All getting a little hung up here in was it or was it not a sending off and in relation to any appeal what would be the grounds

 

On the FA site it is shown as a 3 match ban. I am pretty sure that the Community shield will not count in the 3 games. If you may well recall  in 2012 Ivan was sent off at Villa Park  in the Community Shield but the game did not count as a competitive fixture so no ban followed.

 

Next when we appealed the Matic incident we did not appeal the card itself. You can only appeal if you say the ref has judged the incident incorrectly which he clearly didnt so the only route the club can take, and probably will, is to appeal the 3 game ban on the basis it is excessive based on the incident

 

The Matic case was initially a 3 game ban but on appeal and in view of the circumstances the ban was reduced to two games. I think there is a strong argument that a 3 game ban for Cesc is excessive on the basis that if the ball was in play there almost certainly wouldn't have been an offence whereas a stamp for instance is always violent conduct be play continuing or not

'Violent' or not.. It was a Brain fartingly stupid thing to do.. And Cesc can't complain about a red card really can he.
Anyways, we all have those moments in life, even pro footballers, so for me it's no big deal really.

Definitely a red card for me, not the most dangerous things to do, but like carjacker said, it could have maybe broke a nose.

You can't kick the ball at the ref, into crowds of players, players on the floor, or at the fans aswell.

3 game ban is harsh, but it was an incredibly stupid thing to do.

Fletcher pushed him below the neck. That's an important distinction.

Yes, he did, but so did Matic.

Anyone remember when Stevie Me booted the ball at Bosingwa from a very short distance? Didn't even get a yellow...

Anyone remember when Stevie Me booted the ball at Bosingwa from a very short distance? Didn't even get a yellow...

Or Ashley Williams booting the ball with force into Van Persie's head from about 2 yards away!

Already spotted in Nice apparently, guess he just wanted an early holiday 

Had his ban reduced from 3 matches to 1 on appeal. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

Thank f**k for that.

 

http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2015/may/fa-statement-on-cesc-fabregas

Edited May 20, 201511 yr by Blue Daze

Magic hat must be working wonders at the FA.

Just been announced by the club.. Only a one match ban for cesc 
Sorry.. double post.

Edited May 20, 201511 yr by chelseablueboy

That's a relief.

 

Still pissed at him for denying some of the youth a shot by getting sent off.

Dodged a bullet slightly there...lesson learnt I hope.

Good news! Now we can really look back at this match and laugh in the future.

Somebody sensible been signed up by the FA to deal with discipline? Maybe next year we can get some efficient referees too, this was always a very harsh red for violent conduct even if Graeme Poll says so, ungentlemanly  conduct at worst and should have been a yellow. Cesc will learn a lesson from this, it was stupid but so was the over zealous referee who many times has shown himself out of his depth at this level.

By the letter of the law, it was a red but in the context of that game with nothing to play for, I'm convinced that a good ref would have taken it all into account and just given a yellow.

 

Unfortunately, Mike Jones is not a good ref and had already completely lost control of the game.

 

A surprisingly sensible decision by the FA, to be fair.

That's a relief.

 

Still pissed at him for denying some of the youth a shot by getting sent off.

 

But he didn't, the youth players still played.

Yes, he did, but so did Matic.

Another post strangely ignored.

That was so stupid of Cesc kicking ball in the dorection of referee but red card for that is a little too rough.

Yellow yeah but not red.

I'm glad we will miss only one match. Next season he will be ready to play.

Yes, he did, but so did Matic.

 

Sorry, completely missed this at the time and it's a fine point. The distinction may be the force with which Matic pushed the Barnes. I'm not defending it but maybe if Cesc had made more of it then Ferguson would've been off.

 

Good news! Now we can really look back at this match and laugh in the future.

 

Exactly. Amazing accuracy from Cesc.

 

Think it counted as a key pass...he's that good.

JT's face says it all:

Edited May 20, 201511 yr by Droogba

Fantastic news. Didn't even know we'd appealed.

It really seems like the FA just make up the rules as they go along though. There's so much inconsistency, it's unfathomable. 

Good, think he's lucky in some ways, hopefully he won't be doing stupid sh*t like that again

Someone has got to smuggle in some celery to throw at Fabregas during the lap of honour (in jest, of course).

There was a lot of celery being thrown in Brogans before the Liverpool match. It made me think Cesc ought to have some to celebrate with - along with a magic hat of course!