Dokko Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 They will get relegated, they finished 17th last year with a stronger team. They deserve it, just can't see it happening mind. Far too lucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 They have sold their 2 best players (Ming, Sess) and have a radgie for a manager. They are going down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 PDC will get sacked and they may get saved by a honeymoon period again Having said that haven't completely ruled out that the team will click and his team will suddenly get catenaccio levels of discipline and they will be good yet, still just a chance... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapo Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Michael Gray walking around Sunderland for MOTD2. It's the first time I've ever seen the place, it genuinely looks like an Eastern European town circa 1980. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Di Canio really only cares about himself doesn't he Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Di Canio really only cares about himself doesn't he It's the Paolo di Canio show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He'd blown the whistle so he had to disallow it. He'd be a laughing stock if he didn't. wish people would stop crying about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He'd blown the whistle so he had to disallow it. He'd be a laughing stock if he didn't. wish people would stop crying about it. the mistake though was he really should have sent Sagna off since it was obviously a clear goalscoring chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Bad refing decision all round, they had some bad luck, but then again Arsenal were a class above them most the game, classic incident to make an injustice out of a fair loss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 He'd blown the whistle so he had to disallow it. He'd be a laughing stock if he didn't. wish people would stop crying about it. Exactly. Atkinson played the advantage and rightly blew the whistle when it looked like Altidore had too much to do. There is no conspiracy. There is no bias. There is no corruption. The referee did what he thought was correct, unfortunately for him Altidore rolled the ball into the net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Surely you don't blow the whistle until the attacker has lost the ball? Thought it was an absurdly bad decision, myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Shouldn't have blown the whistle, though playing advantage is so inconsistent anyway the default will always be give a free kick, quite honestly I've spotted refs playing advantage and then not bringing it back for the free kick when none is gained I'm wondering if it's actually overused and should be used more sparingly anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I could see why the ref made the decision, but it was still a poor one. Koscielny stops when he hears the whistle though, if Atkinson hadn't blown, I think he'd have got there in time anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I could see why the ref made the decision, but it was still a poor one. Koscielny stops when he hears the whistle though, if Atkinson hadn't blown, I think he'd have got there in time anyway. Yep whistle had gone, he blew too early perhaps but that's really easy to do as the ref, lot of the outrage seems to be expecting Atkinson to see into the future and spot a definite goal, 9 times out of 10 no goal would have resulted and the team would have prefered the free kick, and even then as said no guarantee if he hadn't blown the whistle the same would have occured. It's a mountain out of a molehill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 If the ref didnt blow, the other defenders would've kept running. It'd get cleared and there'd be no controversy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Why does he blow the whistle before the attacker loses the ball? Makes zero sense, blow it when the chance is 100% gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 If the ref didnt blow, the other defenders would've kept running. It'd get cleared and there'd be no controversy. Well that's fine and he should take it back for a free kick. I think he'd have scored anyway, personally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Why does he blow the whistle before the attacker loses the ball? Makes zero sense, blow it when the chance is 100% gone. Exactly, he blew too early, he should have waited but didn't which tbf has given us lots of fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Why does he blow the whistle before the attacker loses the ball? Makes zero sense, blow it when the chance is 100% gone. Exactly, he blew too early, he should have waited but didn't which tbf has given us lots of fun Well aye, it's fucking hilarious but I'd be spitting blood in the same situation. Reminds me a bit of that David Luiz foul against us the season before last for some reason, seems to be the sort of call that the "big clubs" often get the benefit of and it sticks in the throat given all of the other advantages they have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Why does he blow the whistle before the attacker loses the ball? Makes zero sense, blow it when the chance is 100% gone. Exactly, he blew too early, he should have waited but didn't which tbf has given us lots of fun probably because he thought if he left it longer it would be too long from the original foul. for all the rules seem set up to play advantage for as long as it needs to see if the advanatge plays out, tey never do it and this must be in the guidelines given to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Michael Gray walking around Sunderland for MOTD2. It's the first time I've ever seen the place, it genuinely looks like an Eastern European town circa 1980. It's much worse than that mate. Communist Eastern Europe had well educated and healthy people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Michael Gray walking around Sunderland for MOTD2. It's the first time I've ever seen the place, it genuinely looks like an Eastern European town circa 1980. It's much worse than that mate. Communist Eastern Europe had well educated and healthy people. and some nice places, prague, talinn, krakow. sunderland has no redeeming features. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I get to walk around the place tomorrow on a Uni tour. 2 hours! Will be worth it purely to see the non-locals as their faces drop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Thing is though it happens fairly often, it just rarely results in a goal that may not have happened if the whistle hadn't been blown anyway, the whistle had long gone and it was slightly strange that everyone hadn't stopped already, it's impossible to say if Arsenal's defense were all unaware of the whistle, the ref didn't play advantage when he should have, a lot of the time a free kick from that position is much better than playing on anyway. Obviously I'd be furious if that happened to us but I'd also be overegging it. Sunderland by every account apart from the mackems should have been further behind than they were by then and deserved to lose, albeit of course whoever takes their chances deserves it I suppose but it's not a 'massive reffing error' it's a moderate one that shouldn't shield a team clearly at the moment fairly ineffectual. Having said that suspect we're getting a bit cocky, Sunderland obviously fashioned some chances, PDC's project may still come off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pedro_de_geordieo Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 BREAKING NEWS-URGENT APPEAL EARTHQUAKE IN SUNDERLAND........... Earthquake in Sunderland. As you are probably aware a massive earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Sunderland in the early hours. At the epicenter in Pennywell, victims were seen roaming around aimlessly muttering “wheeys keeys are theese”. The earthquake decimated the entire area causing about 30 quid worth of damage. Several priceless collections of ashtrays from the Balearics and Tenerife were damaged beyond repair. Three historic areas of burnt out cars, some over seven years old were disturbed. Many locals were awoken before their Giro's arrived. The Sunderland Echo reported that hundreds of locals were confused, bewildered and still trying to come to terms with the loss of Ladbrokes. One resident a Miss Sharon Smith, a 15 year old mother of six said "It was a shock to my little Diamond White. She came into my room crying and put me and Winston off our stroke but my youngest two Job Lot and Aldi Primark luckily slept through it all. I was still shaking whilst watching Jeremy Kyle the next day". Apparently looting, mugging and car crime did carry on as normal. The Red Cross has so far managed to ship 4000 crates of lager into the area to help the stricken locals. Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and have recovered large amounts of belongings including Benefit Books, jewellery by Elizabeth Duke at Argos and finest bone china from Mad Harry's. *HOW CAN YOU HELP?* This appeal is to raise money for food and clothes parcels for those caught up in the disaster. Clothing is urgently needed and amongst the most sought after items are; • Fila or Burberry Baseball Caps • Kappa Tracksuit Tops (his and hers) • Adidas Trackie Bottoms 3/4 length, • White Socks • Rockport Boots • and anything else from the Donnay shop Food parcels must take into consideration local tastes and should include Micro Meals, Pot Noodles, Baked Beanz, Super Noodles, Sausage Rolls and Greggs pasties for the babies. Special brew or Thunderbird would also be gratefully received. Every little helps. Remember: • 22p buys a biro to help fill in a compensation form • £2.00 buys cheesy chips and blue Panda pop for a family of nine • £5.00 buys 20 B&H and a box of Swan Vestas to calm the nerves of a grieving ten year old Please don't send tents for shelter as the sight of posh accommodation is unfair on the residents of Hendon and Southwick. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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