[Archived] Nickos Thread

[bob fleming]

Come on. Fair's fair. At times on here we look at things through blue and white spectacles. You can clearly see from the picture below that Morten has his shirt untucked. Guilty as charged.

Beye was fortunate that Morten didn't take his head clean off.

Look closely at the picture, Morten's shirt IS dangerously untucked at the back on purpose. Not only that but the hapless Norwegian is clearly trying to tickle Beye under his right arm (it would have been a lot easier to tickle him under his left arm but that's the sort of season he's having).

Wait until Blatter get's hold of this picture, we'll be kicked out of the league.

Sir Alex has a dig. The FA's response? - "Right - let's get Blackburn in here for a bollocking." Despite the above, it's beyond a joke.

[B.R.F.C]

Arteta went for Pedersen, so Pedersen got booked as did Arteta.

Newcastle player tries to choke Pedersen with his arm, BOTH teams jump in, Rovers get charged!

Samba wins ball with foot high – Fulham get free-kick. Fulham player did exactly the same in 1st half, no free-kick to Blackburn.

Everton – Johnson hits the ground 25 times and wins 20 free-kicks. Other times he is told to get up, no booking for Diving.

Fulham’s Eddie Johnson dived 3 times, referee didn’t give a free-kick, he told him to get up – but no booking.

Please add more if you can remember them all!

Other examples of big team syndrome. Taylor gets a straight red for tackle on Eduardo, Bendtner does as bad a challenge just didn’t catch him as bad, he gets away with it.

Gallas kicks out at Ronaldo, clear on replay, FA take no action. Flamini jumps into Nani two footed but Nani was too quick, no action!

You can add Jussi Jaaskelainen decking MGP to that list after Bennis penalty.

Absolutely unreal that we are getting charged. For wanting to get on with play?

[AggyBlue]

Beye was fortunate that Morten didn't take his head clean off.

Look closely at the picture, Morten's shirt IS dangerously untucked at the back on purpose. Not only that but the hapless Norwegian is clearly trying to tickle Beye under his right arm (it would have been a lot easier to tickle him under his left arm but that's the sort of season he's having).

Wait until Blatter get's hold of this picture, we'll be kicked out of the league.

Sir Alex has a dig. The FA's response? - "Right - let's get Blackburn in here for a bollocking." Despite the above, it's beyond a joke.

Please don't make me laugh out loud when I'm in the office

[deryck guyler's spoon]

I'm as passionately blue and white as the next man but I was told that Jason Brown had aimed a big haymaker at a barcode during the melee.

Any views?

[waggy]

IMO Bentley is a better player than Damian Duff was for us and he went to Chelsea for 17mill -

i've heard it all now,duff was our star man week in week out bentley does have the odd good game but he is nowhere near duff class.10 million snatch there hands off

[OJRovers]

I'm as passionately blue and white as the next man but I was told that Jason Brown had aimed a big haymaker at a barcode during the melee.

Any views?

I heard that too - I certainly would'nt have liked to be anywhere near that - he's a big bloke!!

Maybe they should look at the Jussi video who swung at Pederson after Benni's second penalty...

[AggyBlue]

Maybe they should look at the Jussi video who swung at Pederson after Benni's second penalty...

Hang on, don't you think Peds in enough trouble, do you want him banned for the rest of the season?

[Dunnfc]

Stupid and sickening by the FA.

Lets blame little town small club no fans who have more premiership titles than our beloved Liverpool. Makes me lose respect for anyone outside our club and outsiders who don't know Rovers really well will just say dirty rovers at it again.

Hopefully we are going to appeal but its about time Hughes and Williams chucked their say in and told the fa to fuc- of-.

Did Steve Gibson the boro guy ever get told off for spouting his opinion of the fa off? Don't think he did and i bet you if Hughes did it he would get a fine and ban.

Time the bigger clubs and others stick up for us.

Hopefully we appeal against the cowards (fa).

Just confirms it why im losing love for the game, not the same as it was 8 years ago when i first went.

[bellamy11]

I think its time we went public on the FA and referee’s treatment of our club and how biased they are against us with handing out free-kicks, yellows/ reds etc, its pathetic.

Samba wins ball with foot high – Fulham get free-kick. Fulham player did exactly the same in 1st half, no free-kick to Blackburn.

Everton – Johnson hits the ground 25 times and wins 20 free-kicks. Other times he is told to get up, no booking for Diving.

Pedersen fouled Stalteri very clearly for our goal too.

Johnson was denied an absolute stone-wall penalty in that game, and had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside.

There is no conspiracy. The FA are just completely incompetant in every way. If there was a conspiracy, what is charging us today going to do? Financially cripple us? Make us resign from the Premier League?

At a guess, we're being charged because of Jason Brown who clearly threw a real punch in the scrap, unlike Beye and Pedersen who were both handbagging.

[den]

At a guess, we're being charged because of Jason Brown who clearly threw a real punch in the scrap, unlike Beye and Pedersen who were both handbagging.

It has to be something like that Bellamy, because Pedersen and Beye were dealt with by the referee.

[broadsword]

According to the official website, he's 5'11" and 15 and a half stone.

I would hazard a guess that he's a bit tasty in a ruck.

[LeftWinger]

According to the official website, he's 5'11" and 15 and a half stone.

I would hazard a guess that he's a bit tasty in a ruck.

They sound like similar stats to Mike Tyson - who is someone else who would have been quite tasty in a ruck in his day.

[blue phil]

I'm lost for words on the Newcastle thing.

I always try and be objective to balance the blue and white specs brigade but to just charge us is bordering on the scandalous . Worse thing is ...they'll get away with it !

[nicko]

I'm as passionately blue and white as the next man but I was told that Jason Brown had aimed a big haymaker at a barcode during the melee.

Any views?

Interesting point, but I would have thought Brown would have been charged personally if that was the case.

Looking at the 'video evidence' it doesn't look as if he connected with anyone.

It's just a mass of bodies going in front of the bench and it looks like most just want to break it up rather than start trading blows.

This is a bit of an outrage.

[LeChuck]

Is this video evidence online anywhere?

[nicko]

Is this video evidence online anywhere?

The Sky Sports News pictures are reasonably good...I can't see what else the FA are going on.

[LeChuck]

Ah yes of course, good old SSN. I'll just have to wait for the loop to get round to that clip now...better happen before the Simpsons.

[American]

Pedersen fouled Stalteri very clearly for our goal too.

Johnson was denied an absolute stone-wall penalty in that game, and had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside.

There is no conspiracy. The FA are just completely incompetant in every way. If there was a conspiracy, what is charging us today going to do? Financially cripple us? Make us resign from the Premier League?

At a guess, we're being charged because of Jason Brown who clearly threw a real punch in the scrap, unlike Beye and Pedersen who were both handbagging.

Sheesh, hasn't anyone taught you that it's a grand conspiracy no matter what the evidence?

Seriously, that sums it up perfectly. Not a conspiracy, just incompetence.

[philipl]

The FA are acting based on referee Rob Styles' Report according to the BBC.

[RibbleValleyRover]

If the FA come out with some crap saying there was intent by any of our players to throw or a punch or whatever, i would argue what about the intent clearly shown by Beye to give Gamst a smack.

Like Nicko and some previous posters before me have said, if the charge was due to an individual they would of been the ones charged, surely?

[den]

If the FA come out with some crap saying there was intent by any of our players to throw or a punch or whatever, i would argue what about the intent clearly shown by Beye to give Gamst a smack.

and they will say he has been dealt with.

[nicko]

The FA are acting based on referee Rob Styles' Report according to the BBC.

It must have had a second class stamp on to have taken this time...

Isn't that the fourth official watching Beye raise his arm to an opponent?

This is all very odd.

[broadsword]

Did Beye get at least a yellow for raising his arm?

There's just no bloody consistency. Until there is, people will continue to suspect that the FA has it in for them.

[Hannah]

Maybe Newcastle pay bigger 'fees' to the FA than Rovers do!

[nicko]

It's a strange repeat of the Newcastle v Wigan game earlier in the season when Bennett sent off Kilbane and Wigan players protested - they ended up being fined.

Even a fine for this would be a bit stupid.

Time to make a stand.