::.. Wednesday, September 24, 2003 ..::

Well, the verdict from the FA is out. And several things I'm not happy about.

1. Arsenal - charged with 'failing to ensure the proper behaviour of their players'.

This is so vague. Can we have a proper definition of "ensure proper behaviour of players"? How about a 20-man brawl? It has happened before and nothing like this happened from that.

2. Cole - one charge of improper conduct for 'his involvement in a confrontation with Cristiano Ronaldo after the final whistle'

If the case is that the confrontation happened after the final whiste, then what about all the previous confrontations between players in the tunnel? Nothing happened then.

3. Lehmann - one charge of improper conduct for 'confronting referee Steve Bennett after Patrick Vieira's second yellow card and for then persistently seeking to confront van Nistelrooy'

This is the biggest joke of all. Has everyone forgotten Roy Keane and co.'s major confrontation with the referee several seasons back? Persistently seeking to confront van Nistelrooy? How do you define that? Is walking behind RVN counted? Or jogging behind him? Or calling his name? And how do they know that he is going to confront RVN?

4. FA seems to have forgotten about RVN. Sick of that dirty player. No need for explanations here.

5. FA has also seem to have forgotten about Fortune's rugby tackle on Lehmann. I guess the sight of Lehmann "seeking to confront RVN" is more dangerous than having Fortune confuse soccer for rugby.

6. Phil Neville received a warning? Gary Neville was let off?

The FA makes me sick.

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