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Peter Parka · Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:00 pm Eduardo

Sickening tackle! Wouldn't surprise me if he never plays again. What action do you think should be taken against Taylor for it?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MD4WB-NNLjs&eurl=

Sam1 · Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:30 pm

OUCH! Reminds me a little of the alan smith injury in 2006 agisnt liverpool though i think that one is much worse. I hope he plays again but the road to recovery will be long and painful.

Chigwell Hammer 4Life · Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:40 pm

I hate arsenal and etc but this should never happen to any footballer out their ! :cry:

oldhammer1966 · Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:08 pm

I Don't think any action should be taken against Taylor.

The tackle was not malicious, he was beaten by the speed and skill of eduardo. He has made contact in a horrible way but I can't see how he can be penalised for it. He got a red card which the referee applied because of the resulting injury and not the actual tackle.

ferrit · Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:26 pm

oldhammer1966 wrote: I Don't think any action should be taken against Taylor.

The tackle was not malicious, he was beaten by the speed and skill of eduardo. He has made contact in a horrible way but I can't see how he can be penalised for it. He got a red card which the referee applied because of the resulting injury and not the actual tackle.
AGREED It did'nt very nice though :shock: :shock:

Chigwell Hammer 4Life · Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:05 pm

Whats that hanging out of your sock is it your ankle ! is it your anklee

8) sorry coudnt help myself.

Dave_whufc · Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:14 pm

Fair Tackle. Play on.

Nah it was bad, hope he is back playing in 9 months as said...

Gioseppe · Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:40 pm

He'll be back. He is far too young to quit playing football. As for the tackle, I really think he didn't do it on purpose. If he did, he has a real problem.

Sam1 · Fri Feb 29, 2008 4:23 pm

I personally think, as usual, the media have built up more hype around it than necessary.

Gioseppe · Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:38 pm

Sam1 wrote: I personally think, as usual, the media have built up more hype around it than necessary.
Exactly. Couldn't agree with you more.

Sam1 · Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:19 pm

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has launched a stinging attack on Martin Taylor and revealed Fifa could impose a further ban on the player.

Blatter hasy described the tackle by Birmingham defender Taylor which left Arsenal striker Eduardo with a broken leg as an "attack" which has "nothing to do with football".

Blatter admitted new regulations will allow Fifa to review decisions such as the Football Association's mandatory three-match ban for Taylor, with a view to imposing their own more substantial punishments.

Taylor's challenge on Arsenal striker Eduardo last month - came in for especially outspoken criticism from Blatter, who revealed Fifa will ask the Football Association for its report on this specific incident so that they can consider whether further action can or should be taken.

Shocking
"It is shocking when you see how this player was attacked. It is not football," he told Sky Sports News.

"Football is a contact game, but it is a game with rules.

"You have to have respect - and what we witnessed there has nothing to do with football.

"This is to destroy another player, and that is not the aim of our game."

"Our game is there for entertainment, for emotions and even a little bit of passion but not this way.

Blatter is adamant more stringent penalties are required for certain instances of foul play.

"Such players should not only be suspended for a certain time - they should be banned until they have realised they have done something absolutely wrong," added Blatter

"How can you imagine in any other profession - that a dentist would try to demolish a dentist, or a painter a painter? Whatever it is not possible.

"On the field of play as well, no this is a game please, this is an appeal to everybody to stop this."

"I think three matches I should have the report of the referee and match observers that okayed that.

"We will do it. Ask the league through the FA to give us the report on that and give it to our disciplinary committee to have a look on that and we will come back on that.

"We will have a look on that I was very much shocked by seeing that."

Forgiven
Eduardo's injury is expected to keep him out of football until the end of the year - but his fellow Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor is prepared to accept that Taylor had no intention of inflicting such a serious injury.

"We have to forgive him," he said.

"Whatever happened, I cannot believe he had it in his mind to turn the ankle of another player.

"He did not do it on purpose," Adebayor told Sky Sports News.

Skysports

Now there is absolutely no fucking reason as to why he needed to say anything. He's also left it late too late to comment on this matter as it happened a few weeks back now and i just want to stress i think he i s a cunt.

Sam1 · Fri Mar 07, 2008 11:19 pm

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has launched a stinging attack on Martin Taylor and revealed Fifa could impose a further ban on the player.

Blatter hasy described the tackle by Birmingham defender Taylor which left Arsenal striker Eduardo with a broken leg as an "attack" which has "nothing to do with football".

Blatter admitted new regulations will allow Fifa to review decisions such as the Football Association's mandatory three-match ban for Taylor, with a view to imposing their own more substantial punishments.

Taylor's challenge on Arsenal striker Eduardo last month - came in for especially outspoken criticism from Blatter, who revealed Fifa will ask the Football Association for its report on this specific incident so that they can consider whether further action can or should be taken.

Shocking
"It is shocking when you see how this player was attacked. It is not football," he told Sky Sports News.

"Football is a contact game, but it is a game with rules.

"You have to have respect - and what we witnessed there has nothing to do with football.

"This is to destroy another player, and that is not the aim of our game."

"Our game is there for entertainment, for emotions and even a little bit of passion but not this way.

Blatter is adamant more stringent penalties are required for certain instances of foul play.

"Such players should not only be suspended for a certain time - they should be banned until they have realised they have done something absolutely wrong," added Blatter

"How can you imagine in any other profession - that a dentist would try to demolish a dentist, or a painter a painter? Whatever it is not possible.

"On the field of play as well, no this is a game please, this is an appeal to everybody to stop this."

"I think three matches I should have the report of the referee and match observers that okayed that.

"We will do it. Ask the league through the FA to give us the report on that and give it to our disciplinary committee to have a look on that and we will come back on that.

"We will have a look on that I was very much shocked by seeing that."

Forgiven
Eduardo's injury is expected to keep him out of football until the end of the year - but his fellow Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor is prepared to accept that Taylor had no intention of inflicting such a serious injury.

"We have to forgive him," he said.

"Whatever happened, I cannot believe he had it in his mind to turn the ankle of another player.

"He did not do it on purpose," Adebayor told Sky Sports News.

Skysports

Now there is absolutely no fucking reason as to why he needed to say anything. He's also left it late too late to comment on this matter as it happened a few weeks back now and i just want to stress i think he is a cunt.

Peter Parka · Sat Mar 08, 2008 5:50 pm

Sepp attacking anything to do with English football? There's a surprise! :roll:

Gioseppe · Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:53 pm

In Serbia press there have been a lot of people recently talking about banning sliding tackles from football.
Seriously, I'm not joking.

Ambulance man · Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:26 pm

The tackle was meant to break his leg, it was just late and unfortunate, if it had been a second earlier it would have been classed as a good tackle.

From an Ambulance staffs perspective that kind of a break is the worst kind to try and handle so well done to all of the staff that dealt with it.