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| I can't agree, sorry. Whenever I've played the game and I'm running at speed, I very rarely see a player about to trip me up, especially if it's a matter of inches. For me, Eboue took the touch past Evra then gave up looking for a foul, he was made to look foolish as no challenge came. If Evra came in sliding from the side then pulled his legs back to avoid the challenge, and Eboue jumped to avoid contact, then yeah, fair enough Eboue, but when he was running next to him and there was only inches in it, for me he just gave up and took the easy option.
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| Quote ="WANDERER"No reason for him to do anything different in future. He's influenced the ref and it changed the game. I sure he thinks it was a good days work.
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Completely changed the game. Gerrard had been very quiet up until then with Davis man marking him. As soon as Davis walked Gerrard had loads more space, allowing him to feed Torres.
Just look at the winner. Gerrard stood there in acres of space. Can't help but think that if Lucas hadn't done his impression of a miming prick Davis would have been all over Gerrard would have been under pressure when taking the shot.
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| Quote ="Catalancs"Completely changed the game. Gerrard had been very quiet up until then with Davis man marking him. As soon as Davis walked Gerrard had loads more space, allowing him to feed Torres.
Just look at the winner. Gerrard stood there in acres of space. Can't help but think that if Lucas hadn't done his impression of a miming prick Davis would have been all over Gerrard would have been under pressure when taking the shot.'"
All it done was force Bolton to pack their box. If anything, it just delayed the inevitable ![Wink icon_wink.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_wink.gif)
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| Quote ="Robbie Rotten"All it done was force Bolton to pack their box. If anything, it just delayed the inevitable
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You go to Wembley yesterday?
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| Quote ="Catalancs"icon_lol.gif
You go to Wembley yesterday?'"
Nope ![Sad icon_sad.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_sad.gif) , was supposed to be going with my dad but he couldn't get the time off work. Had nobody else to go with and I'm not the confident type to go on my own ![Laughing icon_lol.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_lol.gif)
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| Pish poor game at Goodison.
No wonder Latics crowds are down. Really poor standard of football they're playing this season.
In Scotland, it will be interesting to hear what Tony Mowbray has to say about McGeady being given his marching orders for diving.
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| Quote ="Catalancs"Completely changed the game. Gerrard had been very quiet up until then with Davis man marking him. As soon as Davis walked Gerrard had loads more space, allowing him to feed Torres.
Just look at the winner. Gerrard stood there in acres of space. Can't help but think that if Lucas hadn't done his impression of a miming prick Davis would have been all over Gerrard would have been under pressure when taking the shot.'"
Indeed.
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| Quote ="Catalancs"Pish poor game at Goodison.
No wonder Latics crowds are down. Really poor standard of football they're playing this season.'"
(63 Mins) Everton 1-1 Wigan
Louis Saha (62)
Definite dive from McGeady IMO, Also Chris Killen should have been carded for "Simulation" aswell towards then end of the game but neither a card nor freek kick was given very inconsistent from the Referee...
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| Quote ="The Joker®"(63 Mins) Everton 1-1 Wigan
Louis Saha (62)
Definite dive from McGeady IMO, Also Chris Killen should have been carded for "Simulation" aswell towards then end of the game but neither a card nor freek kick was given very inconsistent from the Referee...'"
Mowbray saying if the Eduardo incident hadn't happened this week McGeady would never have been sent off.
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| Quote ="Catalancs"Mowbray saying if the Eduardo incident hadn't happened this week McGeady would never have been sent off.'"
I agree with Mowbray. The Celtic player didn't dive. The Hibs player stuck out his leg right in front of McGeady. McGeady had nowhere to go. He either carried on with his run, ended up being tripped, falling flat on his face and possibly getting injured, or he evades the challenge and goes to ground uninjured.
But no doubt the morons will come out with their "If there's no stud marks it's not a foul" e that they always do.
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| I know its very early in the season, and one or two teams I am going to menion may go on and finish in the top half of the table, but at this moment in time, I just feel the premierleague has one two many teams this year that will struggle against the top sides.
Wolves, Hull, Wigan, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Burnley, and to a lesser extent Bolton and Blackburn
The top sides should not have a problem against these teams away from home (home been self explanatory), and it just seems the premier league is going to be a bigger divide than it has been in recent seasons.
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| Quote ="Invincible"I know its very early in the season, and one or two teams I am going to menion may go on and finish in the top half of the table, but at this moment in time, I just feel the premierleague has one two many teams this year that will struggle against the top sides.
Wolves, Hull, Wigan, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Burnley, and to a lesser extent Bolton and Blackburn
The top sides should not have a problem against these teams away from home (home been self explanatory), and it just seems the premier league is going to be a bigger divide than it has been in recent seasons.'"
did you know man utd got beat by them ![Laughing icon_lol.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_lol.gif)
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| Quote ="Invincible"I know its very early in the season, and one or two teams I am going to menion may go on and finish in the top half of the table, but at this moment in time, I just feel the premierleague has one two many teams this year that will struggle against the top sides.
Wolves, Hull, Wigan, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Burnley, and to a lesser extent Bolton and Blackburn
The top sides should not have a problem against these teams away from home (home been self explanatory), and it just seems the premier league is going to be a bigger divide than it has been in recent seasons.'"
Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Burnley 1-0 Manchester United
Chelsea 2-1 Hull City [i(Needing a 90th Minute Winner)[/i
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| Quote ="Lord God Jose Mourinho"I agree with Mowbray. The Celtic player didn't dive. The Hibs player stuck out his leg right in front of McGeady. McGeady had nowhere to go. He either carried on with his run, ended up being tripped, falling flat on his face and possibly getting injured, or he evades the challenge and goes to ground uninjured.
But no doubt the morons will come out with their "If there's no stud marks it's not a foul" poop that they always do.'"
Looked like a dive to me. A dive being going to ground when you aren't touched. Not in the same galaxy as Eboue's effort yesterday but still a dive.
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| Quote ="Catalancs"Looked like a dive to me. A dive being going to ground when you aren't touched. Not in the same galaxy as Eboue's effort yesterday but still a dive.'"
Practically every time a player is fouled they will be reacting to the foul before being hit. It's instinct. Arshavin, who was blatantly fouled by Fletcher yesterday, was reacting to the impact way before he was hit. That doesn't mean he was diving, it just means he's human.
The Hibs player wasn't making a genuine attempt to play that ball. He was a mile away. McGeady went to ground because the Hibs player stuck his leg right in front of him. The Hibs player was the offender, not the Celtic player.
Just because a defender manages to stop himself inches from making contact doesn't mean he hasn't commited a foul.
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| Quote ="Lord God Jose Mourinho"Practically every time a player is fouled they will be reacting to the foul before being hit. It's instinct. Arshavin, who was blatantly fouled by Fletcher yesterday, was reacting to the impact way before he was hit. That doesn't mean he was diving, it just means he's human.
The Hibs player wasn't making a genuine attempt to play that ball. He was a mile away. McGeady went to ground because the Hibs player stuck his leg right in front of him. The Hibs player was the offender, not the Celtic player.
Just because a defender manages to stop himself inches from making contact doesn't mean he hasn't commited a foul.'"
Will shouting 'BOO!' soon count?
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| Everton agreed a fee for Heitinga. I think he's pretty poor to be honest. Can play right and centre back so I can see why Moyes has gone for him. I don't rate him at centre back to be honest.
Didn't hear the proposed fee, they spent quite a bit on him Atletico so I can't see him coming cheap.
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| Quote ="Lord God Jose Mourinho"Practically every time a player is fouled they will be reacting to the foul before being hit. It's instinct. Arshavin, who was blatantly fouled by Fletcher yesterday, was reacting to the impact way before he was hit. That doesn't mean he was diving, it just means he's human.
Just because a defender manages to stop himself inches from making contact doesn't mean he hasn't commited a foul.'"
There is a massive difference between Arshavin avoiding a challenge and Eboue diving. Fletcher came sliding in, he anticipated him sliding in and taken a touch then rode the tackle well to avoid injury. When a player comes flying in like that, then it's more than fair that a player gets out of the way and anticipates the challenge. But when you're running next to a player and his foot is inches from clipping yours, diving on the floor despite there being no contact means the player is diving. Diving is mostly justified when there is contact, often said "he played for it", but when there's no contact and they go falling over onto their belly, there's no argument for it, it's a clear as day dive.
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| Quote ="Robbie Rotten"Everton agreed a fee for Heitinga. I think he's pretty poor to be honest. Can play right and centre back so I can see why Moyes has gone for him. I don't rate him at centre back to be honest.
Didn't hear the proposed fee, they spent quite a bit on him Atletico so I can't see him coming cheap.'"
£5 million apprently. He's not centre half but I think he will do a cracking job at right back, plus if needed he can cover in the centre but I'm happy with this one.
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| You just can't fault [url=http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/08/30/1470476/notts-county-chase-christian-vieri-reportNotts Countys[/url ambition can you... ![Very Happy icon_biggrin.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_biggrin.gif)
Not content with Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel they now want Christian Vieri & Freddie Ljungberg...
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| Quote ="The Joker®"You just can't fault [url=http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/08/30/1470476/notts-county-chase-christian-vieri-reportNotts Countys[/url ambition can you...
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Not content with Sol Campbell and Kasper Schmeichel they now want Christian Vieri & Freddie Ljunberg...'"
It would be a big step up for Ljungberg moving from the MLS ![Laughing icon_lol.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_lol.gif)
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| Manchester United allegedly failed in a shock bid for their city neighbours' star [url=http://goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/08/30/1469897/manchester-united-fail-in-shock-bid-for-stephen-irelandStephen Ireland[/url.
Not sure how much truth is in the Rumour but i can understand why Manchester United would be interested.
Fiorentina Striker [url=http://goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/08/29/1468381/fiorentina-striker-adrian-mutu-forced-to-retire-fromAdrian Mutu[/url Forced To Retire From Football Over Chelsea Compensation - Report
[iThe striker will be forced to quit football by Chelsea if he doesn't pay the compensation within the next 48 hours, according to reports in Italy...[/i
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| £53 a ticket in the away end for Utd vs city at OT. Looking forward to 3000 city fans helping to pay off our debt. ![Wink icon_wink.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_wink.gif)
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| Quote ="Karlos13"£53 a ticket in the away end for Utd vs city at OT. Looking forward to 3000 city fans helping to pay off our debt. icon_wink.gif'"
If you're so lucky.
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