Des Kelly: Joe Hart tried to bully the ref —but will FA act or just trawl web for more dodgy tweets?

There was a moment in the first half of the Manchester derby that told you how successful the Football Association’s ‘Respect’ campaign is and what a mixed up muddle their disciplinary process has become. Remember that well-intentioned hot air to tackle the “abuse and intimidation of referees” trundled out by the FA half a dozen years ago? That message has been buried and forgotten. The proof came when the England and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart stuffed his forehead towards the face of the match official, Michael Oliver, in the latter stages of the first half at Etihad Stadium yesterday. It was a ridiculous act. Manchester United defender Chris Smalling had made a half-hearted and...