Delph's dismissal

[supertom]

Not surprising at all really. Consistency of course certainly needs looking at and we've had a rough couple of months but in several of these situations the players should have known better. Benteke shouldn't have risen to the bait and Delph shouldn't have been making such a stupid challenge. Fuckwittery is indeed the best explanation.

Maybe we should count ourselves fortunate that Hutton only got a yellow for the handbags at dawn with that Leicester player. Some ref's would have dished out two straight reds for both the players.

Our players need to be sent out with a little more discipline and also using their bloody brains a bit more.

[nigel]

Will be interesting what Cisse gets for his 3 elbows attack on Coleman which the ref missed!

[john2710]

I see Shelvey has been charged by the FA but Stirling, surprise surprise, has not. You'd struggle to find a more incompetent, inconsistent bunch of arseholes. Double standards or what?

If, and it's a very big if, Benteke's was worthy of a violent conduct charge & 3 game ban then surely Stirling's slap is equally as bad?

[Steve67]

Delph has never been a great tackler.  Weak part of his game. Crap tackle, not surprised that we fail to get this one rescinded.

[silhillvilla]

Delph has never been a great tackler.  Weak part of his game. Crap tackle, not surprised that we fail to get this one rescinded.

This is why he will never be signed by a top side.

[Legion]

He has been signed by a top side.

[silhillvilla]

He has been signed by a top side.

Apologies I meant a sky4/5 team

[Gerrin]

Yes.

Thought so, read this on The Mirror website earlier and wasn't sure..

"However, there was no such luck for Delph and the 25-year-old will now miss games against Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Liverpool."

[PeterWithesShin]

If the FA don't charge and ban Sterling for what he did then it really will show what a farce they are.

[john2710]

If the FA don't charge and ban Sterling for what he did then it really will show what a farce they are.

They haven't charged him & they won't be either. Shelvey has been charged & has until 6pm tomorrow to respond.

[PeterWithesShin]

So it's as I said. They show what a farce of an organisation they really are. I wonder what reason they have for not charging a player for striking another player in the face.

[Clampy]

So it's as I said. They show what a farce of an organisation they really are. I wonder what reason they have for not charging a player for striking another player in the face.

Maybe the linesman did'nt see it. That's the best they'll come up with.

[Toronto Villa]

An utterly disgraceful decision regarding Sterling.

[supertom]

An utterly disgraceful decision regarding Sterling.

He's Englands saviour and plays for Liverpool though. He could shit on the refs boots and get away with it.

[saunders_heroes]

Surprised Villa even appealed it. Not in a million years was that going to be rescinded.