United thread 2020/21

[Ric]

This is a stupendously bad decision and I expect Cavani or United will challenge it in some way.

Think they've already said they won't contest it?

 

[Vienna_70]

CavanI banned for 3 games , how does that compare to Bernies ban?

Bernardo was only banned for one game; Littlewoods, I think, and no fine.

 

[Kippax77]

Bernardo was only banned for one game; Littlewoods, I think, and no fine.

But he had to go to "education classes"
Does Cavani?

 

[Ric]

But he had to go to "education classes"
Does Cavani?

Yes.

 

[remember arthur mann]

But he had to go to "education classes"
Does Cavani?

Edinson Cavani banned for three games by FA for offensive Instagram post - Mirror Online

 

[Kippax77]

Yes.

The job lot then, nice one

 

[half & half derby scarf]

Bad news for us. He's shite.

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

It's good news for us and he deserved a ban for violent conduct in the Everton game, but long term the FA thinking they can decide any inoffensive word in a foreign language is now racist is bad news for us and everyone else who has foreign players.

I know,its bollocks

 

[Paladin]

This is a stupendously bad decision and I expect Cavani or United will challenge it in some way.

Being banned for 3 games and fined £100,000 for calling a friend with black hair, "blackie".

The FA can't decide that words with no racist meaning in a foreign language are racist because they look or sound like a racist word in English.

It's a bad decision, but it is correct. The stupid FA has gone and changed its rules to stipulate that anyone guilty of racism is automatically to face a three game ban. They now have no option but to follow their own rule, no matter what the individual circumstances are. They have given themselves no leeway, no wiggle room.

Cavani did not mean to be racist, I have no doubt about that. (Neither did Bernardo). And I feel sorry for him on a personal level, because he now has this label hanging over him, and it will always be there.

It is football's governing body, The FA, that always legislates in haste.

Incidentally, I also think United themselves are more culpable than Cavani here. They knew the new rules. They knew what happened to Bernardo and Alli, and they should be warning all incoming players of the pitfalls when engaging in social media. It is common practice in most companies to have induction courses for new employees. Diving and screaming is obviously on the agenda for United. They need to add racial awareness too.

 

[blue cigar]

Just heard he's on at the Embassy club next weekend