0% Villa. Tevez refuses to play for Citeh

[Steve R]

To be fair to Tevez, the phrases 'please go on the pitch an score a few' and 'I'm feeling a bit peckish, could you nip down to the outdoor and get me a bar of chocolate' do sound remarkably similar in South American Spanish.

[VillaZogmariner]

My heart bleeds purple piss.

[Eigentor]

I sympathise with Tevez.

If I was relaxing and watching a Champions League match and some Italian told me to get onto the pitch and play against Bayern Munich, I would have refused too. 'No way, I'm not good enough," would have been my response.

[olaftab]

I sympathise with Tevez.

If I was relaxing and watching a Champions League match and some Italian told me to get onto the pitch and play against Bayern Munich, I would have refused too. 'No way, I'm not good enough," would have been my response.

Could that be his clever defence if mancity do sack him and he sues for compensation?
 "That evening watching other players perform on the pitch my client felt  that he will not be able to contribute at the same level  or improve  his team. In fact he felt that the  team performance  level will drop if he played and told his Coach so by his action."
This could  be accepted by the Court as reasonable judgement by the player in refusing to join the action on the pitch.

[olaftab]

Am I alone in thinking that it would be a good thing if both Beye & Ireland refused to play for Villa, saving us from a) having to watch them in horror through clasped fingers & b) pay them for the rest of their worthless contracts?

Huh... don't know where you have been but Ireland did refuse to  play in the entire match against Bolton and  the first half against QPR.

[adrenachrome]

Human compassion is conspicuous only by its absence in this thread.

You can't blame the unfortunate fellow for hot having his head right when they clearly botched the job of sewing it back on.

[Legion]

I believe he has been suspended for two weeks.

[villan1975]

I believe he has been suspended for two weeks.

Sporting life reporting he suspended for two weeks.
Does not say whether the poor little scamp will be paid or not.

[The Left Side]

Yep BBC reporting it now too, I think he is not training and won't be paid, shame!

[Steve R]

I believe he has been suspended for two weeks.

That'll learn him

[Lizz]

Last night's reactions were understandably in the heat of the moment. It's now the damage limitation stage.

[nuninho]

Has a Villa player ever done the same?

[The Left Side]

Southgate wasn't happy with the club and the lack of ambition it showed, but he carried on and played very well and so was a superb professional. I have never heard of a player refusing to come off the bench, plenty have disappeared before kick off but not during the game!

[Brend'Watkins]

A lot of us have seen a certain player in our colours on the pitch but practically playing for the other team.  I wish he had refused to play for us.

[badluckeric(gates)]

In my opinion nothing underlines the chasm between city and united morethan this. With Fergie his arse wouldnt have touched the floor on the way out. I reckon he would have been sacked on the spot, regardless of value.