KevinHasLeftTheBuilding, on 14 November 2019 - 05:12 PM, said:
And why does Gomes have to be punished for being held by the throat?
He got dropped. Barely punishment at all. To suggest that he's the victim of a racist plot by the FA is beyond ridiculous.
At the time I posted, the only information out there was "an internal incident" - no mention of assault had been made, so well done if you think you were bringing me up to speed. Thing is, after a while, you can't edit your posts on here and work got in the way of updating it.
I mentioned Raheem in being a spokesman against racism, something I heard first-hand from an FA employee that certain people in the corridors of power don't like. Those certain people believe the FA should be the ones making statements, not the players.
My suggestion was that the FA might have dropped the hammer on Raheem, or influenced Southgate in taking this course of action.
What I find strange is that a small altercation in a controlled, private environment caused the FA to jump in and feel the need to make a statement.
Roy Keane recently told a story of when he had a bad game for Forest and afterwards, Cloughie punched him. He didn't go to the papers and neither did the club. Cloughie didn't get fined or serve a touchline ban, and yet a punch will cause more damage than trying to grab someone's throat for a few seconds. See the difference between people controlling an internal issue?
As for Gomez' not being punished, do you think he was just standing/sitting there and was the victim of an unprovoked attack? Do me a favour...
I have not suggested Raheem is the victim of a racist plot. I can't tell if you saw the word racism in my post and became blinded by rage or if you just can't read properly. What's beyond ridiculous is that you think, I think that.