Pedro Mendes knocked out..
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Anyone has a link of a video clip of the foul where Ben Tatcher knocks out Pedro Mendes with his elbow ?
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wah...how come i search at you tube for ben thatcher nothing come out..
haha..anyway..wah the elbow..tsk tsk.. he like really no intention to play the ball! -
I also searched then cannot find.
Link is from HWZ. -
that one macam flying forearm of Tito Santana
i think he should be imprisoned for that... i mean, hey! Duncan Ferguson got imprisoned before for things he did on the pitch... -
shld be 10 red cards!!!
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things like this just disgusts you doesnt it...
i feel if this was in either Mexico of Brazil, there would have been a free for all.. -
ref cock eye sia.
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farking hell! play until like tat! nb.. to rub salt to the wound, referee give yellow card only! its obvious ben thatcher have no intention to play the ball. disgraceful! *pui*
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Hope he meets Essien.
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was tat a wrestling move
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why the referee so cocked up, only yellow carded?Originally posted by monoslayer:farking hell! play until like tat! nb.. to rub salt to the wound, referee give yellow card only! its obvious ben thatcher have no intention to play the ball. disgraceful! *pui*
u see what rooney done at ajax tournament, the ref sent him straight away. -
REF IS A DUMBASS....
HE SHOULD GET FIRED FROM FIFA...
AND WHY BOTHER KEEPING HIM THERE -
i hope the referee review the video n live in guilt n shame for the rest of his career.Originally posted by marcteng:why the referee so cocked up, only yellow carded?
u see what rooney done at ajax tournament, the ref sent him straight away. -
ref didn't see it..
but the FA should have done more than just say "ref's decision is final" -
in tis case, the FA can punish ben thatcher based on video evidence. his elbow raised so high n the referee couldnt c it?? sad to say, he dun even deserves to b a linesman.Originally posted by the Bear:ref didn't see it..
but the FA should have done more than just say "ref's decision is final" -
ben thatcher has made so many horrible tackles before and now he's gone one elbow further....
he's even worse than roy keane and essien put together. -
the refs and the 2 linesman eyes must be anywhere, but in the field.Originally posted by the Bear:ref didn't see it..
but the FA should have done more than just say "ref's decision is final"
and what irked me was the reaction by ben afterwards, he was uttering something with glen johnson, not remorseful and did not bother to check on mendes. -
haha.. i think keane is more fierce. break the man city def knee and say revenage for breaking his.Originally posted by The man who was death:ben thatcher has made so many horrible tackles before and now he's gone one elbow further....
he's even worse than roy keane and essien put together. -
if the referee could give a yellow card, what was it for? a body to body collision??
because if arms are raised, should be red card str away.. if mendes had gotten up, i think the ref wou;dn't even have done anything.. -
That was a horrific elbow...I would be suprised if he didnt get at least a good 6 month ban. He was going all out on mendes...That challenge could have killed at that speed to the head..Send thatcher to WWE. He will be popular there..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDtPPfotPLs&NR
Happened to find this. Ouch -
it really seemed like he wanted to elbow mendes and not tackle for the ball.
I read from another news site that mendes suffered fits after that tackle. People can die from things like this man. -
Wah... Iron Mike would have been proud of that punch... It sent Mendes into space immediately seeing stars.
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Manchester City have suspended Ben Thatcher for tomorrow's Barclays Premiership encounter with Arsenal.
The former Wales defender has faced a barrage of criticism for his disgusting elbows-first challenge on Pedro Mendes on Wednesday.
And after a meeting with the player and City chairman John Wardle, manager Stuart Pearce has taken the matter into his own hands.
'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.'
Thatcher has also been charged by the Football Association with serious foul play.
Thatcher, who was booked at the time by referee Dermot Gallagher, has until September 12 to respond.
A statement from the FA read: 'The incident is being considered as an exceptional case because the FA contends that the challenge was sufficiently serious that had Thatcher been sent off, an additional sanction would have been merited.'
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=377109&cc=4716
justice!
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Portsmouth's Mendes feared brain damage
tribalfooball.com - September 07, 2006
Portsmouth midfielder Pedro Mendes feared brain damage from Ben Thatcher's brutal elbow attack.
Mendes was hospitalised after being knocked out by Thatcher's forearm in the 0-0 draw at Manchester City two weeks ago.
The Portuguese midfielder, 27, who makes his comeback against Wigan on Saturday, said: "I wanted to hear the neurologist say I was okay.
"I wanted to hear the scan was OK and that nothing would happen to me in the future."
Thatcher was banned for six matches and fined six weeks' wages by City, and is still under investigation by the FA and Greater Manchester Police.
Mendes added: "It is with the FA and they are handling it. The police have spoken to me but I have not pressed charges.
"It is time to move on."
this is no joke