Regarding the racism vs bite ban length, I'm sure if the bite had come before the racism it would have been shorter and then the ban for racism longer. Imo its about him being a repeat offender, a chronic cheat, discarding the rules and his own sanity at the drop of a hat when things don't go his way. This sort of ban has to be in place to send him a very clear message he needs to sort his act out because otherwise he will continue to cheat, and others will copy him. If he does something this stupid again I'm sure Liverpool will wash their hands of him, wait a little while for him to hit form and restore his reputation a little and then sell him while his value is high. They still have the club image required to sign big players if they can get big money for him, once this all blows over.