The Luis Suarez Saga

So much anger has been directed at Liverpool Football Club as a result of their unrelenting defence of a player who has apparently been found guilty of racially abusing a fellow professional. Rightly so really, the club could have handled things in the Liverpool way but it's the way in which the punishment was determined and dished out that has caused so much hurt.

For Suarez to have been 'probably' guilty just isn't good enough for me. That's the equivelent of saying that Evra 'probably' didn't lie about it. Calling Evra a credible witness, and it seems that he and Suarez were the only witnesses to an event that happened between the two of them, is also ridiculous. And to just let it slide that Evra also used derogatory words towards Suarez (which he says he never heard) and threatening to assault him is also baffling.

I really wish things had been handled better by my beloved LFC and their statement announcing that they would not be challenging the decision was welcome if only to draw a line under the matter. As Oliver Kay suggested yesterday on Twitter, a more dignified, Liverpool, approach would have helped the situation so much more.

One thing I don't undestand is how the 8 match ban was justified for Suarez, but the FA were happy to appeal against a 3 game ban for Rooney which was the result of him physically assaulting a fellow professional, while playing for England. It's a disgrace and stinks of double standards, but then what's new?

All I'm looking forward to now is seeing Suarez back in action and the > 8 game ban for the obviously guilty, John Terry.