Ballard

[Alfa]

It's not my interpretation, it's in black and white from the FA.

'WHEN NOT CHALLENGING FOR THE BALL' and 'DELIBERATELY STRIKES'. Anybody that thinks Ballard A) wasn't challenging for the ball and/or B) was acting deliberately, needs their head checking. Obviously pulling hair with intent is violent conduct, but in this instance you cannot tell me that was the intent.

The PGMOL have decided that hair pulling in itself would be treated as violent conduct. The need for intent is not mentioned. I think most people accept Ballard’s action wasn’t a pre-meditated act but from the PGMOL’s pre-season blurb no mention of intent is included.

 

[robbie54]

Im still angry at that lass on Saturday's Sky Sports covering our game, she said 'exactly' Ballard grabbed his hair and pulled him to the ground.

 

[hank williams]

Im still angry at that lass on Saturday's Sky Sports covering our game, she said 'exactly' Ballard grabbed his hair and pulled him to the ground.

Not sue smith can’t abide her

 

[robbie54]

Not sue smith can’t abide her

Not sure Hank, but disgusting summing up.

 

[herra soul mob]

Not sue smith can’t abide her

it was

 

[johnny kayo]

Would be amazed if any appeal was successful. On another note though how was the challenge on Doku last night or the Elliott Anderson challenge against Villa, both potential ankle/leg breakers, deemed yellow but a hair pull is a red? Rule definitely needs looking at

 

[Alfa]

Anyone got any idea of how long the appeal process takes?

If it was successful would it be heard in time for Ballard to play at the weekend ?

 

[SandDancer50]

It was but was never enforced for very long - the Luke 09 wrestling at Leeds being the most obvious example

That's the point. Perhaps catching someone's flowing locks may be the same when everyone is going on the pitch with hair extensions.

 

[Chewit]

We should win on the grounds his hair wasn't tied up.

That's the problem. How can a rule such as that be enforced if the player is swinging his hair round like a f***ing mermaid.

Hair in netball must be tied. so why not football...

Mermaid? I was thinking helicopter… if he swang it round much more he would take off

 

[scotch]

Anyone got any idea of how long the appeal process takes?

If it was successful would it be heard in time for Ballard to play at the weekend ?

It'll be done by Friday

 

[splorty]

Anyone got any idea of how long the appeal process takes?

If it was successful would it be heard in time for Ballard to play at the weekend ?

Don’t get yer hopes up. Best we can hope for is a reduction in games. No way the red is getting overturned. Personally I think it will still be 3 games, they’ll just double down and back the ref/VAR.

 

[nowtgoodeverhappens]

Hairnets, it’s so easy

 

[Vauxie]

70/80s loads of players had long hair cant remember any hair pulling reds gannin on, or collar pulling and grappling either.

 

[nowtgoodeverhappens]

70/80s loads of players had long hair cant remember any hair pulling reds gannin on, or collar pulling and grappling either.

Or VAR

 

[Big Jeff]

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This is how you do it. Off the ball, when the ref doesn’t see it.

 

[Billy Batts]

Not sure Hank, but disgusting summing up.

The one with the Mr Whippy haircut.

 

[viccarlton]

Not sue smith can’t abide her

I bet she bats for the other steam.

 

[Dick Fitzwell]

I bet she bats for the other steam.

She does, she supports Everton instead of Liverpool

 

[Jap Stammer]

Hair nets or hair cuts next season. It's a workplace environment at the end of the day and should be treated the same as earrings and necklaces.

If someone gets whipped in the eye of one of those long dreadlocks and goes down, then there's no reason why that player shouldn't be sent off for violent conduct under these current fuckwit rules.

^This. All day long.

 

[dappaw]

Violent conduct has to be while not trying to play the ball. Which makes this decision ridiculous because he was definitely trying to play the ball.

If it was serious foul play that'd be a different matter

Man utd didn't. But it also wasn't overturned

Was the same ref in their case too was it not.