I also sink that Jonny Efans is a fery modest person. I fas far afay too but I sink he spitted at the floor. He has also denied it:
Jonny Evans issues denial over spitting as Papiss Cissé apologizes
• Evans says he was ‘shocked’ to be accused of spitting at Newcastle player • Cissé says he reacted to something he found very unpleasant • Gregg Bakowski: Is spitting at someone worse than a leg-breaking tackle? • Match report: Newcastle 0-1 Manchester United
Press Association
Thursday 5 March 2015 15.00 GMT
Jonny Evans has denied spitting at Papiss Cissé during the pair’s clash at St James’ Park, while the Newcastle United striker has apologised for his role in the incident.
The Manchester United defender said he was “shocked” to read reports that he had part at Cissé after Wednesday night’s Premier League game at Newcastle, which the visitors won 1-0.
In a statement released on the club’s official website, the Northern Ireland international said: “Having woken up this morning, I am shocked to have seen the media coverage from last night’s match. I would like to make it clear that I did not spit at Papiss Cissé.
“I was totally unaware of any spitting incident and had assumed that the issue at the time was with the challenge and his attempted retaliation to the tackle from the floor. During the game Papiss Cissé and I spoke about the incident and it is clear by my reaction in the television footage that I was totally surprised by any suggestion of spitting.
“It is not in my character or in my nature to spit at anybody nor is it something I have ever done or would ever do. It is certainly not something that I did last night.”
Spitting carries a mandatory six-game ban and if Cissé were charged and convicted his punishment would be increased, with the forward having already served a three-match suspension for violent conduct earlier in the season.
Cissé said in a statement on the Newcastle website: “I have apologies to make to a lot of people today. Firstly to my team-mates and to our supporters, secondly to Jonny Evans, and thirdly to every football fan who saw the incident between myself and Jonny.
“I reacted to something I found very unpleasant. Sometimes it is hard not to react, particularly in the heat of the moment. I have always tried hard to be positive a role model, especially for our young fans, and yesterday I let you down.
“I hope children out there playing football for their clubs and schools this weekend will know better than to retaliate when they are angry. Perhaps when they see the problem it now causes me and my team they will be able to learn from my mistake, not copy it.”
Unfortunately for him the video footage shows he clearly spat, if he tries to claim that was accidental he's talking out of his arse. He should have at least been a man and owned up like Cisse.
Probably not but it looks like it and it was close enough for Cisse to think that it was deliberately aimed at him and reacted accordingly. I agree with Scholes, if he had wanted to hit him from there he would have.
Even if he gets away with this, should be benched just for not hitting the target from a couple of inches. But to be fair to him, it was a moving target and he is just a defender.
Here's another scenario from an "Evans is a pussy cnut" point of view: he saw Cisse who was coming straight into him from the floor. The saliva has already been prepared in his mouth and coincidence, Papiss was getting up just in time to meet with the bullet. Jonny's hands reaction can tell that he was scared of Cisse when he saw him coming. The saliva is just a scapegoat (better word?).
That's Cisse alright, but what about Jonny? Most probably will go to hearing. Still, it sounds a bit harsh if you compare this with Suarez' offenses who's got "only" 8.
The Football Association released the following statement on Saturday morning...
Newcastle United’s Papiss Cisse and Manchester United’s Jonny Evans will serve suspensions of seven matches and six matches respectively with immediate effect following their game on Wednesday 4 March 2015.
Both players were charged in relation to an alleged breach of FA Rule E1[a] that in or around the 38th minute of the fixture they spat at each other.
Mr Cisse accepted the charge and his suspension consists of six matches, which is the standard penalty for this offence, with an additional one match as he has previously accepted a violent conduct charge this season.
Mr Evans denied the charge but it was found proven following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Friday [6 March 2015], resulting in a six-match suspension.
The incidents were not seen by the match officials but caught on video.
