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Now we're out it doesn't matter.........
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However I think it's clear they were acting out of goodwill (i.e. we still believe Keane's action deserved a bigger punishment but we'll let it pass) rather than saying "Objective achieved- Man United out of the Champions League. You may allow that player to return".
Still, not a very well thought statement and one that will add fuel to the 'UEFA/FA is prejudiced against us' conspiracy theorists.
I agree the wording poors but I agree with Aladdin with what they mean by it. Basically they are letting him off and wiping the slate clean for next year. What Bastards eh :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Disgraceful.
Does anyone think that is is the correct way for UEFA to behave?
They have behaved in a sensible way imo, they thought there was more too it and wanted a longer ban so they were reviewing it. They've now decided that it will not affect this years tournament as you are OUT, so they've decided to use a bit of common sense and decided on no further action, leaving Keane free of bans for the start of the next campaign.
They've done you a favour, get over it.
Oh and they never did review it, it didn't get that far. They just decided that as were were out it didn't matter anymore.
I am complaining because it looks like they don't have a proper process for dealing with this type of thing. They can extend bans whenever they feel like it, and they can decide it doesn't matter depending on what a teams situation is. Its corrupt.
If he'd have got another say 3 games there would have being a thread complaining about that.
I ask you, What would you have liked to happen in this situation?? I personally think they have shown a bit of common sense, which is lacking greatly within all parts of how the game of football is officiated, from the referees and linesman to the FA, UEFA etc.. We need more common sense used on a much more regular basis on and off the pitch. We don't want the game to be run/officiated from a book where everything is in black and white. Its already made the officiating ON the pitch a lot more strict and left the refs with no choice but to send players off etc.. when a bit of common sense should be used.
E.g. (purely hypothetical), Arsenal 2-0 up at Man U 89mins gone comical defending from Wes Brown sees him take Henry out in the box when he has a clear sight at goal.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN - Arsenal Penalty, Brown sent off
WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN - Arsenal Penalty, Brown yellow carded
This IMO is using common sense, the games 89mins old, Arsenal already 2-up with a penalty. There is no need to send Brown off the games dead but the refs HAVE to now, because its there wrote in black and white.
More common sense like this needs to be brought back into the game.
It would have been otherwise why would they have called a review. I thought the one match ban was sensible. Please don't make out he wouldn't have been handed an extra 2 match ban had gone through, its obvious he would.
Do you agree with my points on using common sense a lot more???
I agree, however it will never work like that as rules are rules and, unless you can give all referees the same amount of common sense decisions will always be contested.
It has worked in the past so why not now?? Refs aren't allowed to use common sense anymore. Take a Leeds pre-season friendly, Viduka should have being sent off, the ref used his common sense and let Leeds substitute him instead. The ref ended up getting fined for using his common sense.
I fully agree that if a referee can use the same code of practice throughout one game then its ok. Most of the time though, we see referees booking somebody for one thing, then not booking another player for the exact same thing.
I'll use Sunday as an example, the first booking wasn't really deserved. It was followed by 3 fouls (both sides) that were worse. He didn't book them as he had just made a rod for his own back. I think that referees should try to keep the games flowing instead of worrying to much about what people will say at full time.
This will never happen until the media stop sensationalising (is that a word?) everything.