Do we need a hard man in the team?

[jimharri]

Is the correct answer jim, that though is down to the FA to sort and they are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard. The rule of not being able to change a booking for an offence when the ref got it wrong and it should have been a red needs to be brought in

And yellow cards can be changed. Remember Ben Thatcher's assault on Pedro Mendes. I'm pretty sure he was booked at the time and the FA upgraded his punishment to a ban as it was "exceptional circumstances". That's my memory of the incident anyway.

 

[Bill]

I kind of expected some sort of ruckus from our lot on Puncheon for leaving that awful tackle on him deliberately. If Kev was my team mate I'd have certainly let him know what I thought of his dirty tactics.

Correct.

 

[chesterbells]

And yellow cards can be changed. Remember Ben Thatcher's assault on Pedro Mendes. I'm pretty sure he was booked at the time and the FA upgraded his punishment to a ban as it was "exceptional circumstances". That's my memory of the incident anyway.

Yes mate, it was exceptional circumstances - he was a city player

 

[BerkshireBlue]

Yes mate, it was exceptional circumstances - he was a city player

Yes and the adebayor celebration was charged even though he was booked for it. These are the only two I can think of though funny that it's against us though. The Ben Thatcher one was the right call though it was disgusting what he did

 

[chesterbells]

Yes and the adebayor celebration was charged even though he was booked for it. These are the only two I can think of though funny that it's against us though. The Ben Thatcher one was the right call though it was disgusting what he did

Well, I agree it was an out of order challenge, but i dont agree it was the only one of its kind, and deserved punishment above and beyond all others that get 3 game bans, so on that basis, against that background, in that context... I'm not sure it actually was the right call

 

[Tricky_Trev]

We draw one game in 19 and now our approach is wrong and we need Lee Cattermole? How about no.

 

[I'm Blue]

What's sir joey up to these days? : )

 

[aguerrrroooooooooooo]

We need the whole team to react to these challenges the way Barcelona did under Guardiola when they were getting kicked to bits. Not nice to watch but now I understand why they were so quick to surround the ref and pressure him to send players off.

Agreed, I don't like seeing it but what choice have we got when being kicked off the park?

 

[goalmole]

Yes, but for those 2 or 3 matches where he was sent off he would have accumulated a 12 match suspension! (3+4+5 matches). Not really much of a deterrent when he's banned for almost one third of the season, is it?

It is if people know what they're going to get when he's sat on the bench. He'll only have to do it a few times before they cotton on and start behaving themselves. Keane managed Ok.

 

[American Cityzen]

I’d think it would be in the EPL’s best interest to severely penalize tackles like we saw yesterday on De Bruyne. If I’m a player of his quality and I kept taking cheap shots like that, I’d have to seriously think about going to play for one of the big boys in another league that will protect players.

 

[green pennies]

No because we aren't a hockey team. If we were, I'd say dig up Bob Probert.

Good shout. I hear Tie Domi is free as well.

 

[Dax777]

No

 

[malg]

I just want to hear a report that Puncheon\Alli was punched in a tunnel bust up. No bans, no police involvement, just the knowledge that if you try it on with of ours you'll get a fucking dig afterwards. Mangala looks like he'd pack a punch, and he's got himself involved a couple of times on the pitch, so he'd be up for it.

We're soft.

 

[decmancity]

Be no point, would be suspended every game for daring to look at challenging someone.

 

[Barcon]

Good shout. I hear Tie Domi is free as well.

He's busy doing comwave commercials but I do have a way to contact Wendel Clark. ;)

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Otamendi ?

 

[City_Sean]

We’ve just won eighteen games a in a row without a so called hard man in the side. They’re not needed, we need more quality in terms of squad options so the drop off in quality isn’t as big as it seems.

 

[Silvas' left eyebrow]

Bernado Silva....the fixer.

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

Be no point, would be suspended every game for daring to look at challenging someone.

Nah, trying to take somebody’s leg off at the knee, studs up with both feet off the ground, is, apparently now, perfectly acceptable.

...Agressive walking, on the other hand, is, seemingly, an entirely different gravy!!

 

[Bentheblue]

Looks like KDB is our hard man as he put the 2 guys who tried to do him out for the season.
Kane had a lucky escape.