.... and he should get separate and consecutive bans for that theatrical nonsense in the immediate aftermath and then for that bollocks he spouted at that press conference
He's a dumb ****, I've said that, but I think the severe bans for biting are utterly stupid. It's a moral outrage of which there is no consistency. It hardly injures a player, is hardly likely to unless he actually bites out an opponent's flesh which he's never come close to doing nor have I ever heard of a player doing.
Just don't
Unfortunately, if they keep him then they are implicitly condoning his actions
Yup, think it's pretty similar to someone being done multiple times for spitting on an opponent.
As a Liverpool fan, I couldn't give a ****, nor do I expect any other club to ban their players to put forth a moral stance. It's like cutting your nose to spite your face, why should we give a flying one what other clubs think of our practices with our own players? What's next clubs banning their own players for more matches when they get red cards for bad tackles or to punish them when they get away with a dive in the penalty box? For me it's upto Uruguay and Fifa to come to any kind of sanction and strictly at International level. At the least, he's going to miss the world cup...that'll burn him right there more than anything.
BS
Where do we get the numbers from though? If he instead was flicking players in the nuts, would it make a difference? If a player gets straight reds for disgraceful tackles, does he get banned 2 years for the 3rd one? Ultimately, the point of any sanction is to deter the offender so it's not unique in that sense either. I'm not trying to make light of it but comparing it to other stuff that cause red cards and get nowhere near the ban it just seems oddly inconsistent.
Honestly, put Suarez, the dumb ****, aside and just think of it as a discussion about Fifa rules in general.
As a Liverpool fan, I couldn't give a ****, nor do I expect any other club to ban their players to put forth a moral stance. It's like cutting your nose to spite your face, why should we give a flying one what other clubs think of our practices with our own players? What's next clubs banning their own players for more matches when they get red cards for bad tackles or to punish them when they get away with a dive in the penalty box? For me it's upto Uruguay and Fifa to come to any kind of sanction and strictly at International level. At the least, he's going to miss the world cup...that'll burn him right there more than anything.
True but I am talking about banning a player for your own club games. That just hurts the club. The club could show it doesn't condone the act by docking him a couple months worth of salary (which would be basically 2 million+) and send him to counselling, etc.
To cite the Cantona example again, before the FA and FIFA bans were meted out, United banned him for the rest of the 94/95 season anyway. Presumably the only purpose of that was PR.
Club should deregister him and walk away
Yes, I'm sure it was but it was a mistake as Fergie himself later said. If Fifa said "we'll announce that LFC is going to handle the matter at club level" and give the club the option to make the gesture themselves instead of Fifa doing it then I can see them doing it. But only if it is an inevitability which is simply differentiated by which entity does it. Otherwise, don't.
Yeah a 80-90m player being let go for nothing...that's not happening.
