Confusion over disciplinary process says Ferguson
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed the FA are giving off conflicting signals in the way they handle disciplinary cases.
Rio Ferdinand starts a four-match ban on Sunday after a disciplinary panel yesterday ruled he had no basis to challenge the violent conduct charge brought against the Manchester United defender for his attack on Hull City's Craig Fagan at Old Trafford last week.
Ferdinand was hit with an additional penalty, tagged on to the automatic three-game suspension, meaning he will miss the weekend blockbuster at Arsenal, plus Premier League games next month against Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Everton.
Although the decision was hardly a surprise as it seemed Ferguson had taken a calculated gamble to lodge an appeal that allowed Ferdinand to face Manchester City in Wednesday's Carling Cup semi-final, the United boss is not entirely happy.
"There are conflicting ways in which these decisions are being viewed," he said.
"I watched the game between Leyton Orient and Charlton on Monday and there was an elbow on the Charlton player three times as he was running with the ball.
"But nothing has happened with that.
"There is a lot of confusion there, although we accept that for tomorrow, Rio is banned."
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