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Ignoring the fact that Lovren only had to try and play the ball because Kane was behind him, interfering with play.

Fucking liars covering up for themselves again He didn’t have a clue if a Liverpool player had touched the ball, what relevance would it have made if it was Lovren or any other Liverpool player?

Aye, it would be glorious to forever remind them that we had to bail them out etc. Would probably throw in a quid, but they’ll probably give me a match ticket for that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37426290 I remember the game mate. Seems like a lifetime ago. What were the changes that, in your opinion turned that game around? I remember us scoring really soon after they went 3 - 1 up on us and then us being pegged back until Gayles equalizer then it was mayhem, I sit in the East Stand and I know what a shit atmosphere is like, believe me but, everyone was on their feet and the place was rocking that night! The introduction of Mitro for Diame was a big change, not least because it was the first time we went 4-4-2 and because the long balls we were going to pump up towards the final few minutes needed an outlet. Mitro had a hand in both the equaliser and the winner too IIRC. Atsu coming on for Dummett just before the two goals helped too, a much more attacking and pacey player had them rocking even more than they were.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37426290

Almost like we didn’t come from 3-2 down to beat Norwich 4-3 mainly due to the substitutes that Rafa put on and tactical changes.

The grainy SC? He's got the body of a 12 year old girl Aye. Why the fuck has it been videoed, man. Fucking idiot. Probably because he (like many other famous folk) don’t give a fuck who sees it. That lass will love her 5 minutes of fame in The Sun next week then.

Love Eriksen/Can

Says it all that Benteke didn’t even appeal for a penalty and looked totally bemused when the whistle blew. 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other.

Wonder how many decisions have been made before by the 4th official inputting from what they’ve seen on the TV monitor in the dugout - the way Jon Moss says that, it’s like it’s normal practice to ask. The second amazing part is how casually Jon Moss just says ‘I’ve got no idea to be honest... I’m giving a penalty” If there is doubt, a penalty shouldn’t be given. Absolutely incredible that.

What the fuck on MOTD A total guess by Jon Moss then.

Good bit of stewarding that like

Confused me massively this has. I thought it was offside, but Sky and Dermot seem to think that because Lovren touched the ball, this is then a new phase of play meaning that Kane is onside. But Lovren only had to touch the ball because he was aware that Kane was behind him, so he was interfering with play in the first phase. I don’t understand why that isn’t the case. Which is utter crap, and completely mental to even think it was onside. In the future we should just stand Gayle on the edge of the oppo's box and hope a defender try to touch the ball as we smash it up to him, nonsense from Sky and Dermot that like. It's not nonsense, it's the laws of the game. They might well be nonsense mind. I ref and that's not how to interpret that law in this instance imo, it's not worded right for the incident we've just seen. You take into account where the players are in relation to the ball travelling forward, ie : are they active, is it meant for them, not that it matters on a Sunday morning as you get the most biased fat sub or some parent doing the line for you anyhoo. As a law reads doesn't always implement in any given situation al that well, that's where the ref and linos step in, wrongly as it was today imo. The law is quite clear imo. "A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball (except from a deliberate save by any opponent) is not considered to have gained an advantage". If it had just hit Lovren and been deflected off him (so he hasn't deliberately played the ball) or gone through to Kane without a touch then yes he is offside. I think this law is wrong and needs to be changed to reflect situations like this as Kane clearly gained a massive advantage. Aye Greg, but that rule is talking about where a player has received a ball directly from the opposition player (ie, Lovren tackled someone and the ball came through to Kane, he wouldn’t be offside). The issue here is that a Tottenham player played a pass to Kane when he was in an offside position and interfering with play - he’s offside. The next ‘phase’ shouldn’t exist, because he’s already offside.

Confused me massively this has. I thought it was offside, but Sky and Dermot seem to think that because Lovren touched the ball, this is then a new phase of play meaning that Kane is onside. But Lovren only had to touch the ball because he was aware that Kane was behind him, so he was interfering with play in the first phase. I don’t understand why that isn’t the case.

Glad VAR will be here next season to completely resolve these decisions that we all agree on.

Both are penalties for me - they made the most of them but they were penalties.

That’s what I thought, waiting to see it again.

The second looked like a penalty in real time, which is all the officials get to base their opinion on - I can easily see why it was given. If Lamela has dived, he should be banned. I’m still not sure and need to see it again, I wasn’t paying too much attention at the replays the first time round.

Pleased his stats in training got us another 3 points today.

Apart from his horrendous kicking/flapping that put us under a lot of pressure at times. Should have saved that penalty too, it wasn’t struck particularly hard. That said he made some decent saves and he’s been better recently, he’s still not good enough though.

Never a penalty in a million years but thick as fuck from Clark to give the officials a decision to make. Darlow should have saved it too. But, a point is okay.

If PSG hold on (currently 1-0 up) and Wolves win later, then Dundee will be the only team to have let me down on a 12-fold. £2 returned £371.70 Had; Bournemouth, Man Utd, Villa, Fulham, Ipswich, Wigan, Arbroath, Stenhousemuir, Bayern, PSG, Wolves... and Dundee. cunts.

There is only one 0-0 in all of the English/Scottish games today - Port Vale. I have it as Over 2.5. Class.