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Keane: I\'m Glad I\'m No Longer Playing
at 11:37:31

I'd have to back what Roosta is saying here.

Here is an extract from FA website:
http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/DisciplinaryProcess_2006.ashx

"The Compliance Department plays no active part in claims for wrongful dismissal / mistaken identity other than to check that claims conform to the relevant rules and regulations."

"Disciplinary Commissions may increase the penalty if they deem the claim to be
frivolous, ie abusing the system."

What has happened is the referee has made an excessively harsh decision under pressure from the crowd and Palace players. Our appeal probably said it was excessive, and only deserved a yellow. The committee looked at the appeal in terms of has the referee misapplyed the rules of the game (he hasn't, he has just been harsh) and correctly decided the appeal had no chance of success and added an extra game for wasting their time.

That doesn't mean Roosta thinks this was a sending off, or worthy of a four match ban, but that the appeals committee has correctly followed their procedures.

From what I've read it sounds a travesty that a slightly dodgy foul has got almost as long a ban as Roy Keane got for his worst offence (I'm assuming that was for admitting he intentionally went after Alf Inge Haaland for revenge).

Now it's time for some of the guys who have been underperforming or on the bench to step up with the chance they will get in the next four games. Hopefully Roy will have a selection headache in four games time!

We also need the club to understand that we can't appeal this kind of decision. Essentially we've lost a good player for three games from a bad call by the ref and one game for a bad call by the club in appealing it.

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Keane: I\'m Glad I\'m No Longer Playing
at 14:27:38

As a long distance supporter (New Zealand), it's really surprising to read how disorganised the disciplinary process is.

The extended suspension for failing at an appeal is normal in a number of sports over here. However, that is clear in the appeal process, and you certainly wouldn't have a manager surprised by an extra game if the appeal fails.

Hopefully the FA has made it clear that you cannot feasibly appeal interpretation of intangibles, if that is why they have turned down the appeal.

Am I right to assume the tackle wasn't suspension worthy at all?

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