Sport Football Thread 2011/2012

[SaintM]

Harsh pen!

[DeadRussian]

Harsh indeed. You can't go around giving pens for that. It's got to be deliberate, and that certainly wasn't.

[Rocafella]

Think it came up off his foot too. Home penalty from Dowd there. No surprise.

[humdrum]

Harsh pen!

Very, can't believe city didn't get one at the other end for the foul by Adam.

[Jamin]

Harsh penalty indeed (But no complaint we're back ahead!).

If I was a Man City fan though I'd be fuming about that - doesn't Phil Dowd realise arms can't just dematerialise into thin air - the speed of the shot + rebound off foot = Richards could never have intended to block it with his arm.

[Liamness]

Harsh indeed. You can't go around giving pens for that. It's got to be deliberate, and that certainly wasn't.

DOGSO doesn't need to be deliberate, hence why defenders approach attackers with their hands behind their back sometimes. They know that even if the ball gets smacked against their hand, before they could even react, the pen might be given. This is perhaps an extreme case given that it rebounded onto his hand, but hardly outside the realm of possibility. It hit his hand inside the box, so there's always a chance it'll be given. Bad luck though.

[SaintM]

Can't argue that Liverpool dont deserve a goal for thier efforts. Dzeko at the other end was clear, surprised he didn't appeal more.

[SaintM]

It should be outside the realm of possibility because it was a stinker of a decision.

[DeadRussian]

It does have to be deliberate. Sure, you don't go sticking your arms wide out to your sides, but the classic of "ball to hand" isn't a foul. The referee obviously has his own interpretation of what that is, but I can't believe anyone would be happy with that penalty being given against their team.

SOURCE: MY DAD WAS A REFEREE.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/rules_and_equipment/4524354.stm

http://www.corshamref.org.uk/law12/law12hand.htm

[DeadRussian]

Phil Dowd keeps breaking out in to the Thriller dance routine.

[Guest]

Your dad was a ref? Explains a lot.

[DeadRussian]

At least my Dad was allowed to be a referee. Your Dad was only allowed to be a linesman. A lady linesman too. And Richard Keys had sex with him. Smashed him, he did.

[the_debaser]

Your dad was a ref? Explains a lot.

Well it helps explain that he knows the laws of the game unlike plenty in this thread.

[Liamness]

@ DeadRussian

"Ball to hand" is a foul if the arm was up though, because the player chose to invite the possibility of contact. You may say the penalty was unfair, but then I would say your beef is with the laws of the game, not this particular referee's implementation of them.

Of course I would feel gutted if that happened to a United player, but my point is that the referee hasn't done anything wrong. Perhaps he could've exercised some restraint, as it seems most of us would've done in his shoes, but he chose not to.

[DeadRussian]

Not really, because the laws of the game would say Micah Richard's wasn't guilty of handball.

[mop]

@ DeadRussian

"Ball to hand" is a foul if the arm was up though, because the player chose to invite the possibility of contact. You may say the penalty was unfair, but then I would say your beef is with the laws of the game, not this particular referee's implementation of them.

Here's a pdf of the rules, Liamness. Read them, please (law 12 in particular)

[DeadRussian]

Well deserved win for Liverpool. It wasn't a penalty, but aside from the two goals, Man City did bugger all. Nasri and Dzeko were anonymous, as they have been far too much recently.

Cardiff vs. Liverpool should be a good final - look forward to it.

[Liamness]

Don't want to seem like I'm changing the subject but...

Pepe completely missed the ball there and got all of Sanchez. Obvious penalty surely.

[the_debaser]

Probably won't happen but it'd be nice to see Liverpool lose the final now.

[neoELITE]

I watched the first half and a few minutes of the second half because Master Chef is on. Fucking Master Chef. There was a parsnip on earlier that looks like Joleon Lescott's head.

[DeadRussian]

I dunno, they've hardly been spectacular this season and Cardiff have looked fairly solid. They've got a decent chance. Bellamy back at Cardiff and the two Gerrard family members against each other should make interesting side stories. Sort of. Maybe,

As someone pointed out yesterday, Cardiff are a lot less hateable now that Dave Jones isn't in charge.

There was a parsnip on earlier that looks like Joleon Lescott's head.

He was hit by a car when he was a child, SICKO.

[the_debaser]

What a brilliant goal. Mourinholol.

[BlinkyBear]

What a brilliant goal. Mourinholol.

Undeniably, but only because whoever was supposed to be playing right back at that moment (Arbeloa?) went walkabouts. Can't gift Barcelona that much space in the box.

[DeadRussian]

Ooh, Diarra's a lucky boy.

Alves with a beauty! Boom.

These teams are packed with some talented cunts. Atrocious human beings, sexy footballers.

[the_debaser]

ALVES. FOOTBALL.

[Petrousgyre]

Some hit from Alves.

[aidey6]

Dani Alves has just hit a beauty....

[Stig]

What an amazing goal by Alves

[shock33]

Real have all the chances for most of the half, Barca show them how to take them in the last 5 minutes.

[BlinkyBear]

What an absolute thronker from Alves. He must try at least 2 of those a game and usually scores at least one a year-helluva goal.

Absolutely knackers me out watching games between these two; reminds me of Nadal vs Federer over the last few years-two people (teams) at the top of their sport just hammering it out consistently with no let up for compassion or reason. Love it.