Lambert given touchline ban

[Monty]

it's ace. First offence and he gets a ban, yet Wenger,Ferguson etc practically threaten the lives of officials yet they walk away scot almost every time. Kind of ironic really with Arsenal coming to VP this weekend.

Perfectly articulated response to this nonsense.

Agreed. It's a scandalous double-standard.

[Clampy]

Also according to Tim Abraham from the E&S the linesman in question looks to have been dropped from this weeks games ...

Which makes the decision to fine Lambert even more baffling.

[Nev]

I'm getting very close to giving up, I just don't see the point of kicking against the pricks anymore.

[silhillvilla]

Where on earth do they pluck the figure £8000 from and where does this money go ?
Are AVFC likely to cover this for lambert ?

[PeterWithesShin]

Also according to Tim Abraham from the E&S the linesman in question looks to have been dropped from this weeks games ...

Which makes the decision to fine Lambert even more baffling.

Why? Just because the linesman was wrong doesn't give Lambert free reign to say what he likes. And we don't know what he said at the time. If anything for once it looks like they might show some consistency. Linesman fucks up and is punished by being demoted for x amount of time. Lambert breaches a rule and is also punished.

[Brend'Watkins]

It depends what he said. He may fully deserve it regardless of how crap a decision the penalty was.

No He can not of said anything as bad as that decision, even if he called him a cheat.

Yes he can have said something that warranted the ban. Same as the linesman deserves to be demoted for his decision.

Rooney and his cohorts from the Sky 4 can aggressively hurl a volley of fucks in the direction of officials week in week out without any comeback for even minor decisions. 

I don't really care what Lambert said to the linesman or 4th official in this particular instance as whatever it was was completely correct as long as it included blind, useless, fucking and c*** x 10.

 

[pooligan]

Only thing that surprises me is that Wiemann did not get charged as well, i am sure he must have said a few choice words to.

[Ron Manager]

Good job Andy Lochhead wasnt on the pitch. He would have regalled the ref with a few of the many Scottish phrases of violent abuse in his considerable repertoire and then got sent off.

[danlanza]

It depends what he said. He may fully deserve it regardless of how crap a decision the penalty was.

What?
Like.... "You stupid f**kin brainless gormless c**t of a linesman! Anybody who thinks its handball when my player takes their arm down about 5 minutes before the ball reaches them isn't fit to officiate a f**kin subbuteo game. I ought to kick your balls in then come round your house and burn it down. You make Phil Dowd look like a lifelong Villa fanatic you f**kin retard!"
At least a good £8k worth there I reckon.

I would give a weeks wages towards his fine if he did say that, no probs.

[pbavfckuwait]

How PWS can you agree that what PL said regardless of what he says deserves a ban and a fine, when Red nose wanker and Asre wipe come out in the after match interview accusing the ref , 4 th official tea lady of all sorts of things if the decisions go against them and the FA which stands for Fuck all do nothing every single time, when was the last time red nose tosser got banned, yet he can tell the premier league who is fit to ref his games and who is not.All those that siad the game is going to hell in a hand cart are spot on and this is just further proof.

[mrastonvilla]

Where on earth do they pluck the figure £8000 from and where does this money go ?
Are AVFC likely to cover this for lambert ?

It's the standard fine for that particular offence. It decreases as you go down the leagues, it's £2000 in the championship for example.

[Dave]

How PWS can you agree that what PL said regardless of what he says deserves a ban and a fine, when Red nose wanker and Asre wipe come out in the after match interview accusing the ref , 4 th official tea lady of all sorts of things if the decisions go against them and the FA which stands for Fuck all do nothing every single time, when was the last time red nose tosser got banned

Last year he was given a five match touchline ban for saying nasty things about Martin Atkinson.

So probably then.

[PeterWithesShin]

How PWS can you agree that what PL said regardless of what he says deserves a ban and a fine, when Red nose wanker and Asre wipe come out in the after match interview accusing the ref , 4 th official tea lady of all sorts of things if the decisions go against them and the FA which stands for Fuck all do nothing every single time, when was the last time red nose tosser got banned, yet he can tell the premier league who is fit to ref his games and who is not.All those that siad the game is going to hell in a hand cart are spot on and this is just further proof.

March last year.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been banned from the touchline for Manchester United's next five matches and will have to watch the FA Cup semi-final from the stands after being found guilty of improper conduct at a Football Association hearing.

Ferguson has also been fined £30,000 after the FA decided to take a hardline stance over his decision to fight the charge rather than accept he had gone too far in his criticisms of the referee Martin Atkinson after the defeat at Chelsea earlier this month.

Ferguson's ban does not start until 22 March, meaning he will be available for Bolton Wanderers's visit to Old Trafford on Saturday. Therefore his ban will start with a trip to West Ham, followed by a home match against Fulham and the all-Manchester semi-final at Wembley. However, Ferguson already had a suspended two-match touchline ban hanging over him from a previous charge, when he had accused Alan Wiley of being physically unfit to referee in the Premier League.

That has now been invoked, meaning Ferguson will also be banned from United's dugout in a home game against Everton and the visit to Arsenal.

The case against Ferguson was that he alleged bias on Atkinson's part by saying that he should not have been appointed for the Chelsea game because the occasion demanded "a fair referee." Ferguson, who had been incensed by Atkinson's officiating of a 2-1 defeat for the Premier League leaders, had decided to fight the charge against the recommendation of United's legal advisers.

Ferguson has 48 hours to appeal.

[Toronto Villa]

In fairness Ferguson had got away with it on many, many occasions and pushed it to the limit and beyond. He got that ban on the back of repeat offence after repeat offence. Had Lambert just got the fine it would have been harsh, but a ban is ludicrous and in light of the fact he is completely correct in what he was protesting about.

[PeterWithesShin]

While he may have been justified moaning about it we have no idea what he said. Just because he may not do it often doesn't mean he shouldn't be punished if he blew his top. And Lambert has admitted and accepted it judging by the fine and ban.

As it was an E3 infringement it means it took place in the tunnel and/or technical area. So again, we have absolutely no idea what he said.

As for the punishment being harsh, it's standard E3 which includes abusive and insulting language.

FA standard penalties