Ronaldo Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Diouf II at Blackburn looks a decent purchase. On loan, mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Diouf II at Blackburn looks a decent purchase. On loan, mate. Ah, right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 And where was the advantage? Ball was in the keeper's hands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 For all MOTM said the ref didn't blow up, he fucking put the whistle in his mouth. Looked like it at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol82 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The positive on Man Citys line up today, was them not starting with three defensive midfielders, although Milner was generally rubbish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 And where was the advantage? Ball was in the keeper's hands. Aye, but advantage isn't a 1 second advantage - referee's have pulled back play for 5/6 seconds ahead before. It's clear that it wasn't an advantage so he should have pulled back for the freekick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 It was a goal. In 95% of cases, the ref plays advantage in that situation, allowing the keeper to clear the ball quickly rather than making them take a free kick from the same spot that they gathered it. Gomes didn't have his brain in gear. And where was the advantage? The advantage is that the keeper is able to clear the ball quickly rather than stop play to take a free kick. As I said, that's how refs handle that situation nearly all the time. This isn't rugby, where refs can let the play carry on for a minute or so and then bring things back if the advantage doesn't materialise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 A minute. It would have been less than 10 seconds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 And where was the advantage? Ball was in the keeper's hands. Aye, but advantage isn't a 1 second advantage - referee's have pulled back play for 5/6 seconds ahead before. It's clear that it wasn't an advantage so he should have pulled back for the freekick. I am not sure you can have a greater advantage than your goalkeeper having the ball in his hands. He literally cant be challenged for the ball. He made the decision to throw it to the ground thinking it was a free kick. Dreadful refereeing for not making any of it clear to the players but Gomes has to take a lot of responsibility for what happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 lush hit on Parker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Nice dive Arshavin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rabit71 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 why didnt the referee stop play for that head injury to parker? he was clearly fucking out of it favouritism again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 And where was the advantage? Ball was in the keeper's hands. Aye, but advantage isn't a 1 second advantage - referee's have pulled back play for 5/6 seconds ahead before. It's clear that it wasn't an advantage so he should have pulled back for the freekick. I am not sure you can have a greater advantage than your goalkeeper having the ball in his hands. He literally cant be challenged for the ball. He made the decision to throw it to the ground thinking it was a free kick. Dreadful refereeing for not making any of it clear to the players but Gomes has to take a lot of responsibility for what happened. It's got nowt to do with the fact he was holding the ball - it's a timing thing - it wasn't an advantage. If a player goes down in the centre circle but the ball lands at his teammate, advantage is given. If he then plays ball is played to an opponent, the referee brings play back. He has the ball, he has the perfect advantage, but if it doesn't serve enough of an advantage within a short period of time after the referee's decision, it's brought back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 How many shots did Arsenal have today? 100? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 3 in his last 3 from Song... Unbelievable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 fair dues to west ham they defended very well for most of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I think we have found out why Clichy hasn't crossed well for ages, the time he got an assist was on his right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 It's got nowt to do with the fact he was holding the ball - it's a timing thing - it wasn't an advantage. If a player goes down in the centre circle but the ball lands at his teammate, advantage is given. If he then plays ball is played to an opponent, the referee brings play back. He has the ball, he has the perfect advantage, but if it doesn't serve enough of an advantage within a short period of time after the referee's decision, it's brought back. Genuine question. Is that the official rule? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rabit71 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 undefendable that ball from clichy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 It's got nowt to do with the fact he was holding the ball - it's a timing thing - it wasn't an advantage. If a player goes down in the centre circle but the ball lands at his teammate, advantage is given. If he then plays ball is played to an opponent, the referee brings play back. He has the ball, he has the perfect advantage, but if it doesn't serve enough of an advantage within a short period of time after the referee's decision, it's brought back. Genuine question. Is that the official rule? I don't know, but if it's not, then all referees have been doing it wrong for the past 10 years that I've watched football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Ooh, smashing! Horror tackles! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 15 red cards in the fl today, jesus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 f***ing City and their stupid spending. Just dawned on me that Chelsea paid £60m for Drogba, Lampard and Essien, and City paid £50m for Lescott and Milner. There's absolutely no excuse for it. They're getting exactly what they deserve; rubbish performances from players motivated by money. Chelsea thrown some serious money at average players/flops aswell though. £17 million for Duff? £10 million for Parker £15 million for Veron £21 million for Wright Phillips (!) £8 million for Del Horno £30 million for Sheva £8.5 million for Bhoularouz For every solid, top-level signing there have been some bum deals aswell. I agree though that City are on another level of wastage - even if the market has inflated since the start of Chelsea's spending. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 A minute. It would have been less than 10 seconds. You get the point though. In football, the ref has to make a fairly quick decision as to whether an advantage has been gained. There's no time limit, but it's a lot quicker than rugby. I've no sympathy with Gomes here, because he should have anticipated that the ref would not have stopped play. Keepers are considered to have an advantage by already having the ball in their hands. Once a ref decides that an advantage has been gained, they can't take it back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 commentator on N'Zogbia's run, 'On the playground.... you'd probably call that a ball hog'. When he paused after saying 'on the playground' I seriously thought he was going to follow up with 'is where he spent most of his days'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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