No, you're a moron for persisting with this claim that Webb was watching at the moment Balotelli's sole connects with Parker's face, he is clearly in the middle of switching his attention from the ball, to Parker, probably upon hearing Parker's scream.
You are basically saying that all the injuries we've had can be written off because they haven't been to 'first team' players. While we have proved this to be not true, it is also ridiculous to suggest that we have a 'first team', different combinations of players are more effective than others against different opposition, in addition the fact that our squad players have been injured more has led to 'first-teamers' being overused so far leading to fatigue. Our injuries since August: Jake Livermore Injury Facial Injury 2012 January 3rd Sandro Ranieri Injury Calf/Shin Injury 2012 January 3rd William Gallas Injury Calf/Shin Injury 2012 January 3rd Scott Parker Injury Knee Injury 2011 December 31st Roman Pavlyuchenko Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 December 28th Sebastien Bassong Injury Back Injury 2011 December 28th Ledley King Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 December 22nd Younes Kaboul Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 December 22nd Rafael Van Der Vaart Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 December 22nd Aaron Lennon Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 December 18th Roman Pavlyuchenko Injury Back Injury 2011 December 8th Vedran Corluka Injury Achilles Tendinopathy 2011 December 5th Gareth Bale Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 December 3rd Jermaine Jenas Injury Ruptured Achilles 2011 December 3rd Ledley King Injury Knee Injury 2011 December 2nd Jermain Defoe Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 December 2nd Giovani Dos Santos Injury Groin/Pelvis Injury 2011 November 28th Roman Pavlyuchenko Injury Knee Injury 2011 November 28th Danny Rose Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 November 25th Niko Kranjcar Injury Hip/Thigh Injury 2011 November 25th Rafael Van Der Vaart Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 November 25th Jermain Defoe Injury Groin Strain 2011 November 23rd Rafael Van Der Vaart Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 November 21st Rafael Van Der Vaart Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 November 15th Ledley King Injury Groin Strain 2011 October 17th Vedran Corluka Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 October 14th Niko Kranjcar Injury Thigh Muscle Strain 2011 October 14th Aaron Lennon Injury Groin Strain 2011 October 6th David Bentley Injury Knee Injury 2011 October 5th Sandro Ranieri Injury Calf Muscle Strain 2011 October 4th William Gallas Injury Calf Muscle Strain 2011 September 28th Benoit Assou-Ekotto Injury Sore Throat 2011 September 23rd Niko Kranjcar Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 September 23rd Michael Dawson Injury Achilles Tendinopathy 2011 September 12th Tom Huddlestone Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 September 10th Rafael Van Der Vaart Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 August 28th Aaron Lennon Injury Groin Strain 2011 August 28th Peter Crouch Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 August 22nd Wilson Palacios Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 August 19th Ledley King Injury Knee Injury 2011 August 19th Tom Huddlestone Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 August 18th Luka Modric Injury Groin Strain 2011 August 18th Steven Pienaar Injury Gilmores Groin 2011 August 7th Rafael Van Der Vaart Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 August 6th Man City's injuries since August: Micah Richards Injury Hamstring Injury 2012 January 16th Mario Balotelli Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2012 January 11th David Silva Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2012 January 10th Edin Dzeko Injury Knee Injury 2012 January 3rd Mario Balotelli Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 December 31st Micah Richards Injury Calf/Shin Injury 2011 December 21st Edin Dzeko Injury Knock 2011 December 19th Micah Richards Injury Calf/Shin Injury 2011 December 5th Aleksandar Kolarov Injury Groin Strain 2011 November 29th Sergio Aguero Injury Groin Strain 2011 November 11th Samir Nasri Injury Knee Injury 2011 November 9th Owen Hargreaves Injury Fitness 2011 October 26th Mario Balotelli Injury Back Injury 2011 October 5th Sergio Aguero Injury Groin/Pelvis Injury 2011 October 1st James Milner Injury Concussion 2011 September 13th Gareth Barry Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 September 9th Samir Nasri Injury Hand Injury 2011 September 7th Micah Richards Injury Hamstring Injury 2011 September 1st Nigel De Jong Injury Ankle/Foot Injury 2011 August 19th Whose list is longer?
By my calculations we have been denied 8 points by incompetent and inept refereeing so far this season... 3 points against Stoke, disallowed goal, penalties, harsh red card, hand ball the list goes on 2 points against Abramovich FC, Cashley controlled the ball with his hand which led to their equaliser (Webb again) 2 points against Wolves, again another wrongly disallowed goal for offside and a wrongly awarded corner resulted in a Wolves goal. 1 point against Mansour FC, 2 100% red cards missed by Webb which an offending player stayed on the pitch to win and score. which would currently place us top of the table. Also, you will never see this sort of decision making going against Man Utd or Liverpool.
Have we gained any point via dodgy reffing though, CB? Fulham fans would point to the Walker handball, though Sidwell should've been dismissed for elbowing Parker and we should've had a penalty for a foul by the same ginger against the same player. Bolton fans could suggest that they might've got something from their game at WHL, had Cahill not been harshly dismissed, though they were already losing and getting badly outplayed. Anyone else?
Can you stop posting the same **** please, Lidls. Some people think that it's a deliberate stamp and you don't. Repeating the same explanation over and over isn't going to change anyone's mind, is it?
I think you're in the distinct minority, Luke. As I said earlier, to be a little fair to Poll, you have to see it in slo- mo. But, it is clearly intentional. As has been said, it's not the first time he's done it. If the FA do nothing, I will be very disappointed.
Balotelli was the sacrifice to allow Lescott to sneak out scott free. So did Lescott get away because he's English or did Mancini get asked who he could save? If Savic had to play another game they might not win...
4-game ban for the fruit. Whilst the standard of refereeing this year has been diabolical, I must say that their employers- the FA themselves- have had a very good year in terms of PR. They showed quick, decisive and firm action both in punishing Suarez, and now against Balofruiti too. No dallying, just straight to the point. Hats off.
