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two Ameobi's, theres only two Ameobi's.... http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/354254

Not according to Jason Roberts it wasnt.. 'I won't wear one. I find it hard to wear a t-shirt after what happened last year.' Roberts added: 'I'm totally committed to kicking racism out of football but when there's a movement I feel represents the issue in the way that speaks for me and my colleagues, then I will happily support it. 'I think people feel let down by what used to be called "Let's Kick Racism Out of Football".' Roberts also said that Terry's apology has come 'a year too late' and the FA punishment was too lenient. 'The four-match ban was, for me, not a heavy enough sanction for what happened,' said Roberts. 'I'm not happy. Certainly they should have given him a longer ban. The sanction is nowhere near harsh enough.' Cant see what KIO couldve done about any of that tbh. They raise awareness, which is about all they can do. The target shouldve been the FA,UEFA and FIFA. And he should thank the fuckin lord he was born a bred in the UK where our attitudes are very well developed on this issue....well, most of us anyway..cant speak for the former England football captain :galre:

Looks like the CPS dropped charges against him in 2009... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20068621

I know what you mean,but does seem to have changed though....Spurs have been in Europe every season since then, we haven't. Do they go on that when these things are decided?...Is it because itv4 is free to air, so theyre going to have more viewers for their games, so the companies will spend more money on the games being televised on that channel, which makes the tv company want the clubs with the highest potential viewers?.....

Looks like we're definetly championship level when it comes to an audience to sell tv advertising to....

Thats fair enough, I think he couldve got down quicker. He makes a lot of mistakes though. He only played about once for us and dropped 2 into the net v Leeds in a pre season game when it was his big chance to grab the shirt from Krul and/or Harper. Dodged a bullet, Krul is far better.

I only saw part of the first half until er indoors started whingeing so didnt see the second half tbh...Forster makes clangers in every game I see him in though, almost without exception. His game is littered with basic mistakes, Tim Krul's isnt.

"oooh Jimmy Saville is Cattermole's dad" wasnt in the best taste either, but it was fuckin funny They came back with nothing, they're fuckin useless in that regard...no piss takes about Wonga etc..plenty of ammo there, but they were shite.

Not what the bloke on 5live said and I think Rio's tweet came with a safety wink too!...Roberts has categorically denied he's anything to do with it...cant really see it being anyone else but the man who doesn't mind other men of colour being called a choc ice....dont think he's thought any of this through...didnt need google for any of that....

Did he do weekend back shift so you could get to St James CT? Shocking carry on altogether this like.....earlier today a gang of vigilante dyslexics attacked Jimmy Somerville....

Its what the black only baseball leagues were called in the US before WW2. Try google before you display that massive intellect of yours, you might learn something

Alba breaks hoops hearts.....looking at the BBC twitter feed someone said that if they held on it would be their best ever night in Europe

They interviewed some bloke from the association of black lawyers on 5live earlier and he said discussions are underway about forming a union for black players only...he also said football is "institutionally racist"....looks like Rio is involved in the talks....is Ferdinand guilty of attacking a game that has been phenomenally good to/for him?

Its mind boggling how any fucker knows if they've got a ticket for Brugge or not seeing as they've not been issued yet....

Iniesta equalised for Barca with a shot that Forster could've threw his cap on and stopped....instead he finished diving for it about three minutes after it hit the back of the net...we truly dodged a bullet with this fucker....

The self styled saviour of children EVERYWHERE Esther Rantzen.... Esther said in last week’s ITV documentary on Savile: “We all blocked our ears to the gossip. There was gossip, there were rumours. It’s very distressing.” Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4587116/Abuse-campaigner-I-told-Esther-Rantzen-about-paedo-Jimmy-Savile-18-years-ago.html#ixzz2A7krKcRy

Dr Alice is a particular favourite in our house too.......welcome back LTB. I felt old on Saturday tea time when I yet again failed to keep up with my father in the drinking stakes....he's just turned 77

Spurs first game of the season according to .com

Agreed, but looking at the guidelines theyre supposed to work to its a dubious decison to say the least. Thats what youve got to judge it on and it a grey area to say the least. The physical aspect of the game is becoming less and less...I never played (shitey Sunday league 11 a side) when you could charge the golaie or challenges from behind were allowed, so you can see the progression.....the better defenders know how to ease attackers off the ball, Colo does it a lot, when he can...Taylor and Willo don't, they dive straight in, see Willo yesterday for the free kick they scored from.

The thing is some of us older ones were brought up to think that the likes of that was merely mis-timed, I'm definetly one of them. The studs up off the ground thing make it reckless in the guidelines, not excessive. As I said, Perch certainly used excessive force in winning the ball cleanly, if he'd missed timed that it was amabulance job. So it would appear that if you win the ball cleanly but completley total the player in the process thats ok, even though the force used in that area of the pitch were excessive in Perch's case. Guidelines are fucked up iyam.

When Perch fairly won the ball in the second half he was using excessive force too mind....the only difference is he got the ball i.e. it was timed perfectly. Perhaps it could have been deemed "reckless" as Tiote went straight into the challenge on Fletcher without pausing for thought if you like. Its still only a yellow. You could say the whole thing was careless and reckless, it still doesnt add up to a red. I think looking at the guidelines its a yellow.

Heres the FA guidance for refs: Careless, reckless, using excessive force “Careless” means that the player has shown a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or that he acted without precaution. • No further disciplinary sanction is needed if a foul is judged to be careless “Reckless” means that the player has acted with complete disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, his opponent. • A player who plays in a reckless manner must be cautioned “Using excessive force” means that the player has far exceeded the necessary use of force and is in danger of injuring his opponent. • A player who uses excessive force must be sent off So which one of these does Tiote's challenge fall under?.....

Then youve got to ask yourself why Abidal needs a liver transplant?....or am I reading too much into that?....

This is what I said at the match yesterday...he'd let everything go for both sides up till that point then bang, straight red for what was to all intents and purposes was a mistimed tackle. The picture plainly shows his studs were up, so he's been sent off for that and being Cheick Tiote. So he's now sadly in Cattatwat territory.

Thats the poorest I've seen Johnson...he always looked good for smogs & citeh....not sure if he's been found out a bit or he's been dragged down to the tramps normal level of shiteness. No wonder Trappatoni doesnt pick McLean he's one of these players who looks to be a very good athelete which masks his utter uselessness with a football at his feet. I think 6 Scudettos and a European cup qualifies him as a good judge here, better than any fuckin mackem anyway..