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AyeDubbleYoo

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The BBC should refuse to allow Mike Phelan on the TV anyway IMO, if Fergie is going to boycott them they should shut Man Utd out completely.

 

Also, they should definitely submit an official complaint over this, it's about time that Fergie got slapped down a peg or two.

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David28

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The BBC should refuse to allow Mike Phelan on the TV anyway IMO, if Fergie is going to boycott them they should shut Man Utd out completely.

 

Also, they should definitely submit an official complaint over this, it's about time that Fergie got slapped down a peg or two.

 

Why shouldn't they allow Phelan on TV? Hughton did the press talk after the games many times in the time Kinnear was here as well. Not that big deal imo.

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Exiled in Texas

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{non-league player tackles streaker and gets sent off}

What a retarded ref...

 

Would love to have seen the game report for that one?  I'm guessing that the ref decided that it was Violent Conduct - but seeing how all fouls must be committed against the opponent, this is a stretch.

 

The bigger question is why the referee thought he needed to intervene in the situation. The "streaker" was stopped and in the hands of the police....surely better to just resume the game (and note the incident in the game report). I doubt either team expected any action by the referee. He dug himself a big hole, that he didn't need to do".

 

 

Edit - Checked on the Advice to Referees for further detailed guidance.

12.34 VIOLENT CONDUCT

It is violent conduct when a player (or substitute) is guilty of aggression towards an opponent (when they are not contesting for the ball) or towards any other person (a teammate, the referee, an assistant referee, a spectator, etc.). The ball can be in or out of play. The aggression can occur either on or off the field of play.

 

 

 

So I agree that VC is a possible misconduct to apply - I just wonder why he felt the need to act in this instance.

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Guest Chubby Jason

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The BBC should refuse to allow Mike Phelan on the TV anyway IMO, if Fergie is going to boycott them they should shut Man Utd out completely.

 

Also, they should definitely submit an official complaint over this, it's about time that Fergie got slapped down a peg or two.

 

Why shouldn't they allow Phelan on TV? Hughton did the press talk after the games many times in the time Kinnear was here as well. Not that big deal imo.

It's the principle that Ferguson has decided he will not speak to the club, there should be an example set by the BBC that if the club's manager has a blanket policy of refusing to speak to the BBC then they should stone wall the club all together.
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http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/8896114.Ex_Boro_ace_Downing_forced_to_reveal_spending_habits/

Ex-Boro ace Downing forced to reveal spending habits

 

2:41pm Tuesday 8th March 2011

 

FORMER Middlesbrough footballer Stewart Downing was forced to reveal his spending habits to a jury today - including £45,000 spent on a home cinema.

 

Stewart Downing, 26, was giving evidence on the second day of the trial of his former agent who is accused of fraud.

 

York Crown Court has heard how Ian Elliott allegedly siphoned off large amounts of money from one of Downing's bank accounts to prop up his failing business projects.

 

Today, Downing confirmed an account had in excess of £2m going through it.

 

He also confirmed £136,000 had left the account to pay for a variety of luxury items.

 

As well as the home cinema, he spent £30,000 on a home extension, £6,000 on a walk-in wardrobe and £45,000 on a conservatory.

 

Other expenditure included £6,000 on a bathroom. He also gave his family £180,000 over a number of years, the jury was told.

 

The midfielder, who now plays for Aston Villa, told the jury the account should have had £600,000 to £700,000 in it from his earnings.

 

He said a firm of accountants discovered just £11,000 in the account.

 

Downing said there was a massive amount of money going into the account and he would have expected to see more than a few thousand pounds.

 

"If you look at the money that had gone out, there should have been more than £11,000," he told the jury during cross-examination.

 

Robin Patton, defending Elliott, responded by saying: "That's if you know what you are doing with your money."

 

Mr Patton put it to Downing that he had spoken to Tottenham Hotspur in January 2008 to discuss a possible move to the London club.

 

Mr Patton claimed he had spoken to the club on two occasions.

 

Downing denied the claim or that he was trying to increase his wages at Middlesbrough FC to £80,000 a week during contract negotiations in 2008.

 

He said the figure of £80,000 was comical and he would never try to get that much money from Middlesbrough.

 

"Even when I went to Aston Villa I never ever demanded £80,000 a week," he said.

 

He told the jury he thought he was one of the best players at the club and his new contract should reflect that.

 

Mr Patton said: "You expressed the view you were the best player at the club and thought you were entitled to parity with the highest-paid player, who was in fact paid £80,000 a week."

 

Downing said Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson would never pay that kind of money.

 

It is alleged that Elliott committed fraud by:

:: Falsely claiming Downing consented to him becoming a director of Stewart Downing Promotions Ltd;

:: Requiring Downing to sign a two-year contract without telling him that its terms were inconsistent with an earlier contract;

:: Creating a consultancy agreement that purported to entitle Elliott to £100,000 per year, backdated to 2004;

:: Creating false invoices for money supposedly owed by Stewart Downing Promotions Ltd to two companies, Elliott Sports Management Ltd and Waveclean Ltd, trading as ESM Interiors.

 

Elliott, 53, of Foxhills Covert, Newcastle, denies all the charges.

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Memphis

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For those that like long-form football writing and quality in-depth stories, you might want to check this out.  It's called The Blizzard, organized by (sadly, mackem supporter) Jonathan Wilson, but featuring quality writing from writers from all over the world.  It's available as a 188 page PDF for which you pay as much or as little as you feel you should.  They're testing the concept for this first issue, but I think it's set to be quarterly if all goes well. 

 

http://www.theblizzard.co.uk/

 

It really is well worth a little cash.  I've quite enjoyed the pieces I've read so far, a nice alternative to the day to day tabloid nonsense and standard paper fare.   

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For those that like long-form football writing and quality in-depth stories, you might want to check this out.  It's called The Blizzard, organized by (sadly, mackem supporter) Jonathan Wilson, but featuring quality writing from writers from all over the world.  It's available as a 188 page PDF for which you pay as much or as little as you feel you should.  They're testing the concept for this first issue, but I think it's set to be quarterly if all goes well. 

 

http://www.theblizzard.co.uk/

 

It really is well worth a little cash.  I've quite enjoyed the pieces I've read so far, a nice alternative to the day to day tabloid nonsense and standard paper fare.   

 

Cheers for that, sounds right up my street so I'll give it a go.

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