[sing on our own]

I'm sure Pulis encourages cheating just look at the antics Stoke used to get up to.......which makes his comments about Cal Mac even more baffling. I don't blame Yacob really it's just modern football, as the saying goes don't blame the player blame the game.

[TheJacko2000]

I'm sure Pulis encourages cheating just look at the antics Stoke used to get up to.......which makes his comments about Cal Mac even more baffling. I don't blame Yacob really it's just modern football, as the saying goes don't blame the player blame the game.

Quite the opposite he's spoken out against diving for as long as I can remember. He won't consider what Yacob did, or Fuller etc as diving as it was an offence against the player, that they have made the most of.

[VVVAlbion]

I'm sure Pulis encourages cheating just look at the antics Stoke used to get up to.......which makes his comments about Cal Mac even more baffling. I don't blame Yacob really it's just modern football, as the saying goes don't blame the player blame the game.

Double bluff. If he comes out in the press saying he doesn't condone diving, when a player goes down the referee is going to think it is more likely to be genuine.

[Albionic]

Double bluff. If he comes out in the press saying he doesn't condone diving, when a player goes down the referee is going to think it is more likely to be genuine.

I hadn't considered that, good point well made

[tuamigos]

Cameron card overturned.
Claudio needs to be sensible now the refs will be watching him

[Hull Baggie]

ridiculous decision. so slapping/cuffing an opponent around the head is allowed now? Thought raising hands to an opponent was a red card offence?

[LoxleyBaggie]

At leas the FA are consistent.  They ignore everything else Stoke players do too, from stamping to eye-gouging.

[wodenson46]

So next time McLean or any other albion player gets fouled twice and gets upset about it he should not try to win the ball in an aggressive fashion, but should merely rabbit punch the opponent from behind and any ensuing card will be overturned on appeal.

[Signor_Maresca]

Can't say I'm overly fussed to see the card rescinded, he flicked the back of his neck, sure by the letter of the law bla bla but is this what people want to watch - a grown man barely touching an opponent and getting sent off for it?   I found Yacob's reaction a touch embarrassing to be honest.

[wodenson46]

A law is a law  - or it don't mean anything.  The laws of the game actually deal with the issue of raising ones hands in a violent manner.  Overturning this correct decision makes a mockery of every other football law. Hitting another person deliberately is an assault however hard you hit em.   By the way  I also do not believe Jacob did anything wrong when judged by the antics of most of the other prem players who also seek to gain advantages by getting opponents booked/sent off by feigning injury, often from much less contact than in this case. Excuses are made when a player goes down easily 'well there was contact' being the most often used cliche'.  In this case there was clearly contact and a deliberate action to hit out at another player. The correct decision has to be a red card and it should not have been rescinded. Is there any way the FA can justify this ?

[Adder]

Wrong decision by the FA given the laws but yes Yacob's reaction was embarrassing and it's not the first time. Have a word TP ....he'll be closely watched from now on.

[tuamigos]

Claudio now missing for two games.
Be a big miss against Man Utd and Arsenal.
Wonder if big Sandro can step up?
Alternatives are to play Gardner of Evans (if fit) in there.

[Mister AT]

Claudio now missing for two games.
Be a big miss against Man Utd and Arsenal.
Wonder if big Sandro can step up?
Alternatives are to play Gardner of Evans (if fit) in there.

I would imagine we would slot Sandro in there, leave Gardner on the wing as he hasnt done too badly last couple of games.

[Standaman]

I imagine that Sandro will step in it might not be Arsenal if they progress to the 6th round of the cup.

[saltnshake]

Yacob didn't get booked he booked Chester for a foul on the halfway line not Claudio, i have just checked the official site report and we only had 2 bookings Chester and Sessegnon.

[The Black Pearl]

Yacob didn't get booked he booked Chester for a foul on the halfway line not Claudio, i have just checked the official site report and we only had 2 bookings Chester and Sessegnon.

Just checked the BBC and official club site and they both say Yacob booked 88th minute.

[SmethDan]

Just checked the BBC and official club site and they both say Yacob booked 88th minute.

BBC states Yacob in the 88th, but the official site states Chester in the 89th.

[LiamTheBaggie]

Yacob was booked for tripping up a Leicester player.

He can have no complaints regarding his suspension. He's very effective at his job but he don't half give away some stupid free-kicks and pick up silly bookings. We're now going to miss an influential player because he cannot keep his own discipline.

[slate]

Yacob was booked for tripping up a Leicester player.

He can have no complaints regarding his suspension. He's very effective at his job but he don't half give away some stupid free-kicks and pick up silly bookings. We're now going to miss an influential player because he cannot keep his own discipline.

The job that he does for us comes with a price. You have to expect that he will miss a few games each season due to suspension. It's hardly a surprise.

[TheJacko2000]

The Yacob incident. Clattenberg clearly pointed to Chester who had committed a foul but advantage was played only for Yacob to then trip the attacker. Chester was definitely booked but wouldn't surprise me if he booked both.

[paulosull]

The Yacob incident. Clattenberg clearly pointed to Chester who had committed a foul but advantage was played only for Yacob to then trip the attacker. Chester was definitely booked but wouldn't surprise me if he booked both.

looked like he only booked Chester and made it very obvious

[timdon]

So, at the end of all the discussion, is he suspended or not? I'm none the wiser.

[Droitwich Baggie]

http://www.wba.co.uk/news/article/west-brom-albion-2-2-premier-league-leicester-king-power-stadium-2983165.aspx

According to the official site...
Bookings: Sessegnon (31, dissent); Chester (89, foul)

At the bottom of the report.

[MarkW]

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

Type in West Bromwich Albion and you'll see that Yacob is on 9 yellows, so he can play vs Man Utd.

[Droitwich Baggie]

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/live/match-stats/341460/leicester-city-v-west-bromwich-albion

The stats also, don't show Yacob as being booked.