The FA have dismissed an appeal by Fabricio Coloccini against his red card at Goodison Park.

The Loic Remy 3 match ban upheld by the FA, the only positive being that it appears the striker has avoided an extra game added for a ‘frivolous’ appeal.

I’m just at a loss to understand how we have a situation whereby Cabaye gets such punishment yet really dangerous tackles, or in the case of De Jong on Ben Arfa, ones that end up causing career threatening injury, go relatively unpunished. I think the trouble is we have cowards in positions of authority.