Suck it up and learn.........Hope this type of tackle is looked at every week now!

Dream on.

Exactly Debaser, dream on, if you read the description of the charge it applies to any high tackle which necessarily must apply undue pressure to the head neck spine etc etc and how many three match bans have there been for a high tackle?

So far this season we have had players suspended when ref did not give a pen;when he sent a diff player off; when a pen has been given but not put on report. Every time we have recd a suspension via a review at Red Hall - is it coincidence or a conspiracy. Last week we had no-one up before the beak but they sure have made up for it with Bateman.

How many players have we had suspended this season?

Absolutely ridiculous, he shouldn't be facing a ban at all but 3 games is just a joke.

Can't believe so many people are up in arms about this, very reckless what should have been dealt with by childs at the time, simply becouse it's not called up every time it's done in a match doesn't make it ok, funny how it's the same people who's bitching about batement were bitching about bridge maybe not being banned! Can't have it both ways!

Batemens a young kid with a hell of a future in the game, daft decisions this early in his career need ironing out as soon as Possible, feilden at a similar sort of age was also called for tackle technique, and I can remember everyone screaming foul of that too, helped him no end though!

I am sure Fielden got fined for running with his knees raised. The fans paid the fine if I recall.

Summerising of the hearing

The committee are of the opinion that this type of technique that the player has used is dangerous and has the potential for serious injury. The committee note that there is not a clear guilty plea however the club do admit that the player has been placed in a vulnerable position so credit is given in that regard. The player does not have a great disciplinary record for someone of a young age however the committee feel that a 3 match suspension and a £300 fine is appropriate.

Your club acknowledge its dangerous so why cant you guys

If you look at the Bateman tackle in total isolation, it is a bad one and at the time I was expecting Child to take action. I thought it was dangerous and unnneccesary.

The problem is that the way Rl is officiated is not clear and sometimes when it is clear it is ridiculous.

How can being the third person from your team in 10 minutes to be offside warrant a 10 minute sin bin, yet committing a high tackle or running in to a fight simply gets a penalty?

The question of intent simply masks the issue. Intent cannot normally be proven for on field incidents, unless there is an admission.

If it had been done to one of ours, we'd be crying out like the wire fans are!

someone needs to have a wordwith JOhn!

Not surprised with the verdict.

Bateman's going to have start playing touch and pass in future the way he keeps getting targetted by the officials.

This just made me laugh it is controlled aggression he needs westwood has learnt this so has morley