Vardy & LCFC Charged by the FA - Charges Accepted & Personal Hearing Requested

[Dr The Singh]

Being without Vardy for 2 games will cost us. I just hope it doesn't cost us the title

[americanfox]

I hope the FA will take into account the fact that Jon Moss didn't have a good game - although it was better than a lot of people have been saying - and that Vardy got carried away in the heat of the moment. I doubt it, though.

 

If Moss simply didn't have a good game, then we have no hope or respite on the length of Vardy's additional ban.

 

If Moss had a simply abominable game -- which he did, because of his maddening inconsistency and lack of composure and control --, then there is some hope. Regardless, Vardy's reaction was not good and he lacked composure.

 

I truly hope that doesn't cost us. Swansea honestly seemed like an easy 3 points at full strength, but it looks much much harder now without Vardy.

[Tielemans63]

I actually think he should be punished but at the same time there needs to be consistency about this - if this hadn't been this season and not on Sky then would he still have been charged? If swearing directly at the ref was punished consistently by extended bans then the likes of John Terry and Steven Gerrard would have been banned for about 15 games every season.

 

You just know you will see some ****er doing it on match of the day next Saturday and no-one will bat an eyelid.

[inckley fox]

It seems odd to me, off in fact, that Spurs fans have been so much more positive about Moss's performance than we have been negative. In the unlikely, but not entirely improbable event that the authorities are feeling a little sympathetic to Spurs right now you can imagine they'll be gauging the sentiment among Leicester fans towards what happens when a bizarre refereeing display (and it was entirely bizarre) resulted in them dropping points, and losing their star man for one or more matches.

 

So I'd suggest we be very careful in choosing the words we publish right now - because when you come on here you are publishing your thoughts. If we want to create an atmosphere in which it's viable to ban Vardy for an extra game or two, and there are people out there who feel inclined to do so, then making clear that our sympathies lie with the referee would be a damn good way of going about it.

 

If one person on that panel has said to himself 'If we throw the book at Leicester, how much are we going to be flagged up for it?' then the eight, ten, thirteen page threads which contain multiple Leicester fans claiming that it's fine to suspend Vardy for extra matches, or to allow Spurs to have 'fairer' referees while we're lumbered with what the neutrals have called one of the worst refereeing performances in recent history, will count for something. 

[Tielemans63]

It seems odd to me, off in fact, that Spurs fans have been so much more positive about Moss's performance than we have been negative. In the unlikely, but not entirely improbable event that the authorities are feeling a little sympathetic to Spurs right now you can imagine they'll be gauging the sentiment among Leicester fans towards what happens when a bizarre refereeing display (and it was entirely bizarre) resulted in them dropping points, and losing their star man for one or more matches.

 

So I'd suggest we be very careful in choosing the words we publish right now - because when you come on here you are publishing your thoughts. If we want to create an atmosphere in which it's viable to ban Vardy for an extra game or two, and there are people out there who feel inclined to do so, then making clear that our sympathies lie with the referee would be a damn good way of going about it.

 

If one person on that panel has said to himself 'If we throw the book at Leicester, how much are we going to be flagged up for it?' then the eight, ten, thirteen page threads which contain multiple Leicester fans claiming that it's fine to suspend Vardy for extra matches, or to allow Spurs to have 'fairer' referees while we're lumbered with what the neutrals have called one of the worst refereeing performances in recent history, will count for something. 

 

 

I'm fairly sure they don't peruse fan's forums before making their decisions mate. 

[Webbo]

It seems odd to me, off in fact, that Spurs fans have been so much more positive about Moss's performance than we have been negative. In the unlikely, but not entirely improbable event that the authorities are feeling a little sympathetic to Spurs right now you can imagine they'll be gauging the sentiment among Leicester fans towards what happens when a bizarre refereeing display (and it was entirely bizarre) resulted in them dropping points, and losing their star man for one or more matches.

 

So I'd suggest we be very careful in choosing the words we publish right now - because when you come on here you are publishing your thoughts. If we want to create an atmosphere in which it's viable to ban Vardy for an extra game or two, and there are people out there who feel inclined to do so, then making clear that our sympathies lie with the referee would be a damn good way of going about it.

 

If one person on that panel has said to himself 'If we throw the book at Leicester, how much are we going to be flagged up for it?' then the eight, ten, thirteen page threads which contain multiple Leicester fans claiming that it's fine to suspend Vardy for extra matches, or to allow Spurs to have 'fairer' referees while we're lumbered with what the neutrals have called one of the worst refereeing performances in recent history, will count for something. 

Really!? You think the FA will base their punishment on what's written on here?

[EnglishOxide]

Has anyone got that video, or GIF of Vardy faking the diving Southampton player?

[Dr The Singh]

Really!? You think the FA will base their punishment on what's written on here?

They do like to read Dangerous Tigers post. I believe they have very similar thoughts and beliefs

[inckley fox]

Really!? You think the FA will base their punishment on what's written on here?

 

No, I never said any such thing. But that the FA have a history of responding to pressure from players, managers and fan bases is beyond question. There's no need for us to let them know that we also think Jamie Vardy is a bit gobby and we'd be perfectly alright with a ban, thanks very much. If ever there were a time for a bit of outrage, it's now. Or, alternatively, is the only purpose of a fan to turn up for the games?

[LestaFox92]

if this is the precedent they are gonna be using to give vardy an extra match ban it's a load of bollox as far as i'm concerned they aint nothing a like

[hackneyfox]

No, I never said any such thing. But that the FA have a history of responding to pressure from players, managers and fan bases is beyond question. There's no need for us to let them know that we also think Jamie Vardy is a bit gobby and we'd be perfectly alright with a ban, thanks very much. If ever there were a time for a bit of outrage, it's now. Or, alternatively, is the only purpose of a fan to turn up for the games?

Well you just repeated it again.

[inckley fox]

I'm fairly sure they don't peruse fan's forums before making their decisions mate. 

 

The press are perfectly happy to peruse them, so are a fair few players. And the FA have a history of buckling under pressure from fans, managers, players etc. I don't see any need to go round publishing a load of arguments that say we're being fairly treated when they go out of their way to ensure that Spurs have the best ref for the occasion, and we get Moss, a 1, 2 or 3 game ban for Vardy, a club charge, two dropped points and a suddenly much-harder-looking run-in. If one newspaper were to latch on to our sympathies for Moss and our lack of sympathy for Vardy, then it would get read by the FA, and if they were inclined to be a little worried about potentially being seen to change the outcome of the title, it would offer that little bit less pressure for them to buckle under.

 

Or maybe I'm totally wrong, and fans are totally pointless other than in turning up for matches. Fans can't apply pressure to clubs, players, authorities. Authorities never buckle under pressures. Newspapers and football people never look at forums. If that's the case then, at this most crucial of moments, it won't matter whether we show solidarity with our players, roar in disapproval at the authorities who may well be about to take devastating action against us, or call Vardy a 'gobby' idiot and agree with them. 

[hackneyfox]

Don't know why people keep saying spurs won't get maximum points. They have an easy run in and Chelsea are already on the beach.

This

 

Chelsea hate Spurs

They won't stand for being beaten by them

And London football etiquette means you never let one of them roll you over if they might win league

Chelsea will give them and us a game !

Chelsea fans hate Spurs, not so sure about the team, especially this bunch.

 

I pretty much agree that there is no overarching conspiracy racy designed to scupper our title bid, however if you look at everything that has happened in the last few weeks it's hard not to see a pattern forming.

Press stories have been growing which are designed to rock our boat and put questions in people's minds.

The players are being asked relentlessly if they'll bottle it, not in so many words but that's the underlying meaning.

SKY and BBC commentators and pundits are so openly biased it's quite irritating now.

Words aimed at referees where the refs themselves have been implicated in aiding our miracle. Referees are real people who hear these things and it creeps in. Moss was desperate to prove that he hadn't swallowed the dream.

And now we will get the FA over reacting because, at the end of the day we are Leicester and we really shouldn't be treading the hallowed ground and breathing the rarefied air we are.

Put it all together and you can see the wheels of the machine moving against us.

I just hope that for once the little guys come out on top.

I'd have thought the FA would love what we're doing, it's made English football more interesting and exciting to the rest of the world.

[st albans fox]

The people who sit on these panels are probably unable to turn on a kettle, never mind a computer, tablet or phone. What's on here will make no difference this extra game. Unless the club can find enough evidence of players verbally abusing refs in the same fashion then I can't see him escaping another game. I don't believe he took too long to leave the pitch. It's just possible that he will receive a fine and be warned about his future conduct but the precedent isn't good. The three previous recipients of this charge after a sending off got an extra game.

[Guest]

Getting stressed isn't going to help. Relax. He's brilliant but the rest of the team are there are ranieri has a week to get his plan together. The boys can, and will, do this.

[foxes_rule1978]

Getting stressed isn't going to help. Relax. He's brilliant but the rest of the team are there are ranieri has a week to get his plan together. The boys can, and will, do this.

The lads will do it , it will galvanise them... Along with this Spurs result today. They know what they need to do

[stripeyfox]

The disciplinary panel will study the referee's report. They will see that the ref showed a second yellow card for a dive and the player reacted furiously and aggressively and with very "Industrial" language. Nothing else is relevant. Whether we are 1st, 2nd, 15th or 20th in the league. Vardy lost his cool and if he is lucky, it will only be a two match ban (in total).

There is no conspiracy here. We just need to suck it up and get on with it.

[inckley fox]

Well you just repeated it again.

 

Clearly you're having a few problems here. There's a world of difference between a decision being affected by opinions and being based on one specific opinion in one specific place. '1984' was partly affected by the Spanish Civil War, it wasn't based on it. And United's incredible title haul under Ferguson was partly affected by his constant challenges to the authority, and the pressure asserted on them by their fans, but it wasn't based on it. If we're fans, there'd be no harm right now - of all times - in behaving like fans and, while we can say what we want in private, if we're going to publish our thoughts there's no harm in making them thoughts which at least aspire to help our club's cause. Calling Vardy gobby, supporting his red card and further punitive action against him isn't doing that.

 

It probably won't have any impact on anything. I'd be very surprised if a Champions scarf or a bunch of self-critical postings on a forum had much bearing on Spurs' or Leicester's results. But just like every voice in the stands counts for something, so might every word we choose to publish. And if people are worried that they're about to make a decision which makes a title for Spurs look more likely than a title for Leicester, then we don't have to run even that slightest of risks of making them feel more comfortable in doing so.

[inckley fox]

Getting stressed isn't going to help. Relax. He's brilliant but the rest of the team are there are ranieri has a week to get his plan together. The boys can, and will, do this.

 

I love this. I'm not as confident as you but the belief is fantastic. We all need to focus on the next game and remember that, even without Vardy, we're more than capable of doing it.

[Guest Cujek]

Hands up honestly, who wouldn't have called Moss a ****ing Cvnt?

Vardy is a hero and I wish more players would tell these shitty ref's what they think of them.

This Cvnt should never be allowed to ref again.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Perhaps the fine for the club around not controlling their players might relate to Vardy and mean he only gets a 1 game ban?

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[fazzyfox]

Obviously the incident he's being charged for did happen, the hope was that Moss wouldn't put it in his report after reviewing the first booking and realising that Vardy's combined offences didn't amount to a red and a suspension. Unfortunately he's as anal and nit picky with a pen as he is with a whistle and probably scribbled away like a tell tale six year old. If the man has any sense of reality he will realise that he created the situation which lead to the entire crowd, both benches, the pundits, journalists and majority of former refs being up in arms and critical of his performance. He has stitched us up not once but twice, if the FA had supplied a competent ref instead of allowing the competent refs a day off to prepare for a UEFA fitness test there would be no incident. Moss has demonstrated a further unsavoury layer of his character, an awful bumptious nitpicker who thinks he's good at his job when the world knows he isn't. Moss's behaviour during the pressure of the match is one thing but later saying the players were out of control at the penalty is the work of a cowardly shit trying to come out fighting when he's had the stinker of his life. A ref once said "whatever you do don't question my honesty", Moss, I'm questioning yours, unlike you my priority isn't salvaging your career.

Would love to see in the report what the West Ham penalty was defined as being given for, a pulling back motion which somehow propelled Reid forwards?

[Guest Cujek]

Obviously the incident he's being charged for did happen, the hope was that Moss wouldn't put it in his report after reviewing the first booking and realising that Vardy's combined offences didn't amount to a red and a suspension. Unfortunately he's as anal and nit picky with a pen as he is with a whistle and probably scribbled away like a tell tale six year old. If the man has any sense of reality he will realise that he created the situation which lead to the entire crowd, both benches, the pundits, journalists and majority of former refs being up in arms and critical of his performance. He has stitched us up not once but twice, if the FA had supplied a competent ref instead of allowing the competent refs a day off to prepare for a UEFA fitness test there would be no incident. Moss has demonstrated a further unsavoury layer of his character, an awful bumptious nitpicker who thinks he's good at his job when the world knows he isn't. Moss's behaviour during the pressure of the match is one thing but later saying the players were out of control at the penalty is the work of a cowardly shit trying to come out fighting when he's had the stinker of his life. A ref once said "whatever you do don't question my honesty", Moss, I'm questioning yours, unlike you my priority isn't salvaging your career.

Would love to see in the report what the West Ham penalty was defined as being given for, a pulling back motion which somehow propelled Reid forwards?

Nice articulate, well thought out post

How ever, you could have summed him up in one word.

Cvnt.

[WesMorganGod]

DISGUSTING. he did nothing wrong at all, neither were yellow cards. the red card should have been rescinded. this is disgusting. 

[WesMorganGod]

The disciplinary panel will study the referee's report. They will see that the ref showed a second yellow card for a dive and the player reacted furiously and aggressively and with very "Industrial" language. Nothing else is relevant. Whether we are 1st, 2nd, 15th or 20th in the league. Vardy lost his cool and if he is lucky, it will only be a two match ban (in total).

There is no conspiracy here. We just need to suck it up and get on with it.

WTF, get back to Forest forums.