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It was a penalty, Swarbs
If it was a penalty then Ashley Young has never done a dive in his life
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Weird because I didn't think the linesmen had access to view slow mo replays.. I thought they saw it all live and in real time.
Even weirder is that he's talking about Mark Lawrenson's top punditry and hasn't mentioned a linesman.
If it was a penalty then Ashley Young has never done a dive in his life
I was dubious at first. However, Benteke was running at pace (shock, I know) and the other feller's knee caught him, having pretty much the same effect as an ankle-tap in rugby. He couldn't help but go down
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Even weirder is that he's talking about Mark Lawrenson's top punditry and hasn't mentioned a linesman.
Point is, makes no difference if us sitting at home, pundits watching on tv from a camera angle 100 yards away in real time can see the contact... The Lino 10 yards away saw the contact, he's the man with the best view in the stadium and saw the contact and flagged.
If a penalty was given at every bit of contact in the area there would be 50 penalties per team each match.
The rule is foul.
Not contact, not touch.
Foul.
The rule is foul.
Not contact, not touch.
Foul.
I was dubious at first. However, Benteke was running at pace (shock, I know) and the other feller's knee caught him, having pretty much the same effect as an ankle-tap in rugby. He couldn't help but go down
I disagree. Ankle taps only work because the ankle that is tapped comes into contact with the other leg, causing a trip. If you watch the replay you clearly see him bring his foot back into line before planting it on the turf and falling down. He didn't even lose his balance until he chose to.
But as Biscan says, the linesman doesn't have the benefit of replays, all he saw is contact followed by a fall. Impossible for him to tell that the contact didn't actually trip Benteke, hence the penalty was given.
I don't think there's much to discuss when you listen to Benteke's post match interview.
Geoff Shreeves "Was there contact?"
Benteke looking sheepishly "Errrm, I think so..."
Even IF you want to straw clutch with the "contact" argument, Benteke blows that out the water first hand.
Anyway it's all besides the point, I have no sympathy for Crystal Palace just like I wouldn't for Liverpool if the situation was the other way around. Fcking arseholes playing against 10 men and were 1-0 up at the time. You can't really blame the opposition team for winning a game they never should have.
Geoff Shreeves "Was there contact?"
Benteke looking sheepishly "Errrm, I think so..."
Even IF you want to straw clutch with the "contact" argument, Benteke blows that out the water first hand.Anyway it's all besides the point, I have no sympathy for Crystal Palace just like I wouldn't for Liverpool if the situation was the other way around. Fcking arseholes playing against 10 men and were 1-0 up at the time. You can't really blame the opposition team for winning a game they never should have.
Careful that'll be posted on the BBC Salford site as evidence.
Astro has now gone a complete 180 turn, here is what he posted to me earlier today
astroturfnaut said: ↑
Klopp is above Fergie's level, the only thing Fergie has over him is being in the game longer
Fergie benefitted from massive influence in the domestic compeitions, Man Utd's financial power on the back of massive debt. Consequently he was destroyed in Europe whenever he didn't have those advantages.
astroturfnaut said: ↑
Klopp is above Fergie's level, the only thing Fergie has over him is being in the game longer
Fergie benefitted from massive influence in the domestic compeitions, Man Utd's financial power on the back of massive debt. Consequently he was destroyed in Europe whenever he didn't have those advantages.
He's one clueless fat ****.Astro has now gone a complete 180 turn, here is what he posted to me earlier today
astroturfnaut said: ↑
Klopp is above Fergie's level, the only thing Fergie has over him is being in the game longer
Fergie benefitted from massive influence in the domestic compeitions, Man Utd's financial power on the back of massive debt. Consequently he was destroyed in Europe whenever he didn't have those advantages.
There must be something he knows about, it's just not football unfortunately. Just a bad choice of forums I suppose
He really is the lowest grade of football "fan", it astonishes me that so many of the Dippers ring fence him.There must be something he knows about, it's just not football unfortunately. Just a bad choice of forums I suppose
UIR's never managed to get that kind of support and he's a massive improvement on Astrocunt!
I think you have this somewhat wrong
The cavalry have arrived to defend him, what a surprise !
From my travels on other boards I've noticed that morons like astro spouting similar nonsense are usually reigned in and are always in spats with more sensible posters. The dippers on the other hand lap it up, and will not tolerate him being derided, in any way
You've not spent much time on ours. Derision rife. particularly on the Science Only thread