KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum another PR gaffe by the club (and then some recipe's)

why use the word 'shocked' ? makes us sound stupid. everyone knew that it could happen.

the chances of success in appealing these bans is remote. so having admitted the offence straight after the game and made all the noises about the behaviour is unacceptable, why express 'shock'? if we had to say anything we should have just saod that we'll await the written justification before making further comment.

thereafter, if we're not going to appeal we should've just issues a statement stating either a) we accept the punishemnet or b) we believe the punishment to be excessive but have decided to accept it.

With the statement issues today we've just made ourselves easy targets for others to say our apologies weren't sincere, we just don't get it, how stvndards have fallen at anfield etc.

Indeed. Far too tame. Nowt to lose.
They should have come out with "the sweet fa are nothing but a bunch of twisted biased racist disgusting bast turds, and they can stick an appeal where the sun don't shine"

agree that as an option afetr receiving the written statement. but perhaps as a club we're in a weak position for such bravado... it just seems to give the press a stick to beat us with, which then hurts the sponsors. suggest we need to bite the bulet on this and when the time is right, i.e. when we're in a stronger position, stick two fingers up at the fa when they need us.

I agree with mighty the club once again have handled this badly

Ian Ayres praising f Suarez on Monday was badly judged. They should have took a tougher line both to head off the FA and for te dignity of the club.

Once again yet another foul up by fsg

Lfc, fsg, whole staff on n off the pitch.... Can u lot plze remember two words...

No comment

The correct response should have been

1) We are discussing this ban with out legal advisors and will make an official statement on the legal avenue we attend to pursue in the next couple of days.

or

2)Due to the course of action by the FA we are forced to tender our resignation to the English Premier league, we are sad to commit to this course of action but the actions of the English make our position in the English game untendable. We will be considering our options and other national leagues in the coming weeks and will make a new announcement on our future before the end of the season.

Fsg/ayre are so tight to use the best barristers out their to defend him...

They bloody use the duty solicitor

I'm with Growler on this! The FA are nothing but a bunch of corrupt hypocritical Bathplugs!

Timeline of evidence.....

7th October 2011..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee6t-_4jyFo

13th October 2011.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15297615

7th December 2011..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16064924

And just to prove that this is a recurrence of a stupid boy petulant action...... 3rd July 2006 ....... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5141510.stm

The case for the prosecution rests m'lud. The FA are using Rafa's type facts a nothing but a bunch of corrupt hypocritical barstewards!

Indeed.
Probably a slightly better response than mine in hindsight tbqh

yes, but we can only do that from a position of strength. one day in the future..