Alan Pardew.....

[Stadt]

I think it's almost good to see, he's clearly passionate.

[purpleronnie]

I bet he would have been sacked if they had lost that game.

[Corky]

Didn't see it until Match of the Day, listened to 606 and you've have thought Pardew had done serious damage like a broken nose or something, not a fairly mild tap as headbutts go.

 

And credit Meyler for not going down? Credit a player for not falling over when contact wasn't enough to knock someone over?

 

Give him a fine and a ban, same as a player. Sack him? No chance.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

 

 

Any excuse.

 

 

Any excuse.

I love the allegedy putting his head in.

[The Horse's Mouth]

 

 

but I personally think its, ok he shouldn't have done it but its brilliant to see passion and desire and old school style fight  

I really hope you're trolling.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

On a side note how many players who played for us were playing in this game? I saw Savage Dublin Clemence Horsfield Hendrie Vassell and Gudjohnnsen.

Just checked Stefan Moore and Jamie Clapham as well!

[Corky]

He's not that type of manager.

[Richard]

Happens all the time in the big la liga games

[Les-TA-Jon]

Found it weird that Meyler has come out of this looking good. He deliberately pushed the opposition manager. Imagine if he'd done that against a more respected manager, such as Ferguson? I don't think the media would be congratulating him. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

I remember when Zinedine Zidane pushed Marco Materazzi away with his head. There was a big fuss then too.

[Corky]

http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/9194449/20-Things-We-Really-Do-Want-To-See-Actually

 

Spot on.

[Strokes]

http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/9194449/20-Things-We-Really-Do-Want-To-See-Actually

Spot on.

More emotions than brains, love it!

[Dan]

Vertonghen's actions in midweek were 10 times as bad as this. Of course he's unpunished. "He had an excuse to go down"

[Brainy]

The rules are a joke. I don't like Pardew at all and I think what he did, knowing the consequences, was ridiculous.

 

But is anyone seriously trying to say that what he did was THAT bad? Over-hyped nonsense.

 

I was very disappointed in what I saw given the reaction to it. Was hoping for more of a Zidane style.

 

Anyone saying that he should be let off, or have a reduced punishment because they reckon it shows passion is a disabled.

[Dan]

http://www.football365.com/john-nicholson/9194449/20-Things-We-Really-Do-Want-To-See-Actually

 

Spot on.

 

Best article I've read in absolutely ages. I never have, and never will buy that simulation is acceptable.

 

I know I've just mentioned it but look at Zozulya/Vertonghen in midweek. Take off the mainstream tinted glasses - who is seriously in the wrong there? Zozuyla who has put his head towards an opponent after being in a bit of 'argy bargy', or Vertonghen who has literally pretended to have been hurt to cheat? The fact the majority of people actually seem to defend Vertonghen absolutely riles me.

I was very disappointed in what I saw given the reaction to it. Was hoping for more of a Zidane style.

 

Anyone saying that he should be let off, or have a reduced punishment because they reckon it shows passion is a disabled.

 

Same. I'll admit I bought it big time and I thought.. just wow, Pardew is a nob (and I stand by that still, he's an excuse-making moron) bit is that worthy of a £100k fine? Really? That's a joke.

[RobHawk]

Best article I've read in absolutely ages. I never have, and never will buy that simulation is acceptable.

 

I know I've just mentioned it but look at Zozulya/Vertonghen in midweek. Take off the mainstream tinted glasses - who is seriously in the wrong there? Zozuyla who has put his head towards an opponent after being in a bit of 'argy bargy', or Vertonghen who has literally pretended to have been hurt to cheat? The fact the majority of people actually seem to defend Vertonghen absolutely riles me.

 

Same. I'll admit I bought it big time and I thought.. just wow, Pardew is a nob (and I stand by that still, he's an excuse-making moron) bit is that worthy of a £100k fine? Really? That's a joke.

 

not seen the particular incident but if its anything klike others ive seen they should both be sent off and banned for 3 games. Both actions are unacceptable and we should be trying to remove them from the game with such punishment, even if its retrospective.