by Silver Fox » 24 Jun 2014 21:41
by Ouroboros » 24 Jun 2014 21:59
Libertine I think he is mentally ill
by Victor Meldrew » 24 Jun 2014 22:10
Silver Fox His issue is clearly with the size of his teeth. It's quite obvious he goes to stick the nut on Chiellini but as physics dict8s his gnashers have got there first.
Having said all that any biting Suarez did is nothing compared to Victor on this thread
by PieEater » 24 Jun 2014 22:30
by John Madejski's Wallet » 24 Jun 2014 23:08
by MmmMonsterMunch » 24 Jun 2014 23:09
John Madejski's Wallet Absolutely brilliant last 30 mins in the Greece-Ivory Coast game
And such a cool, cool pen from Samaras
by mr_number » 24 Jun 2014 23:10
by TBM » 24 Jun 2014 23:11
by paultheroyal » 24 Jun 2014 23:18
TBM So 3mins was added on - the pen was given 30s into added time, they restart at 3mins in to added time and the whistle goes
Tad unfair if you ask me for the ref to not stop the watch
paultheroyalTBM So 3mins was added on - the pen was given 30s into added time, they restart at 3mins in to added time and the whistle goes
Tad unfair if you ask me for the ref to not stop the watch
Yep, that gets my goat too.
by Whatevs » 25 Jun 2014 00:12
by Flyingkiwi » 25 Jun 2014 01:00
Victor Meldrew Not defending Suarez (believe it or not) but I can't see how you can bite somebody when you are running-I think it is physically impossible unless you are standing almost still.
No doubt we will see the incident time and again and the England players should be grateful that this story will now feature more in our Press than any discussion about our abysmal performance in the competition.
by soggy biscuit » 25 Jun 2014 07:24
by soggy biscuit » 25 Jun 2014 08:05
by BR2 » 25 Jun 2014 10:46
by Sanguine » 25 Jun 2014 10:55
by Terminal Boardom » 25 Jun 2014 11:02
by jd82 » 25 Jun 2014 11:07
Terminal Boardom Anyone remember Bloodgate where the rugby player got banned for 12 months for feigning a blood injury? The Head Coach got a 3 year ban. Cricketers have also received lengthy bans for match fixing. However, anything associated with football appears to be a totally different basket case where foul play gets one range of punishment whereas other infringements are dealt with differently. What goes against Suarez is that he has previous. I expect a 3 match ban and that will be about it.
by Ginger Ninjas » 25 Jun 2014 11:11
BR2 The main topic of conversation this morning in the office concerns that incident.
With the Press talking of 2 years as a ban (and not talking about England's abysmal performance in this World Cup)I was wondering not about English rugby players gouging players' eyes or biting ears off but the prospect of Suarez being a serial offender.
Over the years we have had Roy Keane, Patrick Viera, Paul Scholes, Joey Barton in our game and Pepe, Sergio Ramos,Gary Medel etc. all getting sent off on many occasions for trying to ( or actually doing so) inflict serious injuries on other players whether that be elbowing, head-butting or over-the-top career threatening tackles.
Pepe was sent off the other day for attempted head-butting and will get a 3-game ban, a head-butt being liable to cause a fractured cheek bone or eye socket.
He has done this before so should he get longer, in the same way as Suarez is thought to warrant longer?
We do have this strange idea that verbal abuse, spitting or biting are in some way worse offences than being reckless in going over the ball, in elbowing , head-butting or punching somebody in the kidney area of the back (all of which can cause serious damage) with the latter taking place regularly at set-pieces.
The spitting or biting can only cause very minor damage so shouldn't the treatment of the offender be actually less than for those other offences and not more?
With our Press being up in arms and grateful for a story to write after England's dull efforts I wonder if the foreign Press and more importantly FIFA see this incident in the same light-I would expect some sort of ban but nothing like what has been suggested.
Incidentally the irony is that Suarez has so far not been sent off in English football-the bloke is clearly a head-case, as are the earlier mentioned players, but I suspect that Ciellini and Ivanovic have done far worse in their time that could have caused more severe damage to their victims.
With any ban likely only to apply to International matches I now expect Suarez to be at Real Madrid, Barcelona or PSG next season with Liverpool having the very difficult task of replacing such a gifted player.
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