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The answer to your question is in my post.
toffeejack
Player Valuation: £100m
This Is just hideous from the fa. I'm sorry, but it was obstruction. Obviously he went down, but like you say, why have they chosen this one to single out? You see the same thing happen 5 times every single game. Is it just because this won a pen?
Steve Wigan
Player Valuation: £35m
Sky Sports just now...Everton contesting Niasse charge. Good !!
That's evertonarentwe schooled.
Do you know why I think they've picked on Niasse's one (whether it was a dive or not) because all the other incidents were a case of X player dived, pundits say X player dived, nothing done, incident is immediately forgotten about. Niasse does it, it's like a witch hunt, everyone coming out and continuously having a pop at him day after day, the FA say to themselves "We've got to look like we're cracking down on this"
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Anthony Taylor was 10 yards away when the incident happened. If Niasse is done for 'successful deception of a match official' then Taylor should never referee again, never mind on the international scene. It wasn't so long ago that Murphy, who sits on the panel claimed a player 'has the right to go down in the area if there is contact'. Shearer wouldn't say 'it should be looked at, but wont' if it was an England player in the world cup finals or a player from an English team in the Champions League. He would be chuffed that 'deception' helped England or an English team.
If Hodgson was behind it he better hope that Zaha stays on his feet for the rest of the season, never mind Cabaye.
The pressure has been building for a premier league player to be put on an FA deception charge and it is not surprising that it was not a player from Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Manu, City or lfc, as they are protected.
Dermot Gallagher has done his usual self and said 'from Taylor's angle he could see why he gave it for a 'trip''. Unbelievable. Dann's foot doesn't go out it was given for a push with the arm. If Taylor saw a 'trip' from Dann he must be hallucinating.
If Hodgson was behind it he better hope that Zaha stays on his feet for the rest of the season, never mind Cabaye.
The pressure has been building for a premier league player to be put on an FA deception charge and it is not surprising that it was not a player from Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Manu, City or lfc, as they are protected.
Dermot Gallagher has done his usual self and said 'from Taylor's angle he could see why he gave it for a 'trip''. Unbelievable. Dann's foot doesn't go out it was given for a push with the arm. If Taylor saw a 'trip' from Dann he must be hallucinating.
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If it was Rooney, Kane, Alli or any other English player, I’m absolutely certain we wouldn’t be talking about this now. Or if it were a Utd, Citeh or RS player
GwladysPhil
Player Valuation: £35m
This will open a can of worms - next player to go down easy this weekend should be targeted as such.
exiledtoffee
Player Valuation: £500k
Totally agree with this, and I wish they would crack down on diving all over the pitch.
What I don't understand on Niasse though (and fair enough I think most agree it was a dive) but if Taylor sees it that way, it is a yellow card, but because he doesn't, it becomes a ban?? I don't understand that logic at all, the action of the player is exactly the same, it is the same "crime" so how can the punishment be different? He shouldn't be punished more because of the competence or lack thereof of the ref.. I mean if someone steals a car and gets caught in the act, they should have less punishment then if they get caught the next day??
If the same incident was against us I would have to shrug and say, soft penalty but that's football today. If they were going to go down this road they should have started with the first game of the season for every club, and punished every player the "panel" considered had "deceived the referee".
The club is appealing, well they have to, but I doubt the decision will be reversed.
The club is appealing, well they have to, but I doubt the decision will be reversed.
Glad its been contested. But don't expect it to be overturned.
Agree mate, any player going down too easily now when there is minimal contact will have to be done, the FA have set the precedent now for this by charging Niasse.
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