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ferrarilover wrote:I feel an appeal would be handled properly, with proper representation. Examination of his evidence and a cross of the 'victim', as well as, were it in our favour, examination of an expert witness (a pathologist to confirm our deny that the wound caused is a bite). If we go to town on the evidence, it soon starts to seem very dubious. In this event, yeah, I'd ask for his attendance.
The FA are morons, so they were always going to find him guilty. Wasting time and effort sending him up there wouldn't have made any difference.
Matt.

Judging from Joss' apparent lack of motivation yesterday (he had what used to be politely described as a 'quiet' game), I suspect he has already accepted his fate ......

Thomo your right he's not in the right frame of mind I think it's a waste of time and money to appeal as the decision has been made the've said he's guilty now prove your innocent. Pictures could have been doctored by pinching the area to make it look worse it's all if's and but's.
What I did not notice before is the size of the lad when Mansell came on I thought how can we play two in the centre of midfield now.
It looks like a decision will be made tomorrow, or he may have decided during the game if he's going to appeal. Chris can work on his team for Tuesday then. Craig and Yeoman are back this week.
Just got to sit back and wait.

arcadia wrote:Thomo your right he's not in the right frame of mind I think it's a waste of time and money to appeal as the decision has been made the've said he's guilty now prove your innocent. Pictures could have been doctored by pinching the area to make it look worse it's all if's and but's.
What I did not notice before is the size of the lad when Mansell came on I thought how can we play two in the centre of midfield now.
It looks like a decision will be made tomorrow, or he may have decided during the game if he's going to appeal. Chris can work on his team for Tuesday then. Craig and Yeoman are back this week.
Just got to sit back and wait.

This is as fantastically inaccurate a thing as you'll ever see. Practically sums up the whole internet in one short paragraph.

Matt.

Article in today's Football League Paper headlined: 'What's worse, a bite or a a potential broken leg?' Gist of the story is what's worse Labadie's alleged bite or Stoke's Charlie Adam's stamp on Arsenal's Giroud's leg?
The article goes on:" Torquay's Joss Labadie was given ten games for chewing on Chesterfield's Ollie Banks, Alan Pardew, meanwhile, got three less for head-butting but the undoubted winner of the FA suspension lottery was Stoke's Charlie Adam banned for just three games for his calculated stamp on Giroud."
The article concludes:" Like it or not, footballers are role models. That is undoubtedly why Pardew and Labadie have been hit so hard. But if we're talking about examples, I'd prefer my players to take their cue from Labadie or Pardew rather than go round deliberately trying to hurt opponents like Adam."
We could perhaps add that Northampton 'tackle' on Bodin.

nickbrod wrote:Article in today's Football League Paper headlined: 'What's worse, a bite or a a potential broken leg?' Gist of the story is what's worse Labadie's alleged bite or Stoke's Charlie Adam's stamp on Arsenal's Giroud's leg?
The article goes on:" Torquay's Joss Labadie was given ten games for chewing on Chesterfield's Ollie Banks, Alan Pardew, meanwhile, got three less for head-butting but the undoubted winner of the FA suspension lottery was Stoke's Charlie Adam banned for just three games for his calculated stamp on Giroud."
The article concludes:" Like it or not, footballers are role models. That is undoubtedly why Pardew and Labadie have been hit so hard. But if we're talking about examples, I'd prefer my players to take their cue from Labadie or Pardew rather than go round deliberately trying to hurt opponents like Adam."
We could perhaps add that Northampton 'tackle' on Bodin.

I think that this puts it clearly that the F.A. have got it wrong again.

For the offender though, there is a difference between a bad tackle and biting someone. You can be a second late, or get your angle wrong and end up making a bad tackle, even with good intentions. To bite someone, you have to make a conscious decision to bite someone. Making a tackle is part of football, biting people isn't, that's why the punishment is greater than the potential damage caused. It's like spitting in someone's face won't injure them, but it's a vile thing to do, and cannot be done accidently, so deserves a longer punishment for those found guilty.

So I have no problem with the longer punishment for biting, the only issue is how much evidence the FA have. If the officials didn't see it, and there is no conclusive TV footage, then I don't care what he might have done, he shouldn't be found guilty based on an accusation and the probability that he 'must have' done it.

If Joss did not bite the lad the club have got to back him, if your buying games your wasting your time.
Joss needs to come out and tell everyone, no I did not bite the lad. Ater reading about Charley Adams stamping and three games suspension, I would work on reducing the length of the suspension if Joss is guilty.
Has Joss come out and said I did not bite the lad?

nickbrod wrote:Article in today's Football League Paper headlined: 'What's worse, a bite or a a potential broken leg?' Gist of the story is what's worse Labadie's alleged bite or Stoke's Charlie Adam's stamp on Arsenal's Giroud's leg?
The article goes on:" Torquay's Joss Labadie was given ten games for chewing on Chesterfield's Ollie Banks, Alan Pardew, meanwhile, got three less for head-butting but the undoubted winner of the FA suspension lottery was Stoke's Charlie Adam banned for just three games for his calculated stamp on Giroud."
The article concludes:" Like it or not, footballers are role models. That is undoubtedly why Pardew and Labadie have been hit so hard. But if we're talking about examples, I'd prefer my players to take their cue from Labadie or Pardew rather than go round deliberately trying to hurt opponents like Adam."
We could perhaps add that Northampton 'tackle' on Bodin.

Spot on, in my opinion that disgusting challenge by Ravenhill on Bodin was worse than anything that Labadie did. It could have ended Bodin's career.

Joss Labadie to appeal:

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/T ... story.html

Interesting that PFA are supporting him with his appeal.

best thing I picked out from that was labadie is available for tomorows game!

I just hope it all works out and he can get focused on tomorrows game.