No action against Lukaku

[Barcon]

I’m not sure why people are getting hung up on Lukaku’s act being one of petulance, or otherwise. As far as I am aware, only Dermot Gallagher, a former referee, has used this as the reason further action should not be taken. The FA hasn’t made a distinction between petulance and violent conduct.

Law 12 of The Laws of the Game says:

“VIOLENT CONDUCT

Violent conduct is when a player uses or attempts to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball, or against a team-mate, team official, match official, spectator or any other person, regardless of whether contact is made.

In addition, a player who, when not challenging for the ball, deliberately strikes an opponent or any other person on the head or face with the hand or arm, is guilty of violent conduct unless the force used was negligible.”

I assume the FA Review Panel deemed that Lukaku acted with negligible force, and that is why he wasn’t sanctioned.

You can’t really argue with this, as Lukaku hardly made contact with the Brighton player, and he didn’t seem to even notice the attempt from Lukaku. It will be interesting to see how the FA deal with similar incidents that don’t involve a United player though.

Negligible force is only mentioned in the paragraph that deals with the use of hands or arms to the face or head. The first section is what pertains to this incident.
Also, as far as the Brighton player didn't even notice the attempt, he grabbed his balls with both hands as soon as it happened.

 

[SilverFox2]

I don't think that follows.

The referral is made, with the question of "would you have sent him off for this?" I don't know how they make the decision to refer, but it was referred which suggests that that part of the system worked ok.

Edit: And first they have to wait for the ref's report to note that he didn't see the incident fully.

Are we not saying the same thing, a referral was made then with every benefit of hindsight chose to apparently ignore the rule book when viewing the evidence.

 

[RayCTID]

Do as I say not do as I do type of attitude when it comes to the FA's disciplinary procedure.

 

[Gazza]

Judicial Panel
Rimla Akhtar
Gary Aplin
Peter Barnes
Barry Bright (Chair)
Roger Burden
Malcolm Clarke
Peter Clayton
George Dorling
Sue Hough
Brian Jones
Ray Lewis
Andrew Neville
Elaine Oram
Roger Pawley
Jack Pearce
Chris Reeves
David Simpson
Geoff Thompson
Billy Thomson
Paul Tompkins
Thura Win

Referees
Maurice Armstrong
Peter Barnes
Ron Barston
Alec Berry
Barry Chaplin
David Crick
David Elleray (Chair)
David Horlick (Vice-Chair)
Sue Hough
Roger Pawley
Mike Penn
Tom Sampson
Roy Schafer

I see it includes the Thompson twins.

 

[remember arthur mann]

 

[bondsman]

Who were the 3 man panel? That should be made public because that decision is a disgrace and actions like lukaku’s have no place in the game. If a panel isn’t going to challenge that but will challenge a dive then it’s a fucking jokeshop

 

[TFC]

Fucking WOW.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Fucking WOW.

Decided he was stretching his hamstrings.

 

[Goater=Legend]

Not really bothered tbh. Would rather beat them without the excuse.

 

[Bodicoteblue]

Negligible force is only mentioned in the paragraph that deals with the use of hands or arms to the face or head. The first section is what pertains to this incident.
Also, as far as the Brighton player didn't even notice the attempt, he grabbed his balls with both hands as soon as it happened.

Graham poll in his mail column praised the Brighton player for not reacting to this assault ,instead of going down like a Rooney or an Ashley young.
If he had grabbed Lukaku’s balls instead of his own you can be sure that would have been reviewed (many times over) and would have resulted in a ban and possibly execution.