LIVERPOOL FC OFFICIAL STATEMENT Jimmy Rice 13 October 2009 Rafa Benitez today attended an FA hearing in Manchester that considered three charges brought against him following Liverpool's opening game of the season at Tottenham Hotspur. The Commission found that two of the allegations relating to comments made about the match referee were not proven and therefore dismissed. On a third, the Commission accepted that a gesture made with a pair of spectacles was 'in a non-malicious and humorous manner' and taking into account Mr Benitez's previous unblemished record, warned him about his future conduct. No fine was imposed or costs awarded against the Liverpool manager. The Commission also expressed their surprise at the failure of the FA to charge another manager who had made a similar gesture the same weekend. more time wasted dragging rafa to mancland
Its gone on this long I've forgotten what ever the fcuk he was supposed to have done.. joke F.A !!!!!!..
Nearly 3 months since it happened....Did he go mad at the ref or something,was thats why he was charged...
He was charged for the comments he made about the ref and waving his glasses in the ref's direction lol. Adrian Durham of TalkSport went ballistic about him "getting off with it", this the same guy who last week was outraged at people getting at Fergie for his behaviour at the Sunderland game! Apparently people should be showing Fergie more respect and he has a right to his opinion's on ref's and we should all sit-up and listen cos he's a Knight of the British Realm!
That cnut Ferguson'll walk, be surprised if the F.A. punish him at all. He's the Teflon Tosser..... Nothing sticks!
Yeah I think nothing happening to Rafa is a clear sign nothing is gonna happen to Fergie either, would look bad if they fined and/or banned Rafa then days later confirmed they'd be taking no action against Fergie lol
dead right Dukey......I think people will look back in the future & wonder HOW ON EARTH whiskey nose got away with so much favouritisim & intimidation the same way we look back at 'how did they get away with that tackle' opinion most have of the old days of football...... It's like a bad surreal dream seeing him & the scum, week-in-week-out, get away with unbelievable decisions,endless injury-if we're drawing or losing-time & endless referee abuse when they draw or lose...
Rafa Benitez has every reason to cry foul over FA's Manchester United favouritism By David Maddock Published 15:05 13/10/09 . It is a little known fact that Charles n Eddie, that legendary duo who were widely regarded as the Lennon and McCartney of the 90s, were Crewe Alexandra fans. Now c'mon, would I lie to you baby? Which is probably what the spokesman from the Football Association was nervously humming to himself, even as he was dialling the number for Anfield to inform Rafael Benitez that his skipper Steven Gerrard was, in fact, injured after all, and would be allowed to return to Merseyside. You can probably guess that Rafa wasn't exactly thrilled on Monday morning when he discovered that Gerrard would be forced to stay with the England squad, despite picking up an injury that saw him limp out of the game against the Ukraine at half time. And I'm sure you don't require a fevered imagination to realise that his mood darkened somewhat when he discovered that Wayne Rooney was allowed to leave the squad on Monday morning, despite playing the entire game in Kiev. That would be Wayne Rooney of Manchester United, by the way. Now, I'm not one to induce paranoia, (though can anyone tell me how the internet knows your name?!), but maybe the Liverpool manager has a point when he suggests that a certain club not a million miles down the M62 seems to get preferential treatment from a certain governing body. Benitez was up against the beak on Tuesday, answering a disciplinary charge because he happened to take off his glasses and clean then when asked about the performance of a referee. He didn't speak, mind, just cleaned his specks. A certain rival manager, on the other hand, who operates not a million miles down the M62, has yet to be charged even after suggesting that the entire refereeing body in England is unfit to officiate matches. It is 10 days and counting without charge, by the way. If Gerrard misses the weekend league programme, I think there might just be a certain anger down L4 way. And if Rooney happens to play this weekend, then I think the FA might just have a few more "facts" to contend with. And when they answer, I think Mr Benitez may be entitled to quote another line from those gifted lyricists, Charles and Eddie. "Look into my eyes, can't you see they're open wide" they sang, like the sweet-voiced angels they were. As Gerrard hobbles back to Merseyside, perhaps the FA might realise that all our eyes are open just a little bit wide at the moment, incredulous at their apparent favoritism towards a certain club at the eastern end of the M62.