PFA chief Gordon Taylor believes that the FA were harsh in charging Liverpool striker Ryan Babel with improper conduct.
The Dutchman appeared to be dissatisfied with the refereeing during the recent 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup, which saw referee Howard Webb award a controversial penalty to the Red Devils in the opening seconds before sending off skipper Steven Gerrard prior to the break.
The 24-year-old later took a pop at Webb on his Twitter page, and also shared a doctored image of the referee wearing a United shirt.
The governing body, however, did not take kindly to the antics of the former Ajax man, as they promptly slapped his wrists with a charge of improper conduct despite the Dutchman's swift apology on the social networking site.
Now Taylor believes that the FA was harsh on Babel as they failed to see the funny side of the issue.
"Where's our sense of humour gone in our game?" he asked BBC Radio Merseyside. "He's apologized, let's move on.
"I would think that Howard Webb is a big enough man, a big enough person and good enough referee to take it.
"To my mind, and to most footballers' minds, it is the same sort of stuff that flies about every weekend via mobile phones, but they are obviously taking a stance on it. I thought a warning would have been sufficient."
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