By Chris Wright
Just a quickie to keep you abreast of the fact that Peter Crouch has reportedly escaped a three-game game ban and, indeed, will be allowed to get away scot free for his sneak-attack ‘finger of doom’ eye-poke assault on West Brom centre-back Jonas Olsson’s corneas at the Britannia at the weekend – a crime that would almost certainly land you with a six-match ban at the very least in a game as uncivilised as rugby.
The gouge was missed by referee Anthony Taylor but, according to Sky Sports, an FA disciplinary committee have spent today examining video evidence (presumably including the damning footage above) and have apparently come to the conclusion that Crouch will not face any retrospective charges – based solely on the fact that Taylor told the FA that he would not have issued a red card had he seen the incident at the time.
Astounding.