Re: Kompany red card and appeal
I doubt that the ban will be overturned, but it would be quite wrong for it to be deemed frivolous. Bans really should only be deemed frivolous if clubs play the system to avoid the player missing a particular match.
In an ideal world whenever a player is sent off the incident should be reviewed and the appropriate ban added to the punishment already incurred by virtue of the player being sent off. For practical reasons the FA doesn't do that but imposes automatic bans. That's fine, but such a system should also include a rigorous appeals process. The system shouldn't bully clubs into not appealing.
Kompany's challenge was borderline and he was sent off by a referee viewing the incident in real time. Its in the wider interest of the game that the challenge is reviewed and its legitimcy confirmed one way or the other. That would establish a basis for consistent decision making in the future. If the sending off isnt reviewed then it effectively establishes a benchmark which may or not be correct.
I doubt that the ban will be overturned, but it would be quite wrong for it to be deemed frivolous. Bans really should only be deemed frivolous if clubs play the system to avoid the player missing a particular match.
In an ideal world whenever a player is sent off the incident should be reviewed and the appropriate ban added to the punishment already incurred by virtue of the player being sent off. For practical reasons the FA doesn't do that but imposes automatic bans. That's fine, but such a system should also include a rigorous appeals process. The system shouldn't bully clubs into not appealing.
Kompany's challenge was borderline and he was sent off by a referee viewing the incident in real time. Its in the wider interest of the game that the challenge is reviewed and its legitimcy confirmed one way or the other. That would establish a basis for consistent decision making in the future. If the sending off isnt reviewed then it effectively establishes a benchmark which may or not be correct.
