FA arbitration hearing on Carroll this morning, the FA gets to choose one member, Wet Spam another and the chairman "to be agreed upon".
And some attempt at justification from old Cockhead:
"Gold said: "There is nowhere to go other than to seek some kind of legal redress. It's not ideal – the last thing I want to do is going to some kind of legal issue because I think it is a footballing issue. If we were mid-table we would probably get on with it but we are fighting for our lives to retain our Premiership status and we owe it to our fans, we owe it to ourselves. We are a club that understands there are rules and we abide by them. But you have every commentator and 80% of the media saying it wasn't a sending-off.
"We are upset, we feel we have been badly treated. We are hugely disappointed at the outcome of the process."
Flores, who was caught by Carroll's flailing arm during West Ham's 2-0 win, has claimed there was "aggression" in the challenge. However, Gold is adamant that Webb's decision was incorrect and that the loss of Carroll for three matches could prove critical. "You can see the impact he has on our club," said Gold. " I feel sorry for him as well. He was shrugging the guy off; OK, he has messed his hair up but I don't think you should get sent off for messing somebody's hair up."
The possibility of taking the matter to the high court was suggested, although all Premier League clubs agreed on the disciplinary appeal process at the beginning of the campaign."
From the Grauniad.
Absolute waste of time.
