I don't know what to comment on first! Fabulous post! I've been thinking about the whole situation ever since it happened, and I'm getting more and more wound up by it all!
First off, I really believe Hunt didn't intend to put Petr in hospital. But I also believe he could have avoided him. Sonko - I just don't know what he was thinking. What really winds me up is what referees think warrants a card. You can be booked for taking your shirt off. But you injure someone so badly that they need brain surgery, you can walk away (laughing). But then again, most of the time it depends on what colour the shirt is that you are taking off! Or the colour of the shirt that the player being stretchered off is wearing.
As for the Chelsea paranoia. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you! ;) But seriously, I totally believe if the tables had been turned, the FA enquiry would have already happened and Chelsea would be facing a hefty fine for not controlling their players.
Mike Riley - I cannot even put into words what I think of that lowlife! JT was right, Riley should have at least booked Hunt, set the tone for the game. It might not have ended up such a car crash (to use Neil Barnett's words) out there. He is a weak little man who needs to grow a spine. He caved in to pressure from Reading players/staff/fans time and time again. Give away stupid freekicks if you will, but don't endanger someone's life by asking them to crawl off the pitch moments after the receive a blow to the head! And as for his handling of Carlo's injury - for feck's sake!
Do the rules not say that a player has to be sent off for dangerous play? It doesn't matter if it was meant or not, it just needs to be dangerous. And i do agree with you that i don't think he meant to put Petr in hospital, but his actions were dangerous! In fact, even if it was a complete accident and he did try to stop, it would still have been dangerous play! But he didn't even get a yellow card did he? The whole thing is annoying me more and more.
Here in the States a driver can get convicted for involuntary manslaughter if they accidentally run over someone while speeding/drinking/etc. Intent is totally irrelevant. It's called reckless endangerment or criminal negligence.
I'm sure Hunt didn't mean to hurt Petr, but the challenge itself was reckless and his failure to pull out was negligent. He says the speed at which they were both moving made a collision inevitable--if he could see that, he could also see that the best course of action was to jump out of the way. DUH!!! What the hell was he thinking going in like that in the first minute of the match? It's not like that was going to be his only opportunity to score or that his team were 1-0 down and he was desperate for a last-minute equalizer. People need to hold their hands up and have a care for their actions. End of.
Mike Riley is a horrible little man who should not be on the planet, much less the football pitch. But the real villains are the FA, who continually allow these nitwits to remain in the job. A pox on the lot of them.
I was thinking about that the other night. If you swerve off the road because you are driving too fast and you hit someone and kill them, you get done for driving without due care and attention (or some such rubbish). When you got in your car, you intention probably wasn't to kill someone, but you did. Hunt, I'm sure, didn't intend to hurt Petr. But he did. What's the difference?
It does get worse the more you think about it, doesn't it?
It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you!
I've been saying that for ages! I know reason is generally the first thing to go out the window when dealing with your average football fan, but surely even the most biased, ignorant, brainwashed numpty can see that there is something sinister in the overall treatment of this club. Normally I could deal with it, but not when it comes to actual matters of life and death.
Exactly. The ridiculous treatment by the media is annoying, but that can be laughed off. It's great being the most hated club, as it usually means you are the most successful at the time. And the FA dishing out fines in our direction everytime one of our players/staff looks at someone the wrong way is irritating as hell - but hey, we can afford it! But when it comes to things like this, something has to be done!
First off, I really believe Hunt didn't intend to put Petr in hospital. But I also believe he could have avoided him. Sonko - I just don't know what he was thinking. What really winds me up is what referees think warrants a card. You can be booked for taking your shirt off. But you injure someone so badly that they need brain surgery, you can walk away (laughing). But then again, most of the time it depends on what colour the shirt is that you are taking off! Or the colour of the shirt that the player being stretchered off is wearing.
As for the Chelsea paranoia. It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you! ;) But seriously, I totally believe if the tables had been turned, the FA enquiry would have already happened and Chelsea would be facing a hefty fine for not controlling their players.
Mike Riley - I cannot even put into words what I think of that lowlife! JT was right, Riley should have at least booked Hunt, set the tone for the game. It might not have ended up such a car crash (to use Neil Barnett's words) out there. He is a weak little man who needs to grow a spine. He caved in to pressure from Reading players/staff/fans time and time again. Give away stupid freekicks if you will, but don't endanger someone's life by asking them to crawl off the pitch moments after the receive a blow to the head! And as for his handling of Carlo's injury - for feck's sake!
As for Alan Hansen. Twat.
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I'm sure Hunt didn't mean to hurt Petr, but the challenge itself was reckless and his failure to pull out was negligent. He says the speed at which they were both moving made a collision inevitable--if he could see that, he could also see that the best course of action was to jump out of the way. DUH!!! What the hell was he thinking going in like that in the first minute of the match? It's not like that was going to be his only opportunity to score or that his team were 1-0 down and he was desperate for a last-minute equalizer. People need to hold their hands up and have a care for their actions. End of.
Mike Riley is a horrible little man who should not be on the planet, much less the football pitch. But the real villains are the FA, who continually allow these nitwits to remain in the job. A pox on the lot of them.
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It's not paranoia if they really are out to get you!
I've been saying that for ages! I know reason is generally the first thing to go out the window when dealing with your average football fan, but surely even the most biased, ignorant, brainwashed numpty can see that there is something sinister in the overall treatment of this club. Normally I could deal with it, but not when it comes to actual matters of life and death.
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