Despite the massive flaws in the FA’s report handling Patrice Evra’s case, they have today insisted that there is no anti-United bias.
The CCTV footage did not show Evra punch Chelsea groundsman, Sam Bethell, yet the FA still made the decision to ban him for four matches, based on the words of Bethell, who did swing for Evra (although missed).
Today, Lord Triesman, the FA’s independent chairman, insists this is nothing to do with bias against United.
“I think United are upset, without any question,” Triesman said. “They didn’t like the outcome and they are not mad about the process. They have said that they didn’t have notice of it coming out that way and I think they should have had notice of that, actually. But there have been other cases reported on the website and I have been saying for a while that everybody is entitled to know the reasons for a decision. Obviously the higher profile the club, the more difficult a relationship can be, but I would want to avoid that. I have got absolutely no sense from anybody inside Soho Square that anybody has got it in for Manchester United.”
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With “friends” like this……
He’s talking bollocks of course. He said in his statement that he has nothing whatsoever to do with the disciplinary process, takes no part, isnt involved in any way. This, from the chairman of the FA. No wonder he’s never had any indication of bias against Utd, he’s apparently never taken part in anything that would clearly show him that massive bias exists! Yet another tosser. UTD> THE WORLD
I wish we could ask him the thing that grinds on me the most, why does Rio get a bigger ban and fine than Mutu? And why since then, do people not get many month bans for missing their test and for the ones that test positive, howcome they don’t get a WORSE ban than Rio who just fucking missed it? The thought just absolutely annoys me more than anything!
It’s totally transparent. Cantona, Ferdinand & Evra all got unprecedentedly long bans. Granted Cantona’s was a serious offence, but the ban was still way out of proportion. The FA never miss an opportunity to throw the book at united. And in the cases of both Ferdinand and Evra no actual wrongdoing has even been proved!! Ferdinand simply missed a test which MIGHT have proved wrongdoing – but subsequently took a hair follicle test which PROVED he had not taken drugs at that time or in the six months previous. Yet people CAUGHT taking drugs have got shorter bans! In Evra’s case that fucking rascist thug Bethell was caught on camera trying to asssault a professional footballer who was trying to do his warm-down with his team mates and camera footage didn’t show Evra hitting anyone.
The F.A. are incompetent pricks with a clear anti-United bias. The evidence is obvious.
Well, if the FA say they are not biased that’s fine by me.
And just to prove the point, they should immediately rescind the Goodison Park red card for ‘brave’ John Terry, at the same time reprimanding the referee and relegating him to the Conference for three games. Poor John was nearly in tears…and we wouldn’t want that, would we?
While they’re at it, the FA should also continue to congratulate themselves for refusing to listen to the vast majority of fans who wrongly believe that Steven Gerrard is a diver.
Not just that, to further prove their even-handedness, the FA should increase the ban for Patrice Evra on the grounds that, even though United decided not to appeal, had they done so the authorities would have regarded it as frivilous and a waste of their time. Further, they should enforce a domestic suspension for Nemanja Vidic in a show of solidarity for FIFA.
Anyone who disagrees with the above clearly has no concept of Fair Play, FA-style.
MKR
jonpanda: you can add the names of Rio, Keane, and G Neville to the “Unprecedented” list
david gill is a leading member of the fa but yet you still keep this facade of the fa being against you. when you stop getting 6 minutes of stoppage time, stop getting lucky penalties, and actually get your star players banned for violent conduct, then we all might believe you.
If the FA had to earn its own income, it would of been bankrupt ages ago . Instead its to busy slapping itself on the back, slinging gins , trying to shag secretaries.
No hint of ABUism Lord Tiresman ? Do you read anything before signing it !!!
This, from a Spurs fan?
And we’re supposed to believe the F.A. have ‘independent’ chairmen?
Don’t make me laugh.
is united against the world sometimes,
oh hang on we still win
dirty chelsea racist’s should be docked points for that.
i do wonder if the fa will make us start with a minus points figre next season to try and even the league out fuckin useless them cunts,
haha we’ll still win the thing…:P
its a joke i cant believe he gets away with saying thing like that especially when the case is so sensitive as this one where racism “may” (is probably) involved its just easy for the fa to let united to take the fall again… sure its what everyone wants, we cant help being so good
Well lets see how the treat Terry after that awful lunge last night. I suspect that the feckin arses (fa) will choose ignore the gravity of the England captains actions and perhaps award him for bravery in lunge that may have harmed himself. LOL
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Triesman
It says he is a Spurs fan.
Two more articles about Lord Triesman:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/martin_samuel/article4932051.ece
http://timesonline.typepad.com/thegame/2008/10/where-blatter-w.html
There are about 50000 questions I would have for Triesman about retarded decisions the FA has made. He would have no rational answer. The mutu vs. rio thing single handedly should have taken any credibility that the FA had as a governing body.
I’m that rare beast – a fan of another club who actually likes Man Utd and finds much to admire about your club. I like the fact that you bring on and play a lot of british players, I’ve always enjoyed the way you play, and I accept that you have a special place in world football. However, if, as many of your contributors here seem to suggest, you are so very “special” – more important that the FA Cup, the FA itself, the Premier League, UEFA and FIFA – surely the burden that goes along with that is to behave better, not worse, than everybody else? Whether or not the grievances so well detailed above are in fact genuine (and I’m not about to go into comparisons “Joey Fartwell of Preston North End only received a 3 match ban for shoving the flag up the linesman’s arse in 1961″) I don’t know. But I do know that in the grand scheme of things they won’t matter at all. The seige mentality so brilliantly devised by SAF is all very well but if carried on to it’s natural conclusion you’ll end up playing against – er.. yourself because you’ve fallen out with everyone else.
I’m not having a pop – but as a supporter of a far smaller club the idea that Utd are hard done to is stretching it a bit!
As Morrissey once said:
“We hate it when our friends become successful”.
If the FA aren’t anti-United, then they must be pro-everything else.
the evra ban is ridiculous, but you simply can not bring Ferdinand’s ban into this – you simply DO NOT MISS TESTS – you will get caned (no pun intended) if you do so…if you know you will get a shorter ban for missing a test than any substance you may have taken (and i am not suggesting rio had), you’d just miss the test and take a shorter ban.
Of course!They FA love us.That’s why they furthered the ban we handed Cantona.That’s why they gave Rio 8 months but Mutu who was positive on cocaine only 7.That’s why they gave Ronney a 3 match ban for violent conduct for softly touching Ben Haim int he face.That’s why Scholes and Rooney got 3 match bans for getting sent off in a friendly.That’s why they handed Evra a 4 match ban while Drogba got 3.Need i go on?You know what i have realised over the years?The best way to stick it to those at the FA is to force them to be at Old Trafford at May and hand the trophy to Keano,Nev,Giggsy,Rio or whoever.
“the evra ban is ridiculous, but you simply can not bring Ferdinand’s ban into this – you simply DO NOT MISS TESTS ”
The point is that the FA banned Rio MUCH longer and fined him MUCH more for missing a drug test than a guy who FAILED a drug test that same year. There is no possible way I could be convinced the FA aren;t corrupt after the way they treat us.
Thet are cunts, simple as that
I agree with Ryan.
Foxy you’ve totally missed the point.
Rio missed the test, offered to come straight back and take the test, repeatedly asked them to let him take it. The FA refused. Rio got the hair follicle test done independently. This PROVED he had taken no drugs in the entire SIX MONTHS previous. Therefor he was totally vindicated.
Mutu was found guilty! Rio was proved innocent! Yet Mutu got a shorter ban!!
Totally fucking ridiculous.
If that doesn’t show that the FA has one rule for United and another for the rest, then I don’t know what does!
Bunch of twats.
The FA has always been a poor governing body of football. It’s repeated unjustified actions towards United are the best examples for it.
You would have thought that the most recognisable club the FA has in it’s pocket would be something to utilise, not slap in the face time after time.