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This gives Suarez a handy 'get out of Liverpool free' card though. If he gets transferred (most likely abroad to a Champions League team) then he doesnt alienate the Liverpool fans by saying he is ambitious, he says he has to leave because he 'feels the FA treat him unfairly', and the Liverpool fans can continue their conspiracy theories that the world wants them to fail and that Suarez was the victim in all of this. They'll never have to acknowledge that he is actually a bit of a cnut
 

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Its harsh because bans should be given based on the potential damage caused by the offense. When Aguero gets away with two foot stomping Luiz with intent only to cause harm, Suarez' 10 matches for superficial biting is inconsistency and illogical.
There is alot more that will give you a ban than damage caused. He had a warning from the Evra case as well. They charged him with violent conduct, but it was also a case of bringing the game into disrepute.

I think colin129 said it well: If Suarez pulled his shorts down & curled one out on Invanovic's chest that wouldn't hurt either, but it would be a disgusting act with no place on a football pitch.
 

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If I did bite someone at work, I would be sacked and struggle finding a job in my profession.

I'd say Suarez is lucky only to miss a couple of months of work, whilst getting paid!
 

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I think colin129 said it well: If Suarez pulled his shorts down & curled one out on Invanovic's chest that wouldn't hurt either, but it would be a disgusting act with no place on a football pitch.
If it was the other way round I'd quietly applaud Invanovic. That one would be like the Cantona Kung Fu kick. You can't really condone it, but the fecker had it coming.
 

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Does anyone think maybe he's actually a bit mentally retarded?

Suarez, I mean, not Boring
I said today that he makes Balotelli look mentally sane.

Seriously, I think that he is the only player in Europe to be banned for biting another player, and it's even more impressive when you consider that he has been banned two times. After returning from a long suspension of 9 games (8 for racial abuse) he should have been sent off because he kicked deliberately Parker. He made King Kenny (the person who went in war for him) looked like an idiot in the handshake.

If there would be a contest of the most retarded player, I know where my would would have gone.
 

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A man once bit my cousin in the street. I think it was his bird's ex. He literally stalked him, waited for his moment, jumped out and bit him. The police were involved and everything.

Also, when a friend of my sister's was at primary school there was a biter at large, who would sink their teeth into other kids when they were all crowding in from break. The head did an announcement in assembly that unless the biter confessed their identity the kids would all suffer collective punishment. My sister's friend was so freaked out that she confessed to being the biter, even though she wasn't. She was then made to go around for the rest of term wearing a placard saying 'I am a biter and I am ashamed.' fecked-up school, if you ask me.

And then there's Luis Suarez.

Biting... not so rare as you'd think.
 

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I said today that he makes Balotelli look mentally sane.

Seriously, I think that he is the only player in Europe to be banned for biting another player, and it's even more impressive when you consider that he has been banned two times. After returning from a long suspension of 9 games (8 for racial abuse) he should have been sent off because he kicked deliberately Parker. He made King Kenny (the person who went in war for him) looked like an idiot in the handshake.

If there would be a contest of the most retarded player, I know where my would would have gone.
The thing is as well, he just doesn't seem to give a shit and he'll do anything to get the upper hand on his opponent in whatever twisted way possible.

I mean, that bite didn't seem to faze him at all, he went on to score the equaliser in the end.
 

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The thing is as well, he just doesn't seem to give a shit and he'll do anything to get the upper hand on his opponent in whatever twisted way possible.

I mean, that bite didn't seem to faze him at all, he scored the winning goal in the end.
Well for that is the ban. If he learns from it (and a player that likes to play as much as him should learn from it) then fair play to him. If not, then I think things would get even worse. On another case of racial abuse and/or biting another player I could easily see him banned for years or even for life. Then he can go to Uruguay and do all those things.

A grown up person biting someone else is very bad. If it is in front of million of people it is ridiculous. If that happens two times, then it is retarded. That same person also racially abused an opponent and tries to stamp someone every game. It is really disgraceful.

I like how Suarez plays. Although he is a rival, I have been impressed many times by his quality. But his behavior need a lot of improvement if he wants to actually have a decent career at England.
 

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There's scant place for culture in the Suarez thread, Walty. Unless it's the bacterial kind. :D
 

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Does anyone think maybe he's actually a bit mentally retarded?

Suarez, I mean, not Boring
I don't think he is retarded. I know he is retarded.

He keeps jeopardizing his career over stupid shit. Can you imagine an idiot like Suarez trying to get a real job? He can't do like Neil Webb and be a postman because he would be in trouble for biting dogs.
 

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A man once bit my cousin in the street. I think it was his bird's ex. He literally stalked him, waited for his moment, jumped out and bit him. The police were involved and everything.

Also, when a friend of my sister's was at primary school there was a biter at large, who would sink their teeth into other kids when they were all crowding in from break. The head did an announcement in assembly that unless the biter confessed their identity the kids would all suffer collective punishment. My sister's friend was so freaked out that she confessed to being the biter, even though she wasn't. She was then made to go around for the rest of term wearing a placard saying 'I am a biter and I am ashamed.' fecked-up school, if you ask me.

And then there's Luis Suarez.

Biting... not so rare as you'd think.
You have just proven that it is rare indeed. That's 2 incidents in your lifetime. 4 if you include the serial biter's cases.
 

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Can you imagine an idiot like Suarez trying to get a real job? He can't do like Neil Webb and be a postman because he would be in trouble for biting dogs.
:lol:

You have just proven that it is rare indeed. That's 2 incidents in your lifetime. 4 if you include the serial biter's cases.
There are more, I'm just twice shy about recounting them
 

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As someone who represents mental health care providers (though I am not one myself) I can tell you Luis Suarez has a mental health problem. I'm not going to diagnose his illness, but he's definitely got problems that require counseling to overcome. LFC, if they want to keep him, need to get him some help.
 

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When I was young, my dad kept a big pair of pliers on the kitchen counter after I bit someone at the nursery. He told me he'd pull my teeth out if I bit someone again. I never bit any of the other children. :lol:

I imagine Luis's father didn't have a big enough pair of pliers to do that though.
 

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He will stay at Liverpool. They are totally desperate for his goals despite all the shame he has brought to them. Even if he attacked his opponents with a chainsaw they would still support him.
I can imagine the statement:

''Liverpool Football Club is a club that prides itself on its strong values. We have spoken with Luis and he understands that Liverpool Football Club do not condone chainsaw attacks. Luis has assured us that this will not happen again and he sincerely apologises for the incident. We now consider this matter closed.

YAWN.''
 

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Liverpool's statement that they're shocked and disappointed at the punishment is embarrassing for them, and shows all the apology crap they did, getting him to donate his fine, calling Ivanovic to apologise etc...it's was all disingenuous. It was all a ploy to get his ban cut because they hoped the FA would fall for the 'poor remorseful Luis' picture they were trying to paint.

Summed up here by Jamie Jackson:

Only surprise about Luis Suárez's 10-match ban is Liverpool's shock
The club's defence of the Uruguayan is in danger of repeating the public relations blunder they made last year


Expect the next days to be filled with debate over whether Luis Suárez's 10-match ban by a Football Association independent commission for biting Branislav Ivanovic is a reasonable tariff.

The sense is that, apart from the player, Liverpool and a section of their fans, most will view a penalty that ends Suárez's 2012-13 campaign and eliminates him from the opening six domestic matches of next season as a strong statement.

Liverpool's reaction left their position in no doubt, as an immediate response on their website said: "Suárez took swift action on Sunday to make an unreserved apology for his behaviour and accepted the charge of violent conduct from the FA."

The managing director, Ian Ayre, said: "Both the club and player are shocked and disappointed at the severity of today's Independent Regulatory Commission decision. We await the written reasons tomorrow before making any further comment."

What surprises here is that Suárez, Ayre and Liverpool are "shocked". For one player to bite another is beyond the boundary of what the usual three-match ban for violent conduct caters for, as the FA maintained.

Yet Liverpool's stance falls in line with their strategy since Suárez sunk his teeth into Ivanovic during the 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday. The post-game mea culpa, telephoned apology to Ivanovic, club fine of two weeks' salary and declaration from Ayre that "the most important thing is we acted swiftly", were all revealed as damage limitation exercises from the moment Suárez denied he should face any more than three matches out.

The sense that the response from player and club were choreographed was heightened by a significant omission: Liverpool's decision not to level their own internal ban on Suárez before the FA judgment.

As a PR move and a pre-emptive strike against the independent commission's ruling Suárez's assertion that three games was adequate proved a double fail. If the striker hoped to avoid a longer sentence then the seven-match suspension he received for biting Otman Bakkal when at Ajax – "unbelievable" was the Dutch midfielder's verdict when he learned that Suárez was now a repeat offender – then the news he will be unavailable for 10 games should concentrate minds.

For Liverpool and Ayre there may be a shudder when the latter's comments on Monday are reviewed. Discussing Suárez's future, Ayre stated then: "As we keep saying, he signed a new four-year contract last summer and we'd all love to see him here throughout that contract. He's a fantastic player, top scorer and everything we'd want in a striker, so there's no change there."

Everything? No matter how talented, if a player's actions make him unavailable – Suárez, remember, got an eight-match ban last season for racially abusing Patrice Evra – then unqualified statements of support for their on-field qualities become oxymorons.

Perhaps the alarm should have sounded when Mike Tyson began offering solace to Suárez. Iron Mike infamously bit Evander Holyfield's ear in a world heavyweight title fight in 1997. This week he said: "He [Suárez] bit someone, it happens. I am sure he will make amends with this guy. I made amends with Evander and we got on with our lives."

The Professional Footballers' Association has also been caused some collateral damage by the affair, offering anger management help to Suárez but now facing the prospect of him being crowned its player of the year.

But it is Liverpool and Suárez who must now weigh their next move carefully. Open to them is the option to appeal. But that risks the ban being extended, and of the club creating a public relations blunder to rival their mishandling of the fall-out from the Suárez-Evra incident.
 

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I wonder when enough will be enough for Liverpool when it comes to Suarez. Though I wonder what it will take as racism AND biting isn't enough for even the slightest criticism. The half-arsed PR-apology intended to reduce the ban lost all meaning when they AGAIN tried to paint him as a victim. It's shameful. He is a violent racist. I hope the cnut gets his legs snapped in half when he returns.
 

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SO Suarez got done for 7 games at Ajax for biting someone. Why do they get outrage with the 10 games off (and some silly even expecting 3 games)? So,

- 7 games (the same as previous charge),
- plus 3 games for constantly bringing the game into disrupt this year: Evra's racial abuse charge, giving finger to fans, and admitted diving.

The punishment doesn't seem that outrageous. If we want to bring past example, Di Canio got 11 games off for pushing a ref. Does it mean pushing a ref is more severe act than racial abuse?

I really hope LFC would appeal, so this saga would drag on over the summer. The summer transfer muppetry isn't enough of entertainment. Such a shame BR didn't release a statement of condemning Ivanovic as a liar and threatening to sue him.
 

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Yeah but it's not his fault. It's just his will to win. Heart on his sleeve, if you will. Have you ever really, really wanted to win something? It's just so easy to resort to cheating, biting and especially racism. I just can't believe you would blame poor Luis for biting Ivanovic. It's not his fault, it never, ever is.
 

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Agreed. You're not competitive enough if you don't cheat and bite people. Shame on you, Messi and Ronaldo!!
 

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I don't think Liverpool will end up appealing. They will make a lot of noise about being hard done and being treated unfairly and all the shite, but they know it could well be increased to 12 games if they appealed.
 

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Does anyone think maybe he's actually a bit mentally retarded?

Suarez, I mean, not Boring
There's clearly something not quite right in his head, it's a bit like a dog that hasn't been correctly socialised as a puppy and therefore has issues with other dogs.
 

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Ajax striker Luis Suárez accepts seven-match ban for biting opponent

Just goes to show how unprofessional Liverpool can be at times. After the incident Ajax took it into their own hands and suspended him for two games whilst the FA investigation was carried out, on the hand you have got Liverpool who think a two week fine is adequate. Once the FA handed out the punishment, Ajax said they would not appeal the decision so the ban could start immediately whereas with Liverpool you have got the director coming out and saying "Both the club and player are shocked and disappointed at the severity of today's decision". You would think they would have learnt something from Evra incident but it seems like they are still living in their own little bubble.
 

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As someone who represents mental health care providers (though I am not one myself) I can tell you Luis Suarez has a mental health problem. I'm not going to diagnose his illness, but he's definitely got problems that require counseling to overcome. LFC, if they want to keep him, need to get him some help.
My wife is a practicing psychologist. PhD and all that.

I explained to her everything he's done. She said he sounds like one of those star prodigies who was taken from his family very young, sent off to a football school where he was allowed to do whatever he wanted and has continued to get whatever he wanted.

Add in a little of him just being a general dick and you get someone with the mentality of a child.
 

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Ajax striker Luis Suárez accepts seven-match ban for biting opponent

Just goes to show how unprofessional Liverpool can be at times. After the incident Ajax took it into their own hands and suspended him for two games whilst the FA investigation was carried out, on the hand you have got Liverpool who think a two week fine is adequate. Once the FA handed out the punishment, Ajax said they would not appeal the decision so the ban could start immediately whereas with Liverpool you have got the director coming out and saying "Both the club and player are shocked and disappointed at the severity of today's decision". You would think they would have learnt something from Evra incident but it seems like they are still living in their own little bubble.
Exactly this.
 

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Its harsh because bans should be given based on the potential damage caused by the offense. When Aguero gets away with two foot stomping Luiz with intent only to cause harm, Suarez' 10 matches for superficial biting is inconsistency and illogical.
He's lucky it's not more.

He's a lunatic. Biting, stamping, flipping off fans, using racist language, etc., on and on.
 

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Its harsh because bans should be given based on the potential damage caused by the offense. When Aguero gets away with two foot stomping Luiz with intent only to cause harm, Suarez' 10 matches for superficial biting is inconsistency and illogical.
Maybe it was only superficial by chance. His last bite drew blood.
 
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