Football Thread 2016/17

[Commander Jameson]

20 minutes ago, JohnC said:

FIFA have said they're going to use video refereeing at the Russian World Cup.

 

It feels like a good compromise to use video evidence for those specific situations, where the play has already been stopped. It will be interesting with disallowed goals though because players will stop once the whistle has blown, so the attackers get a small advantage if they believe they are onside and continue playing.

[Robsk1]

 

 

33 minutes ago, Oh Danny Boy said:

If Turf Moor want to celebrate a racist, violent and all together horrible piece of work who has just been convicted of betting for his OWN team to lose then you all must be very desperate for a hero. 

 

[Shimmyhill]

1 hour ago, Oh Danny Boy said:

If Turf Moor want to celebrate a racist, violent and all together horrible piece of work who has just been convicted of betting for his OWN team to lose then you all must be very desperate for a hero. 

 

Desperate enough for the players to wear shirts with his name on I wonder?

[dogsout]

Right on cue... 

 

By the way, why aren't we all burning effigies of Kelvin McKenzie over his recent comments regarding Ross Barkley? 

 

I say it's about time we ban that rag from the forum. 

[Plissken]

@Shimmyhill I doubt that will be happening.  I imagine the 19th minute of the next home game will see chants of his name though.

 

Racist?

 

 

[Boothjan]

Barton's book (co- written with the excellent Michael Calvin) is worth a read. It didn't make me change my mind on him - he's a vile individual - but it's interesting nonetheless. Not in a dissimilar way to El Diego.

[the_debaser]

Some strike by Eriksen. 

[Silent Runner]

Some business locking him down for 70 grand a week. 

[stefcha]

5 hours ago, Plissken said:

£2m a season to be most regularly seen by people who can't buy their product.

 

I do suspect that the target market of the entirety of the Far East has a slightly larger capacity than Turf Moor, though.

[Oh Danny Boy]

13 hours ago, Robsk1 said:

 

 

 

 

Good post m8 

 

Except Luis Suarez never has been hero worshipped at Anfield just acknowledged by all as being the best player to wear the shirt in the premier league era. 

[gospvg]

This made me chuckle yesterday from the Arsenal match.

 

 

The delayed dive by Sanchez 

[futureshock]

Delayed, sure, but it clearly hits him on the face.

[Headache]

You mistakenly typed the word 'face', I assume you meant to type shoulder. 

[futureshock]

27 minutes ago, Headache said:

You mistakenly typed the word 'face', I assume you meant to type shoulder. 

 

Try again - it hits his shoulder then mouth. 

https://streamable.com/42j61

 

[g wings]

Who gives a shit? He still acted. And did so terribly. Embarassing.

[FATEone]

1 hour ago, futureshock said:

Delayed, sure, but it clearly hits him on the face.

Its a fucking football! 

[futureshock]

6 minutes ago, FATEone said:

Its a fucking football! 

 

I'm not excusing his reaction, just pointing out the fact of the matter. People see what they want to see, I guess.

[FATEone]

Just now, futureshock said:

 

I'm not excusing his reaction, just pointing out the fact of the matter. 

For what purpose? 

[futureshock]

Just now, FATEone said:

For what purpose? 

 

Truth? Shocking concept.

[FATEone]

Just now, futureshock said:

 

Truth? Shocking concept.

Who said anything about where the ball hit him before you said that? Therefore, you said it as some kind of mitigation/justification.

[futureshock]

1 minute ago, FATEone said:

Who said anything about where the ball hit him before you said that? Therefore, you said it as some kind of mitigation/justification.

 

The video above. Catch up!

If you're reading it as justification, then that's your problem.

[FATEone]

Just now, futureshock said:

 

The video I quoted. Catch up!

If you're reading it as justification, then that's your problem.

fair enough, I had the sound off. 

[Shoes]

1 hour ago, Headache said:

You mistakenly typed the word 'face', I assume you meant to type shoulder. 

 

He was also replying to this. 

[FATEone]

6 minutes ago, Shoes said:

 

He was also replying to this. 

huh? How is that relevant? 

[McFly]

Its lame as fuck either way. 

[gospvg]

What the video does not show is the build up Sanchez was getting in the way of the throw. Fuchs should have gotten a yellow as well I suppose.

 

[FATEone]

32 minutes ago, gospvg said:

What the video does not show is the build up Sanchez was getting in the way of the throw. Fuchs should have gotten a yellow as well I suppose.

 

How d'you work that out fella? Its not illegal to throw the ball at someone. For instance, I once bounced it off the back of a defender from a throw in before everyone else had gotten up the pitch, ran through and scored. 

Also, Sanchez should have been booked for not being back the required 2 yards from the throwing point. 

[gospvg]

18 minutes ago, FATEone said:

How d'you work that out fella? Its not illegal to throw the ball at someone. For instance, I once bounced it off the back of a defender from a throw in before everyone else had gotten up the pitch, ran through and scored. 

Also, Sanchez should have been booked for not being back the required 2 yards from the throwing point. 

 

Un-sportsman like I suppose. Agree Sanchez was the real mischief. He got his deserved yellow.

[FATEone]

6 minutes ago, gospvg said:

 

Un-sportsman like I suppose. Agree Sanchez was the real mischief. He got his deserved yellow.

But its the same situation as when a guy is standing on the ball on a free kick.. you kick it into him if hasn't moved in time right? He's entitled to have 2 yards space to take the throw, Sanchez being a professional should know that. 

[gospvg]

1 minute ago, FATEone said:

But its the same situation as when a guy is standing on the ball on a free kick.. you kick it into him if hasn't moved in time right? He's entitled to have 2 yards space to take the throw, Sanchez being a professional should know that. 

 

Yep Sanchez just being a prick & not giving Fuchs the space needed, Fuchs should have just gotten the attention of the ref.

But then if he had we would not have had the comical Sanchez fall.