[Football] Lukaku - Retrospective Action

[Greg Bobkin]

Without wishing to bring up the whole thing again – but merely for my own interest – what has officials getting into/not getting into games and them subsequently being cancelled got to do with Lukaku getting some kung-fu practice on Bong? I may have missed it somewhere along the way.

 

[Wozza]

Personally, I hope the FA don't take action.

It's not going to affect the result, after all*.

* Also, he's in my fantasy team and I don't have any subs left this month.

 

[drew]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/foo...ouble&&ns_fee=0#post_5a1bc7a3e4b04d1c756cc8a2

Appears this is gathering momentum!

 

[chaileyjem]

Lineker on why it wasn't on Match of the Day on Saturday night.

"We didn’t see it at the time. We had 5 games to watch at 3pm. Wasn’t mentioned by a single Sunday newspaper. Only came to light after a few Brighton fans mentions on Twitter late on Saturday night. Certainly was not a decision to not show it. ��"

Daily Mail have gone to town on it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ed-news-Lukaku-miss-Manchester-derby-ban.html

 

[Petee]

I see in the daily mail link that Graham Poll said Duffy should've got a straight red as well but because he was booked for it, he can no longer receive further action.

However, this is the ref who gave 3 yellow cards to the same player in a world cup...

 

[Charlies Shinpad]

Lukaku HAS to get banned. Please FA. He stamped on Lovren a few weeks ago too. How can Tomer miss three games for a questionable stand on another player and Lukaku gets away with it twice. Wake up Sky and BBC and do you overpaid jobs.

It’s the FA that need to wake up not the people who broadcast the games

 

[BensGrandad]

As a former referee, this is one reason why the game has trouble recruiting referees, particularly the young. Not enough support and backing from the county FAs.

I would say that in my experience they get more than enough support from County officials but that is not to say that they have always made the correct decision. I believe the shortage is down the general attitude of players and clubs towards them and authority in general and as you go higher up the ladder abuse from supporters and media come into the reckoning.

 

[Two Professors]

Clear picture of him back-kicking Bong in the paper none of you read,as well.Just underneath it is a picture with more relevance to us.Rajiv van La Parra grabbing Mane's face,and getting a red card,meaning he's out for Udders match with us!

 

[Bry Nylon]

Given the game has now passed and the goal and the result stands regardless, all a 3-match ban for Lukaku can do now is give an advantage to 3 other teams when they play a weakened Manchester United.

I would prefer a 1-match ban, to be implemented for the return fixture.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Given the game has now passed and the goal and the result stands regardless, all a 3-match ban for Lukaku can do now is give an advantage to 3 other teams when they play a weakened Manchester United.

I would prefer a 1-match ban, to be implemented for the return fixture.

That has always been true of any ban though.

I like your idea all the same - carrying (one match of the) ban over until the next time those two teams meet. Doesn't really work in the second half of a season, mind.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Personally, I hope the FA don't take action.

It's not going to affect the result, after all*.

* Also, he's in my fantasy team and I don't have any subs left this month.

THIS!!!! he is earning me a fortune in points....Aspelaquetta on the other hand can go a feck off!

 

[saafend_seagull]

Dermot Gallagher “would be surprised” if Romelu Lukaku is handed a three-game ban after appearing to kick out at Brighton's Gaetan Bong.

Watch the incident here: skysports.tv/d9N9T9

 

[CHAPPERS]

That has always been true of any ban though.

I like your idea all the same - carrying (one match of the) ban over until the next time those two teams meet. Doesn't really work in the second half of a season, mind.

oooh I like that idea too, certainly as this particular incident, if spotted, would have changed the outcome of the game. There must be a way round this, like an additional game ban in the two teams aren't due to meet again.

 

[Bry Nylon]

That has always been true of any ban though.

I like your idea all the same - carrying (one match of the) ban over until the next time those two teams meet. Doesn't really work in the second half of a season, mind.

Yes - I agree it wouldn't really work in the second half of the season. I guess if he does get a 3-match ban the saving grace for us is that he would miss Man City, Watford and Arsenal. But had it been West Brom, Palace and Swansea - for example, I would be really pissed off.

 

[spence]

Dermot Gallagher “would be surprised” if Romelu Lukaku is handed a three-game ban after appearing to kick out at Brighton's Gaetan Bong.

Watch the incident here: skysports.tv/d9N9T9

However, Gallagher told Sky Sports News: "The act has to be one of violence or brutality. This appears to me to be one of petulance."

So it's ok to lash out in petulance ?

 

[Fungus]

However, Gallagher told Sky Sports News: "The act has to be one of violence or brutality. This appears to me to be one of petulance."

So it's ok to lash out in petulance ?

And kicking someone in the nuts isn't violence or brutality?

 

[CHAPPERS]

However, Gallagher told Sky Sports News: "The act has to be one of violence or brutality. This appears to me to be one of petulance."

So it's ok to lash out in petulance ?

What a stupid thing to say.

 

[Simster]

A ban for that? Really? The correct course of action would have been some competent officiating and a free kick to Albion at the time.

I'd save retrospective bans for dangerous play and deceiving officials. None of that in evidence here.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

A ban for that? Really? The correct course of action would have been some competent officiating and a free kick to Albion at the time.

I'd save retrospective bans for dangerous play and deceiving officials. None of that in evidence here.

You don't think kicking somebody in the GONADS is 'dangerous'?

 

[clippedgull]

A ban for that? Really? The correct course of action would have been some competent officiating and a free kick to Albion at the time.

I'd save retrospective bans for dangerous play and deceiving officials. None of that in evidence here.

Quite. Bong didn't make an issue of it, so I assume no contact was made, although it was clearly attempted. I still believe no retrospective action will be taken.