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Marc Bosman also signed his registration forms to play professional football, and ultimately took the football authorities to court over working practices. And won. Every law is there, if felt unfair, to be tested.

But an FA charge has followed, implying that the referees are unanimous.

My point is that in law, presented with the evidence against you, you are charged, and you have a chance to defend yourself, THEN you are handed a verdict. If this affects someone's working life, I'm not sure how sport could be immune to the law.

Even the FA isn't cruel enough to not let this go through without him having the opportunity to defend himself or make a statement. Which he has until 6pm tomorrow to do.

Something which ought to be challenged in law, as this is finding someone guilty BEFORE charging them. Even sport can't rise above the law in matters of issues restriction of working practices. I'll let go of those straws now.

If that was 'deliberate', Barton's on Kayal was full-blown assault.