Quote from: Dave on December 10, 2014, 08:22:27 AMKonchesky has had his red card overturned. Which probably isn't unreasonable, but doesn't that now mean that Hutton has been punished for that incident more severely?Which if so I would say IS unreasonable. Not really, it means that the FA have realised the ref made a mistake in the red and a yellow for both players sufficed, which is perfectly reasonable.
Konchesky has had his red card overturned. Which probably isn't unreasonable, but doesn't that now mean that Hutton has been punished for that incident more severely?Which if so I would say IS unreasonable.
Quote from: Duncan Shaw on December 10, 2014, 08:49:19 AMQuote from: Dave on December 10, 2014, 08:22:27 AMKonchesky has had his red card overturned. Which probably isn't unreasonable, but doesn't that now mean that Hutton has been punished for that incident more severely?Which if so I would say IS unreasonable. Not really, it means that the FA have realised the ref made a mistake in the red and a yellow for both players sufficed, which is perfectly reasonable.From what I've read through the red card has been rescinded rather than downgraded.So the end result of the incident is that Hutton has been booked and Konchesky has received no card at all.
He should have got two yellows. One for the tackle and the second for standing over Hutton and abusing him.
Suspect it was just suggesting Hutton was play acting a bit. All hand bags really. I think he deserved at least a yellow for the combined challenge & mouthful he gave Hutton. Nasty and unnecessary.
Quote from: chrisw1 on December 10, 2014, 10:59:09 AMSuspect it was just suggesting Hutton was play acting a bit. All hand bags really. I think he deserved at least a yellow for the combined challenge & mouthful he gave Hutton. Nasty and unnecessary. I'm not sure, Koncheskey and Schlupp had been niggling at him all game and there had been quite a lot of 'exchanges of views' without any reaction, what was said caused him to jump up like he did so it must've escalated above that.
Quote from: paul_e on December 10, 2014, 11:10:43 AMQuote from: chrisw1 on December 10, 2014, 10:59:09 AMSuspect it was just suggesting Hutton was play acting a bit. All hand bags really. I think he deserved at least a yellow for the combined challenge & mouthful he gave Hutton. Nasty and unnecessary. I'm not sure, Koncheskey and Schlupp had been niggling at him all game and there had been quite a lot of 'exchanges of views' without any reaction, what was said caused him to jump up like he did so it must've escalated above that.Yes maybe. Either way is seemed unnecessarily nasty and I'm surprised more people (pundits, fans & now the FA) didn't back the ref in his decision. In my view it sends the wrong message. Chop someone down, stand over them and abuse them and it's not a problem? It should be poor challenge, volley of abuse - off you go son. As for Hutton, I don't think what he did was anywhere near as bad and a yellow was enough. It's not as if he pushed him in the face.
Bit unfair, to say the least. Hutton had gone down because he had been wiped-out by Konchesky. As I said earlier on, lunging in towards a stationary player player (especially one who is only likely to have one leg grounded to having just played the ball) is extremely reckless. There's no way on earth it was a dive and he was down for a matter of seconds before jumping-up to remonstrate with Konchesky. A perfectly natural reaction, in my opinion.As others have pointed out, we're now in a situation where hutton has been yellow-carded for the incident and Konchesky has got away scott-free. Bizarre. As is the insinuation that Hutton somehow cheated.
Quote from: RussellC on December 10, 2014, 12:39:26 PMBit unfair, to say the least. Hutton had gone down because he had been wiped-out by Konchesky. As I said earlier on, lunging in towards a stationary player player (especially one who is only likely to have one leg grounded to having just played the ball) is extremely reckless. There's no way on earth it was a dive and he was down for a matter of seconds before jumping-up to remonstrate with Konchesky. A perfectly natural reaction, in my opinion.As others have pointed out, we're now in a situation where hutton has been yellow-carded for the incident and Konchesky has got away scott-free. Bizarre. As is the insinuation that Hutton somehow cheated. Without wanting to get into a debate on both threads i've explained my view on it on the Clark thread. I never said he dived, I said he feigned injury. Completely different. The FA cannot rescind yellow cards and Konchesky missed the last 15 minutes of the game. His side reduced to ten men had therefore less of a chance of getting back into the game so he didn't get off 'scot free'.