Luis Suárez

[Shackanory]

It said an Independent Regulatory Commission ruled on it. Who was on that commission?

I'm guessing Alex Ferguson, David Moyes and Alan Shearer.

[Chazza]

It said an Independent Regulatory Commission ruled on it. Who was on that commission?

Probably won't find out until the documents are released.

[Tee]

You're talking about Tee, aren't you?

I am wide awake now Neil. Well, finding out about the ban certainly did the trick!!

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

10 games? What a ****ing joke that is! How long did Ben Thatcher get for nearly killing someone with a running forearm smash to the temple?

Surely he can appeal that its too harsh a punishment? 6 games would have been harsh IMO violent conduct is 3 games. Okay its biting, a bit different so 4/5 maybe.

[Marina]

Pipe the **** down. If Suarez was any less of an 'idiot' then his sensible outlook would probably lead him to conclude that he's wasting his time with us and would be better off at a more competitive club instead of being involved in a magnificent race for 7th.

How good is he to us if he's going to be missing 10 competitive fixtures? I have already said I don't think we can do any better than him in our situation, so we clearly agree on that. But he 100% brought this upon himself, severity of the ban notwithstanding. He is ABSOLUTELY an idiot and last I checked, we generally apply the philosophy that players are lucky to play for Liverpool FC, not the other way round.

[Daniel 7]

Its the length of ban given in Holland plus their own standard for violent conduct, isn't it?

[Neil Young]

I really didn't think it would be double figures.

The only way I can explain it to myself is that there are plenty in the FA who want Suárez to be playing elsewhere as he "damages their product" or some other godawful reason for why they don't like him.

Even MPs recognise the FA isn't up to the job. But thanks to FIFA rules even they can't do anything about it without FIFA immediately suspending all English teams. It's a multi-billion business and it's run like a private club.

[Sarb]

Its the length of ban given in Holland plus their own standard for violent conduct, isn't it?

Dutch FA only gave 5 games

[Neil Young]

I am wide awake now Neil. Well, finding out about the ban certainly did the trick!!

Thanks, Toe.

[dom9]

I really didn't think it would be double figures.

The only way I can explain it to myself is that there are plenty in the FA who want Suárez to be playing elsewhere as he "damages their product" or some other godawful reason for why they don't like him.

Even MPs recognise the FA isn't up to the job. But thanks to FIFA rules even they can't do anything about it without FIFA immediately suspending all English teams. It's a multi-billion business and it's run like a private club.

[Shackanory]

Its the length of ban given in Holland plus their own standard for violent conduct, isn't it?

Given he's already served that seven game ban, if the FA have used that against him, it proves exactly how biased they've been.

[Tee]

Thanks, Toe.

Any news?

[Daniel 7]

Dutch FA only gave 5 games

Ok, the dutch gave 5 but Ajax added 2 didn't they? They've seen 7 and applied the logic? It seems the most likely explanation.

[Chazza]

Dutch FA only gave 5 games

Do we know that for sure? I know he was banned by Ajax for 2 games but then everything I have read says the Dutch FA gave him a 7 game ban.

[Shackanory]

Dutch FA only gave 5 games

Ajax banned him for two, the KNVB added another five.
That'll be the FA's excuse I reckon.
"We have doubled his original ban for biting due to it being the second time he's done it"