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maxxi

maxxi

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The offence would be deliberate handball or unsportsmanlike conduct - both are yellow cards.


Intent can't come into it because any time a player commits a deliberate offence (against an attacking side) he does so believing that if he doesn't the opposition may get an advantage which could/may (in his opinion) ultimately/eventually lead to a goal - so he intends to deny them a goal scoring opportunity by his offence or he wouldn't do it*. Simple.



Unless he is Roy Kean of course.

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> How is Oxlade Chamerlain's diving save with his

> hand not a sending off? Poor decision by the FA.

> Surely, if the referee had got the right man in

> the first place the decision would have stood.


It should have been a sending off, and the FA in with their usual level of wisdom, have fcuked up royally. Ox also told ref twice it was him not Gibbs. Unbelievable. Ref obvioulsy couldn't tell them apart. Bell end.

Tommy1000

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I'm not saying the rule is right, but it should categorically not have been a sending off.


The general rule is denial of a clear goal-scoring opportunity. More specifically, the rule for this situation (i.e. a handball) is if "the unacceptable and unfair intervention prevented a goal being scored". The ball was not going in so there was no goal-scoring opportunity denied, and no goal prevented.


The more interesting question is why the ref gave any decision at all, considering he had already signalled for a goal kick and the linesman wasn't flagging. Arsenal were in enough trouble as it was (2-0 down, or 3-0 as it should have been with a penalty and a yellow card for Chamberlain) without wrongly going down to ten.

????

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Interesting Otta - I always laugh I see journalists (normally columnists, not the sports bods) write or hear people say things like us "long suffering Arsenal/Liverpool fans"; they are benchmarking against success try supporting a team outside the big 6 or so. We'd dream of their failure.


I've said before, but down in Cardiff in 2006 I really did think "that's it for me - I can't do this hurt anymore"....grdaually it crept back and being at Wembley for the play offs final was cathartic for me

maxxi

maxxi

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???? Wrote:

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> ...and I am lucky, any West Ham under 40

> presumambly can't remember us winning anything!

> (excluding play offs)

>

> and of course, we are relatively priveliged

> compared to most smaller clubs (and Newcastle :))


Agree - I think a lot hangs on your formative years. As a kid the 74-75 season was huge. Billy Jennings and Bobby Gould scoring hat-tricks for fun with Keith Robson scoring if they didn't; Mervyn Day before he lost it; results like 5-2, 5-3 and 6-2 and a memorable 1-1 at Anfield. Then the culmination in a proper 'fairy tale' Cup Final against St Bobby.

Otta

Otta

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Moyes has come out and taken responsibility for Man U's decline. Shielding his players I guess.


I think he knows that he is going to be given time, so I think the fans need to accept he'll be there at least another year.


Why the hell diod he bring a whole new coaching staff in with him?!?!?!? (and an unproven coaching staff at that)

Parkdrive

Parkdrive

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Otta Wrote:

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> Parkdrive Wrote:

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> > Bugger, bugger and thrice bugger

>

>

> So what the Hell is going on with Arsenal at the

> moment? Is it as simple as injuries to key

> players, or something deeper?


I wish I knew, the injuries certainly haven't helped, but in the last few games there have been too few players willing to give it their all for the cause. Failing to add to the squad in January didn't help when it was clear we needed fresh blood, so Wenger and the board should take the blame for that. Ah well, I've supported the buggers for 46 years so no turning back now.


I've seen a few reports today that SAF got abuse from the fans at yesterday evenings game for his selection of Moyes as his successor. And they say fans are fickle. ;)

Otta

Otta

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Certainly not the best warm up for Man City coming to yours this weekend!


Just been looking at the remaining fixtures for the season. Not sure I can see many potential banana skins for Chelsea other than (hopefully) their trip to Anfield. City (as well as Arsenal this weekend) have to go to both Liverpool and Everton, other than those I can't see them dropping any points.


I think Liverpool are in with a shout, but they basically need to win every game thwey have left, possibly draws with Chelsea / City, but not sure that would be enough.

titch juicy

titch juicy

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Parkdrive Wrote:

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> Bayern Munich are champions of Germany for a 24th

> time with a record seven games to spare after a

> 3-1 win in Berlin.

> Scary.


Philip Lahm completed 134 passes out of 134 attempted last night.


Ausgezeichnet.

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