Norwich and Cardiff charged by The FA

[cambridgeshire canary 7,799]

Bit of a farce really..

https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/norwich-and-cardiff-charged-by-the-fa

[lake district canary 4,831]

"It is alleged that both clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion during the 66th minute of the fixture. Both clubs have until Monday 8 August to provide a response.

 

That's easy then.......just reply "It was their fault"

[ZLF 335]

It seems to be standard nowadays - any hambags with more  than 3 players seems to be punished.  Def a fine incoming

[TheGunnShow 7,377]

Probably be a £25K or £50K fine. As for players wading in, I didn't think it was bad at all. I'd rather teammates pile in if their mate's getting kicked around. Sign that the team spirit is decent.

[Pyro Pete 2,354]

1 hour ago, ZLF said:

It seems to be standard nowadays - any hambags with more  than 3 players seems to be punished.  Def a fine incoming

Hambags?

[Capt. Pants 5,013]

It was the best part of the game and good to see us show a bit of spirit 🤣

[AJ 1,359]

7 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

It was the best part of the game and good to see us show a bit of spirit 🤣

Was just about to say the same, more fight than we'd seen in the entirety of last season!

[canarybubbles 2,199]

What's sad about this is we managed to get fined for our part in a fracas without ever looking like we had any fight in us.

[mrdi 411]

Bit lame, really. It was hardly Highbury ‘89. 

[raunds canary 238]

42 minutes ago, mrdi said:

Bit lame, really. It was hardly Highbury ‘89. 

That was a brawl . Decent team then too 

[Herman 11,136]

3 hours ago, Pyro Pete said:

Hambags?

Hambags, where Delia hides her train set, or something like that.

[The Real Buh 3,765]

For what? Nothing happened?

have the FA actually ever watched football before?

[wcorkcanary 4,784]

5 hours ago, Pyro Pete said:

Hambags?

Not new round here are you?

[wcorkcanary 4,784]

1 hour ago, Herman said:

Hambags, where Delia hides her train set, or something like that.

Nah Hermano it's where Delia puts the proceeds of other people paying to watch her trainset. Do keep up.

[Pyro Pete 2,354]

54 minutes ago, wcorkcanary said:

Not new round here are you?

Only about 20 years. With time off for good behaviour.

[All the Germans 1,239]

It is stupid that that would get teams fined.

I wish football would take a leaf out of Rugby's book. Even when a few punches a thrown the ref just tells them to stop it, sort themselves out and carry on. Footballers look stupid when they throw themselves to the floor if they are touched above the shoulders but the rules don't help. If someone doesn't throw themselves to the floor, their coach is probably having a go at them for missing an opportunity to gain an advantage.

 

Edited August 4, 2022 by All the Germans

[chicken 3,087]

4 minutes ago, All the Germans said:

It is stupid that that would get teams fined.

I wish football would take a leaf out of Rugby's book. Even when a few punches a thrown the ref just tells them to stop it, sort themselves out and carry on. Footballers look stupid when they throw themselves to the floor if they are touched above the shoulders but the rules don't help. If someone doesn't throw themselves to the floor, their coach is probably having a go at them for missing an opportunity to gain an advantage.

There is no way a professional level Rugga referee would allow that sort of a farce to have happen in a game. They'd have been dealing with the unsportsmanlike crap from the get go. Cardiff would have had to got their act together or be several players down by half time.

[Sooty57 414]

Now THAT'S a hambag

Edited August 4, 2022 by Sooty57
Blooming' autocorrect

[wcorkcanary 4,784]

16 minutes ago, Pyro Pete said:

Only about 20 years. With time off for good behaviour.

And you didn't know Hambags? Maybe you were on day release at the time 😇

[Monty13 2,736]

7 minutes ago, All the Germans said:

It is stupid that that would get teams fined.

I wish football would take a leaf out of Rugby's book. Even when a few punches a thrown the ref just tells them to stop it, sort themselves out and carry on. Footballers look stupid when they throw themselves to the floor if they are touched above the shoulders but the rules don't help. If someone doesn't throw themselves to the floor, their coach is probably having a go at them for missing an opportunity to gain an advantage.

 

Think that’s definitely the issue. Probably can only be changed by clear rules and strong, consistent officiating.

When individual decisions are potentially worth millions clubs are going to do everything to get an advantage.

[All the Germans 1,239]

24 minutes ago, chicken said:

There is no way a professional level Rugga referee would allow that sort of a farce to have happen in a game. They'd have been dealing with the unsportsmanlike crap from the get go. Cardiff would have had to got their act together or be several players down by half time.

Agree regarding the game in general but specifically at that incident in isolation, it would have been handled so much better. "Stop it, Captain, sort your players out", "Yes, sir".