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If Idrissa had slapped an United player like that it would justifiably have been deemed violent conduct and he would have been off.
I can't see how it's not violent conduct just because it was a teammate he slapped....
Brendan McLaughlin in The aftermath of the Idrissa Gana Gueye-Michael Keane incident -
Les 131. Thank you so much for taking me back nearly 40 years to May 1986. You realise that you've negated decades of therapy as Ive tried to obliterate that day from my consciousness. 😄...
Alan McGuffog in Red mist for Gana but Dewsbury-Hall gives Everton something to defend -
My missus slaps every time I come through the door. No harm done. Still don't know why though...
Jeff Spiers in The aftermath of the Idrissa Gana Gueye-Michael Keane incident -
I f. g love Everton!...
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I'm with "blame the ref".
I'd bet an Oliver or Taylor would have told them to knock it off, maybe a yellow and leave it at that. Every game, every ref hears and sees teammates yelling and gesticulating at each other. It's part and parcel.
I love Idrissa. My favorite player. But that was a lay-off to no one. Keane was first, surprised and second, never going to race Fernandez to the ball. Never.
I don't recall ever seeing Gana display anger on the pitch like that. He was livid.
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James Flynn in The aftermath of the Idrissa Gana Gueye-Michael Keane incident -
BMD chosen for rugby magic weekend next year. Everton FC's Hill Dickinson Stadium will host Super League's Magic Weekend for the first time in 2026.
The venue opened earlier this year and hosted the second Test of the recent Ashes series between England and Australia, which Australia won 14-4 in front of a sell-out crowd of 52,106.
Newcastle United's St James' Park hosted Magic Weekend for an eighth time in 2025 and the annual event will be staged in Liverpool for a second time next year, after Anfield hosted it in 2019.
Six Super League matches will be played as part of Magic Weekend across 4-5 July.
Newly promoted York will make their first Magic Weekend appearance in Saturday's opening match against Huddersfield, before champions Hull KR play city rivals Hull FC and Leigh take on Warrington.
On Sunday, Wakefield will face Castleford and Leeds will play Bradford Bulls at the event for the first time since 2012, before the action concludes with another derby betwee...
Paul Kossoff in The aftermath of the Idrissa Gana Gueye-Michael Keane incident
