UPDATED " Sol Bamba charged by FA & "

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Sol Bamba now set for private hearing before FA.

Friday 16th December 2016

Sol Bamba has already received a two match ban for his behaviour at Portman Road, he could receive a further three match ban, so City have asked for a private hearing.

The incident saw Bamba receive an additional FA charge on top of his two-game ban that means he misses Saturday's game with Barnsley having already sat out the midweek win over Wolves.

But he could face a longer suspension or a fine after the governing body confirmed a charge for abusive and/or threatening language and behaviour.

" Sol Bamba charged by FA "

BBC

16/12/16

Cardiff City defender Sol Bamba has been charged by the Football Association for alleged insulting and/or threatening behaviour in the draw at Ipswich.

The 31-year-old has already received a two-game ban for his red card - and now faces more matches on the sidelines.

Bamba confronted the referee, fourth official and Neil Warnock as he reacted angrily to a Jonathan Douglas tackle.

He has until 18:00 GMT on Friday to respond to the charge.

Ivory Coast international Bamba, who has apologised, will not play in Cardiff's next home match against Barnsley, having missed the 2-1 win over Wolves on Tuesday.

Cardiff boss Warnock has not ruled out the club taking disciplinary action, saying: "You can't condone that [Bamba's reaction].

"I've not seen that part of him before, but he was absolutely furious. He'll get violent conduct and banned for three games and quite rightly so.

"He was a bit big for me. I could not get him around the neck. I'll have to grow a bit. But he is distraught in there, and quite rightly so."

Warnock blamed referee James Adcock for trying to play advantage when Douglas had originally fouled Bamba.

"When you look at the video, the lad, Douglas, he knows what he's doing," said Warnock.

"He's left his foot in which wasn't spotted by anybody, but that does not condone what he has done.

"The ref should have just blown for a foul. It would have saved a man getting sent off, it would have saved 20 minutes of bedlam, it would have saved me a lot of hassle.

"He [the referee] said he wanted to give us the advantage, which it did, but we don't want it there. When Sol goes down like that, he does not go down for nothing, you've got to stop the game and learn from it. I hope the referee has learned from that."

Bamba apologised for his conduct in a statement released by the club.

"I want to apologise to the Cardiff City supporters, my team-mates and manager for my conduct during Saturday's game at Ipswich," he said.

"Whilst I was extremely angry with the challenge on me at the time, it did (sic) not condone my reaction and I accept that the referee had no choice but to show me a red card.

"I've spoken to my manager and team-mates and apologised to them in person.

"I've had a fantastic time at Cardiff City since joining in October and I look forward to returning. My intention will then be to make further amends with my performances on the pitch."

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This seems daft as he was sent off for it and given 2 game ban

This seems daft as he was sent off for it and given 2 game ban

tend to agree.

I said this may happen and was slated for it by one or two on here. Lets be completely honest here, if he got away with just a regular 2 match ban then both club and player would not believe their luck. It was not a normal foul and abusive language case, it was far worse than that no matter how much are trying to play it down. The man lost the plot for a while and I was fully expecting personal fines and possibly even club fines for failure to control player - without even going into extra match bans on top of what is considered mandatory for the offence. We can but hope they show leniency.

I said this may happen and was slated for it by one or two on here. Lets be completely honest here, if he got away with just a regular 2 match ban then both club and player would not believe their luck. It was not a normal foul and abusive language case, it was far worse than that no matter how much are trying to play it down. The man lost the plot for a while and I was fully expecting personal fines and possibly even club fines for failure to control player - without even going into extra match bans on top of what is considered mandatory for the offence. We can but hope they show leniency.

Again your assuming he's guilty and he will be punished. Always Mr negative.

As I've argued and Bamba has said he didn't confront the referee he was angry at the player.

But hey why let the facts get in the way of your anti Cardiff posts.

Personally I don't think anything will come of this, I've never known a player red carded, banned and then had retrospective action taken against him.

I said this may happen and was slated for it by one or two on here. Lets be completely honest here, if he got away with just a regular 2 match ban then both club and player would not believe their luck. It was not a normal foul and abusive language case, it was far worse than that no matter how much are trying to play it down. The man lost the plot for a while and I was fully expecting personal fines and possibly even club fines for failure to control player - without even going into extra match bans on top of what is considered mandatory for the offence. We can but hope they show leniency.

Again your assuming he's guilty and he will be punished. Always Mr negative.

As I've argued and Bamba has said he didn't confront the referee he was angry at the player.

But hey why let the facts get in the way of your anti Cardiff posts.

Personally I don't think anything will come of this, I've never known a player red carded, banned and then had retrospective action taken against him.

Assuming hes guilty? And being negative? Listen to yourself man. I saw it with my own eyes

Joey Barton v Man City. Sent off for violent conduct, automatic 3 match ban. FA charges him and extends the ban to 12 matches due to the manner of the offence and was not a normal case of violent conduct. If you think Bambas red is a normal case of abusive language then you are even more one eyed than I first gave you credit for.

However, Warnock didn't help. He should've calmly brought Bamba aside rather than facing up to him and even grabbing his shirt. I'm a Warnock fan, but for an experienced manager, he showed a complete lack of control.
The two-match ban should be enough.

I said this may happen and was slated for it by one or two on here. Lets be completely honest here, if he got away with just a regular 2 match ban then both club and player would not believe their luck. It was not a normal foul and abusive language case, it was far worse than that no matter how much are trying to play it down. The man lost the plot for a while and I was fully expecting personal fines and possibly even club fines for failure to control player - without even going into extra match bans on top of what is considered mandatory for the offence. We can but hope they show leniency.

Again your assuming he's guilty and he will be punished. Always Mr negative.

As I've argued and Bamba has said he didn't confront the referee he was angry at the player.

But hey why let the facts get in the way of your anti Cardiff posts.

Personally I don't think anything will come of this, I've never known a player red carded, banned and then had retrospective action taken against him.

Assuming hes guilty? And being negative? Listen to yourself man. I saw it with my own eyes

Joey Barton v Man City. Sent off for violent conduct, automatic 3 match ban. FA charges him and extends the ban to 12 matches due to the manner of the offence and was not a normal case of violent conduct. If you think Bambas red is a normal case of abusive language then you are even more one eyed than I first gave you credit for.

I'm doubting you saw it as he doesn't confront the referee but hey keep saying it enough and you'll believe it.

I'm doubting you saw it as he doesn't confront the referee but hey keep saying it enough and you'll believe it.

The referee's report has been seen by the F.A. who also saw the footage and clearly feel there is a case for further punishment against Bamba. Anyone who saw it could tell that it was not going to be a normal ban otherwise the FA are giving everybody licence to react like that when sent off, they wont stand for it. We will see who is being most realistic in due course shall we?

Hes going to miss at least 4 games, possibly 5!

I said this may happen and was slated for it by one or two on here. Lets be completely honest here, if he got away with just a regular 2 match ban then both club and player would not believe their luck. It was not a normal foul and abusive language case, it was far worse than that no matter how much are trying to play it down. The man lost the plot for a while and I was fully expecting personal fines and possibly even club fines for failure to control player - without even going into extra match bans on top of what is considered mandatory for the offence. We can but hope they show leniency.

Again your assuming he's guilty and he will be punished. Always Mr negative.

As I've argued and Bamba has said he didn't confront the referee he was angry at the player.

But hey why let the facts get in the way of your anti Cardiff posts.

Personally I don't think anything will come of this, I've never known a player red carded, banned and then had retrospective action taken against him.

TBH I don't think there is much doubt Bamba is guilty . He may be able to plead mitigating circumstances but that's it

Apparently city are thinking of appealing the second charge as there was discrepancies in refs report? I thought he was banned anyway for abusive language in 1st instance,. So they must be doing him for raising hands/grabbing people ? As he was already on sidelines when ref showed red card.

They do this for what Bamba has done, yet they do nothing for the cheats who dive every PL game.

We know what FA stands for dont we

They do this for what Bamba has done, yet they do nothing for the cheats who dive every PL game.

We know what FA stands for dont we

They should leave it at an additional 1 match ban and warn him of his future conduct!

Cardiff City will ask for a personal hearing over Sol Bamba's FA charge for his Ipswich Town meltdown.

16th December 2016

Bamba saw red at Portman Road when he reacted angrily to a challenge from Jonathan Douglas, clashing with Cardiff's own staff – including boss Warnock – as well as the fourth official.

The incident saw Bamba receive an additional FA charge on top of his two-game ban that means he misses Saturday's game with Barnsley having already sat out the midweek win over Wolves.

But he could face a longer suspension or a fine after the governing body confirmed a charge for abusive and/or threatening language and behaviour.


Bamba had impressed before his suspension

Warnock said he could not condone the reaction from the Ivory Coast centre-back, but did claim referee James Adcock could have handled the situation better after the initial foul from Douglas.

But he says there are “discrepancies” in the report that will see Cardiff discuss the prospect of a personal hearing ahead of Friday's 6pm deadline to respond to the charge.

Bamba aplogised for his actions in a public statement, but speaking ahead of the Cardiff City Stadium visit of Barnsley, Warnock said: “We'll decide some time today. I spoke to Sol yesteday and we looked at all the videos and while we agree his conduct wasn't right, we have certain discrepancies in the report.”

In his apology, Bamba said: “Whilst I was extremely angry with the challenge on me at the time, it did (not condone my reaction and I accept that the referee had no choice but to show me a red card. I've spoken to my manager and team-mates and apologised to them in person. I've had a fantastic time at Cardiff City since joining in October and I look forward to returning. My intention will then be to make further amends with my performances on the pitch.”

Bruno Manga is set to deputise for Bamba for the game with the Tykes having impressed alongside Sean Morrison in the midweek win over Wolves.

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