Vidic banned for two games

[PickSCFC]

i thought it was a straight red or was it two yellows or are they letting them off because its man utd ???

[dexter97]

Professional foul is normally a one-match ban, as opposed to three matches for violent conduct / serious foul play.

I'm guessing that it's been increased to two games because he's been done previously for a similar offence.

???

[PickSCFC]

didnt John Terry get a 3 match ban against Man City earlier in the season for a professional foul

[markscfc72]

Terry was at the time deemed violent conduct, Vidic is banned for 2 games as it is his 2nd red of the season

[PickSCFC]

rules are fucked, terry did exactly the same as vidic

[dexter97]

Mar 16, 2009 12:34:15 GMT PickSCFC said:

didnt John Terry get a 3 match ban against Man City earlier in the season for a professional foul

If we're thinking of the same incident, wasn't that rescinded on appeal?

[markscfc72]

Terry got his overturned though as it was in the middle of the pitch, yellow at worst, whereas Vidic brought Gerrard down when he was just about to have a shot on goal (denied a clear goal scoring opportunity)

[dexter97]

www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/chelsea/2969550/Chelsea-boost-as-John-Terry-cleared-to-face-Man-Utd-after-winning-red-card-appeal---Football.html

"However, in his match-report, Halsey indicated that he had issued the red card for serious foul play rather than a professional foul, meaning that the position on the pitch and the presence of other players were not relevant."

[bradwell]

after that display by vidic on saturday i think manu would be happy if he didnt play again

[Deleted]

i'm still seething over the rooney and ronaldo offences on boxing day, i 'm sure we'd have gotten a very valuable point if justice had been done.i work with quite a lot of manure fans, and to a man they agree with what i'm saying.