Thatcher Escapes The Clink
Manchester City defender and elbow enthusiast Ben Thatcher will not face police charges after hospitalising Portsmouth’s Pedro Mendes.
Mendes, who was knocked unconscious on impact and suffered a seizure as physios tried to resuscitate him on the sidelines, insisted the incident was dealt by the FA and not the police so they had no choice but to let the matter drop.
Instead, occasional Welshman Thatcher will get away with an eight match ban (with a further 15 match ban suspended) and fined six week’s wages.
Justice, I’m sure you will all agree. Ahem.