Benarbia_is_god said:
Reading and listening to some comments by Liverpool fans defending him I am embarrassed for them. A precedent has been set by the Dutch FA on this one, 7 games. Now I also believe that past crimes should come into account, he's no angel and should have at least 12-15 games.
Joey Barton got 12 for kicking off with a few of our players last year, as cowardly as that was it was no where near as bad as biting someone.
He is going to get a minmum of 12
Had the ref seen it and sent him off tha would be 3, the tariff is always doubled and then the commission will have to look at several factors:
a.The applicable Law(s) of the Game and any relevant FIFA instructions
and / or guidelines;
b. The nature of the incident including the Player’s state of mind, in
particular any intent, recklessness or negligence;
c. Where applicable, the level of force used;
d. Any injury to an opponent caused by the incident;
e. Any other impact on the game in which the incident occurred;
f. The prevalence of the type of incident in question in football generally;
g. The wider interests of football in applying consistent punishments for
Even if ll hat wasnt bad enough there are some other damming things that are just going to stack up
1) He has been the subject of a FA charge withinthe last 5 years where he was warned as to his future conduct
2) He has been the subject of another charge for a similar offense albeit in Holland but it will be taking into account
Thoughts?