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Phomesy

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Aug 20, 2013
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Cannot believe people want the Scum to win the League Cup.
The fuck has happened to our fanbase?

Another way of looking at it is Arsenal just feel less relevant these days.

Having said that I'd prefer the Oil Slavers to win everything we can't. Meaningless when its bought by oil money dipped in slave blood.
 

Pellshek

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Dec 30, 2015
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Just seen the Delph red and he can have no complaints. Mistime that a bit and the opponent gets a serious injury.
 

Spurs 1961

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Aug 31, 2012
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Just seen the Delph red and he can have no complaints. Mistime that a bit and the opponent gets a serious injury.
Too right. I can't believe that the so called pundits see that as nothing but talk endlessly about more minor issues. Tackles that can hurt players, whoever is guilty, should incur severe penalties.
 

Pellshek

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Too right. I can't believe that the so called pundits see that as nothing but talk endlessly about more minor issues. Tackles that can hurt players, whoever is guilty, should incur severe penalties.


Totally agree with you agreeing with me. Seriously though, I actually think reffing of this stuff has improved in the last year or two. Red cards for stupid shit that's never going to hurt anyone seem to have declined, in part I guess because of the change in the laws about denying goal-scoring opportunities, while I do think more challenges like Delph's are getting punished.
 

ackie

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Dec 29, 2005
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Looks like the football gods are playing with us for the FA cup .
We've had 'easy' teams (non PL matches yet) and could be in the semis but making hard work of it.
 

cwy21

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Seriously though, I actually think reffing of this stuff has improved in the last year or two.

I don't think the fans and pundits understand how much effort goes into these referees being a team. In the Premier League, the refs are split into groups of 3 centers and 5 assistants. They all work together as teams for the entire season. It helps build trust and confidence. It's a big reason why you see the assistant referee calling the PK for Spurs at Anfield and why we probably saw the assistant tell Anthony Taylor today that this was a red card. When these guys work with the same people over and over, you start to work together as three referees and not one ref with his linesmen.
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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I never realy liked Wigan when they were in the PL, with their half-empty ground every week and often cabbage patch surface after rugby matches had been played on it. Though the 9-1 was a great day I wasn't sad when they dropped.

But I like them a lot more now. :D

They've knocked out three PL sides at home this year and I really fancy them to beat So'ton in the next round too.
 

spurs mental

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Mar 10, 2007
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This competition is now there for the taking. Poch has to go seriously at it provided we get passed Rochdale in the replay. The semi final beckons and we know we can beat anyone at Wembley now. Nobody wants to play us there
 

spurs mental

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Also I'm sure someone has said it already, but imagine if that was Dele who went after a fan. The witch hunt would be insane. Nothing in the papers today. Joke
 

rich75

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Even then. Obviously horrid stuff and the Wigan fan should be banned if it was (and prosecuted if possible), but Aguero's a professional. He knows you're going to be provoked sometimes in football, badly provoked, but you can't retaliate like that. If someone said something even that deeply nasty to me and I hit them, I'd be sacked, no questions asked, and I'm not paid even a fraction of what he gets for putting up with it.
Aguero isn’t paid anything to tolerate abuse. He’s paid to play football.
 

Col_M

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Feb 28, 2012
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Re Ageuro, Wigan will be fined because fans encroached on the pitch and endangered players. He was acting in self defence M’Lord.
 
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