By Tyne-Talk
March 19 2013

Wigan Athletic forward Callum McManaman will NOT be charged by the FA after the linesman confirmed to the FA that he saw the incident. The FA have released a statement on the matter (below), detailing why they came to the decision, two days after the initial incident.

From TheFA.com

"The FA can confirm that no action can be taken against Wigan Athletic's Callum McManaman retrospectively following his side's game against Newcastle United on Sunday 17 March 2013.

Following consultation with the game's stakeholders (the Premier League, the Football League, the Professional Footballers’ Association, the League Managers’ Association, Professional Game Match Officials Limited and the National Game) in the summer, it was agreed that retrospective action should only be taken in respect of incidents which have not been seen by the match officials.

Where one of the officials has seen a coming together of players, no retrospective action should be taken, regardless of whether he or she witnessed the full or particular nature of the challenge. This is to avoid the re-refereeing of incidents.

In the case of McManaman, it has been confirmed that at least one of the match officials saw the coming together, though not the full extent of the challenge. In these circumstances retrospective action cannot be taken.

The principal objective behind the not seen policy is to address off the ball incidents where match officials are unlikely to be in a position to witness misconduct."

Surely if a linesman is admitting to seeing a red card incident and failed to notify the referee then he is negligent?

Whilst the longer this decision took to be made, it was becoming obvious no charges would be made, it is still shocking that a referee can admit to not seeing an incident and then the player faces no further action.

It is reported that Newcastle United are seeking legal advice as to whether or not they have a case against Wigan to sue, after a similar situation against them when Kevin Nolan badly injured Everton's Victor Anichebe. Anichebe sued the club for compensation relating to his injury.

CLICK HERE TO READ NEWCASTLE UNITEDS RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE STATEMENT

FA STATEMENT: No Charge For McManaman - Linesman Saw It

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19/03/2013 15:45

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Seething
19/03/2013 15:57

FIFA Laws of the Game 2012-13
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits any of the following seven offences in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force:
• kicks or attempts to kick an opponent
• trips or attempts to trip an opponent
• jumps at an opponent
• charges an opponent
• strikes or attempts to strike an opponent
• pushes an opponent
• tackles an opponent
Below is the relevant interpretation of Law 12 and above is an extract from Law 12
“Using excessive force” means that a player has far exceeded the necessary use of force and is in danger of injuring his opponent.
A player who uses excessive force must be sent off.
THERE WAS NO DANGER, IT IS DEFINITIVE THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE!!!!!!

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McMonty
19/03/2013 16:24

If the FA cannot "re-referee" an incident that has been seen by an official, how come when Ben Thatcher was given a yellow card for an elbow on Pedro Mendes, they subsequently "re-refereed" the incident and gave Thatcher an 8 match ban?

And if the assistant referee did indeed see the assault on Haidara and not deem it to be even a foul, he should never be allowed to officiate another football match - ever

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annie
19/03/2013 17:10

Bloody disgraceful outcome.

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mentalman
19/03/2013 23:39

Did the linesman also see the deliberate hand ball by McManaman straight after the tackle and decide to ignore that to!

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toonito1981
20/03/2013 05:17

In my opinion this is just further proof of how corrupt the fa have become having most of their senior ranks connected to certain Manchester and London based clubs ! Would their decision that it can't be punished be the same had the tackle been on the likes of Rio Ferdinand etc ? I think not !
The ra have the cheek to p*ss an moan about the corruption in FIFA but need to get their own house in order first . What's that saying about stones and glass houses ?

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surreymag
21/03/2013 22:17

Well we just need to move on its still a complete farce having said that.

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