Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread (and FA Cup) ** spoilers ** [23rd - 27th March 2012]

[Purdy]

What you said 10 minutes after your first post is not really relevant to my point though.

Anyway, let's move on, Valencia was fantastic tonight and Evans is continuing his good form. We might actually have a selection headache in central defence when Vidic comes back, who'd have thought that? I just wish we were so good at finding centre mids...

Well it is, as you're implying i'm only here to complain about United when I just made a simple observation many other posters did and then complimented United on how they win many a title.

But why let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Sure, move on.

 

[Tom84]

Turgid performance tonight but I guess 3 points clear is the main thing, got away with one at the end though when Murphy should have had a penalty

 

[FrankJH]

Turgid performance tonight but I guess 3 points clear is the main thing, got away with one at the end though when Murphy should have had a penalty

While this looks like its the case, didnt Barry get a preferential decision vs Stoke at the weekend too?

Evens itself out in the end I believe (makes up for the Newcastle penalty in my eyes)

I hope Utd dnt regret only getting a single goal from this match - I wasnt expecting another 5 , but we really should have got 2 or 3

 

[jonneymendoza]

Welcome to several months ago.

Hernandez gone crap? he was immense last season

 

[Shamikebab]

Hernandez gone crap? he was immense last season

Nope, Berbatov hasn't gone crap either. Fergie just prefers the partnership of Rooney and Welbeck.

 

[grimm]

Bottled that one! Clear Penalty, totally lacklustre from United but a win is a win.

That's what titles are made of, enduring those situations where you might draw or lose when playing poorly and end up with 3 points. Not a lot of teams seem capable of it, and I'm not sure how Fergie/Man United do it so often.

 

[mmj_uk]

Ref bottled that pen

It was a typical Old Trafford decision, if the score had been 2-0 he would have given it without any hesitation. Not sure who the refs are scared of the United fans or Fergie's backlash.

 

[antijoke]

That's what titles are made of, enduring those situations where you might draw or lose when playing poorly and end up with 3 points. Not a lot of teams seem capable of it, and I'm not sure how Fergie/Man United do it so often.

Enduring those situations?

What utter tripe, the ref bottled, and because of that Utd will now more thn likely win the league.

That's not enduring anything.

 

[Wayn0r]

Enduring those situations?

What utter tripe, the ref bottled, and because of that Utd will now more thn likely win the league.

That's not enduring anything.

A little premature, still along way to go (Im a United fan).

It was a penalty last night, no doubt, but look at the replay and look at where the ball goes from the angle the ref is at. From that position, its easy to think Carrick got the ball first.

Im sure it will come down to the game at the Etihad, it will be good for the league if it does.

If City win the league, I will congratulate them and their fans. If we win it, I will be over the moon, as for the last two seasons we have been written off by almost everyone yet that same "below par rolleyes " will have another championship under their belt.

 

[Shamikebab]

You can't say because of that. What about when we were denied victory against Newcastle by an equally bad decision?

 

[Tom84]

^^^ Exactly, this is a case where the decisions have evened themselves out

 

[grimm]

I watch as many games as I can and have done all season and I'v seen LOADS of bad decisions over the course. It's just because whenever it's Man Utd or Man City people go overboard about it because one of those two will win the league this year.

 

[No1newts]

Decisions come and go.

But ultimately we need a system (personally think its video evidence) to ensure they get it right first time rather than hoping it balances out and could end with teams like QPR being relegated or manC missing out on a title.

 

[Nate75]

United have had the most conceded penalties this season at home bar West Brom.

 

[grimm]

I notice nobody is mentioning the handball in the box from the Fulham player in the first half as well. That one was as much of a penalty as the one Man City received against Chelsea that got them back into that game.

 

[FrankJH]

I notice nobody is mentioning the handball in the box from the Fulham player in the first half as well. That one was as much of a penalty as the one Man City received against Chelsea that got them back into that game.

thats completely irrelevant thats why, everyone EXPECTS for Utd to get at least one pen a game /sarcasm

 

[Purdy]

United have had the most conceded penalties this season at home bar West Brom.

They have also won the most penalties aswell haven't they?

It is hard to say what has happened without looking at every penalty they have been given/had given against them.

Only ones I can remember were the newcastle one which ferdinand clearly got the ball, the one last night so those would balance out but I'm sure other seasons they've been a lot luckier/unlucky and refs do bottle it infront of 80k people, they are only human, still oh so bitter about the Webb one when Spurs were 2-0, title on the plate that one.

But video replays with a challenge system like the NFL needs to be implemented, complete farce how many decisions ruin the outcome of matches.

 

[Tom84]

Decisions come and go.

But ultimately we need a system (personally think its video evidence) to ensure they get it right first time rather than hoping it balances out and could end with teams like QPR being relegated or manC missing out on a title.

If QPR get relegated and City fail to win the title it won't be because of decisions. It's not decisions that have gone against City that has seen them win only 3 of their last 10 away games

 

[cm1179]

Enduring those situations?

What utter tripe, the ref bottled, and because of that Utd will now more thn likely win the league.

That's not enduring anything.

the biggest con is the league positions. points mean prizes, united should count themselves lucky that performances don't.

 

[mmj_uk]

I notice nobody is mentioning the handball in the box from the Fulham player in the first half as well. That one was as much of a penalty as the one Man City received against Chelsea that got them back into that game.

Nope, the difference was Essien had his arm in the air... they're not normally given when your arm is down by your side and the ball gets booted against it like yesterday.

Decisions come and go.

But ultimately we need a system (personally think its video evidence) to ensure they get it right first time rather than hoping it balances out and could end with teams like QPR being relegated or manC missing out on a title.

Yep I agree with this, 'balancing themselves out' is a myth really. You'll always get teams who get more luck than others over the course of a season and luck shouldn't decide titles/relegations.