Ben Thatcher.... Brawling Genius

Did anyone else see this last night? my jaw dropped to the floor i couldn't believe it. Worst high challenge i've ever seen. Pedro Mendes had a seizure and spent the night in hospital. Its unreal but i can't seem to stop watching it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf92edgiFAw

Todd Bertuzzi got banned for the whole season for something similar in Ice hockey, admittedly he did break the guys neck but the same intent was there. Worst thing is the ref already gave him a red card so the F.A technically can't upgrade it... though im pretty sure they have too.

hopefully the police will get involved and charge him with assault. or GBH.

[timwilky]

What a soft sod. Football is a contact sport. taken out and stays down. Wimp

heh, mans game but thats taking it a bit far.... and i meant yellow card not red given already... whoops.

Had worse when I used to play rugby, but that is truly OTT for football, he's always been a dirty player tho, even before he played for spurs

I'd expect a decent length ban for thatcher

[timwilky]

Oh come on, Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter, Tommy Smith etc. had reputations for being hard men. todays players are pussies.

My own team Blackburn seem to have aquired a reputation. But if you want to play like schoolboys play with the boys.

Its a mans game. It is about time the ballet dancers ****ed off and let real men play.


Only rule, if you can't take it, don't give it.

[Spiderman]

Damn that must have hurt Was he ok?

Originally Posted by timwilky

Oh come on, Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter, Tommy Smith etc. had reputations for being hard men. todays players are pussies.

My own team Blackburn seem to have aquired a reputation. But if you want to play like schoolboys play with the boys.

Its a mans game. It is about time the ballet dancers p*ssed off and let real men play.


Only rule, if you can't take it, don't give it.

to be frank tim, you're talking bollox. yeah granted the game was harder in the 70's and 80's but you seem to be saying that challenge was OK?

doesn't matter what era, that challenge was outrageous.

the bloke went into an epileptic fit and has been in hospital since.

Where the hell was the linesman for him not to see that and hence only the yellow card ?

[timwilky]

Originally Posted by keithd

to be frank tim, you're talking bollox. yeah granted the game was harder in the 70's and 80's but you seem to be saying that challenge was OK?

doesn't matter what era, that challenge was outrageous.

the bloke went into an epileptic fit and has been in hospital since.

Keith I don't dispute it was a foul, but it was not the worse foul I have seen and at best was only deserving of a yellow card. If the guy suffers from epilepsy and it is brought on by being taken out on a football pitch. For his own safety he has no business being on one.