Yeah. Plus to appeal we would need video evidence to build our case. Clearly Sky didn't capture anything or they'd have shown it so we're left relying on whatever footage of the game Preston provide. And that will probably be a copy of the Sky tape. Safe to say it's a non-starter and he'll now be banned for 3 games.
He got a red at Napoli for putting his nut in someone's face when the ball was dead. He then returned from suspension and got a straight red on his debut for us while waiting for a corner. You seriously think people are morons if they think he might have a temperament problem? These aren't an unlucky series of rash challenges and I think any rational fan would question it. His discipinary record before these incidents seems okay, but I don't see why you think the double red for violence should pass with a shrug of the shoulders.
Oh yes I remember that - didn't he get a 6/7 game ban - I remember it badly impacting our first season under Roeder.
It's the same supporters that would welcome Joey Barton to the club! There is no justification for dismissals arising from cowardly acts off the ball.
He will make the 25 man squad. I've just seen the video of it, there's no way it'll be rescinded: https://twitter.com/BenWignall1/status/636857953014956032
Will not be rescinded, but I have seen far worse. It was an ill advised push with the elbow. Definite red card and ref was right beside it. PNE player made a meal of it, but that is a given in the modern game.
He didn't swing his elbow, just shoved the guy in the face with his forearm. No way it'll be rescinded though, a deserved red. The Preston bloke was winding him up apparently, we'd be screaming for a red if he'd done the same to Britos.
You can tell he is one of those players who will be sent off alot considering he only just served his ban for headbutting Morata.
13878 minutes played = 4 red cards = A red card every 3469.5 minutes = one every 39 games Averages a yellow card every 3 games.
:sign15: He stops, reverses towards him, looks up to check where his face is, and then elbows the guy in the face in front of the ref ! Ill advised push with the elbow my a**e !!!
Have you ever been elbowed in the face? That guy on the floor quite clearly hasn't been elbowed in the face...
Things of this nature have a scale. I have taken another look at the, albeit, inconclusive footage, and, to me, it was an entirely over the top push in the face/neck of an opponent using the forearm/straight elbow. Red card was deserved. No question. If it was a "proper", or more correctly a "vicious" elbow, there would be consequences such as concussion, cuts, teeth missing, broken jaw etc. When I played (pub league standard football), you would occasionally get an accidental (sometimes not so accidental) elbow. For a period of time the last thing on your mind is to call for a red card. You are ****ed for varying amounts of time. Whilst I was not at the game, I understand the victim was in an immediate position to put forward an argument to the referee for the red card, which he, quite rightly, succeeded in.
Well done on working that out, he will just be like Angella get red cards for stupid reasons and cost us matches. Hence why it said Watford were looking good until he got sent off. Didn't need to do what he did.
and if your going to get all statistical on me then try 1 competitive match, 1 red card therefore 100% record of being sent off haha
Why are we even considering appealing this red card. The league will probably decree any appeal to be frivolous and add a further game to the suspension.
How level of Mr.Wignall to label the whole team as dirty on the basis of the actions of one player. As if Preston are paragons of footballing virtue.
Who the hell said that?! Every outlet I've seen/read suggested it didn't make much difference, and we were abject throughout. They scored in the 8th minute, and if I'm not mistaken Britos was dismissed in the 75th? Extremely spurious to suggest he was a major factor in us losing that game.
I was very wrong back in the summer to not be enthusiastic about his signing. I was, wrongly, over-influenced by his headbutt and red card in his final match in Italy, fearing that sort of hotheadedness could cost us a PL match or two if it re-surfaced. After a shaky start, the red card at Preston, he's been one of our best performers this season. I hold my hands up totally.
