Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [28th December 2014 - 1st January 2015]

Chong Warrior said:
That Rooney tackle in the box was a shocker, ref was looking straight at them?!
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You could see from the first 20 minutes that this ref wasn't giving any big decisions today and was just looking for the easy options. You got a few soft decisions early then as soon as the Utd players got on his back he went the other way. Then once he didn't give the red to Young (rightly or wrongly) he then started dishing out yellows to Utd players. He bottled the pen call, the Mason dive/2nd yellow for Rafael call and even seemed to know RvP was a yellow away from a ban.
 
BaZ87 said:
You could see from the first 20 minutes that this ref wasn't giving any big decisions today and was just looking for the easy options. You got a few soft decisions early then as soon as the Utd players got on his back he went the other way. Then once he didn't give the red to Young (rightly or wrongly) he then started dishing out yellows to Utd players. He bottled the pen call, the Mason dive/2nd yellow for Rafael call and even seemed to know RvP was a yellow away from a ban.
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I think that's a fair assessment to be honest. I always wonder if there is pressure from the referees association in terms of yellow card bans..etc especially as the amnesty is close.
 
FrankJH said:
looking at that replay just now - there is also a case for Fazio blocking rooney while the latter was trying to stay with Kane, so Fazio fouled first
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The block that was so significant it didn't stop Rooney having 2 arms around Kane? Can't believe you are even trying to justify rooneys foul.

At the end of the day the judging of fouls at corners is the weakest part of football at present. I think that the same 'challenges' happen in most games, but they aren't given. Until that changes they will keep happening.

Edit - I don't think it should be a pen, because it is too inconsistent with other decisions from identical challenges.
 
PikeyPriest said:
The block that was so significant it didn't stop Rooney having 2 arms around Kane? Can't believe you are even trying to justify rooneys foul.
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It certainly stopped Rooney from completely staying with Kane legitimately

Rooney is already falling (because of Fazio's foul / block) before he gets his arms around Kane
 
FrankJH said:
It certainly stopped Rooney from completely staying with Kane legitimately

Rooney is already falling (because of Fazio's foul / block) before he gets his arms around Kane
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Sure, he didn't have arms around Kane to stop him and he was just stopping himself from falling. Have to love the Utd supporters for effort.
 
PikeyPriest said:
Sure, he didn't have arms around Kane to stop him and he was just stopping himself from falling. Have to love the Utd supporters for effort.
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Stop twisting my words - that's not what I said
You can even see in one replay one of Rooney's hands is on Kane's back when he is already starting to fall
 
This is the sort of game where even if we fluked 2 up in 20 minutes but I'd still be surprised to win by 90

Edit lol there's 1, let's see how we go then :p
 
BaZ87 said:
The best and worst of Terry in the last few minutes. Great last ditch challenge at the corner but he's terrified of pace.
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Terrified by pace? You would describe Terry, probably the best CB in the league over the past decade as terrified of something most strikers have? Because no other CB has ever been caught out similarly to that, give over.

He's not particularly fast, he's not that slow, he stepped up and got caught out, it happens. It wasn't a good choice but the entire defence wasn't didn't cover themselves in glory with that goal.
 
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