The FA disciplinary committee has upheld the sending off of Carlo Cudicini against Middlesbrough, but decided the red card was punishment enough and he will not need to serve a ban. The red card will also not count in the event of any further sending offs so no extra suspension will be added on. Chief Executive Trevor Birch said "we are delighted that Carlo is not suspended, but a little disappointed that the red card wasn't withdrawn altogether." Carlo would have missed the games at Manchester United, Shrewsbury and at home to Leeds had he lost his appeal. So basically the FA said that Halsey F@#'d up but they won't rescind the card as well? Bit retarded IMO, why don't they just come out and say they have an incompetent referee on the books instead of skirting the issue? We take all 3 points if the team plays with the same attacking instincts that they had vs Charlton.
Good news indeed It's about the best we could get out of it really. There was no way it was ever on that the FA wasn't going to back up their man in some respect.They kind of have to really or else every two bit manager would be trying to get even justified cards squashed and even though they would be by the FA the sheer logistics of the amount of appeals would be a set back to the normal every day running of things and thus make legitimate claims wait even longer for a ruling. Remember Hasselbainks "red" last season, or was it the season before, when it was "upheld" in the records only and no ban was ever served. Seems to be the way of things with them.