Sport Football Thread 2011/2012

[toythatkills]

Wigan are 2-0 up.... WTF!?

I am relying upon Arsenal for four different accumulators. Arsene Wankers.

So this is your fault

[Jamin]

I'm gonna call it now. 3-2 Arsenal.

[Liamness]

ctrl + F Scholes

Would be a fair point, but the votes are taken quite early on in the season I think? Would've been a bit weird if they'd all put their votes in for someone who was retired.

[toythatkills]

Would be a fair point, but the votes are taken quite early on in the season I think? Would've been a bit weird if they'd all put their votes in for someone who was retired.

Can't have been that early if Oxlade-Chamberlain's in it.

[Gotters]

Arsenal only out to 3.1 on betfair at 0-2

[Art Vandelay]

Roberto Martinez, for all his faults, has got this one sussed.

Pretty much perfect, just implemented their gameplan about 80 minutes too early. You can't play for time from the 20th minute like they're trying.

[Naysonymous]

Arsenal have came from 0-2 down to win against us (Villa) and Spurs recently. They will win tonight too imo.

[Art Vandelay]

I hate these kind of bullshit tactical injuries teams use to break games up. As a spectator there really isn't anything worse to watch.

[Naysonymous]

I hate these kind of bullshit tactical injuries teams use to break games up. As a spectator there really isn't anything worse to watch.

You clearly havent watched many of Alex McLeish's teams play football.

[whizzo]

Cech being booked wouldn't have made much difference. As discussed earlier, it wasn't a red card offence as he didn't prevent a goalscoring opportunity.

He did. Gareth Bale then scored another one.

[Art Vandelay]

You clearly havent watched many of Alex McLeish's teams play football.

Imagine being in a room and having to just sit face to face with Alex McLeish without saying a word for like two hours.

[Liamness]

I think someone else already said that the two 'chances' involving Adebayor and Bale would be taken as a single goalscoring opportunity. So he didn't prevent anything. Still a foul though, was surprising he didn't get a yellow.

[Fry Crayola]

Indeed, the opportunity is for the team, not the player. Cech's foul didn't kill the chance of a goal. As Dudley said, it's a pretty frequent occurrence on You Are The Ref, and the answer has consistenly been to not show the red.

[Naysonymous]

The TV said that a referee can only call it back if he played the advantage from a foul which was violent conduct. Dunno how true that is though, but as it was ITV who said it I wouldnt be surprised if it was utter bullshit.

[Fry Crayola]

There's a technical truth in that, as violent conduct and professional fouls are the main two red card offences punished in the game. But I don't think there's a specific law like that, it's more that if you're playing advantage, you're banking on the goal being scored. Refs are advised against playing on with red card offences otherwise in case of counter attacks.

[Timmo]

Amazing from Wigan, they've gone from relegation certs to pretty much safe and they've done it by playing well.

[Guest]

Jonas Gutierrez is the biggest diver in the league, he wins more free kicks than anyone else in the Prem, it's something like 5 every game. He's good at it though, watch him closely next time they play.

Young has won the most penalties this season. Suarez second.

Suarez hammered far more often than the Man Utd cheat mind; racists.

[Timmo]

good post

[Guest]

Amazing from Wigan, they've gone from relegation certs to pretty much safe and they've done it by playing well.

Yeah usually teams do that by playing shit!!! Well noticed, great post. Really great.

[Stig]

Stay classy RVP

[Art Vandelay]

Arsenal were dreadful, but Andre Marriner got totally carried away with the plucky Wigan narrative. They played excellently though and were just clever enough to know that breaking the flow of the game up would totally nullify any Arsenal momentum, and that we're likely to just gift you a couple of goals if you put the ball in the box enough.

[El Pibe]

Wow...well done Wigan!

Are Villa fans a little more worried now?

[Plissken]

Amazing from Wigan, they've gone from relegation certs to pretty much safe and they've done it by playing well.

Wouldn't say they are close to safe. They are five points out of the relegation zone with four to play - and Bolton have two games in hand over them.

Villa fans must be shitting themselves. One win would see them safe, probably, but they do have the air of a club that is on its holidays already.

[cantonarv]

Amazing from Wigan, they've gone from relegation certs to pretty much safe and they've done it by playing well.

To be honest watching a load of their games they have scraped by - theres nothing wrong in that - but this 'playing the right way' bullshit got them there - they managed to play so well their top two strikers are on 4 goals a piece. Lets all congratulate them, but lets not be revisionists about it! They managed to cut some sloppy mistakes out, all give 100% and get that little bit of luck they missed earlier in the season.

[PinkMoon]

Villa fans must be shitting themselves. One win would see them safe, probably, but they do have the air of a club that is on its holidays already.

Not on our holidays, just really fucking shit. Our Glorious Leader seems intent on sleepwalking us towards relegation, the same way he did with Birmingham last season. Momentum is everything at this time of year and we have absolutely none. Our game in hand against Bolton is next Tuesday and I'm absolutely dreading it.

[Rev]

To be honest watching a load of their games they have scraped by - theres nothing wrong in that - but this 'playing the right way' bullshit got them there - they managed to play so well their top two strikers are on 4 goals a piece. Lets all congratulate them, but lets not be revisionists about it! They managed to cut some sloppy mistakes out, all give 100% and get that little bit of luck they missed earlier in the season.

5 goals a piece. Also, it doesn't really matter what they've done the rest of the season if they make it happen now. And like PinkMoon said, it's all momentum at this stage and they've got it. I'd be quite surprised if Wigan didn't finish above Villa now.

[Rsdio]

All those stats say to me is that if they had decent strikers they'd be comfortable. They've often played well without getting anything.

[theredstar]

Villa, Wolves and Blackburn to go down.

I doubt if Villa will get another win this season - we certainly won't deserve one if we continue to play we are.

McCleish will play for a draw against Bolton, and they'll go one up, forcing us to use our tried and tested tactic of hoofing it long to Ivanhoe Heskey. After the game McCleish will blame it all on Samir Carruthers, a 20 year old, played out of position, for missing an 'easy' chance. He'll then state he has proven experience of getting teams out of the Championship, and he fully intends to see out his contract as the 20th best manager in the world.

[dizogg]

Pundit of the year. Comedy routines.

[Rev]

Pundit of the year. Comedy routines.

I've never got vinegar with my bread

Hopefully Neville being praised for knowing about football will bring a few more people through who can think a bit. It makes it so much better to watch.