Premier league 2012/2013 thread

[crew]

but what do angry geordies call a black person they are pissed off with?

aside from other geordies, who the fuck knows like?

[kiwiling]

aside from other geordies, who the fuck knows like?

Clattenberg is a geordie...so that is probably what he said...

[Beavis]

Probably said something like, "if only Man U had a young middie in your class, me and my colleagues wouldn't have to help them steal the three points each weekend...nig-nog."

[kiwiling]

Probably said something like, "if only Man U had a young middie in your class, me and my colleagues wouldn't have to help them steal the three points each weekend...nig-nog."

Crew is a Geordie

[Neil S]

Clattenburg was also in charge at 'The theatre of cunts' when this happened. Look at the score and the time on the clock. FFS

carrol blunder - YouTube

Hope it's not a wind up but I've been told Baconface's love child Howard 'I love Rooney' Webb, is in charge for the Utd v Arsenal game. If true, we have even less chance than I thought.

Not sure what to make of Arsenal now. Scrappy but deserved win at the weekend and a mental result last night. 7-5 win away at Reading after being 4-0 down in the first half. WTF. By all accounts Walcott looked good as a striker and Arshavin was the bees knees (looked lean and played very well against QPR too as a second half substitute). Lot of gooners thinking Arshavin may get a start at Utd. Don't usually watch League Cup games but defo gonna try and download it.

[Beavis]

Never understood why Arshavin went out of favor so quickly. Sure, I know he lost all his confidence and his form for a spell, but folks seemed to give up on him awful quick. His first few months at Arsenal he was dazzling. Even at his worst, he's never afraid to run at defenders. He came on for Gervinho and put in the cross that lead to the winner against QPR. Lord knows why Gervinho has been so heavily relied upon all season...seems it's been obvious for a while now he doesn't have what it takes; let's hope we've seen the last of him and let's hope Arshavin can resurrect the form he entered the EPL with.

[bulldog]

arshaving is bone idle and rat faced. he hates england because russia such a lovely, free and bohemian place to live if you like wearing balaclavas in churches

[Beavis]

The Bangkok Post tells me the League Cup Chelsea v Man U match will be on Channel 9 at 2:45AM. On my minimum cable package channel 9 is CNN. I wonder if I get Channel 9...it'd be a shame to stay up for the match if I don't. Oh well, I'm an insomniac anyway.

[kiwiling]

Not sure what to make of Arsenal now.

Me neither...but the league is competitive this year

[theSmiler]

Decisions, decisions...

1- Definitely red but Ivanovich was unlucky because he was running to get back and Young slowed to control the ball. The contact may have been incidental but that's almost always a red card, doesn't matter who the ref is... Young was through, the other covering defender wouldn't have got back. He denied a clear goalscoring opportunity. Red card.
2- Torres was unlucky, I think most of the time he would have got a foul for that. He was definitely flicked on the shin but that doesn't mean he didn't dive. If he's touched but the ref doesn't think it was hard enough to force him down that's still simulation. To give the ref credit he had kept up with play and was in the perfect place to judge this. Personally, I think Torres was fouled but I also think it's so tough for referees with so many players diving... If they're going to try to stamp it out by giving more yellows during the game (and it seems they are) then some players are going to be unlucky.
3- Offside goal. Blame it on the assistant. Happens every week (see Arsenal-QPR, Everton-Liverpool).

So, some bad decisions but hardly worthy of some of the hyberbole on here and in other places. Let the conspiracy theorists stew in their own paranoia and everyone else can move on to the next set of games.

And all the red cards make football more exciting, creates talking points and gives a reason for fans to become more passionate. Also introduces a randomizing element that can change the course of a game at any moment. When I first started watching football you virtually had to commit GBH to get a yellow card. Things are much better now.

[kiwiling]

Torres was unlucky, I think most of the time he would have got a foul for that. He was definitely flicked on the shin but that doesn't mean he didn't dive. If he's touched but the ref doesn't think it was hard enough to force him down that's still simulation. To give the ref credit he had kept up with play and was in the perfect place to judge this. Personally, I think Torres was fouled but I also think it's so tough for referees with so many players diving... If they're going to try to stamp it out by giving more yellows during the game (and it seems they are) then some players are going to be unlucky.

A well considered post...may I comment...yes most of the time he would have got a foul...and yes although he was technically fouled...he didn't have to go down that heavily...if he hadn't gone down at all...what would have happened?...nothing except he would have had a chance at goal...but he didn't have the confidence...so he went down to try and get a penalty...I hope the referees behind closed doors give Clattenberg a pat on the back for trying to stamp out this blight on the game...and

please look at this disgusting dive from the Australian Football League last week (A NZ team the Wellington Phoenix plays in the league)...it is about League One level...but any controversy between a Kiwi and Aussie team leads to more bunfighting than you could EVER get in the UK...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/fo...-1226506650455

Sorry about the link...it is from a newspaper and won't transfer directly

[Neil S]

Another top decision by Clattenburg.

Wayne Rooney, Manchester United- Possible referee Bung? - YouTube

[Beavis]

Where's Rooney's hair?

[kiwiling]

Another top decision by Clattenburg.

he didn't see it...he saw contact...but not the extent of it...referees depend on their touch judges...what were they doing?

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Where's Rooney's hair?

Wayne has the distinction of a hooker remembering him because of how ugly he was...jing jing

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Wayne Rooney, Manchester United- Possible referee Bung? - YouTube

99% of conspiracy theories are just incompetence...if the touch judges saw the elbow...and told Clattenberg fair enough...but I bet they didn't...and everybody who needs to know can hear what goes over their microphones...Rooney is just a cunning Scouse git...half a brain but he knows where the ref and touch judges are when he wants to elbow somebody in the head...same as that off side call last weekend against Hernandez...the commentators could see he was offside becuase from where they were they could see him in a panic trying trying to get back onside...the touch judge on the far siside was completely unsighted

[Neil S]

.referees depend on their touch judges.

You have no idea how silly that makes you sound.