Dibden Purlieu Saint

I'll do it especially for you!

In other news I don't think other posters recognise the significance of us agreeing and arguing out of the same corner

That's your opinion I suppose. I don't think you understand and so you're resorting to throwing out insults. Childish behaviour, similar to biting actually.

Exactly. People don't seem to care about the severity of the offence. What I find strange is legally this equates to a battery of a person, yet the Cockerill attack amounts to GBH. Obviously GBH is far more serious, yet not in this case.

That's untrue, by saying I'd hand out a ban worse than a red card including a large fine I am showing it's not acceptable. What I don't agree with is your ascertion that biting is a worse offence than racism, breaking someones jaw in anger or attacking a team mate leaving him unconcious with a detached retina. That's all.

Because of the suspended sentence. If he did it again the 5 games would be added to the next punishment. How can anyone guarantee he won't do it again now? I don't get your argument.

The other bans mentioned I agree with, this one I don't as no injury was caused.

The one where Cockerill got his jaw broken? What did he get, 14 games? Sounds about right to me if that was the number due to the fact he BROKE HIS JAW. Suarez caused no injury whatsoever. Edit: Davies got 9 games. Suarez got 10. Utterly mental.

I reckon 5 game ban and 5 game suspended, and a large fine. That's not mild.

Nope, not in this. I would say legally it is a battery to the person (on a par legally with slapping someone). If it was assault he would be charged.

You obviously didn't see Football365 after the ban came out then. Seriously, am I the only one that sees this as disproportionate? I knew Barry would disagree, but that's cos he gets his jollies hitting against the knap, but the rest of you. I despair, I really do.

I think if kids start going around biting others it's more a reflection on their upbringing than Suarez.

We're talking about Suarez's incident though, where he didn't break the skin of Ivanovic's arm? I'm not saying I'd prefer to have my face bitten off.

Well, if we ever have a fight you're welcome to bite my arm without puncturing its whilst I snap your tibia. As your recouperating you can lie there in the knowledge that you got one up on me as you committed the worse offence. Seriously, you're mental.

Yeah but that includes the Summer and is not taking into account tax and NI. He'll earn something like £500k after tax over a 12 week span (with 2 week breaks every 5th game).

Erm, yes I did: 'For me it would be a 5 match ban and 5 matches suspended based on violence for 2 years.'

he is still paid by the club. However he will have been fined internally (I think a maximum of 2 weeks is allowed).

Yeah, that's not the offence I was talking about. That was due to committing 3 red card offences, and also receiving an additional ban for receiving that many red cards in a season. In fact, that fits in nicely with my point. Going by that Suarez committed 3 red card offences and then given an additional 1 match ban. But he didn't, he committed one red card offence.

Nope, 6 with 6 suspended. And obviously charged with assault by the police. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/joey-barton-handed-six-game-989700

Shame, as I bet a proportion of the remaining money will go on benefits for people that don't deserve it.

Why does racism have anything to do with an act of violence though? Why did Joey Barton only get a 6 match ban with more previous in the way of violence and a much worse offence? For me it would be a 5 match ban and 5 matches suspended based on violence for 2 years. It's worse than red card, but not as bad as what Barton did. Using precedent even says it is disproportianate.

Ok, so what was said to Cantona?

Ok, so what are their races then?

I'll ask you the same question, what racism occured between a white caucasion male and another white causcasian male. Suarez was responding to an altercation in the tunnel at half time if you want to use causation as an excuse for Cantona.

That's the best word I've heard to describe it - 'weird'.