lionheart said:As I would be angrier than a bull in a china shop if I had to plough through another 13 pages of posts on this subject, would somebody please do me a favour and confirm whether or not charges have been brought by the FA against Nigel.
FA to look into Newcastle request to punish De Jong
The Football Association will consider Newcastle's request for action to be taken against Nigel de Jong but may be powerless to implement any punishment.
kramer said:Maybe Newcastle united have a collective short memory in forgetting how on Saturday 13 September 2008, Fagan suffered a broken tibia after being on the end of an "horrific tackle" by Newcastle United midfielder Danny Guthrie. Guthrie was sent off in the incident, which occurred in the closing stages of Hull's victory at St James' I wonder if a similar strongly worded letter was sent to the FA
In a separate move, Newcastle have sent a video of key decisions to Premier League referees chief Mike Riley and asked for his observations. The move follows a letter they sent to the FA calling for De Jong to be banned.
The Tyneside club were unhappy with referee Martin Atkinson’s performance at Eastlands and included more than De Jong’s tackle in their video. It also featured the two penalty incidents — one awarded against Mike Williamson for his ‘foul’ on Carlos Tevez, which the Toon claim was not a foul and was outside the box, and one not given for Joleon Lescot t’s foul on Shola Ameobi.
The club highlighted Tevez’s goal celebrations, when he ran to the City bench and off the pitch, which they say warranted a second yellow card. They also asked Riley for comments on other decisions they feel have gone against them this season.