Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye will vigorously fight an FA charge of violent conduct.
Yohan Cabaye – will fight FA charge tooth and nail – good
And the really good news is that the player he collided with – Al-Abd of Brighton – has now offered to help him clear his name.
Cabaye clashed with Adam El-Abd in the second half, during Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup fourth-round defeat at the Amex Stadium, but it really looked nothing other than Al-Abd fouled Cabaye with his initial challenge on the right wing.
No foul was given against Al-Abd adn none against Cabaye, but it seems retroactive action has been taken by the FA – but if they take action over non-events like this then football is in big trouble.
Not surprisingly, Alan Pardew is said to be very upset that his summer signing has been charged with violent conduct, and Newcastle will help the player defend himself, and that’s good news indeed.
“I am absolutely livid about it, if I am honest, because firstly, when the incident happened, I didn’t see anything wrong with it.” “After the game, someone said to me the TV coverage, especially the presenter, Ray Stubbs, was so ferocious about it, and I couldn’t understand that.”
“He had two professionals on that show telling him that the guy was trying to keep the player from tumbling on him.” “I have reviewed that about seven or eight times and seriously, he is trying to stop the boy falling on him.”
“He does make a gesture to push him away and in doing so, catches him just on the lip.” “If you find that that was a malicious attempt to do that then, my goodness, you have never played this game.”
“I cannot believe that the referee, after the game, has gone back. Now whether this is pressure that he’s under, I don’t know.” “Yesterday, I had a call from the Brighton coaching team to suggest to me that their player wants to support our player, and I have never had that. “
“We never instigated it, we never asked or put a phone call in to Brighton .” “In fact, I didn’t see Brighton manager Gus Poyet after the game, and I must apologise to him for that, because I had to shoot off.”
“We have sent our letter in, a strong letter, and we have also, after the contact from Brighton, asked the Brighton player if he would forward a letter to us, which he has kindly done, and that will go in as well.”
“If we had 18 cameras at every game, you would be sending two or three players off at every set-play because there’s contract, trust me, more intended contact than there is with Cabaye’s incident.”
“I really do think they need to just take a deep breath on this one, have a good luck at it. If you asked every Premier League manager about that incident, I would suggest 17 managers would say, ‘No way’.”
“The three teams we are playing might say yes, it probably should have, but 17 wouldn’t. That’s my opinion of it.”
And we criticized Al-Abd for bringing this incident up after the game, but it seems he has watched the video again, and thinks it was nothing malicious from the Frenchman.
But the problem in all of this, is that people who have never played the game at the top professional level, are making decisions on these things.
And as the great Bill Shankly the Liverpool manager used to say about referees:
“They know the rules, but they don’t know the game.”
But it’s also the TV commentators who show the replay again and again during the telecasts, and try to make a judgement on stuff they know very little about, and it’s nothing more than mischief a lot of the time.
We are pleased Newcastle are going ahead with the appeal, and it means Yohan will play tomorrow night at Blackburn Rovers.
Comments welcome.
169 comments so far
joppadoni
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Comment #1well ofc he is…
JackButler
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:23 PM
Comment #2If Lescott, Rooney and Johnson can walk away with no FA charge after something that was ten time worse that what Cabaye did then there is no other option other than to fight this pathetic charge
t00ntime
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:24 PM
Comment #3contact not contract and look not luck ed 😛
pumping to many articles out in such a short time? lol
hopefully one more about mariappa signing 😉
check the toastie
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #4At least this means he plays 2moro night, hopefully collos back as captain and the stand in is stood down, only hope of points me thinks.
toonpanda18
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #5well maybe the brighton player has turned from villian to hero
Dannyo
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #6I wonder if we’ll still be 6th after tonight 😉
mattyNUFC
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #7JB
doesn’t mean that Cabaye’s kick wasn’t exactly that just cause others don’t get punished. just my opinion
bob
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #8Pardews livid hes also clueless and for the next 3 games pointless!
TimKrulFan
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Comment #9any else see RVP looks and elbows someon inface and get away
JackButler
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:26 PM
Comment #10It seems if your English then you can get away with bad, dirty challenges, but if you from overseas then the FA have an issue with you
super magpie
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Comment #11Bob, are you planb?
And in other news, mariappa is a panic buy, why not? We need a cb, the disappointing thing is that we have taken this long, I was ecstatic when we signed cisse but I didnt say things like ASHLEY IS GOD like some of you, I’m reserving judgement until 11pm, if we don’t get a cb in, it’ll be a disappointing transfer window IMO, some of you will say well we haven’t sold anyone, so why should we? If we want maintain a top 6 challenge you need sufficient back up. But we shall see at 11pm. Oh and Wayne bridge? Pahahahahahaha! SMB!
craigTnufc
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Comment #12Bob (planb) please die you mackem scum get off our blog!
check the toastie
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Comment #13Dont get this cloke and dagger stuff regarding Marriapa to save a bit of cash, i know our admin enjoys a bit of brinkmanship but if Watford accepted 2.5million from Wigan surely we can match that, whats the delay with the lad signing he obviously want to come.
MacToon
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:27 PM
Comment #14Good on Al-Abd wanting to defend Cabaye.
t00ntime
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Comment #15plz nobody respond to bob, just ignore him and he will stop, having an opnion isnt bad but all he ever says is negative… he must be suicidal :O
richard
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:28 PM
Comment #16well that delays it by 1 game if it fails will he miss the makem game coz he will geet a 4 gamer
MacToon
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Comment #17JB, it might also be which club they play for!
RobertNufc25
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Comment #18Pardews on the drink a think.lol
Do you think Mancini & Man City will be happy if he doesn’t get a 3 game ban?? after Ballotelli..
Appeal it & You’ll get a extra game added to the ban.
He deserved the 3 game ban in my opinion,It’s been coming for weeks.
allan666
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:29 PM
Comment #19bob ,what do you think of your new left back
check the toastie
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Comment #20CraigTnufc – just say what you think dont hold back:)
ToonDownSouth
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Comment #21Please can everyone ignore that Bob kid.
His comments are bad enough, but it’s ridiculous when there’s 10 responses to everything he says.
I didn’t actually see this incident – has anyone got a link to some footage of it?
JackButler
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Comment #22matty – agree it was stupid of Cabaye to react, but taking into account what Lescott did, or Johnsons two footed tackle, it was very, very mild by comparison, this may sound stupid by I honestly believe that if Cabaye was English, no action would have been taken
Klatoon
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Comment #23If any team would be happy with Cabaye getting banned its A.Villa,we play them Sunday and he absolutely run the show at Villa park,should of scored too but for Given’s wonder save.
t00ntime
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Comment #24robert if the player who was ‘hurt’ says it wasn’t violent the FA cant really say that it was… that wud be like a shop owner saying he wasnt a robbed and then the police arrest some guy…
Tooooon
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Comment #25anyone got a video of the cabaye incident?
ToonDownSouth
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Comment #26And won’t Cabaye get a 4 game ban? Seeing as he has already served a suspension this season…
JackButler
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Comment #27MacToon – Could do mate, but I remember Shearer trying to volley Lennon’s out of the ground and got away with it as he was England captain
check the toastie
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:32 PM
Comment #28He will miss the Mackem game but by then Tiotes will be back and the team will be on the up again (no shola) Demba and Papas lashing them in so wont be that big a miss, might just be a liability for that game anyway, hes dodged a few bullets lately to be fair.
Stuart
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #29bob – Must suck having so little of a life that you come on a newcastle blog as a mackem to cause trouble.
Definately winning at life you mate!
#50alone&livingwithparents.
toonLYF
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #30not to worry lads, Yanga-Mbiwa is round mine now sinking a few bongs before he’s gotta go sign his contract, all is well
geoff777
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #31So nobody in and nobody out?
Tooooon
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #32Doesn’t work like that ToonDownSouth.. they don’t accumulate like that. It’s only the yellow cards which accumulate
mattyNUFC
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #33JB
correction: if he was in the national team set-up it’d be a non-issue
JackButler
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Comment #34TDS – Cabayes ban could be increased to 4 games if the FA deem the appeal to be frivolous
mattyNUFC
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Comment #35toonLYF
nice!
toonashwin
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Comment #36jack butler rvp is no english he is orange
MacToon
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Comment #37JB, that’s a while ago lol, there are some clubs which seem to be FA’s favourites and willing tobend rules for, only my opinion though.
RobertNufc25
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Comment #38Taking the Newcastle hat off.lol
Seriously lads it was defo a kick out.
If the Brighton defender had of done the same to Cabaye,we would all be crying about it.
Seen a ban coming weeks ago…
brobrotwins
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Comment #39@bob is that your mum ( dads sister ) shouting for bath bottle and bed little boy scruffy mackem
JackButler
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Comment #40MacToon – agree mate, some clubs seem untouchable by the FA