Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [1 - 3rd December 2012]

[One More Solo]

Actually I had typed out how it had only happened to Rooney/Terry who are british in the press but my grammar was so bad I just deleted it, and how Gerrard/Giggs and many others have got away with being nobs of the pitch and diving on it, so yes, clearly that was my point.

Another example Ronaldo being a dirty foreigner. Would include Drogba but biggest cheater I've watched in the prem.

I think Bale is getting a reputation though, these things don't happen overnight. He's just lucky Spurs are having a relatively low-key season so he's not under as much scrutiny.

 

[Andybtsn]

the famed man city defence at it again

Still conceded the least in the league by some margin

 

[Snax]

grrr this is the contra of diving. Dempsey gets flattened on a promising move and no yellow.

I can actually understand players going down theatrically after contact because the punishment for cynical fouling is so lenient. The football is spoiled by persistent fouling to try and break up moves.

 

[Mark1989]

Shelvey hit the post :/ I sense its one of these days AGAIN

 

[Tom84]

Still conceded the least in the league by some margin

By some margin is defined as 1 now is it?

 

[xxalxx]

Just how are we not a number of goals ahead Brilliant shot by Shelvey then

 

[Purdy]

I think Bale is getting a reputation though, these things don't happen overnight. He's just lucky Spurs are having a relatively low-key season so he's not under as much scrutiny.

Alright, I take it that was some sort of apology at your initial dig which had nothing to do with what I meant.

Bale is getting a small reputation due to getting the most bookings and enough fans causing noise on the internet. Rooney would be on the back page at every mistake at a certain point, most foreigners are, Bale never.


Shelvey nearly broke the post One of these days

 

[Purdy]

Just how are we not a number of goals ahead Brilliant shot by Shelvey then

Because no one has composure to put the ball in the big net

 

[Andybtsn]

By some margin is defined as 1 now is it?

I just looked at the top 6 teams to be fair didn't think many teams would have a better record than the 'top four'.

If only Man U had Vidic eh?

 

[Snax]

Alright, I take it that was some sort of apology at your initial dig which had nothing to do with what I meant.

Bale is getting a small reputation due to getting the most bookings and enough fans causing noise on the internet. Rooney would be on the back page at every mistake at a certain point, most foreigners are, Bale never.


Shelvey nearly broke the post One of these days

bookings =/= diver.

he got booked for going down after contact; not standing still and going down 5 seconds after contact. he was running with the ball and got clipped. how is that a dive?

 

[Pigeon_Killer]

QPR player in a very bad way

 

[Azza]

Class ain't we.

 

[Tom84]

I just looked at the top 6 teams to be fair didn't think many teams would have a better record than the 'top four'.

Dont give me that, everyone knows Stoke are the bench mark for teams and players to be measured against

 

[Tom84]

Class ain't we.

You've ******* Pigeon'd it now

 

[Purdy]

bookings =/= diver.

he got booked for going down after contact; not standing still and going down 5 seconds after contact. he was running with the ball and got clipped. how is that a dive?

I haven't seen this one, but I've seen three dives vs us in the past 2 matches and his other ones. He isn't any shyer (sp?) of it than any other player in the prem but there's a long list of who will be slaughtered before him in the press. (Non liverpool players before more victim comments)

 

[cm1179]

this is rubbish

 

[Purdy]

Are southampton usually dominated this badly by most teams?

 

[Purdy]

Pen city?

 

[peterattheboro]

Penalty to City.

 

[Purdy]

GET IN THERE SHAGGER.

Another shot off the post just before