Chelsea Ballboygate

[Davros]

Turns out the ball-teen (i refuse to call someone who is 17 a ballBOY) is the son of Swansea Citys biggest shareholders... the plot thickens!

 

[EastStandBlue]

Turns out the ball-teen (i refuse to call someone who is 17 a ballBOY) is the son of Swansea Citys biggest shareholders... the plot thickens!

That's pretty irrelevant if you ask me, all that does is explain how he got into such a position as to be a a ballboy at the frankly ludicrous age of 17, although he does look about 12 years old, which may go some way to explain some of his angst.

I think what's being forgotten here is that this wasn't even the first instance of time wasting from the ballboys on the night. Hoddle referenced it in his post-match analysis (going one further by labelling them "bent"), but it was something that was picked up on by Chelsea players before the Hazard incident. Whilst it doesn't excuse Hazard's intolerance, it does explain how quickly the situation escalated.

Chelsea handled it fairly well. The manchild was invited in to the Chelsea dressing room and Hazard apologised, and Benitez didn't really field any significant questions about it in his presser. They'll take the three match suspension and it'll be forgotten about. There's already been an awful lot of crap spouted on the incident, some claiming it to be assault, others saying that Hazard deserves a lengthy ban. All that's needed now is a Paul Hayward piece on how the incident succinctly demonstrates the invasion of the feral underclass into modern football and how society is going to hell in a handcart because a footballer lost his rag with a smirking ringpiece who knew precisely what he was doing.

 

[pickledseal]

 

[OAJS]

I work at the Liberty while at Uni down this way, and Charlie Morgan's Dad is the owner of Morgan Hotel in Swansea, I've worked in the suite he and his guests use during the game. There was hell of a lot of commotion after the game as there are obviously no replays at the Ground until they watch it on the TV's in their suites. As I was told last night his Dad holds a 23% stake in Swansea.
He was ballboy tonight as just before kick off we had a fair amount of Snow which meant some of the ballboys couldn't get in, so Swansea's little golden boy helped out.

Charlie Morgan™
Charlie Morgan. Swansea. Football. & LAD

"The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting"

His Dad was nowhere to be seen at full time for obvious reasons, but from what I've seen of him, (Charlie) he's a jumped up spoilt little sh*te. What you can see though from the other angle is that Hazard is actually trying to kick the ball from under him.


On another note, Hopefully ours will look something like this in a few years time, the way the noise travels inside is outstanding!

 

[stickyboy]

he may have been trying to waste time but he only dived on ball when hazard wrongly pushed him. lets be fair all players waste time when they are winning, supporters keep ball on terraces then throw it back once game started, happens all the time so why cane the ballboy for doing it? Have seen it thousands of times watching southend away when ballboys are not quick getting ball back if they are winning and running for the ball if losing (although not much diving on ball yet)

 

[Jam_Man]

he may have been trying to waste time but he only dived on ball when hazard wrongly pushed him. lets be fair all players waste time when they are winning, supporters keep ball on terraces then throw it back once game started, happens all the time so why cane the ballboy for doing it? Have seen it thousands of times watching southend away when ballboys are not quick getting ball back if they are winning and running for the ball if losing (although not much diving on ball yet)

Because the initial outrage was he had viciously attacked a little ball boy for no reason.

Knowing that he was 17 and went out of his way to waste time adds a little balance to the initial media storm (which seems to have seen sense since).

Hazard was only trying to get the ball but overreacted and still in the wrong and deserved the red, but it was hardly a Cantona type attack against a 10 year old.

 

[Beefy]

Hazard was only trying to get the ball but overreacted and still in the wrong and deserved the red,

How? Why?

Genuinely don't see what Hazard has done wrong. He's toe-poked the ball from under the guy. I doubt he's made any contact with the idiot at all.

It was stupid for him to get involved at all but he only got the red card because the kid milked it.

 

[Jam_Man]

Because he shouldnt be trying to use his boot to get the ball back from a ballboy.

Absurd behaviour from both of them.

 

[Beefy]

Why shouldn't he be? He's not kicked out, he's not rushed in. He waited a few seconds, saw enough of the ball and poked it out with the end of his boot.

It seems complete madness to me.

Had the 17 year old not gone down clutching his ribs and crying his eyes out there's no way he'd have been sent off, and quite rightly.

 

[Davros]

I imagine he was sent off because the Ref and or Lineman probably didnt see the whole incident, or what the lad had written on Twitter earlier. For all intents and purposes, and by the way the ballteen writhed around clutching his side (much like the players often do at the meakest of contact), it probably did seem as if Hazard had kicked him, and under the laws of the game as they are, that would constitute a red card.

Looking back, and with hindsight, and seeing that Hazard made contact with the ball first and the ballteen second is inconsequential, and as with most red cards, although slightly more bizarre, the ref still only gets one look, and has to make a judgement on that.

Having watched the video again, it seems that the ballteen actually waves his arm and shouts "Ref.. Ref"... which just goes to show the bad example the players have on those around the pitch

 

[South Bank Hank]

There's a caption competition doing the rounds:

A few suggestions:

"Did he have to kick me Hazard as that?"

"Good job it was Hazard. Torres would have missed you, Cole would have shot you and Terry would have shagged you!"

 

[chapperzUK]

There's a caption competition doing the rounds:

A few suggestions:

"Did he have to kick me Hazard as that?"

"Good job it was Hazard. Torres would have missed you, Cole would have shot you and Terry would have shagged you!"

Wonder how long it will be until a racist joke is made .... :whistling:

 

[southend4ever]

he definitely gets up and moans at the ref then goes down injured again!! haha! been watching too much prem league football!

 

[MK Shrimper]

If anyone can crowbar in a Dukes of Hazzard pun they get green from me every Friday afternoon for eternity.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Hazard's been charged by the FA. Should give him a medal for kicking the snotty nosed rich ****.

 

[C C Csiders]

If anyone can crowbar in a Dukes of Hazzard pun they get green from me every Friday afternoon for eternity.

It's just as well The General Lee Sawyer and Jose BossHoggIngwa have left Chelsea or it might really have kicked off.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Bo hoo - serves you right for hogging the ball. You're lukey he didn't kick you properly you big jesse. Some days he would put you in the general infirmary for taking the p and holding on waylonger than necessary.

 

[chapperzUK]

Hazard's been charged by the FA. Should give him a medal for kicking the snotty nosed rich ****.

Ridiculous! At most will be an extra 2 matches and a fine (around £10k at most). Here are the highlights of the game on iPlayer and there are two points that made me laugh. Firstly, who was the first player to run straight over to Hazard and have a go at him? Was it the same player that a few weeks ago smashed a ball at the back of Van Persie's head? I believe there is a word for that ....

Secondly, notice how at one point he sits up looking around for attention and seems to shout "Ref!", then seconds later seems to be in pain rubbing his head. Been watching Sergio Biscuits from Barcelona too much!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qbmcr/The_League_Cup_Show_2012_2013_23_01_2013/?t=13m57s

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

If anyone can crowbar in a Dukes of Hazzard pun they get green from me every Friday afternoon for eternity.

Blimey, what would they get for 8?