I would name this topic something like "Anti-Chelsea Campaign", but ok.

 

 

If you think there is no campaign against our club, just ask yourself one question. "What would happen if Mourinho punched Wenger? ".

We know what happened (should be didn't happen) when Wenger punched Jose.

I guess Mou would be sent to jail, for a 10 years at least.

Even my very cynical, non-Chelsea supporting eldest son who thinks I and my younger Chelsea-supporting son sees everything through blue-tinted glasses, concedes that if Jose had pushed another manager he would at the very least be fined and more probably have received a touch-line ban.

 

Or as you say, a prison sentence.  Or death penalty.

Edited February 1, 201511 yr by Beerqueen

I would love to believe that there is a campaign against Chelsea like some of you seem to do. That way, when we win the title, it would be even sweeter. Oh well, its going to be pretty damn f**king sweet anyway, so I don't care.

Another anti Chelsea article in The Mirror today, accusing Chelsea of abusing ball boys, it even suggests that De Bruyne learnt to misuse ball boys from his time at Chelsea, something which other fans agree with it seems...incredible. Oh and the journo dragged up the old Eden Hazard incident, accusing him of kicking a ball boy, though it was already proven after the game that Eden kicked the ball and the ball boy had been play acting, typical Mirror garbage.

Edited February 7, 201511 yr by Floyd25

Pearson escaping a ban...the FA are so consistent.

I posted in the Jose thread:

 

 ?#?JeSuisDiego? (@CarefreeDaily):

Wenger: Not banned/fined for pushing another manager.

Pearson: Not banned/fined for choking a player.

Mourinho: Fined for sarcasm.

Imagine if Mourinho did what Pearson did. He would be banned for sure.

 

Rui Faria banned by the F.A for going a bit mad vs Sunderland last season.

Mourinho charged for sarcasm.

Diego Costa banned for trodding on Can's leg.

 

No wonder why people think there is bias against us.

The only thing for me is I find it so incredibly frustrating that other players and managers don't get the same treatment we do.  I may be naïve but I hate unfairness, in all aspects of life.  It just always seems to be us who are the ones that get the punished.

 

I think there is a certain 'agenda' against us, whether that's because we're easy targets and it's now very easy to pick up on every little thing said or done as people tend to jump on the bandwagon, or whether it is genuine bias created by the media and is something they are clinging onto.

It's all just media tittle tattle. Personally I've got no time for any interviewed comments by any manager- normally there's an agenda behind the scenes, or an interview with any serving player. Boring......Almost any football related story you read in the papers, other than the match report itself, is either speculation, fabrication, or sensasionalised- complete with an angry photo taken months ago of Jose, Wenger etc to emphasise there non existant fury at something that did or didn't happen.

It might be interesting if your 12 years old- Bores the bollox of most adults I know

 

I posted in the Jose thread:

 

 ?#?JeSuisDiego? (@CarefreeDaily):

Wenger: Not banned/fined for pushing another manager.

Pearson: Not banned/fined for choking a player.

Mourinho: Fined for sarcasm.

 

 

 

It's hardly a choke when you see it in real time.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvxjlTyf5k

 

It's the subsequent reaction that makes it all quite weird, the holding onto the shirt and the interview after. The fact that he got a warning in December about his conduct is also a wrinkle although that was regarding a fan. 

 

What I will say is that it looks far worse in the photograph than the video.

^ Definitely raises his hands, pins him and puts his hands around the player's throat. That's enough to be sent off on the pitch.

 

Obviously went on the 'not Chelsea - don't bother' pile.

It would just be nice for those being interviewed to be able to actually give their honest opinion, that's why post/pre-match interviews are so run of the mill, boring affairs.  I want to hear what they really think and they should be able to give their honest opinions on referees, etc. not only be able to give sound-bites of what is deemed 'appropriate' by the FA.

 

It made me laugh why there was so much hoo-haa about why Jose didn't speak with the media; are they that stupid to not realise?  As least Gary Neville was wise enough about it when he was talking on Sky Sports before a game, saying that's what Ferguson did, and he agreed, as a player, that it was a great thing to do - obviously not so great for the pundits!

It's hardly a choke when you see it in real time.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvxjlTyf5k

 

It's the subsequent reaction that makes it all quite weird, the holding onto the shirt and the interview after. The fact that he got a warning in December about his conduct is also a wrinkle although that was regarding a fan. 

 

What I will say is that it looks far worse in the photograph than the video.

The same could also be said of Diego - the photo was far worse than the video.  Didn't help him.

It's a ridiculous incident and looking back on it again now I think this is another case of the match day officials not taking the correct actions. 

 

The 4th official is on hand during the whole incident and then the referee (Lee Mason?) comes over to speak with the 4th official and Pearson, that's probably why no fine or ban has been or can be issued because technically the officials have dealt with it.

 

Really Pearson should have been sent to the stands and the 4th official should have done more to make Pearson release McArthur's shirt. 

^ Definitely raises his hands, pins him and puts his hands around the player's throat. That's enough to be sent off on the pitch.

 

Obviously went on the 'not Chelsea - don't bother' pile.

 

I think that's blowing out of proportion - which coincidentally were the words McArthur used. To me it looks like playfighting, but what makes it weird is the holding the shirt afterwards and the interview.

 

 

The same could also be said of Diego - the photo was far worse than the video.  Didn't help him.

 

The video was pretty bad as well to be honest. 

I think that's blowing out of proportion - which coincidentally were the words McArthur used. To me it looks like playfighting, but what makes it weird is the holding the shirt afterwards and the interview.

 

But he does react to something and put his hands around his throat. As I said, more often than not, that'll get you sent off on the pitch. This is why people complain about bias, because the rules are enforced and ignored so haphazardly.

I really don't buy into this whole referee/officials seeing an incident.  There are enough officials for one of them at least to see everything. 

 

If someone gets punched in the face/elbowed/stamped on, the referee sees it but perhaps deem it to be accidental and then video replays show it to be pre-meditated, nothing can happen because it was 'dealt with' at the time?

 

It always seems very easy to punish someone after the incident, but not very often does it appear that a yellow/red card is withdrawn after post-match replays show it was not a foul, i.e. the Torres 'dive' which afterwards was clearly shown that he was tripped.  Was that card ever rescinded?

But he does react to something and put his hands around his throat. As I said, more often than not, that'll get you sent off on the pitch. This is why people complain about bias, because the rules are enforced and ignored so haphazardly.

 

I doubt that it would be carded if it was done in a playful manner which is what both parties seem to have described it as. Plus the fourth official was right there, as was Pardew.

 

Just to go back to the Costa-Can altercation, neither player seemed to find the funny side of it at the time or subsequently. In fact it started a minor brawl and whatever Can said in German, I doubt it included the word 'banter'.

I doubt that it would be carded if it was done in a playful manner which is what both parties seem to have described it as. Plus the fourth official was right there, as was Pardew.

 

What's Pearson going to say afterwards, admit he was trying to throttle him? Of course they'll say it was handbags, but a referee sees it and he gets sent off. It didn't look very playful at the time. You don't usually put your hands around another person's throat as a joke.

What's Pearson going to say afterwards, admit he was trying to throttle him? Of course they'll say it was handbags, but a referee sees it and he gets sent off. It didn't look very playful at the time. You don't usually put your hands around another person's throat as a joke.

 

I guess Blue Daze interpreted it was a joke, because Pearson smiled when he choked McArthur

Ask yourself if Jose would have been given the same leniency that Pearson was given? I think not.

It's hardly a choke when you see it in real time.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvxjlTyf5k

 

It's the subsequent reaction that makes it all quite weird, the holding onto the shirt and the interview after. The fact that he got a warning in December about his conduct is also a wrinkle although that was regarding a fan. 

 

What I will say is that it looks far worse in the photograph than the video.

It's Nigella and Saatchi all over again!

It's hardly a choke when you see it in real time.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcvxjlTyf5k

 

It's the subsequent reaction that makes it all quite weird, the holding onto the shirt and the interview after. The fact that he got a warning in December about his conduct is also a wrinkle although that was regarding a fan. 

 

What I will say is that it looks far worse in the photograph than the video.

Fuss over nothing. Pearson got taken by surprise, jokily throttled McArthur, McArthur obviously didn't take it jokily and said something to him, Pearson grabbed his shirt in a sort of "what are you saying that for?" type fashion. If he was going to be banned the throttling would have needed to be serious, shirt pulling is a yellow card at worst.

 

There is no conspiracy against Chelsea, every club thinks everyone else is against them, Diego Costa deserved his ban and I think we've been treated equally (badly) by referees and the FA with everything else this season in comparison to others.

Not sure why the fuss and comparison with the Pearson incident. It is clearly done with a smile on both their faces and they pretty much said so afterwards, hence the reason no further action was taken.

 

All this tin foil hattery is tiresome.

True, given Cahill was not given a second yellow for his theatrical dive, we really have had some decisions go our way this season.