Rival watch

Binding on the arm on the opposite side to the ref really winds me up. Literally 90% of the time its done, why the touch judge never calls it i have no idea.

 

True, it's always gone on. I remember talking to Jeff Probyn about David Sole cutting the sleeve off one arm of his jersey. He just laughed and said 'silly **** was trying to stop me pulling him down, I just grabbed his arm and pulled him down anyway'.

 

The difference being the ref just ignored Ballack as he was ranting and jogged away, rather than the usual "Sorry to disappoint you, sir, it won't happen again" reaction you see in the Premier League.

 

"One of the weird things about rugby refereeing is that there's different standards between the Northern and Southern hemisphere. For example, Australia's usual shenanigans at line-outs (either passing to the player right in front of them, or throwing in the ball at such an angle it is almost impossible for a non-Australian player to catch it) is usually quickly stamped out by a Northern hemisphere ref, but Southern hemisphere refs just let it go on."

The scrum used to be the area where S hemisphere refs were like little girls.

At least the refs have been consistently pinging slowing down at the breakdown.
And notable that the S hemisphere sides have overall been much faster in clearing
out opponent players (England in particular were slooooow against Wales and Aus) .

 

Reading reports on Liverpools recent game in London under Klopp, who were they playing? It would appear there was only one team as far as the media was concerned.

The media is so fickle.

 

That's the exact opposite of fickle: obsessed.

 

No! fickle as I said Klopp is the new flavour of the month, they are obsessed with Mourinho.

 

They're also obsessed with Liverpool, especially since pretty much any ex-player gets a job as a pundit/commentator/columnist to further fuel the obsession.

 

Arsenal need to beat Bayern Munich in their CL game tonight to retain any chance of progressing beyond the group stages. Bayern have won all 11 league and CL games so far this season and striker Lewandowski has 15 goals in his last 7 games for club and country. Good luck with that then

 

I got told yesterday by a mouser that they are trying to get to where they belong and the rest of us are just deluded and pretenders.

If Klopp fails, then them ****s may as well pack up and take up another sport.

 

Come on Bayern

 

And Dynamo Kiev

 

That is great goalkeeping.

 

He's no Tommy Forecast though

 

One of Levy's greatest achievements was to get a deal which involved Tommy Forecast being valued at a million quid.

 

It was. However Walcott should have given him no chance.

 

It's Wenger in week people.

 

I do love how he gives the goons false hope...ultimate WUM is that man Wenger.

 

Nothing wrong in grinding out a result against Bayern. Fair play to the Goons, that is a great result.

 

Makes a total mystery of their first 2 CL games too!