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Match Day Thread Chelsea vs. Arsenal 2015/16 Official Match Thread

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by TheOXOCube:5pur2, Sep 13, 2015.

  1. goonerman

    goonerman Member

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    The best way to deal with a cheat like Costa (and I know it will be very difficult) is to not rise to his taunts, gestures, kicks. nudges & all his other dirty tricks. If possible smile @ him & really rile HIM. He is more likely to do something rash & regularly get red cards which may encourage even Mourinho to take some action instead of supporting his player.
     
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  2. Sign Da Ting

    Sign Da Ting Well-Known Member

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    So he gets away with scratching Gabriel? Where's the consistency?

    He didn't see the slap? Charged.

    He didn't see the scratch? No charge.

    Can someone please explain why the FA and officials are so inept. Two incidents were missed but only one was punished?

    FA suits them perfectly, it's all they do.
     
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  3. straycat_67

    straycat_67 Well-Known Member

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    Food for thought:
    To stamp out the kind of play by plonkers like Costa and the like of his manager in condoning this type of behaviour, why don't the FA introduce a more fair punishment such as to affect the team as a whole and therefore makes it fair for the team that has be unfairly treated in this case Arsenal (it could have been any team). As the rules currently stand Costa may well get a circa 3 match ban, thus making him ineligible to play the next 3 matches. In the meantime, Arsenal were 0-0 at the point of the incidents (40 odd mins played) that Costa has been now charged in retrospect by the FA. Arsenal go on to lose the match for whatever reasons (I wont say it's because we were unfairly treated, but it did affect the game/outcome potentially).

    Why not just deduct the team an amount of points (1, 2 or 3) depending on the severity of the case and that way the rest of the teams in the league get an equal benefit of the foul play by the likes of Costa and the condoning of this type of play by his manager. I also believe Costa should be banned for the next upcoming fixture against the team he committed the offence, thus helping to square up the disadvantage from the offending players game where the offence took place.

    Hope all that made some sense! ;)
     
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  4. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia
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    .If are you are referring to the"What do we think of Tottenham" incident,Wilshere didn't say it whilst on a bus
     
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  5. cini65

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    Oh. My. God.

    Is that it?

    <applause>
     
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  6. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia
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    I'm glad I've put you right <ok>
     
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  7. cini65

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    Another classic example of age being directly proportional to condescension it would appear
     
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  8. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    You must be ****ing ancient then :tongue:
     
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  9. cini65

    cini65 Well-Known Member

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    Correct.






    As long as we go with the assumption that '****' = 'definitely not frick'
     
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  10. lazarus20000

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    Makes complete sense and fair. It's a team game, so the team should be punished collectively. It doesn't make any difference to the team that suffers from the cheating if the player in question is punished afterwards, all this does is to give advantage to other teams.
     
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  11. PINKIE

    PINKIE Wurzel Gummidge

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    I think Costa's punishment should be being shot at dawn
     
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  12. Tiddler

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    That's a waste of a good bullet.
     
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    I think that's the first time I can remember an appeal actually working out for Arsenal.
     
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    Good decision I think. What he did was stupid but not violent conduct...
     
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  17. straycat_67

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    Costa given 3 match ban - so that's the FA basically admitting that Costa should have gotten a red card and not Gabriel in the game
     
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  19. goonerman

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    What does this say about Mike Dean's performance. He always seems to have it in for Arsenal.
     
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  20. TheBear

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    Im not a conspiracy theorist when it comes to referee's but I have always hated Mike Dean.

    Too many bad decisions for us over the years.
     
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