wykikitoon 16635 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Taken from BBC Sport - here Former England defender Lee Dixon insists the mass brawl that marred Chelsea's Carling Cup final win against Arsenal was sparked by "passion". The clubs may face Football Association charges after Arsenal pair Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure were sent off, along with Chelsea's Mikel Jon Obi. Dixon told BBC Sport: "We want to see passion but sometimes it boils over. "The FA will punish these players as they see fit but I don't think it was that bad. We want to see passion." Arsenal and Chelsea have appealed to the FA against the red cards received by Adebayor and Jon Obi in Jose Mourinho's side's 2-1 win. Gunners' boss Arsene Wenger and Mourinho both ran on to the pitch to try to calm the players. Both clubs are braced for FA action after the unseemly scenes in Cardiff. Wenger said: "I am sure the players will be punished. Will it be once or twice? With the FA you always have a good chance to worry." Referees' chief Keith Hackett has called on the FA to take action and praised the way referee Howard Webb dealt with the incident. "Howard and his assistants had a good game on that incident which was out of character from the rest of the match," said Hackett, general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board. "They dealt calmly and firmly with it and after consultation Howard took appropriate action. "His report will go into the FA and they will look at those unseemly situations that arose. It was a pity because it was a fantastic game." Hackett also criticised the two managers for getting involved. "This will be looked at by the FA. It was done with all good intentions but what we need is for those other than players to stay off the field, apart from security." The brawl began when Toure was dragged back by Mikel, prompting an angry reaction from the Arsenal defender. In the ensuing melee, Emmanuel Eboue clashed with Wayne Bridge, leaving the Chelsea left-back on the ground. After consulting with his assistant, Webb showed red cards to Mikel, Toure and Adebayor and cautioned Frank Lampard and Cesc Fabregas. The game was further delayed when a protesting Adebayor had to be dragged from the pitch by Arsenal physio Gary Lewin. Ivory Coast international Toure said: "I apologise for this moment, and I regret my actions. "Chelsea were winning and were starting to waste time, and I was not happy with that, which is why I went to Mikel and had some words with him. "Then Lampard came in and maybe made the thing bigger than it was, but that is part of football." Gunners striker Adebayor said: "My reaction after the card did not mean I wanted to hit the referee - I just wanted to know why he gave me the red card. "I do not think I did anything wrong." Mourinho said the incidents were disappointing but understandable. "Sometimes mature people lose control of their emotions," he said. "You cannot kill a player because something happened. If Mikel did something wrong, it is not my job to kill him, it is my job to educate him." Cock end, if it wasnt Arsenal involved he would be singing a differnt tune. Biased filthy gooner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Agression spilling over? Pack of homs imo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZSIGiaWZE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Meanwhile Alan Green was going on like it was the worst thing that he'd ever seen in football. Because Liverpool weren't playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19824 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 it was handbags. yellow cards all round would have been fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Aye Lee, players getting other players sent off eh, never happened in you day. twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 it was handbags. yellow cards all round would have been fine Agreed. Punishing that bunch of fannys for 'violent conduct' is paying them a compliment they don't deserve tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14051 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Aye Lee, players getting other players sent off eh, never happened in you day. twat. Don't. Just... don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Agression spilling over? Pack of homs imo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZSIGiaWZE wtf, they think they are Laurel and Hardy or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16635 Posted February 28, 2007 Author Share Posted February 28, 2007 Agression spilling over? Pack of homs imo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZSIGiaWZE wtf, they think they are Laurel and Hardy or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Agression spilling over? Pack of homs imo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZSIGiaWZE Most recent comment: "Eboue = Typical African Warefare Scum, he might do that shit in the jungle but this is the premiership its racist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatful Of Hollow 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Agression spilling over? Pack of homs imo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcZSIGiaWZE The way Eboue fell for no reason reminded me of that Python sketch, "Upper Class Twit of the Year" 1:10 in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wor Al 0 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 I can't believe people called it a "bunch up". Some people need a bunch in the face, lyke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthumbrian 0 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I wish footballers would really get stuck into each other just once. They really are tarts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3203 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I like the way when footballers know they are in the wrong they always walk away touching their head looking for blood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 I wish footballers would really get stuck into each other just once. They really are tarts. Same here tbh. Ben Thatcher's assualt on Pedro Mendez was a refreshingly brutal piece of thuggery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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