Championship - Ridsdale demands FA action

Eurosport - Sun, 12 Apr 14:04:00 2009

Cardiff chairman Peter Ridsdale has demanded the FA launch an investigation into the incident that left Roger Johnson in hospital following his side's 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.

FOOTBALL: Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale - 0

Palace centre-back Claude Davis caught Bluebirds defender Johnson in the throat with a flailing arm towards the end of the first half.

A shaken Johnson needed treatment but clearly felt he could continue and remonstrated with Dave Jones on the sidelines, but his manager decided otherwise and replaced him.

The 25-year-old was then taken to hospital and was kept in overnight for observation.

Jones, who had already seen Michael Chopra hobble off, was clearly seething at seeing Davis go unpunished and had an angry exchange with the on-loan Derby player at half-time on the way to the tunnel.

Jones was held back by security guards as tempers boiled over, with players and coaching staff from both sides getting involved in the fracas, which saw Jones and Palace counterpart Neil Warnock sent to the stands.

Ridsdale said in a statement: "We have now had the time to review the video footage of the incident where Roger Johnson was 'elbowed' in the throat by Claude Davis in our match at Crystal Palace.

"In our opinion, the challenge looks deliberate and malicious and could have more seriously endangered Roger Johnson's well-being than hopefully is the case.

"We are now asking the Football Association to investigate as a matter of urgency.

"If that incident had happened off the field of play, the police would have been asked to view the video with a view to considering assault charges.

"Any further comment will only be made once we have had a response from the FA."

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  1. He took him out b4 he got his feet off the floor, he­ lined him up as Johnson came in plus h'e got­ previous ask QPR, ban/fine need to stop donkeys willing­ to finish a fellow pro's career

    From jnstev545, on Tue 14 Apr 7:29PM

  2. IF he's innocent then why bother writing to defend­ him...u cannot be that confident that the FA will­ decide it was a great arm butt in the throat and­ because it did not kill him it was the tackle of the­ season!

    From andrew, on Tue 14 Apr 9:56AM

  3. Duncan Fergurson got jailed for a tackle in a football­ match...playing football is not a licence to kick @#$%­ out of whoever you like...its not clever its not matcho­ its pathatic...

    From andrew, on Tue 14 Apr 9:51AM

  4. Almost as stupid as Yahoo for thinking my message is­ "Invalid" because it contained standard­ english words. Twats.

    From Ashley B, on Tue 14 Apr 7:29AM

  5. I love that over-used statement that gets wheeled­ out... "If that incident had happened off the­ field of play..."

    WHY THE F_CK would two people­ be jumping for a football if they weren't *playing*­ football, yeah if they weren't playing football and­ someone stuck an elbow in someone's throat the­ police would want a word...

    BUT THEY WERE PLAYING­ FOOTBALL YOU DUMB TW_T. It's like saying "If­ they weren't in a recognised fencing tournament and­ someone put a sword in someone's chest the police­ would be involved". Dickheads.

    From Ashley B, on Tue 14 Apr 7:26AM

  6. I love that over-used statement that gets wheeled­ out... "If that incident had happened off the­ field of play..."

    WHY THE F_CK would two people­ be jumping for a football if they weren't *playing*­ football, yeah if they weren't playing football and­ someone stuck an elbow in someone's throat the­ police .

    BUT THEY WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL YOU DUMB TW_T.­ It's like saying "If they weren't in a­ recognised fencing tournament and someone put a sword­ in someone's chest the police would be­ involved". Dickheads.

    From Ashley B, on Tue 14 Apr 7:26AM

  7. I love that over-used statement that gets wheeled­ out... "If that incident had happened off the­ field of play..."

    WHY THE F_CK would two people­ be jumping for a football if they weren't *playing*­ football,

    BUT THEY WERE PLAYING FOOTBALL YOU DUMB­ TW_T. It's like saying "If they weren't in­ a recognised fencing tournament and someone put a sword­ in someone's chest the police would be­ involved". Dickheads.

    From Ashley B, on Tue 14 Apr 7:25AM

  8. I love that over-used statement that gets wheeled­ out... "If that incident had happened off the­ field of play..."

    BUT THEY WERE PLAYING­ FOOTBALL YOU DUMB TW_T. It's like saying "If­ they weren't in a recognised fencing tournament and­ someone put a sword in someone's chest the police­ would be involved". Dickheads.

    From Ashley B, on Tue 14 Apr 7:25AM

  9. Ridsdale is a scum bag who should not even be in­ football!
    Hope the FA tell him to go get f**ked!!­ hahahahahaha

    From wh33ltapper, on Mon 13 Apr 9:18PM

  10. Come on you Blues, nice Stadium waiting for you in the­ Premiership lesser teamd have to resort to violent­ tactics they will get theirs.

    From John, on Mon 13 Apr 7:33PM

  11. my grandad had to fight for money in 1930's when­ times were tough(in barn's etc).He taught me if you­ want to put someone out of action & quick its the­ eye's or Throat

    From Russell, on Mon 13 Apr 6:46PM

  12. sorry but morgen got abuse all through the cardiff­ sheffeild game because he,s a thug...anyway this is a­ matter between palace and cardiff no one else.

    From Julie, on Mon 13 Apr 7:31AM

  13. ???????

    From Nath, on Mon 13 Apr 6:43AM

  14. did not hear you opening your mouth in respect of IAN­ HULME
    only think about your own?

    From TYKE THROUGH AND THROUGH, on Sun 12 Apr 8:44PM
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