http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_6660486,00.htmlWhat's the point in having these appeals because there's no way in the world that was a red card... we've got to change the system because that is not right. He didn't touch the player, the lad's even said he didn't touch him, and I think everyone who's looked at it has agreed it's not a sending-off and it's not a red card, so how has he still got a three-game ban. We're going to lose arguably one of our best players of the season, if not the best player of our season, because of a mistake by a referee.
Thought this would make a decent thread, what do you think about the way the appeal system works and how referees are generally backed regardless of their decision?
For example Tioté's sending off was a very clean tackle, didn't touch the player but looked aggressive, he got a red card which wasn't overturned on appeal, yet De Jong got away with a dangerous scissoring challenge (breaking Ben Arfa's leg) and the FA did sweet FA because the referee made his own decision at the time. Probably not best to pick Newcastle related examples...