Yorkie Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 The £3 million or so spent on him is worth it in that he directly contributed to two winning goals, and no doubt his mere presence in the club lifted the gloom of the transfer window and also gave Gayle a kick up the arse . Certainly not a shite signing when you view it through the prism of the greater context. We move on in the summer. Probably a fair point but if that's the case it's the only thing that really sets him apart from the other strikers we've loaned-in like Doumbia, De Jong, Kuqi, Ferreyra. I'm not saying he's bad a footballer as them, of course he isn't, and he did well in the Arsenal game; the point is it's been another failure in terms of striker recruitment. Add that to Joselu, Mitrovic, Riviere... Meh, no harm done and no hard feelings like; hopefully we'll be allowed to spend real money on one in the summer. We did that with Gayle and he was massively successful based on his input last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Glad we bought this lad in because we cant trust Mitro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 So the West Brom player who deliberately stepped on his foot gets off scot free, nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Just show the panel the Lukaku kick out earlier in the season as a precedent and we've got nothing to worry about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 So the West Brom player who deliberately stepped on his foot gets off scot free, nice. Yep. Pathetic but unsurprising charge. Happens to any of the players who are in a top4/5 team Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Crooks Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Just show the panel the Lukaku kick out earlier in the season as a precedent and we've got nothing to worry about The inconsistency is stupid but it's not two wrongs making a right. Big Al called it and he was right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 It was just a cheeky kick at Dawson in response to Dawson standing on him. No violence or intention to hurt anyone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 It was just a cheeky kick at Dawson in response to Dawson standing on him. No violence or intention to hurt anyone It's a 3 game ban like. I'd have been shocked if they hadn't charged him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 It was just a cheeky kick at Dawson in response to Dawson standing on him. No violence or intention to hurt anyone Fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 He can't complain about the charge and the ban like, it's a ridiculous thing to do but there was a bit of provocation. He should have a major issue with other incidents being ignored and/or played down and dismissed. The inconsistency of the whole process is the main pissboiler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 He can't complain about the charge and the ban like, it's a ridiculous thing to do but there was a bit of provocation. He should have a major issue with other incidents being ignored and/or played down and dismissed. The inconsistency of the whole process is the main pissboiler. If petulant, generally harmless stuff like this was consistently punished regardless of who the player is and who they play for, there are a few players who would have had quite a few regular bans. I'm thinking Rooney, Bergkamp, Cantona, Aguero, Keane etc etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 He can't complain about the charge and the ban like, it's a ridiculous thing to do but there was a bit of provocation. He should have a major issue with other incidents being ignored and/or played down and dismissed. The inconsistency of the whole process is the main pissboiler. If petulant, generally harmless stuff like this was consistently punished regardless of who the player is and who they play for, there are a few players who would have had quite a few regular bans. I'm thinking Rooney, Bergkamp, Cantona, Aguero, Keane etc etc. There's a common thread in all those names...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I think Rafa wants the lanky chap from Portugal this summer. Which of course we won’t be able to afford. Slimani looked ok in the very brief time he was on the pitch. Not great against Everton but didn’t get any service whatsoever. I still for the life of me can’t think of anything he’s done that Mitro wouldn’t have been able to do. (Including kicking someone) I think that's a lazy comparison, but one which gets churned out regularly on here. He has different qualities to Mitro and vice versa. I like what I've seen of Slimani for what he brings as a lone striker, only question is whether he can finish. Would have liked to see him start a few games for us so I could judge for myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 It was just a cheeky kick at Dawson in response to Dawson standing on him. No violence or intention to hurt anyone It's a 3 game ban like. I'd have been shocked if they hadn't charged him. You're just begging for him to get banned, man. "fewming" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabe Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Is Dawson banned too? Wish he'd kicked him harder if he's going to do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You can't get banned for standing on a guy's foot off the ball like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You can't get banned for standing on a guy's foot off the ball like Yeah but he makes a good point, if he was going to get banned for 3 games, might as well have given him a knee-buckling welly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I still for the life of me can’t think of anything he’s done that Mitro wouldn’t have been able to do. Run Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You can't get banned for standing on a guy's foot off the ball like Shelvey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I can argue that a kick to someone's shin pad and him falling over like a child is is hardly violence. Taking a swipe at someone's head or going stud first into someone's knee or a deliberate elbow seems far more violent to me. But ho hum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 You can't get banned for standing on a guy's foot off the ball like Didn't Shelvey get a ban for that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 he was Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 It’s fucking laughable. They punish shit like that then someone get’s a penalty against them because the forward ‘left his leg out’ or ‘invited it’. They should take a lead from Aussie rules and let them sort it out on the field within reason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicken little Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I can argue that a kick to someone's shin pad and him falling over like a child is is hardly violence. Taking a swipe at someone's head or going stud first into someone's knee or a deliberate elbow seems far more violent to me. But ho hum. all relative, innit. it was certainly less violent than if he'd shot dawson in the face, but more violent than if he hadn't bothered petulantly kicking him off the ball like an absolute fanny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 of course it is, but the sheer fact of what is constituted as dangerous and violent is fucking terrible and up to some odd interpretation. Player of the year, Salah swiped at his opponent over the weekend and saw nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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