Grimmy

There was no audio. The camera was on the opposite side of the pitch and the officials weren't mic'd up in that game. Any more made up reasons he's not guilty (despite him pleading guilty)?

Nothing to do with who attacks and retaliates, it's just a different offence. The rules say a high tackle can just be a penalty (depending on severity), and that discriminatory language is always a red card. Fev received the penalty for the high tackle, but had a man sent off for the discriminatory language. Hull same again. The game says a knee to the head is an automatic red, whereas a facial can be anything between a penalty and a red card depending on severity. The alternative would be 'Any time someone high tackles me I have free reign to do or say what I want in retribution', which would lead to some pretty bad things happening.

I have a bit of knowledge of this as my cousin was the ref. A correction for you - it was Roberts and only Roberts who claimed he had said cabbage rather than the word in question. He later saw sense and admitted it, apologised and pled guilty last night. You carry on blaming the officials though if it suits your narrative.