Lampard's red card overturned

[Alicia]

CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard has today escaped a three-game ban after the Football Association overturned the red card the England international received when he was sent-off in the 4-0 win away to West Ham last weekend.

Lampard, who'd opened the scoring against his old club at Upton Park, was sent-off following a clash with Luis Boa Morte.

But referee Peter Walton told an FA regulatory commission he and his assistant made a mistake.

The commission then had to decide if the officials had made a "serious and obvious" error in dismissing the 29-year-old.

They also had to take into account the UEFA guideline that while endangering an opponent warrants a red card, contact on or above the neck is deemed to be violent conduct

Lampard's reprieve allows him to play against Barnsley in the FA Cup and the Premier League matches against Derby and Sunderland.

By appealing, Chelsea risked Lampard's ban being extended to four games had the verdict gone against them.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23322736-5006068,00.html

 

[dibo]

CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard has today escaped a three-game ban after the Football Association overturned the red card the England international received when he was sent-off in the 4-0 win away to West Ham last weekend.

Lampard, who'd opened the scoring against his old club at Upton Park, was sent-off following a clash with Luis Boa Morte.

But referee Peter Walton told an FA regulatory commission he and his assistant made a mistake.

The commission then had to decide if the officials had made a "serious and obvious" error in dismissing the 29-year-old.

They also had to take into account the UEFA guideline that while endangering an opponent warrants a red card, contact on or above the neck is deemed to be violent conduct

Lampard's reprieve allows him to play against Barnsley in the FA Cup and the Premier League matches against Derby and Sunderland.

By appealing, Chelsea risked Lampard's ban being extended to four games had the verdict gone against them.

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23322736-5006068,00.html

That amounts to a video review of the decision and the FA coming to a determination that the matter was not correctly dealt with on the field. Leaving aside the circumstances of this particular case, there is no logical reason to preclude this also applying generally in the case of a yellow card being given (y'all see where I'm going here...) or other incorrect sanction or non sanction.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Should have given the fat bastard 15 months

 

[serious14]

One man couldn't carry  (CARRY!!!)
couldn't carry Lampard
One man and his f*cking lift truck
couldn't carry Lampard
Two men...

And so forth.

 

[Deej]

One man couldn't carry  (CARRY!!!)
couldn't carry Lampard
One man and his f*cking lift truck
couldn't carry Lampard
Two men...

And so forth.

tried singing that about Jardel at EAS but only a handful of people joined in LOL

 

[Paolo]

CHELSEA midfielder Frank Lampard has today escaped a three-game ban after the Football Association overturned the red card

Chelsea won't be able to overturn the result of the carling cup result though

i'll get my coat

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

The referee claiming the error is certainly different from the FA doing it themselves - however, what made the referee believe he erred?  Did he see the replay, and submit his report based on that?  If so, then the referees actions have been incorrect.

Also, if the referee can rescind a RC after the match, then why can't he also upgrade a caution to a RC?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Just in case there werent enough reasons to hate them (think an entire ground/club full of Griffith's relatives), their club Captain goes and does THIS:

(From today's Times)

Just when Lord Triesman, the new chairman of the FA, is appealing for the nations top footballers to lead by example comes this report on the man who would be captain of the England team. Councillors in Esher, Surrey, were angered when John Terry, the Chelsea defender, turned up for lunch in a High Street pizza restaurant. He parked in a disabled bay, choosing to pay a 60 fine, when locals say there was a 50p-an-hour car park around the corner.

 

[Andy]

In all honesty it was a stupid red card.

Parking in a disabled parking space??? What's next, Jaywalking? FFS.

 

[hasbeen]

Just in case there werent enough reasons to hate them (think an entire ground/club full of Griffith's relatives), their club Captain goes and does THIS:

(From today's Times)

— Just when Lord Triesman, the new chairman of the FA, is appealing for the nation’s top footballers to lead by example comes this report on the man who would be captain of the England team. Councillors in Esher, Surrey, were angered when John Terry, the Chelsea defender, turned up for lunch in a High Street pizza restaurant. He parked in a disabled bay, choosing to pay a 60 fine, when locals say there was a 50p-an-hour car park around the corner.

Hey, I've seen John Terry play ... surely he's entitled to disabled parking spot.

 

[RADINHO]

lets get danny's red overturned