Premier League Thread

Exactly. Regardless of how much contact there is, or how much playacting from Vertonghen, a kick out is violent conduct. Even with no contact, the intent is enough for a red card.

 

I agree Al, Vertonghen left his foot and should have been delay with accordingly. BUT GASTON THEN KICKED OUT! That's a red card. So your angst is that it was Spurs benefiting? Fair enough, but it is clear something clouded your judgement, unless you don't think Gaston kicked out, in which case you have chosen not to see that. My point to you in each if my posts is that it is a clear red card because a player can't kick out in a big way or a little way.

What annoyed me was that not once during the commentary did they point a finger at the spuds defender. He should have been punished too.

 

In all of this discussion, the lino deserves a pat on the back for having the balls to raise his flag; most of them are too Lilly livered to do anything.

 

Kick out, a coming together, still looks nothing like a red to me. Then add to that Jacks little indiscretion yesterday & many other things in the Everton/WestHam match, it just feels like a piss take.

 

Absolutely.

 

There are very few people in this world I dislike as much as Sugar. Lord, my arse.

On the Gaston thing, Vertonghen gives him a crafty thigh in the balls which is what causes his reaction.

 

Well it is. Just because he didn't kick him hard it doesn't mean it's not violent conduct. It is the ACTION of kicking out and NOT the amount of contact that results in a red card.

 

Vertonghen had hold of his foot as well, which also contributed. I am not arguing against the red, just that Vertonghen should have had a yellow as well. And how in God's name did Livermore stay on the pitch?

 

Phil Neville and Kevin Kilbane doing their best Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum impression. It's actually painful to watch

 

He kicked out, of course he did. I have a pair of eyes, and although age isn't on my side and I wear glasses, I can see Gaston's leg made contact with Vertonghen. Still, I don't think it was enough to be a red card, and if you put it in context, where he was reacting to Vertonghen, then I think you just say yellow and be done with it.

Still, I accept you and others think different. That's ok, but it isn't a black or white issue for me.

 

Yes, as soon as I found out they were the pundits I thought: "**** this, I'm watching MOTD2 on the iPlayer so I can skip the analysis"

 

Something we agree on.

 

The laws of the game suggest otherwise. You have said he kicked out, and that is a red card offence, no two ways about it.

 

Unfortunately for any referee it has to be black or white. I am glad you said he kicked out though as I was thinking that you didn't think he had. It was a silly reaction from him that left the ref no choice once the Lino pointed it out.

 

Well change the rules then

But I agree with you about Kilbane and Phil Neville. It's almost as if the BBC give up with some weekends. Shearer was made to look intelligent when next to Savage last night, and these two are just clowns.

 

It was definitely a silly reaction. Shame as he genuinely looked good today.

 

Jedinak's red a couple weeks back was kicking out, Gaston's was more of a tangle. Never a red card, only a ref with a stick up his arse would give that.

 

More annoyed the spuds got away with a result again. Still, keeps MP there and closer to April. I wonder if April 25th is too early to win and guarantee 4th place?

 

That would be quite something - beating Pochettino to secure 4th place.

 

I think most refs are poor but That decision was correct. They tangled after Gaston kicked out. If you don't think Gaston kicked out then you must have blinked. Spuds defender made a meal of it, but definitely a stupid reaction from Gaston.