Warnock wants abuse clampdown

Warnock wants abuse clampdown

Published Dec. 10, 2011 12:15 a.m. ET

The QPR manager sympathises with Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, who has been charged with improper conduct by the FA. It is alleged Suarez made an offensive gesture at supporters after the final whistle of Liverpool's 1-0 defeat at Fulham on Monday night. Suarez was targeted by Fulham fans who felt he was going down too easily in the game and Warnock, who takes QPR to Anfield on Saturday, insists action must also be taken against the source of the taunts. "The FA should look into the chants by crowds and fine Premier League clubs if they give individual players so much abuse as they have done with Suarez," he said. "If you're going to do the player, they should also look into where these chants come from and look at fining the people or clubs concerned. "It's getting ridiculous now, there's nothing done about the chants that managers and players receive. "I'd be tempted to do what Suarez did. If the FA don't take any action and then they get another Suarez situation, I'll understand why it's happened. "Fans can do anything they want but as soon as a player reacts, he gets into trouble. That's the standard I detest. "It's all right saying it's too many people to arrest, but if clubs allow groups of people to say anything they want, the FA or Premier League should fine the clubs. "We shouldn't tolerate it. If it was racial abuse there'd be uproar. "I think it's just as bad when you're talking about someone's family. We shouldn't accept it." Warnock rates Suarez, Liverpool's £22.8million signing from Ajax, as the best forward in the Premier League alongside David Silva of Manchester City. "I was hoping Suarez was going to be banned for on Saturday, purely for selfish reasons!" he said. "He's one of the best strikers in the Premier League. Him and David Silva have been the two outstanding forwards this season. "He's so enthusiastic and determined. He's made to measure for the English game. He's a fabulous player. He dives a bit, but you get that." Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal feature among QPR's next five fixtures and Warnock is eager to impress against the big guns - starting at Anfield on Saturday. "It's a feeling of excitement when we play these teams. In years gone by it would have been trepidation and fear, but it's not like that any more," he said. "It's the thrill of playing big clubs with a team that you know can give a good account of themselves. I just hope we play as well as we can. "We won't go to Anfield and sit back, we'll try and give them a game. "Liverpool have improved of late as those two wins against Chelsea show. They look a lot more fluid and stronger at the back." Warnock insists he holds no grudge against Liverpool for knocking Sheffield United out of the Premier League in 2007 when we was the Blades manager. However, he remains bitter at former Reds boss Rafael Benitez for picking a weakened side against relegation-threatened Fulham. Liverpool lost the game 1-0 and United ultimately went down. "I was disappointed in Benitez, I don't hold a grudge against Liverpool. Liverpool is a fabulous club," he said. "I've always got on with the previous people and Kenny Dalglish is fantastic, how much would he be worth? "But I'll never forgive Benitez for playing what wasn't even a reserve team. "I'd understand it if the Champions League was the following week, but it was 18 days away. He didn't give two hoots. "You don't ever forget things like that. I'll always remember that. "Fulham will as well because they've stayed in the Premier League ever since and they were the worst team in the division. "Benitez sent me an e-mail once saying that if I mentioned it again he'd take me to court. "Hopefully he'll be back in the game soon!" Warnock refuses to condemn Suarez for diving, the complaint Fulham fans had of the Uruguay striker on Monday night. "It's just the culture. I wish we'd got it," he said. "I wish (QPR) striker Jamie Mackie would go down like him. "I've given Jamie a couple of videos and told him to watch Suarez, how he looks for the leg. "Jamie Mackie stumbles on and tries to score." When asked if he admires Mackie's honesty, Warnock replied sarcastically: "Fantastic."

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