Ben Thatcher taking out Mendes (vid)

Post by **Randoman** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:03 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNCpHGVPJ-w

makes a quality sound....

he got a yellow for it too, games gone soft.....

BAGGIO 15 · Post by **BAGGIO 15** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:41 pm

Gutless animal.

thierry · Post by **thierry** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:57 pm

nothing in it.
looks to have a glass jaw imo.

7 · Post by 7 » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:49 pm

Thats a nice hip and shoulder. AFL thatd be a three game suspension...

Don't know why he didn't get a red.

Ohhh What A Finish · Post by **Ohhh What A Finish** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 11:10 pm

Red card with ease.

Le King · Post by **Le King** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:02 am

there was no intention 2 even kik or block the ball.. most of all he elbow was raised!

im sorry the fa is fuked!
rooney goes 4 his elbow, and thatcher only gets a yellow card... and ppl say fergie is stupid for sayin the fa have sumfin against united! DISGRACE

sparts · Post by **sparts** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:18 pm

what a twat!

10 · Post by 10 » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:30 pm

MUFCBOY wrote:there was no intention 2 even kik or block the ball.. most of all he elbow was raised!

im sorry the fa is shiraz!
rooney goes 4 his elbow, and thatcher only gets a yellow card... and ppl say fergie is stupid for sayin the fa have sumfin against united! DISGRACE

surely the fa will look into it and a ban imposed

sparts · Post by **sparts** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:36 pm

if rooney got games for his this knob surely will! dont even reckon he looked at the ball!

7 · Post by 7 » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:24 pm

I wouldn't say the FA have anything against Manchester United, but the two events are both shocking refereeing decisions.

Rooneys was only a yellow, but still we all know its because of previous behavior and his reputation.

But the Thatcher foul this is unexplainable, absolutely shocking, straight red easily. Hopefully the FA look into it.

Trekse10 · Post by **Trekse10** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:30 pm

Absolute rip shnorter of a bump! You can get a red for swearing at a ref but if you knock some one out its aok?

Leyton Hewitt · Post by **Leyton Hewitt** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:58 pm

Disgraceful challenge. good example for young aspiring players! (sarcasm intended) d i k head!!

Post by **admin** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:37 pm

Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce could suspend Ben Thatcher for Saturday's Premiership clash with Arsenal as the club probe the Welshman's horror challenge on Pedro Mendes.

Thatcher has been widely condemned for smashing his elbow into the Portsmouth player's face on Wednesday, and even Pearce has revised his initial opinion that the incident was only worthy of a yellow card.

Pearce has already spoken to Thatcher once, claiming the defender had received a "massive wake-up call" after seeing the incident on TV.

"What happened on Wednesday was indefensible," said Pearce. "I have to talk with Ben this morning and I also have a meeting with the chairperson. Between us we will decide what to do.

"Any form of discipline will be discussed at board level, kept internal and we will move on from there.

"But I can assure everybody, this has hit the player very hard. There is no bravado about him.

"He has gone home, turned on the TV and seen the challenge. The more you watch it, the worse it gets."

Pearce did express his hope Greater Manchester Police, who have received numerous complaints over the challenge, do not carry out their threat to launch criminal action against Thatcher.

"Anything that happens on a football pitch should be governed by the FA and Fifa," he said.

"Once you starting involving the police, the floodgates can open and you could end up with a situation where players are arrested during a game."

Thatcher has already written a letter of apology to Mendes who, thankfully, appears to have suffered no long term damage.

"Ben is distraught by this," said Pearce. "He now realises just how bad the challenge was and his face was ashen when I spoke to him yesterday.

"He is disgusted with himself and there is no way I, or anyone at my club, can defend it.

"People are having a go at him but, in all honesty, he has not got a leg to stand on."

Post by **Randoman** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:44 pm

Stuart Pearce is a legend

goal_scorer · Post by **goal_scorer** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:11 am

Off the pitch that challenge would get jail time!!!!!

Post by **admin** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:17 am

Ben Thatcher has been suspended by Manchester City and charged with serious foul play by the Football Association as the full horror of his challenge on Pedro Mendes begins to sink in.

The former Welsh international met manager Stuart Pearce at City's Carrington training ground this morning and was told he would not feature against Arsenal tomorrow as a direct result of his elbows-first tackle on Mendes which saw the Portsmouth player spend Wednesday night in hospital.

Thatcher is said to be in full agreement of the internal punishment, which is also likely to extend to two weeks wages and has been ratified by City chairman John Wardle, who also met with Pearce this morning.

'Manchester City can confirm that Ben Thatcher has been suspended from first-team action pending the results of the club's internal investigation into the incident involving Pedro Mendes during the game with Portsmouth on Wednesday,' said a City statement.

'The player will miss tomorrow's home fixture with Arsenal. Ben Thatcher fully agrees with this decision.'

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:37 am

Apparently the Police are lookin to lay charges against the player.
He is a gutless piece of SHYTE and deserves to be penalised with jail time. Iif that happenned off the pitch he would be arrested and jailed.
I feel sorry for mendesand hope that the lad recovers from that shocking attack, he has scored some brilliant goals and is a very good player.

thierry · Post by **thierry** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:25 pm

challenge looks perfectly legal to me

goal_scorer · Post by **goal_scorer** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:04 pm

thierry wrote:challenge looks perfectly legal to me

did u have your eyes closed when the attack (not challenge) occured.

thierry · Post by **thierry** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:13 pm

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'Arden Den Far Kuup · Post by **'Arden Den Far Kuup** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 1:22 pm

thierry wrote:challenge looks perfectly legal to me

dont be a fuckwit! animals like that should be put down

BAGGIO 15 · Post by **BAGGIO 15** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:59 pm

Ref dropped after Thatcher horror challenge

Dermot Gallagher has been dropped from the League Two match he was due to referee today after failing to send Ben Thatcher off for the Manchester City defender's crude challenge on Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes on Wednesday.

Thatcher has been suspended by City and charged with serious foul play by the Football Association following the incident which put Mendes in hospital.

Gallagher, who only booked Thatcher, was due to take charge of Bristol Rovers' match against Shrewsbury this afternoon.

But Tim Vine, spokesman for the Professional Game Match Officials Board, told The Daily Mirror: 'Dermot has been removed on the basis of his handling of the incident on Wednesday night.'

Andre Warriner will now take charge of the League Two match.

Golden Greek · Post by **Golden Greek** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:33 pm

7 wrote:Thats a nice hip and shoulder. AFL thatd be a three game suspension...

Don't know why he didn't get a red.

and they say the real football is a soft game pffft

THE ORACLE · Post by **THE ORACLE** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:51 pm

WAS IT SOMETHING MENDES SAID

avenell_road · Post by **avenell_road** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:27 am

thierry wrote:

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HA HA HA great pics mate, I had a good laugh.

diegom · Post by **diegom** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:51 am

Apparently Thatcher has been sacked as a player as well
SUCKED IN U SCUMBAG!!!!!!!!!!!

U ANIMAL

blue moon · Post by **blue moon** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:17 am

no he hasnt. if the club does get rid of him it will be on the basis of his playing ability (inability) and not this instance.

thierry · Post by **thierry** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:29 pm

but wouldnt that apply to their whole side then SWP?

blue moon · Post by **blue moon** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:35 pm

thierry wrote:but wouldnt that apply to their whole side then SWP?

i missed saturdays result

thierry · Post by **thierry** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:40 pm

dont i look quite the fool