Other games (2024/25)

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

 

[Heron]

How is the Brighton pen not also a Red...as blatant a deliberate handball as you'll ever see (or am I playing by like 1998 rules )

[astraguy]

Bournemouth are playing like we did in 22/23 and how I thought this season would be

[Theregulars]

Bournemouth surely on steroids 

[Big Geordie]

Just seen the Lewis-Skelly red card. Awful decision!

 

But - it's Arsenal on the end of it.

[leffe186]

Just now, Big Geordie said:

Just seen the Lewis-Skelly red card. Awful decision!

 

But - it's Arsenal on the end of it.

I was just now working through my saved programmes and in the Football League highlights there was a Wigan player getting a straight red for a somewhat similar thing last week. Stevenage guy beats him to the ball and is running away and he just kicks him.

 

Again, I would always have given a yellow, but I can see the ref’s point of view. He just kicks him with the ball miles away. There should be a much higher threshold for a straight red and it’s clearly not the right decision, but occasionally it’s nice for a simple, blatant cheater to be told to fuck off out of it

[Checko]

I gues the key thing would be is he reckless or using excessive force?

 

"Reckless is when a player acts with disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned

 

Using excessive force is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off" - https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct

[Paullow]

Hamburg and Cologne both did win yesterday, so Magdeburg are now currently 3rd, but pretty incredible that more than halfway through a season, a team were that high up without winning a single home league game.

 

[Menace]

AC Milan on TNT sport right now if anyone's bothered.

 

Leao is such a weird player, he's always talked amongst the best in his position but honestly the prices being thrown around for him are mad

[Lotus]

Re: Arsenal, It was studs up and onto the players leg above the ankle. Can’t complain if that’s a red.

 

 

Edited yesterday at 12:30 by Lotus

[astraguy]

Is Brighton a poor area? Lots of empty seats at the amex yesterday 

[54]

There is no way Spurs can drop points against this Leicester side right? 

[leffe186]

2 minutes ago, 54 said:

There is no way Spurs can drop points against this Leicester side right? 

We can drop points against anyone. If they play a low block and take the chances that everyone gets against us then they’ve got a chance. Plus if Richarlison gets injured that’s our presence up front knackered.

[GeordieDazzler]

Vardy and Daka can do damage against a high line but it’s hard to see them keeping Spurs out at the other end. 

[STM]

A Spurs loss would be funny but we've played our fixtures against them and we still have Leicester, so ultimately Leicester being dead and buried when we play them would be nice. They are pretty much gone anyway like.

[mouldy_uk]

Is the Spurs game not on Sky, literally no-one wants to see Palace v Brentford 

[Rod]

12 minutes ago, leffe186 said:

We can drop points against anyone. If they play a low block and take the chances that everyone gets against us then they’ve got a chance. Plus if Richarlison gets injured that’s our presence up front knackered.

Richarlison is a selfish overrated player.  Certainly not a team player and a face that I would never get sick of punching.

[CallumG6]

Scenes in the Milan game!

[KaKa]

Just now, CallumG6 said:

Scenes in the Milan game!

 

Great ending 

 

My boy Chukwueze with the winner!

[AyeDubbleYoo]

20 minutes ago, Rod said:

Richarlison is a selfish overrated player.  Certainly not a team player and a face that I would never get sick of punching.

Loved in Brazil. 

[RodneyCisse]

41 minutes ago, 54 said:

There is no way Spurs can drop points against this Leicester side right? 

We can hope.

[SUPERTOON]

Hoping West Ham can do us a favour today.

[Lush Vlad]

1 hour ago, Checko said:

I gues the key thing would be is he reckless or using excessive force?

 

"Reckless is when a player acts with disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned

 

Using excessive force is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off" - https://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/lawsandrules/laws/football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct

I’d argue going to trip someone to stop a counter when the ball is nowhere near. But accidentally catching the player with your studs halfway up their shin. With you then treading on their ankle, is pretty reckless. 
 

You see similar ones given when the ball is there to be played. So I genuinely don’t understand why it is seen as so controversial? 
 

I’m convinced everyone thought it was for a professional foul at first and they just can’t adjust their opinion. Despite the mounting evidence.
 

Of course their fans and the media are more than happy to carry on fuelling the fire with all the talk of how CONTROVERSIAL it is. 

[Checko]

4 minutes ago, Lush Vlad said:

I’d argue going to trip someone to stop a counter when the ball is nowhere near. But accidentally catching the player with your studs halfway up their shin. With you then treading on their ankle, is pretty reckless. 
 

You see similar ones given when the ball is there to be played. So I genuinely don’t understand why it is seen as so controversial? 
 

I’m convinced everyone thought it was for a professional foul at first and they just can’t adjust their opinion. Despite the mounting evidence.
 

Of course their fans and the media are more than happy to carry on fuelling the fire with all the talk of how CONTROVERSIAL it is. 

I think the thing that really counted against him was that he was nowhere near the ball, so clearly a deliberate foul, but he got him with the studs.

 

That said it looks like he was just trying to do an initial trip and then his foot got dragged onto the top of the Wolves player's foot. I agree I think a red's harsh there.

[Lush Vlad]

2 minutes ago, Checko said:

I think the thing that really counted against him was that he was nowhere near the ball, so clearly a deliberate foul, but he got him with the studs.

 

That said it looks like he was just trying to do an initial trip and then his foot got dragged onto the top of the Wolves player's foot. I agree I think a red's harsh there.

I think too many people get caught up with ‘intent’. 
 

I don’t think he has gone to do him like that. But you know, he has?
 

Curtis Jones against Spurs. Bruno against Southampton in the semi final. Even Duran on Schar, which was deliberate IMO. They’re all reds whether they meant to catch the player or not.