Arthur banned for six games
Seems very harsh but they’re saying it’s the mandatory penalty that he’s received, things go from bad to worse.
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Going well, isn't it
It is going to be a long four or five weeks for him, I think that he will only have short window to prove himself upon his return but hopefully he will train really hard in the interim and come back determined to make it up.
If not, he will be justifiably frozen out.
Even better five minutes earlier Andy Grey had praised Dicks for not retaliating when Spencer clattered him on his bad knee/ankle
He's apologized , he & us : the club must deal with it & move on, not nice to see for sure , but if he learns from his mistake, IMO can't ask for more.
Seems way out of balance to me.
It's been the automatic ban length for a while now, apparently to conform with FIFA's policy.
I recall when I was a youth worker and we entered into a “behavioral contract” with the young people who attended on what is considered unacceptable behaviour - and spitting was the first thing mentioned and was top of the list.
There is just something particularly nasty about it.
Footballers are role models and given the camera angles nowadays, it is extremely unlikely that such actions will be missed.
The penalty has been the rule for some time now and thus I agree with those who believe that it is a rule that is largely effective as occasions are thankfully few and far between.
Cowardly, and dangerous.
Most players don't even get carded for it, even though the only reason for doing it is to try to upset/hurt a fellow professional.
Shoving someone through frustration, not nice but been going on since the game began
Just my opinion mind.
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b) do it in a park game, and likely the worst that will happen is the bloke stumbles.
Do it in a tight PL ground, with a stepp or short run off, and you could do serious damage.
As I said, I think it is cowardly, and worse than being spat at. Lots of incidents I've seen have nothing to do with frustration, and are just cheap shots, when the other player has his back turned.
And really, my point was that spitting gets a 6 game ban, whereas cowardly pushing, and endangering an opponent, gets mostly nothing, which I don't see as right at all.
If spitting is worth 6 games, so should lots of other things we want seen out of the game be, would be my opinion.
The old days, Ref in perfect view........Play on play on whats the matter with you.
To be fair he did get a yellow for this one
I do think it’s worth 6 games and I don’t worry about the odd shove, if it’s bad enough then it should carry a red, point is for me, spitting is the lowest