What else did people think Hourihane would get done for? I'd not looked back at it since Sunday, but reading various tweeted replies to Henry Winter's piece prompted me to do so. From what I can see, he neither grabs Klich round the throat nor punches him, doesn't even swing a punch.
I suspect Hourihane got away with any further punishment because he was booked for his part in the fracas, so it was deemed to have been dealt with by the ref. Bamford was too, but the simulation was not dealt with by the ref hence the retrospective ban. Hourihane was pretty aggressive during the whole thing and can perhaps consider himself lucky to only end up with a yellow.
I know by definition most football fans are partisan and I'm sure I have claret & blue specs along with the rest of you, but even so I have been pretty dismayed at how one eyed Leeds fans have generally been over the whole affair. Granted most accept Bamford was out of order (how could you not?) but loads are still aggrieved by Jack 'diving all over the place,' feel playing on was perfectly reasonable (whereas under the specific circumstances most people in football seem to think it was a disgrace) and are convinced Hourihane is Mike Tyson reincarnated.Most fans think the world is against them (look at us with WM, Kalinic work permit, Beattie tapping up etc) but their 'woe me' attitude takes things to another level given their team and Bamfords conduct on Sunday.