Nicholas Anelka banned for 5 games for anti semetic gesture

toffee matt · February 27, 2014

He's been banned 5 games and fined £80000.

It seems rather lenient for me.

manxtoffee · February 27, 2014

I genuinely ask why you think it's lenient?

Bruce Wayne · February 27, 2014

Why is this gesture seen as racist?

toffeejack · February 27, 2014

harsh i feel, i genuinely don't think he knew what it stood for, was just a bit naive for doing it wiithout knowing.

toffee matt · February 27, 2014

Bruce Wayne said:
Why is this gesture seen as racist?

Anti Semitic, I'll Change the title

Del · February 27, 2014

5 games for that

LOL

Jog on F.A you bunch of beauts, Gave in to media hype over the event

toffee matt · February 27, 2014

manxtoffee said:
I genuinely ask why you think it's lenient?

I think it's lenient by the fa's standards. I fully expected them to listen to the media and give him something like a 10 game ban

dholliday · February 27, 2014

toffee matt said:
Anti Semitic, I'll Change the title

Why is this gesture seen as anti-semitic?

Oscar1878 · February 27, 2014

I'm expecting Kopites to be in uproar over this "Poor little Luis lar got well more dan dat and he wasn't guilty"

toffee matt · February 27, 2014

dholliday said:
Why is this gesture seen as anti-semitic?

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-gesture-in-premier-league-match-9158322.html

I think this article explains it, I find it confusing myself

FTY · February 27, 2014

Bruce Wayne said:
Why is this gesture seen as racist?

Anti Semitism is racist, surely?

roydo · February 27, 2014

Am I the only one who finds it funny that is sounds like "The kinell gesture" ?

As in, "Kinell, Osman starts again!"

Probably.

Bruce Wayne · February 27, 2014

FTY said:
Anti Semitism is racist, surely?

I get that but I don't see why it's anti-semetic either. I'd never heard of it before this whole affair.

graeme2911 · February 27, 2014

Someone link up rawks reaction. They'll be fuming he didn't get the same/more than "arrrr looey".

For the lurking kopites, in simple terms: Suarez admitted racist language, Anelka denied his gesture having any racist meaning.

roydo · February 27, 2014

Bruce Wayne said:
I get that but I don't see why it's anti-semetic either. I'd never heard of it before this whole affair.

I dont think anyone had Bruce. I hadnt. But some have got mega roused about it.

Would be interesting to know if the FA had heard of it actually. Like banning a guy for 5 games for doing something they had never heard of is quite a precedent if you think about it.

Like, in my house, kissing your hand after scoring a goal is seen as really racist, anti gay, and sexist. Complaint to the FA next time you know who scores!