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West Ham seek legal route over red card
BBC.co.uk

West Ham are to take legal action after failing in their appeal to overturn
the red card shown to Andy Carroll during the 1 February win against
Swansea.
The Football Association upheld the decision which means the England striker
is now banned for three games. "There is nowhere to go other than to seek
some kind of legal redress," said West Ham co-chairman David Gold. Rules
allow clubs to take disputes to arbitration and if necessary to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport. In the 12 months from the start of March 2013 to the
end of February 2014, Andy Carroll will have played only 15 games, scoring
four goals (if the club do not overturn the ban). The FA has refused to
comment on the latest development. Carroll, 25, was sent off after clashing
with Swans defender Chico Flores during his side's 2-0 victory. He will now
miss the Premier League games against Aston Villa, Norwich and Southampton.
In apparent reaction to the decision, Carroll, who set up both goals
tweeted: "Disgraceful."

According to the FA, West Ham failed to prove to a three-man panel that
referee Howard Webb had made "an obvious error" in dismissing Carroll after
the forward's arm hit Flores's forehead. However, West Ham manager Sam
Allardyce was certain that Webb made a mistake. "There has to be somebody to
look at that in the cold light of day and say that is certainly not a red
card," he said after the win. Gold added: "We are hugely disappointed at the
outcome of the process. "The last thing I want to do is going to some kind
of legal issue because I think it is a footballing issue. "But we are
fighting for our lives. If we were mid-table we would probably get on with
it but we are fighting for our lives to retain our Premier League status and
we owe it to our fans, we owe it to ourselves. "We are upset, we feel we
have been badly treated. "Most judgements are not made by three people, they
are made by 12 - that's why they are called juries. "I believe if you had
gone to the FA Council and asked the 100 members 75% would have said it was
not a sending off, but if you just take three people it may not be
representative."

West Ham are 18th in the Premier League, one point from safety.

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Gold says West Ham have 'no alternative' but to fight Carroll red card in
the courts
By MARTYN ZIEGLER, PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED: 17:03, 6 February 2014 | UPDATED: 17:03, 6 February 2014
Daily Mail

West Ham's co-owner David Gold has claimed the club has been forced to take
legal action over Andy Carroll's red card because they have no alternative.
The Hammers want the Football Association to take the case to an arbitration
panel after referee Howard Webb's decision to send off the striker after a
clash with Swansea's Chico Flores was upheld by a three-man FA appeal's
body. Carroll is now facing a three-match ban and Gold said that could mean
the difference between relegation and top-flight survival. Gold told Press
Association Sport: 'We are hugely disappointed at the outcome of the
process. 'There is nowhere to go other than to seek some kind of legal
redress. It's not ideal, the last thing I want to do is going to some kind
of legal issue because I think it is a footballing issue. 'But we are
fighting for our lives. If we were mid-table we would probably get on with
it but we are fighting for our lives to retain our Premiership status and we
owe it to our fans, we owe it to ourselves.' The FA is refusing to comment
on the unprecedented case, but the rules do allow for clubs to take disputes
to arbitration and if necessary to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It is
not clear however whether the player's ban would be placed on hold until the
case was dealt with. Gold claimed most people would view the red card as
wrong and that Carroll had been trying to shrug off Flores. He added: 'We
are a club that understands there are rules and we abide by them. But you
have every commentator and 80 per cent of the media saying it wasn't a
sending off. 'Yet Howard Webb reviews the situation afterwards and says he
stands by his judgement and when it goes to appeal and three guys stand by
Howard Webb you feel 'how can this be right'. 'We are upset, we feel we have
been badly treated. 'Most judgements are not made by three people, they are
made by 12 - that's why they are called juries. 'I believe if you had gone
to the FA Council and asked the 100 members 75 per cent would have said it
was not a sending off, but if you just take three people it may not be
representative.' Gold said Carroll's presence could be crucial for the rest
of West Ham's season.
He said: 'Of course it could. You can see the impact he has on our football
club. I feel sorry for him as well - he was absolutely mortified. 'He was
shrugging the guy off, okay he has messed his hair up but I don't think you
should get sent off for messing somebody's hair up. 'There was a lovely
tweet about Chico Flores saying he went to Vidal Sassoon and is now in
intensive hair.'

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