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ianbaker
I can understand if it was a young lad, but he is a 17 year old little prick. Deserved it.
Sam
Oh he's definitely a prick, no doubt about that.
I think it only took people 30 minutes to find his Twitter haha.
Ninja
It's obviously not in the league of Cantona vs the Palace racist, but a three game ban can't be argued with.
Crane
BR.
I doubt Hazard knew he was 17, could have been 13 or 14 for all he knew. You don't try and boot the ball out of a ball boy's hands regardless of his age.
Looking forward to the final btw. A massive day for both - Swansea's first ever major final and Bradford's first since 1911, iirc. It'll be an amazing story whoever wins and a more interesting final than if it was just two of the top teams from the PL.
Rowan
Genius! That should be the final word on the matter. Much like the initial furore over RVP's "He could have been KILLED" this should now just be resigned to an amusing aside.
jumberto
Woah woah woah, you can't be throwing accusations like that around.
VP.
Fucking mountain out of a molehill as usual on here.
Fantastic
We'll have to wait until Saturday and hope a player dives to win a penalty, otherwise this could drag on for a while.
ianbaker
We need Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer back in the same team.
Dutton
jumberto
Crane
jumberto
K3V0
Imagine what would have happened had they been playing for Chelsea?
Sam
Brilliant.
I don't think many predicted a Swansea-Bradford final. Bloody marvellous.
I really hope Bradford have got one more big performance in them, It would be a shame to see them knock out Wigan and Arsenal and then spank Villa just to freeze up and get molested in the final.
If they play like they did in the first leg against Villa then I think they will do it.
BR.
You okay there?
Obtuse
In a court of law, 17 is a child. You cannot assault someone who is not active on the field. He should get a Cantona-esque length ban
King Luis
VP.
Why do you honestly feel the need to go stupidly over the top about pretty much everything?
You know it wasn't an assault and you know its not worthy of a very lengthy ban, yet you still say so?
Flash.
He tapped the ball from under the ball boy.
If he had done the same to a player on the field I'd be surprised if he even got a yellow.
People are making out like he drop kicked him in the face.
Fantastic
Look mate, people are trying to score points over a seemingly grey situation. Don't fuck this up for them.
Telegram Sam
That's irrelevant though - you can't touch the officials, ball boys or stewards. Pardew barely touched the linesman earlier in the season but was rightfully reprimanded because you simply can't tolerate players getting physical with match officials, no matter how hard or how soft the contact is. I don't believe there was any malice from Hazard and he was genuinely trying to get the ball, and that should hopefully influence the decision regarding his punishment. That said, Hazard full deserved his red and I'd fully expect his three game ban to be upheld.
Also, have people really been exaggerating the contact Hazard made with him? The majority of what I've read and heard has been in some sort of defence of Hazard.
Obtuse
It is legally assault though... The ballboy is not even an active person on the field of play yet he was kicked (all GIFs show this) when all Hazard had to do was wait as the ref has to stop his watch anyhow.
Fantastic
Number 1
Saying that, there's limits. Any police investigations are AOT, and some of the coverage - not least one newspaper column where the ballboy was described as "everything wrong with modern Britain" - is almost beyond insanity.
Phoenix Arrow
jumberto
This incident was funny at the time, and that was it. All this posturing is just pathetic.
Jamieandhisego