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I know its a bit late but only just noticed this thread.

I do agree that Monkhouse deserved his red card but some of the comments made are ridiculous. Also have you seen the quality of the video that they are basing there opinions on?


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The assault from Monkhouse was atrocious, should be banned 6 games IMO. Doolan's was just as bad but he was retaliating. Monkhouse probably deserved a leg break for his initial challenge. Scumbag.

Doolan's was a million times worse and if he doesn't get a ban the same or even much longer than Monkhouse than the FA is an absolute disgrace. As already stated in a previous, if you see what Doolan did (and trust me you will see when yuo watch it carefully) you will realise how bad it was.

Not condoning Monkhouse but Doolan's assault was criminal. If Monkhouse hadn't of reacted, I'd have had a good mind to report it to the police. But because Monkhouse reacted, I'd be drawing his actions (although nowhere near as bad) to them.

JESUS mr Gaunt you are obsessing now on this. I absolutely detest anyone who reports players to the police for anything that happens on the pitch.
Doolan retaliated but monky caused it, then retaliated ...twice!!
get over it

But he almost snapped his leg!!!

Perhaps I was being a tad dramatic...but he almost snapped his leg. The way Monkhouse's leg bent was scary.

If Monkhouse had of broken his leg which could well have happen and Doolan got away with it. Would you still be saying the same thing?

but you are ignoring monkys two footed blatant over the top tackle in the first place.

I'm not, I'm just saying that Doolan's kick to the knee was a hundred times more dangerous than Monkhouses. Monkhouse's wasn't knee height and didn't have studs showing. Doolan's had both.

Monky's challenge was reckless, dangerous, indefensible, and deserving of heavy punishment, yes; no argument at all from me there.
But Doolan's wasn't even a challenge; it was a premeditated attack complelety out of the context of the game and deliberately intended to injure. It was worse than Ben Thatcher's foul on Pedro Mendez and right up there with that notorious foul on Gordon Watson.
Sorry, I'm with Daniel here.

Well over the top if you ask me, Doolans was just a bit of a pansy fly kick if you ask me and would never have caused a grown man any real injury. Thatchers and Gray's tackles were a hundred times worse

The thing is, I thought it might have been that at first but then I saw the replays and it looked a lot worse than I originally thought it was.

At the end of the day, studs showing, got him at the kneecap and he was running as well so there would be some considerable force...you don't want to be seeing that. You don't want to be seeing Monkhouse's stuff either. But Monkhouse has to appear in front of the FA and Doolan doesn't, which does amaze me.