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Ananke said:
Phil Neville, the absolute clown. According to Phil Neville, spitting is the worst act you can commit on a football pitch. Above:

1. Punching
2. Kicking
3. Headbutting
4. Biting
5. Breaking bones
6. Pissing
7. Defecating
8. Killing
9. Torturing
10. Raping
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That escalated quickly. Going a bit OTT there?
 
I don't think he meant to spit on the player, any ban will be harsh because it's going to be hard to prove intent. Van Gallery said he does not think Evans to be a type of person who spits at another man. Knowing FA, they'll ban him for 4 games.
 
So 6 match ban for Evans and 7 for Cisse is looking likely, hopefully it wont affect our ability to sell him in the summer.
 
Not sure if he meant to spit at him or not tbh. If he didn't, he shouldn't be punished really as it would just be a misunderstanding. If he did mean it though, then by all means ban him. I would not complain at all, it's disgusting and highly disrespectful. If he does get a long ban, then it could leave us short at the back. Though I guess we still would have McNair and Blackett.
 
Six game ban does look likely, the video evidence is enough to punish both of 'em. It's an excessive ban but the FA will want to make an example. He'd have only got two extra games for racially abusing Cisse...
 
GifLord said:
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Seems a pretty clear spit at Cisse from Evans to me. Though it seems completely random to spit at someone because of that so that puts a bit of doubt in my mind. Then again, people can control when and where they spit, and he pretty blatantly spat right at or a couple of inches in front of cisse jut as he was getting up, he could have spat to the side or not spat at all, so it just seems pretty blatant that he purposely spat at Cisse. Both should get a ban, but something like 6 games is a bit ridiculous. 3 games like if it was a red card would be fine.

Its a shame because he was starting to get into a bit of form, but it just seems like a pretty blatant spit, looking at that gif above, that vine or the YouTube videos. They all seem pretty conclusive.
 
Can't see how anyone can say it wasn't intentional by Evans. He's looking at him and having said something, spat in his direction without moving his head away.

The video evidence is pretty damning IMO.
 
To claim he didn't spit at Cisse is just ludicrous. He completely and utterly did and I hope he gets banned for a good number of games. Disgusting behaviour.
 
I think it's clear that he didn't mean to spit at Cisse. Watch how Cisse spits, he puts "force" into it, for want of a better word. Which is common when you see someone spit at another person. Evans didn't do that at all. He's an idiot for spitting in Cisse's direction at all but it'd be extremely harsh if he got a 6 game ban for it.
 
"Having woken up this morning I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night’s match. I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cisse.

"I was totally unaware of any spitting incident and had assumed that the issue at the time was with the challenge and his attempted retaliation to the tackle from the floor. During the game Papiss Cisse and I spoke about the incident and it is clear by my reaction in the television footage that I was totally surprised by any suggestion of spitting.

"It is not in my character or in my nature to spit at anybody nor is it something I have ever done or would ever do. It is certainly not something that I did last night."
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Some of you lot are embarrassing. This is similar to mob lynching. Say the same footage exists for De Gea, you lot would claim it's not conclusive. Just because the player is not doing great currently, you lot want him to be banned and laughably transferred. He's at this club when he was a little boy, and he has given his best for United. Have a fecking heart, if the manager says the boy is good, then he's good. The manager thinks that Evans couldn't have done it, Evans has issued a statement he didn't mean to do it. Video evidence only proves he spit immediately after the incident. Whether he meant to direct his spit at Cisse is something only he can know. If the FA wants to ban him, then fine. Give the benefit of the doubt to the player, he's our player.
 
fishfingers15 said:
Some of you lot are embarrassing. This is similar to mob lynching. Say the same footage exists for De Gea, you lot would claim it's not conclusive. Just because the player is not doing great currently, you lot want him to be banned and laughably transferred. He's at this club when he was a little boy, and he has given his best for United. Have a fecking heart, if the manager says the boy is good, then he's good. The manager thinks that Evans couldn't have done it, Evans has issued a statement he didn't mean to do it. Video evidence only proves he spit immediately after the incident. Whether he meant to direct his spit at Cisse is something only he can know. If the FA wants to ban him, then fine. Give the benefit of the doubt to the player, he's our player.
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whats this? you are ruining the thread, it started so well...pure comedy
 
fishfingers15 said:
Some of you lot are embarrassing. This is similar to mob lynching. Say the same footage exists for De Gea, you lot would claim it's not conclusive. Just because the player is not doing great currently, you lot want him to be banned and laughably transferred. He's at this club when he was a little boy, and he has given his best for United. Have a fecking heart, if the manager says the boy is good, then he's good. The manager thinks that Evans couldn't have done it, Evans has issued a statement he didn't mean to do it. Video evidence only proves he spit immediately after the incident. Whether he meant to direct his spit at Cisse is something only he can know. If the FA wants to ban him, then fine. Give the benefit of the doubt to the player, he's our player.
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Nothing to do with that. He is caught on camera, spitting at an opponent. No matter what player it was, I would conclude that he deserves a lengthy ban, as it's disgusting. To claim he didn't mean it is simply not a defence in my opinion, he spits directly at him. Unless his spitting is as wayward as my outside of my left foot passing, it's pretty conclusive.
 
dirkey said:
Nothing to do with that. He is caught on camera, spitting at an opponent. No matter what player it was, I would conclude that he deserves a lengthy ban, as it's disgusting. To claim he didn't mean it is simply not a defence in my opinion, he spits directly at him. Unless his spitting is as wayward as my outside of my left foot passing, it's pretty conclusive.
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Thousands of football players spit on the ground. At best, he's being extremely ignorant while spitting so closely to an opposing player and he can cop a fine if the FA thinks so. What will you say if it happened with De Gea and he claims that he didn't spit at the opponent?
 
Mrs Smoker said:
It was mostly a reaction post towards some of our most embarrassing support.

But still, if they stay, all good. They are anyway not that bad.
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Those that think he is lying about spitting at Cisse? All I can say to that is if he was not a United player I feel most would admit the video looks bad and expect any player to deny it.

They are though, if our goal is to actually be a title contender again we can't be carrying mediocrity like Evans and Cleverley, and that is entirely independent of this incident.
 
Devil may care said:
Those that think he is lying about spitting at Cisse? All I can say to that is if he was not a United player I feel most would admit the video looks bad and expect any player to deny it.

They are though, if our goal is to actually be a title contender again we can't be carrying mediocrity like Evans and Cleverley, and that is entirely independent of this incident.
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Evans was a backbone of the team that won the league at a canter.
 
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fishfingers15 said:
Thousands of football players spit on the ground. At best, he's being extremely ignorant while spitting so closely to an opposing player and he can cop a fine if the FA thinks so. What will you say if it happened with De Gea and he claims that he didn't spit at the opponent?
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As I mentioned in the post you quoted, no matter what player it was, I would say he deserved a ban. If he really needed to spit, and wasn't spitting at the opponent, he'd have waited the further 3 seconds to turn around and spit on the ground.

As it was, he quite blatantly spat right in the direction of the player who was getting to his feet from below him. Can't be more conclusive, deserves whatever ban he will rightfully get.
 
Sorry but I think it is a poor show by Evans , the video evidence is there he spat in the direction of him, he knew where he was spitting and he knew the reaction, he should just accept what he did and take the ban.
 
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