Carloblues
Player Valuation: £30m
Amazing this, so basically they've admitted it's not violent conduct, which would make it an accident, so he's been sent off and given a one game ban for running?
They are a shambles
They are a shambles
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Good god I truly hope not!!
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
The Fiver | Stitched up good and proper by that piece of work Virgil van Dijk
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"On Sunday, leaders Everton had their charcoal and seafoam shorts handed to them by Southampton at St Mary’s. To be fair, they’d been stitched up good and proper by that piece of work Virgil van Dijk, who as Carlo Ancelotti explained the other day, stuck one on their star man James Rodríguez in the first minute of the recent Merseyside derby, limiting him to just 179 of 179 minutes of football since. Not only that, by sneakily enticing Jordan Pickford into that crotch-first challenge, the wily Van Dijk has cleverly established a virulent anti-Everton agenda within the refereeing community, clearly evidenced by the red card awarded to Lucas Digne for taking a wild swipe at Kyle Walker-Peters, missing, then clumsily standing on his ankle and bending his leg to an alarming degree."
GTF smart arse.
He arguably fouled him from behind twice in the same sequence. So if they deem it 2 bookable offences, then the 1 game makes sense.
I think it's a good result to be honest. Hopefully it sets a precedent where soft red cards are not also punished with 3 game bans. There should be discretion to determine the ban based on how serious the offence was.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Quality journalism again.
But no surprise really.
Ian Darke is a third rate commentator who looks like he stinks of piss.
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Mellow today.
Hickson9
Player Valuation: £30m
I can't see him having all of Kenny on one side, Nkounkou on the other and Gordon in place of Richarlison.
Shouldn’t even have been a red never mind a one match ban.
Still, looking forward to seeing Nkounkou step up to the Premier League and let Digne rest up for Man Utd.
Still, looking forward to seeing Nkounkou step up to the Premier League and let Digne rest up for Man Utd.
You can’t get booked twice for that
mightymoyes
Player Valuation: £70m
It's the sensible way to go, especially if Kenny isn't fit. Both full backs playing out of position is a disaster waiting to happen, was bad enough on Sunday with one.
I think you can. Chris Baird got sent off for two bookings in the same passage of play in a Northern Ireland game in Belfast I was at a few years ago.
Northern Ireland's Chris Baird receives 'bizarre' red card
Northern Ireland midfielder Chris Baird was on the end of one of the more bizarre red cards in the draw with Hungary on Monday.
I expected a 3 game ban so pretty pleased with the outcome.
Drico
Player Valuation: £50m
The Digne sending off on Sunday was a classic example of a player having an abysmal game going on to have a notorious one.
I'm confident that had he played well on Sunday he would have been in a more considered frame of mind and avoided the nonsense that led to the clumsy red.
If there is one thing that worries me about some of our better players this season, it's the impetuousness and general lack of in-game intelligence that's been on display these last few games.
Digne was the author of his own downfall on Sunday - as Richarlison was the week before. I don't want fellas waving their arms in outrage when "victims" of refereeing decisions. I want them using their brains and staying on the pitch to give their team-mates the highest chance of getting a result.
We'll have to make do without him now for the Newcastle game, but these lads need to get smarter and calm down if they are serious about making an impact this season.
I'm confident that had he played well on Sunday he would have been in a more considered frame of mind and avoided the nonsense that led to the clumsy red.
If there is one thing that worries me about some of our better players this season, it's the impetuousness and general lack of in-game intelligence that's been on display these last few games.
Digne was the author of his own downfall on Sunday - as Richarlison was the week before. I don't want fellas waving their arms in outrage when "victims" of refereeing decisions. I want them using their brains and staying on the pitch to give their team-mates the highest chance of getting a result.
We'll have to make do without him now for the Newcastle game, but these lads need to get smarter and calm down if they are serious about making an impact this season.
4737carlin
Player Valuation: £90m
Wow, didnt see that coming, but you get the rub ofthe green when your top club.
I know people are claiming its a good result but I’m not having it. It’s either a sending off or it’s not, rescind the card or don’t. I’m not quite sure how they are finding a one match ban in what was quite clearly an accident, it was a yellow at best.
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