Topic: Charlie Adam

[B0151?]

That, the Rooney Elbow @ Wigan, Van Persie elbow on Cabaye a few years back - Not given a straight red as Webb said he saw it - no further action taken, Huth stamp on Suarez - no further action taken as that clown Mason said he saw it...

The two (I'm pretty sure?) Rooney kicks this season as well

[Funky_Gibbons]

Adam banned for three games.

Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam has been suspended for three matches after the FA rejected his club's appeal against a violent conduct charge.

The charge followed an incident during the Potters' 1-0 Premier League victory over Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday when Adam tangled with Gunners striker Olivier Giroud.

Adam was alleged to have stamped on the Frenchman's leg in a clash that was missed by referee Mike Jones and his fellow match officials but picked up on video after the final whistle.

The Scot strongly denied the charge, but it was found proven at an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing and Adam will now miss the Premier League matches against Norwich, West Ham and Aston Villa.

Stoke City chairman Peter Coates described the FA's decision to charge Adam as "appalling" on Tuesday and the club's chief executive Tony Scholes also criticised the FA after the appeal was rejected.

He told the club's official website: "I am extremely disappointed for the effect that this is going to have on Charlie and on the football club.

"However, I am not surprised because clubs like ours very rarely succeed in appeals to the FA.

"We put together a strong defence which was based upon the facts, which were that Charlie needed to plant his foot, and in changing direction his eyes followed the ball at all times.

"How can anybody other than Charlie say what intent was there? How can the FA possibly justify this decision in the light of recent incidents which were far worse at other clubs, which have gone unpunished?"

I have no doubt he did kick him deliberately, but this raises questions why other similar incidents have not been investigated.

[cox3100]

Adam banned for three games.

I have no doubt he did kick him deliberately, but this raises questions why other similar incidents have not been investigated.

so the inept FA can take 3-4 days to ban Adam for what may or may not have been an accident and yet will probably take another week or so to ban Pardew who actually meant to headbutt Meyler(connected or not)

[TaylorJ79]

I think he's done it on purposes like others have mentioned as his reaction is telling. But the bigger problem is the complete lack of consistency in the FA it's becoming ridiculous! And the rule based on investigation if the ref DIDN'T see it, even if he did he can get it wrong so why they won't investigate in this case makes no sense

[exiledintheUSA]

Rooney does worse week-in, week-out.

[mccred]

Remember Bosingwa on Benayoun.

Incomprenehsible that that one went unpunished.

That is probably the most baffling decision that I've seen any officials make during a game?
As for Adam, only he really knows what was intended, its a 50/50 where you can't know his intentions? Like most I just want consistency from the FA. Some players get away with the same things while others are done.
I know its up to UEFA but has Saldado been charged for throwing his elbow the other night? 

[ashleyrose-66]

Are people honestly surprised at the inconsistency shown by The FA?



No case to answer.



No case to answer.



No case to answer.

[Wiss_LFC]

Adam banned for three games

Good decision from the FA, it was about time Adam got banned for this type of shit he does on the pitch, Paulinho and Bale x2 plus this one now. He done it a few times when he was with us aswell.

One of the dirtiest c*nts in the league, deserved a longer ban if anything.

[Hazell]

Think he's been unlucky with that. Dare I say that his 'previous' has played a part in that decision? Because the likes of Huth and Shawcross have gotten away with similar or worse challenges. Or maybe the FA are just incompetent.

[CraigDS]

Given previous tackles/issues can't be taken into account, and given it was practically impossible to tell if he meant it or not given the direction he was looking, it is a shocking decision.

Not saying he maybe doesn't deserve it for past tackles, but it is just a ridiculous decision otherwise.

[Aristotle]

This feels a lot like Mascherano and the respect campaign. The media picked up on this, harshly enough, so they had to act. With Huth & Shawcross the media and general public had just come to accept Pulis' methods. He fined players for diving and it was generally accepted that this was their thing to gain an advantage, just like the way they spent 8 minutes per game drying off the ball for a fucking throw-in.

But then everyone will forget about it in the next incident. Just like you didn't see any pentalties given for "fouls" much more severe than Skrtel on Bony last weekend. This is unacceptable until it happens again and they have to maintain a level of consistency

[Hazell]

I think that, even subconsciously, the panel, whoever they are, might have taken that into consideration. Gareth Bale certainly whinged about it enough.

[Wiss_LFC]

Gareth Bale certainly whinged about it enough.

He had every right too aswell considering Adam put him out for 3 months with Ankle Ligament damage, Plus the horrendous challenge in our pre-season game with Spurs were he decided to stamp on him from behind.

What a strange thing to say.

[stoa]

I'd really like to know how they came to the conclusion that it was intentional. What people need to remember that today it's Charlie Adam who "deserves it for being a dirty twat", but tomorrow it could be one of our players who has a certain reputation...

[Hazell]

He had every right too aswell considering Adam put him out for 3 months with Ankle Ligament damage, Plus the horrendous challenge in our pre-season game with Spurs were he decided to stamp on him from behind.

What a strange thing to say.

Injuries are part of football though.

Also, I don't like Bale.

[666]

Let's be honest, even if it was an accident, he's done the same thing to Bale twice, Paulinho and stamped on Giroud. If anything the FA banned him because of his history, not necesarrily this incident.

[spider-neil]

All I care about is Super Charlie Adam will be back for the Chelsea game.

[El Lobo]

That's bizarre.

I dislike Stoke as much as the next man, but quite how they've worked that out when Chelsea players do worse on a weekly basis I'll never know. Just don't get how they can justify that being intentional.

[Wiss_LFC]

Injuries are part of football though.

Also, I don't like Bale.

Yea, deliberate stamps on people are part of the game 

I guess you wouldn't mind someone deliberately stamping on one of our players and injuring them for a few months, as you know it's part of football.

[El Lobo]

Let's be honest, even if it was an accident, he's done the same thing to Bale twice, Paulinho and stamped on Giroud. If anything the FA banned him because of his history, not necesarrily this incident.

That's why the likes of Scholes and Terry get the book thrown at them when they are punished. Oh wait......

That's not how it's supposed to work. By the same rationale I suppose you're ok when Luis gets stonewaller a turned down because he did dive at some point?

[Hazell]

Yea, deliberate stamps on people are part of the game 

I guess you wouldn't mind someone deliberately stamping on one of our players and injuring them for a few months, as you know it's part of football.

That's the thing, I don't think that was deliberate but hey Adam's been done this time. Unfairly IMO and partly because of his history.

[cox3100]

Yea, deliberate stamps on people are part of the game 

I guess you wouldn't mind someone deliberately stamping on one of our players and injuring them for a few months, as you know it's part of football.

so whats worse?

Adam stamp on Giroud = 3 game ban

McManaman foul on Haidara = no ban whatsoever

Huth stamp on Suarez = no ban whatsoever

[Wiss_LFC]

That's the thing, I don't think that was deliberate but hey Adam's been done this time. Unfairly IMO and partly because of his history.

Adam's foul's on Bale?

[Hazell]

Adam's foul's on Bale?

Yep.

[666]

That's why the likes of Scholes and Terry get the book thrown at them when they are punished. Oh wait......

That's not how it's supposed to work. By the same rationale I suppose you're ok when Luis gets stonewaller a turned down because he did dive at some point?

Well we all know that the FA are made by Chelsea and Utd loving cocks so that wouldn't happen to them. It is right because this has happened too often for it to just be a co incidence, but this is wrong because there is no consistency. The FA are made up of twats though so what can you expect.

[Wiss_LFC]

Yep.

Are you genuinely serious right now? Who tackles like this unless they have got intent to hurt someone? I no Adam is a ex-Liverpool player but fuckin' hell if you think these are not deliberate, mind-bogling

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[Hazell]

Are you genuinely serious right now? Who tackles like this unless they have got intent to hurt someone? I no Adam is a ex-Liverpool player but fuckin' hell if you think these are not deliberate, mind-bogling

I don't care if he's an ex-Liverpool player, that's irrelevant. They were both bad challenges but I don't think they were deliberate.

[666]

I don't care if he's an ex-Liverpool player, that's irrelevant. They were both bad challenges but I don't think they were deliberate.

That's quite incredible you say that, Look at the 1st video he posted. That was malicious and disgusting. If that was done to a Liverpool player I would be screaming my head off. He has no intention what so ever to win the ball.

[Wiss_LFC]

That's quite incredible you say that, Look at the 1st video he posted. That was malicious and disgusting. If that was done to a Liverpool player I would be screaming my head off. He has no intention what so ever to win the ball.

Plus the 2nd one where Adam decides to rake all down Bale's ankle when he's no-wear near the ball, Adam is a disgusting c*nt who deserved to get a longer ban

As he said though, it's part of the game 

[rickardinho1]

I suppose if I were to stomp on someone I'd do it a bit different.  That looked a tad bit like when you step on a lego bare footed without the obvious pain...

... except that he knew the block of lego was there

[rickardinho1]

Charlie Adam is the closest thing to Roy Keane in todays league (and not in a good way)

[EmotionalCitrus]

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Don't think that one was malicious to be honest, Adam is just really slow and he did that type of tackle all the time playing for us.

[Wiss_LFC]

Don't think that one was malicious to be honest, Adam is just really slow and he did that type of tackle all the time playing for us.

Then you give them a little ankle-tap.... not stamp from just above his ankle then proceed to stamp on his foot

[Alan B'Stard]

I think Adam is no more than a thug. This kind of thing is becoming more and more prominent in his game, which is a shame for a footballer with a half decent left foot!

[Hazell]

That's quite incredible you say that, Look at the 1st video he posted. That was malicious and disgusting. If that was done to a Liverpool player I would be screaming my head off. He has no intention what so ever to win the ball.

Well only Adam would know whether they were intentional or not. They don't seem like Adam deliberately went out to hurt Bale though. Terrible challenges, certainly, clumsy at best and he should have been sent off for the first one definitely.

Plus the 2nd one where Adam decides to rake all down Bale's ankle when he's no-wear near the ball, Adam is a disgusting c*nt who deserved to get a longer ban

As he said though, it's part of the game 

No, I said injuries are part of football and who knows when Bale is genuinely injured or even fouled, given some of his antics in the past? Intentional or not, there's certainly no place for tackles like the one when Adam was playing for playing for Blackpool and he should have gotten a red card. Doesn't mean it was intentional but that's irrelevant.

[WelshMike]

I've got no opinion about Adam one way or the other, but neither of those look malicious to me. Intentional in the sense that he meant to trip Bale up (for the second one) yes, but he's clumsy more than anything. I don't know how you can call those deliberate any more than the latest incident. There are far, far worse challenges both on and off the ball (mainly involving Ashley Williams) to get upset about.

[chilongooner]

so whats worse?

Adam stamp on Giroud = 3 game ban

McManaman foul on Haidara = no ban whatsoever

Huth stamp on Suarez = no ban whatsoever

I agree with all those who say the FA needs to be more consistent.

But to me that means McManaman and Huth (and others) should have gotten bans not that Adam should not.

[Adeemo]

But to me that means McManaman and Huth (and others) should have gotten bans not that Adam should not.

Exactly but I suppose the outrage(if you can call it that) is that the Adam one is the most subjective and hard to call with regards to intent, there's simply no consistency and a lot worse have been let off without charge. The FA are absolutely baffling and never held to account.

[Cu Chulainn]

Thoroughly deserved, and Adam's got previous for being a nasty player. Stoke need to stop whinging.

[Elzar]

A spanish team needs to sign Charlie Adam