Ridgewell In Hot Water?
There are conflicting reports this morning on possible FA action involving Birmingham’s Liam Ridgewell.
According to a report in today’s Daily Mail Ridgewell could be subject to an FA investigation and possible three-match ban for his challenge on Wigan’s James McCarthy at the weekend. The Sun meanwhile have reported today that Ridgewell is “off the hook” and no action will be taken.
Ridgewell’s tackle was missed by the officials involved, even though it actually left the assistant referee Trevor Massey with a cut in his forehead. The tackle also saw Wigan’s McCarthy with an injury that forced him off the field, with his boss Roberto Martinez describing it as a “leg-breaking challenge”.
According to the Mail, the FA are currently looking at the incident. The Sun beg to differ.
If found guilty, Ridgewell would stand to miss Birmingham’s FA Cup Quarter-Final against Portsmouth and the league encounter that follows at Fratton Park this gameweek. He would also miss the home league game with Everton in gameweek 30.
*Edit* The latest reports on this matter quote an FA Spokesman who states that the FA will take no action against Ridgewell.
im in a bit of a predicament guys very strapped on cash and looking for a torres, drogs, rooney strikeforce with fabs
however to fund this id have to get rid of milner for someone arond the o’hara price band which isnt something i really want to do if he does end up with 3 dgw’s
whats peoples thoughts on this…simplified the question boils down to would you rather have:
1. milner + 8.7m striker (requires shawX > ricketts + rodallega > ?)
2. ohara + torres (requires rodallega>torres + milner>ohara + shawX>ricketts)
I’d Rather have Milner and Say Bendtner with spare change, then O’Hara and Torres.
I was going to say Bendtner, but you already have 3 gunners, which makes it a bit trickier. I’m not sure where I’d look after Bendtner.
At around that price bracket, I quite fancy Carlton Cole for the rest of the season
i suppose i could get rid of diaby if i reaally wanted bender but i dont lol
and besides eduardo will take his points when he returns properly i reckon
I cant see this, its been discussed lots of times before, but Eduardo has been fit for most of the time RVP has been out and still Shava was playing up top. Arsene loves Bendy and has said he can easily fill RVP’s shoes until he is back.
To summarise, i would be very surprised is Bendy does not start 90% of the games while RVP is injured.
im not sayin he wont start but i think eduardo will get more points ,much like ade -bastard-bayor stole points off tevez when he returned
I’m not sure about that even. I see where your coming from and it could well be true. Just think that Eduardo will still be put out on the wing so wouldn’t be encroaching on his space.
Personally, option one. The bottom line is that Milner (or perhaps Young) are likely to give you more bang for your buck than Torres, given form, fitness and fixtures.
i wz thinking to pair torres upfront with either drogs or rooney as a differential in that case as we saw last week torres scored and got all the bonus pts but drogba didnt, i hate to say bender entered my mind but iv already maxed out on arsenal..who else would you add to the strikeforce then?
im bringin in bendtner for tevez atm, with drogs and roo. Torres is certainly on da watchlist. Im thinking gw 32.
this week Im faced with the best thing about this game. I have got to make 4 tranfers to field 11 and me teams in a rag. I have to get rid of 4 of drogs,tevez, ollson, shwx, dawson, ivan,ballack.
Which 4 wud u get out and who ta bring in with .4 in the bank.
atm im fairly certain on tevez>bendtner, ballack>arteta.
Ollson -> Baines
Shawcross -> Carragher/Insua
good shouts, I certainly want to take a defender that I will keep for the season so it will prob be one of them that youve mentioned.Im contemplating taking a cheapy 2 replace ollson. Ricketts or a Burney defender dare I say . Dont like making 2 many tranfers in defence and my next planned one will be ivan>song after chelseas dgw.
Almost identical to my problem, except I at least have 2 frees and you only have one
I’m doing Drogba – Bendtner (already done)
Tevez to Torres
Shawcross to Ricketts
Gera to Valencia
You could do Ivan to Insua instead of the last move and you still have spare cash by my reckoning
i would be going the same way as you if I knew what the story is with the chelsea pompey fixture? Is it only off if theres a cup replay?
Is Fletcher out of the Burnley double now?
AS its international week,My England WC XI:
James(Hart if injured)
GJ JT Rio Cashley
Barry
Lennon Gerry Lamps Milner
Roon
Thoughts? 2nd round exit?
That is exactly the team i would love to see. 4-5-1/4-3-3. But either Barry or Carrick Not sure which one.
I think if Rooney is Firing we stand a chance. Maybe a quater/semi is more likely though.
I would be happy with Carrick or Barry holding.
The key to me is Gerrard playing off Rooney and not stuck on the left.
Plus, removes the big lump alongside Rooney and reduces the risk to to launch the ball long.
I just think that Rooney, Lampard & Gerrard play week in week out with 1 striker up top, i know Chelsea play 2 but Anelka hardly is playing as a striker. And would allow Lennon and Milner the chance to stay wide and run at people. Carrick/Barry holding to clear everything up. And the back 4 is pretty set, as long as all of them are fit.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/n.....mp;cc=3888
this may be here already..but FA not persuing the Ridgewell matter
Anyone got a link to a video of Ridgewells dirty challenge?
ive been looking 4 it 4 a while 2
http://www.footytube.com/video.....eb27-35523
its the only one i could find, watch from 4mins 30sec ref gets polled as well