In rejecting the appeal of QPR's Shaun Derry against his sending off in the Man Utd game a week ago, the FA has got its kickers well and truly in a twist, effectively arguing itself into a corner from which it can't escape.
Ashley Young was in an offside position when the ball was played to Derry in the QPR penalty area. Yet Derry was charged with denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity, or DOGSO.
But excuse me. He didn't deny any kind of goal scoring opportunity because Young was offside; it's just that the assistant didn't spot it.
The logic is painful. The FA has ruled that because Young was not penalised for being in an offside position, it therefore follows that Derry can indeed be sent off for DOGSO and an appeal against this sanction will be rejected because DOGSO took place, even though the opportunity that was denied by Derry's slightest of touches on Young should not have been an opportunity at all.
Excuse me, I think I need to lie down.
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