I'm sorry but I can't see the point in starting with Grabban. He works hard in midfield and on the wing but then there's no one in the middle to put the ball in the onion bag. I think he would only work as part of a front 3, not a lone striker, and we hardly ever play a front 3.
Good call and agree with the objectivity. I'm calming down (a bit) now, as the good lady has passed me another beer and well, we're on holiday. I think we have enough to do well enough - Palace are on the up after all, and the only way for us is up now
Agree and was just as the commentator said of him - he comes in looking for the ball but then there's no ****ing one in the CF role to pass to...
Pardew: "It was tough on Norwich. Anywhere else on the pitch you'd probably give it, so you have to give it there," said Pardew. "If it had been us and it was disallowed I would have been disappointed."
Says a lot, but its very easy to be magnanimous about those situations when they do go your way. Thing is, if it had stood it wouldn't even be a talking point other than people saying it was a nice finish.
I'd imagine that's due to the People's Democratic Republic of Premier League-istan view on people voicing any criticism of them.
It's always disappointing to lose but when it's because of obvious mistakes by the ref it feels even worse. I know mistakes happen but to make that many in one game is just unbelievable, don't like to keep moaning about poor refs but I'm still frustrated. But overall I thought we played well, again made a a couple defensive errors we are prone to. But think we will learn and improve, hopefully bring in a CB and a Striker because I feel Jerome is the only striker we've got that will score.
I can kind of come round to the high kick disallowed goal - it was simply a bad decision by the linesman, very harsh. But those calls are seen in an instant and those mistakes happen. I simply don't understand how neither the ref nor the linesman saw that massive push on Bassong. I mean, to paraphrase Pardew, that's a clear foul anywhere on the pitch. Outrageous.
Thing is though you might as well rule ALL overhead kicks and flamboyant instinctive goals as not allowed. It's crazy. Could you imagine if Rooneys overhead kick goal against city a few seasons ago was ruled out? There was no basis for the decision at all.
That's interesting - if anything, I see it the other way around. The penalty was so blatant but I guess all sorts of pushing and shoving goes on in and around the box so if I were to be incredibly generous you could perhaps make the argument that it could be missed. But I don't actually feel that way. It was an absolute disgrace of a decision. However, I think the disallowed goal was even more outrageous. Those kinds of goals are scored week in, week out up and down the country and no one ever bats an eyelid. Either way - both decisions were unbelievably poor.
True danary. I can't quite make my mind up. What makes it all worse is it was already a dreadful refereeing performance, with poor offside decisions, very weak tackle officiating and even the commentators were complaining earlier that the ref was losing control. Overall dreadful and no way you can just say "one bad decision". There were multiple and TWO arguably prevented us getting a point or more.
As someone said it wasn't "dangerous play" when Rooney did it for a "wonder goal" also had that been Chelsea, either Manchester etc it would've stood been plaudits wetting themselves over it on replay and the penalty given. Because: 1. ****ty officials 2. It's "only" little old Norwich I remain 100% convinced had that been nearly any established premier league team they'd have got the penalty and goal would've stood.
About time instant review video was available to a 5th official who can radio the ref directly it would take seconds probably no longer than the time for players to argue & the ball to be retrieved. Bloody shambles, absolute shambles
Murray should have been sent off too, Jerome didn't look offside etc . I have seen better refs in WWF.
