's much left) of football will be destroyed.