Me calling you on some of your bullshit isn't chippiness, Lidls.
The fact that nobody agrees with you should tell you something.

Yes, but I think the rules should be altered. If the ref had seen that again at second glance, then it's more likely Suarez would have been red carded straight away. And rightly so.
I felt sorry for Parker; thought he was being kicked and pushed around quite a lot by the Liverpool players, although credit to him for just getting on with his job and not moaning.
Don't think that they can, to be fair.
The foul was given and he was booked, wasn't he?

Didn't Luke say that Parker was " a dirty player at times"?
I think people have over-reacted a bit. Don't any of you remember what it was like when Spurs played West Ham and he was in their team? Cos I for one (especially last season if I remember correctly) used to think he was a massive pain in the arse to play against. He knew just how to stop another team playing and would sometimes walk a fine line between excellent midfield work and gamesmanship. For instance he seemed to often have lots of niggly fouls which weren't quite enough for a booking and so maybe would still be able to get away with just a yellow if he fouled an opposition player on a breakaway - that sort of thing.
To make matters worse he could also pass, keep possession, shoot.
And knowing all this, having watched him from an opposition team's point of view, I was very happy that we signed him - and he's proven to be even better than I thought he was.

Parker's a dirty player at times- lots of niggling fouls; always seems to be getting booked.
But that's just what Spurs were missing before this season. He's been worth a few points.
88 yellows and 4 reds in 337 league games.
I rest my case.
His game is (and has been) to harry opposition players, break up the play and generally be a nuisance. I said it as a compliment, not a slur. He is the type of player Spurs needed. But you can't deny that he commits a lot of fouls and picks up a lot of bookings. His record of yellow cards- 1 in 3.83 games- is as bad as any of the dirtiest players you could care to mention in the last 20 years.
Who's under any illusions about what Roy Keane was?
Or Vieira. And many others we could mention. And you would have had them in your team without question.
Parker may not merit comparison with Keane, but he still takes few prisoners.
Is that meant to make sense?
I'm not the one who gets banned for turning most threads into an exchange of abuse and insults, even with other Spurs fans you claim to share some empathy with. Pot. Kettle. Black.
I haven't said that of him either. He repeatedly commits niggling fouls and gets booked as often as other similar offenders- more than almost any other player.
I haven't suggested that he has a violent or nasty streak like Keane or Vieira. I didn't even say he was a dirty player per se! I said he can be at times.
That chippiness from 606 is still there if you stratch the surface, isn't it?
There isn't agreement and harmony on many of the threads on this or any other board on this site, whether it's predicting scores or assessing Torres' worth.
It was just a view on a player I rate (as is evident from my first comment here) and have previously observed was a good acquisition for Spurs. Your agreement is not a prerequisite for posting, is it?
And suggesting that any dissenting view should lead to a ban indicates that some on here hold some extreme political views, it would seem.
You've quoted a small part of his post![]()

Scholes' record, according to wiki: 90 yellow cards, 4 red cards, the third most booked player in EPL history. Also, 32 yellows in the CL more than any other player. But, of course, he's just competitive and doesn't know how to tackle properly88 yellows and 4 reds in 337 league games.
I rest my case.

Bale's dive last night was first class. Thoroughly enjoyed Skrtel touching him out of play before the cartwheel into the advertisements too.
Parker was great last night, your defence was solid. Walker didn't really show up in attack, which was a huge relief (partly due to Johnson being nearly as fast as he is).
Modric was muted well by Spearing. Adebayor may as well have been playing at White Hart Lane.
Overall you must be pleased on that performance with a point, we're definitely disappointed (a draw doesn't do us much good).
I am just glad that Charlie Adam failed yet again to injure him despite taking him out high with studs showing - what is wrong with that guy! I worry every time we have to play against him - dirty ****
Anyway, Parker is a superb player and is instrumental in our success so far this season. He gets everywhere and is always sweeping up loose balls around the defence. Surprised he hasn't scored yet considering the great goals he has scored for west ham in the past.
