The Premier League thread

Er.....wouldn't Morgan go in goal if we had no subs left to use?

 

Not Prem, but Torino v Roma tonight. Are we still second best defence in Europe? Maybe Torino's goalkeeper can slot one in to even it up.




Wait, Lille have also conceded 4 but in 11 games But they are playing Monaco! It's on.

 

Well actually TSS, the only way Morgan would go in goal is if we'd used all our subs, so we couldn't bring Cork on!

Edit: Tom's already made this point, sorry.

 

Begovic on MOTD2.

 

Well ok I wasn't aware of that, but frankly that's a daft rule that should be changed. If you can book a player after an advantage is played, there's no reason you can't allow a quick free-kick to be taken before a card is shown.

 

Well, OK. I was just being neat.

 

The rule's there to prevent referees from forgetting to go back and caution the player or not getting the number of the player. Remember the laws of the game apply to all levels, at grassroots level it would be much more difficult to go back and caution a player. And unless there is a clear advantage, referee's are recommended to stop play and caution the player instantly.

 

All removing that rule would mean is the referee has discretion, like with the advantage rule. I can't see how the danger of missing who the offender was is any higher than for a normal advantage.

 

Not surprisingly Riether is the first person to be charged under the FA's new slightly relaxed retrospective punishment rules.

 

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So he should be...plain nasty.

 

Is that the chap that spanked our Dejan?

 

No, he's the stampy guy on the utd kid, thumper deserves a phone call as well.

 

Ah yes, him. Don't understand why the spanker seems to have gotten away with it.

 

Fairly sure it was also Riether who slapped Dejan's arse.

 

Yeah he was a bit lucky. Probably helped that Lovren didn't moan about it. I thought it was Amorebieta? Might be wrong.

Still, stamping on 18 year olds, not cool man.

 

Nope, was Amorebieta as Qwerty said.

 

Everton's manager has suggested that teams should get an extra sub if a player has to go off with concussion. How is that different from a player having to go off with a broken leg for instance? You could still have to go down to 10 men if you'd used your subs already. Don't know what he's going on about.

 

I like Martinez, he's a good manager but he's make himself look like a massive idiot there.

 

Alan Pardew now 7/2 to be the new Crystal Palace boss. He's 3/1 to be the next manager to leave too.