Pete Raven 276 Posted September 19, 2007 Hardly a surprise...From the FA site:Dion Dublin, Norwich City FC Charlton Athletic v Norwich CityFootball League Championship, 18 September 2007Dismissed for violent conduct Claim for wrongful dismissal receivedA Regulatory Commission will hear the claim on 20 September Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ivana_rubyatitz 6 Posted September 20, 2007 Assuming the video evidence clears Dion, will action then be taken against Mills for faking injury? I suspect I know the answer to my own question. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaker 0 Posted September 20, 2007 http://www.football.virginmedia.com/page/championshipvideo/0,,12555~1115738,00.html watching it again on that video i wouldnt be suprised if its upheld Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbncfc 1 Posted September 20, 2007 I was at the game, but I must confess I missed the incident.Looking at the replay, I''m not convinced we''ll win it.It''s on the virgin media website now. What do you guys think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Rider 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Don''t think Mills was faking anything, nothing to suggest he lay on the ground holding his head etc. Mind you I think it was simply a barge in the back from Dublin, if you watch closely they both start chasing the ball but Mills then almost stops and seems to be goading Dublin into a challenge. I assumed that the ''head butt'' was to follow later but nothing.I''ve seen many worse challenges than that go unpunished. Doc''s tackle for the first pen was unnecessary, it''s not even clear whether the guy would have been able to do anything from the angle he was but when the tackle from behind came in there was only one outcome. The second was a clear con. The contact was outside the box but the guy then launches himself into the area, I though the challange was a foul though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire canary 0 Posted September 20, 2007 [quote user="Yellow Rider"]Don''t think Mills was faking anything, nothing to suggest he lay on the ground holding his head etc. Mind you I think it was simply a barge in the back from Dublin, if you watch closely they both start chasing the ball but Mills then almost stops and seems to be goading Dublin into a challenge. I assumed that the ''head butt'' was to follow later but nothing.I''ve seen many worse challenges than that go unpunished. Doc''s tackle for the first pen was unnecessary, it''s not even clear whether the guy would have been able to do anything from the angle he was but when the tackle from behind came in there was only one outcome. The second was a clear con. The contact was outside the box but the guy then launches himself into the area, I though the challange was a foul though. [/quote] Agree with nearly all of this - Dublin foul = clumsy push out of frustration - no head butt and hardly a straight red cardFirst pen = clumsy mistake and an unecessary one from Docherty: as PG said didn''t need to go to ground at all.Second pen - complete con indeed - a good two foot or so outside the area when the foul occurred.Such are the thin lines between success and failure so maybe some of the hysteria on here should do well to reflect on this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silver fox 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Red card stands as FA agreed with the referee.Either the club got it wrong after looking at the video or there are a bunch of buffoons at the FA. Either way it is a big blow for us as Dublin is probably playing better than most at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlies Angel 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Dublins appeal rejected - 3 match ban! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allways travelling 0 Posted September 20, 2007 Just had appeal turned down three game ban tossers at the fa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites