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We're approaching the 60 minute mark, Ameobi's habitual cut off point.

Denying a goal scoring opportunity?

Far from clear cut with all the players in the box I'd say. Probably should have been yellow for deliberate handball and pen.

Tend to agree with red being harsh tbh. The rule isn't about handball necessarily on/near the goal line it's about using the hand to stop the ball going in.

Ref blew for when he knocked it away from Nolan.

"Bowyer will try and claim a goal here"

Of course it's Bowyer's goal.

Saylor had that easily before Colo flicked it.

Ridiculously unlucky that found its way in

The useless prats all scoring?

Throw Perch out there!!

Shola's only worthy ability is about to be on show...

Shola more intent on grabbing a player's shirt rather than get the ball under control.

Shut up Garth Crooks.

Ah, right indeed that is quite a shame.

If they are going for a whole retro look though, their away kit has just got to be brown with some crazy collar!!

That new redesigned Coventry badge looks really nice too.

Just watching the highlights of the Braga vs Benfica game, and it's good to see the 'now we see more' eighth official standing utterly motionless staring at players appealing for the corner/goal kick.

All they seem to do is wait and echo decisions made by refs or assistants. Don't make any decisions themselves just relay information

One thing though - with the golden puma logo and the year at the back, does it mean this year's letters / numbers are gold too?

Possible. Which would make there being a massive patch yet again annoyingly retarded.

What the hell is that they've done with the crest!!

The signs are pointing to it being that same kit. Also given how early they leaked last season and how spot on they were, there's probably little or no tweaks to be expected.

Now hoping it's that because a design any less stripy is really pushing it too far. Just hope they look as good in real life as in alexf's mock ups.

paulrobbo1966 paul robertson

#nufc's new home kit will provoke some debate. Pictures in @EveningChron today.

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Incredible the lack of black and white stripes in the new #nufc home kit. Check out www.shieldsgazette.com at 10am for pics

Uh-oh 

You're trying to argue it's not as bad when Liverpool and Man Utd do it.

No, you're trying to claim they do it just as much just as often which is simply factually not true.

In any ways, the issue is you even bringing them up when the attitudes that were being criticised were those of players like Busquets and Mascherano that deserved every bit of stick independent of anything else. But as always let's deflect that by showing someone else with a petty attitude.

Gerrard and Rooney only ever dive in the box which is in turn cheating their opposition by gaining a 1 goal advantage (Sheff Utd, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal etc..) how can you say that is better than someone feigning an injury?

That's not consistent reasoning, what you are also implying there is that Barca players will do it anywhere except in the box which they don't. Getting a free kick or pen plus rolling around on the floor to get someone sent off is worse, yes.

Players like Busquets and Mascherano not only do both but do it more often. Not a difficult concept.

Pissi's claim that Gerrard Rooney is just as bad doesn't wash with me. It's one thing to dive, it's another to feign injury and fake pain.

 

 

You're trying to take moral highground over diving?  It doesn't matter how injured they pretend to be, a dive is a dive.

Not a moral high ground. Both are reprehensible and should be made responsible for their actions, he's just pointing out the obvious that one is worse than the other. Like also how certain players do it far more often than others for example.

Well done on missing that as always.

Cristiano Ronaldo: "Mascherano wasn't like this in Liverpool. He learned all the cheating tricks in Barcelona" - bit of a lie there CR7 lad.

He was trying it on every week at Liverpool. Just gets away with it more now so will try more often.

Just like why Ronaldo was glad to move to Spain as well.

You mouth off about Barcelona diving then when you're given proof that premier league players do it aswell you get defensive.  Grow up.

And no one is defending or getting defensive of what Premier League players do. You are so far beyond missing the point.

What is annoying is you even bring up Premier League players in the first place, just constantly deflecting any blame or responsibility Barca players should be taking for their actions. Just like any other player that does it be it Real, ManU or Nufc.

It's attitudes like that of passing the buck that means we get spectacles like last week.

I love watching Barca play but it's got to be said that the likes of Mascherano and Busquets are fucking disgraceful for throwing themselves to the ground. It's cheating.

 

Yeah, but some guy in League 1 dived last season. So that makes it okay those Barca players to do every day.

 

No one's saying that.

 

You mouth off about Barcelona diving then when you're given proof that premier league players do it aswell you get defensive.  Grow up.

Yes, that is the type of response you give every single time. Every one knows almost all players do it to certain degrees. Barca players get stick for their behaviour independently of anything else. To try so constantly to deflect that in any way is stupid.

You telling anyone else to 'grow up' on this subject is highly ironic.

And this isn't some anti-Barca sentiment before you start with that this week too. It's anti blinkered fanboyism.

Wayne Rooney "doesn't dive"

 

Another one for youtube.

Tell you what's another good thing to watch for those: every single Barca game.