This whole thing is royally pissing me off. Everyone - and I mean everyone - goes on about a lack of respect for refs in football and "why cant it be more like rugby?" and players simulating fouls and then when someone faces an extended ban for doing just that in one fell swoop - showing a lack of respect for the ref after initially cheating for which he got a deserved booking - people are criticising the ref. If you dive, its a booking, if you abuse the ref, you get further punishment. Done.The only possible criticism can be that other refs dont do this, but it's not a stick to beat this individual with.
Not sure were I stand on following statement myself but going to make it anyway...’if its a foul anywhere else on the pitch, why isn’t it a foul in the area?’ Surely a foul is a foul....it will work one of two ways...either there will be 10 penalties a game, or refs will be more lenient during normal play and the game will flow better with less petty free kicks
Vardy deserves whatever punishment is coming his way, it's a pity because with his background/where he has come from he should be setting an example/role model to the youngsters playing and trying to make their way in the game, not to give up, work hard, follow the dream the hard way. Instead, he looks like a thug and acts like one.
Silly Silly boy. He would not be missed much against Swansea however an extended ban could well hit the Foxes hard. Whilst ref.. Jon Moss failed big time in the game,, Vardy only has himself to blame. After last night the race has just got a little more interesting.
I wonder if there's a scramble to cash out today? I'm not saying I think they'll blow it, but I would definitely cash out if I was sat on it.
5 points is still a good lead with only 4 games left. I can see Leicester beating Swansea and Everton @ home and don't be too shocked to see Chelsea roll over on the last day if it goes that far. No way will Chelsea want Spurs to win the title. As for cashing out ? "Who Dares Wins".
I would cash out now, not worth the risk. I thought all along that Leicester would get pegged back if they lost a few key players, not sure Vardy being out for a few matches is enough with only 4 left they might still have done enough. Imagine on the last day if Spurs can win it and have the huge advantage of goal difference in their favour.
You summed up the pressure on Leicester now quite well, everybody expects them to roll over Swansea and Everton, football doesn't work that way and Chelsea on the last day could be the killer blow for them
Heard Shearer talking about the pressure on Blackburn when they won the title. Didn't matter who they were playing the pressure got to them and they couldn't buy a win toward the end of that season and only stumbled over the line because Manure failed to win their final game. Same pressure could now be getting to Leicester. No easy games when the pressure of expectancy is on.
It must be unusual for them cos in their heart of hearts, no matter what they say publicly, every single one of them is thinking "we'll never have this chance again".
