No. I was saying that I don't how they did back him. There was obviously no secret abnout the actual words he spoke.

A shame our Liverpool friends aren't posting, because I wonder how the clubs fans feel.

I don't think much has been made in the media about Liverpool's support of their player.

Interesting to see what happens to JT now, given that in my opinion, what Suarez has said is much worse, yet JT finds himself subject to an actual criminal prosecution. I think Terry will find himself cleared of criminal charges (well he should be) and perhaps given a token ban from football... which should really be less than the 8 matches, unless the FA will use that as a standard ban for any discrimination on the pitch (no matter the severity).

I don't understand how any self-respecting human being could back Suarez in this case. He has admitted to saying things that normal people would consider incredibly insulting.

How is it one man's word against another when Suarez had admitted to using the words stated in the case file?

A lot of Liverpool fans see it as one man's word against another because they have accepted Suarez's slant on the incident. That he only used the word in question once and it was said in a friendly or conciliatory fashion. That the panel completely discounted Suarez's explanation doesn't hold any water with the supporters of Suarez.

As for Terry I suspect that he will be acquitted in the criminal case, as the burden of proof is much higher there than in a civil case, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of evidence that we know about in this case. Suarez was found guilty on the "balance of probability" - a lower standard than the criminal standard of "beyond all reasonable doubt".

The real problem for the FA is what do they do then? Decide that the Law has already dealt with the situation and do nothing? Charge Terry and if they find him guilty, use the same reasoning behind the Suarez case. That if the ref had acted it would have been a red card and a two game suspension, then double it to four games because it was a racial incident? Suarez suspension was doubled again because he used the term more than once. At least that seems to be how the came to an eight game suspension.

This might stir a couple of people if so, apologies all round but....I don't see that Liverpool have done much wrong...

By this what I mean is before there was any actual ruling, they just showed support for their player who they trusted. I think Liverpool acted in a genuine fashion. I would however have liked to have seen some kind of inside punishment from Liverpool too...a token fine or something, just to show they have accepted the events.

I didn't know a lot of that which pretty much voids my earlier statement... I was referring to the T-shirt thing, I thought it was fair enough to support a colleague until you know for sure he's guilty but in light of what you've said Red, it seems they have indeed done a lot wrong.

What I find the most troubling about Liverpool's stance on this is, they must have known how damning the evidence Evra was giving as their player was admitting to alot of the dialogue between the two players.

It does seem to be, because of who the player accusing Suarez was, Liverpool expected his cry wolf reputation, would be enough, not to take his word seriously.

When you think back to the times Dalglish prompted the FA to act quicker as he and the club wanted to move on and remove the cloud over their players head, you really have to question his leadership during this period.

As far as the T shirts go, I just wonder how many of those players knew all the evidence before pulling it on.

Clarke Carlisle, Chairman of the Management Committee of the Professional Footballers' Association, pretty much exonerated any of the shirt wearers by saying just that, in answering if he would have worn the T Shirt had he been a member of the Liverpool squad.

Red's interesting angle on how the owners might view this is something I had not thought about. I do get the feeling up to now in their ownership, they are very much being led by those already at the club and I just wonder if this is an opportunity for them to make a stance in showing who are the real decision makers.

To move Suarez on in this window would bring them universal credit around not only the football world, but those who have fort these causes for decades.

Obviously those Liverpool fans who still believe in Suarez might find that decision to much to accept, after all, Suarez is their best player by some margin.

Again, I just hope my club handle our episode far better and we get a favourable decision.

So Liverpool have decided not to appeal.

I was surprised by the aggressiveness of the Liverpool and Suarez's statements and by the Dalglish press conference. There is no acceptance of the verdict let alone an admission of guilt, there is no apology to Evra or to the game of football for the damage that has been caused by this incident. There is just a sense that Liverpool feel that they and Suarez has done nothing wrong and that they both have been stitched up. Hence, there is no sense in fighting this any longer because the FA is corrupt and will automatically come out against the interests of Liverpool and it's players.

I can't see this being the end. The press reaction tonight and tomorrow to Liverpool and Suarez's statements and Dalglish's press conference should be scathing. Surely the FA will have something to say.

Liverpool are still not having it ~ They may have accepted the punishment, but have done so with all the grace of a Ku Klux Klan representative.

What this Dalglish speaks of, but wont speak of?

Something seriously not right in speaking like this ~ If you have evidence that wasnt taken into account, spill the beans"

If not, keep your mouth shut.


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Darren Bent linked with Liverpool ~ I wonder how he feels about that?