Tottenham Vs Bolton: Match Thread
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beats1
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But the issue was defoe was ahead of the last man and he was still behind the ball
tommo84
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It will be appealed. However, I suspect that the appeal will be rejected, and in doing so will confirm that Attwell actually got it right. I am going purely on my behind the goal viewpoint however, and may alter my opinion once I see it again.
One thing which annoys me is that all the pundits/phone-ins seem to be unanimous that David Luiz should have been sent off, but that Cahill shouldn't.
For me, if one is a definite sending off, you cannot claim the other definitely isn't, as they weren't that dissimilar. How can people ask the refs to be consistent when the press/media aren't consistent in their own interpretation of the rules???
Also, my initial feeling was that it was very similar to the Sczezny non-red card at Chelsea in that the issue of contention is whether a covering defender would have got across in time. Everyone, including the player himself, claimed that should have been a red card so why is this Cahill incident deemed to be such an outrageous decision by those same people???
One thing which annoys me is that all the pundits/phone-ins seem to be unanimous that David Luiz should have been sent off, but that Cahill shouldn't.
For me, if one is a definite sending off, you cannot claim the other definitely isn't, as they weren't that dissimilar. How can people ask the refs to be consistent when the press/media aren't consistent in their own interpretation of the rules???
Also, my initial feeling was that it was very similar to the Sczezny non-red card at Chelsea in that the issue of contention is whether a covering defender would have got across in time. Everyone, including the player himself, claimed that should have been a red card so why is this Cahill incident deemed to be such an outrageous decision by those same people???
Blake Griffin
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any news on ledley by the way?
Dundalk_Spur
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The difference between the two incidents is Luiz definately should have been sent off.
Ray Charles, Helen Keller and Stevie Wonder would have sent him off.
Ray Charles, Helen Keller and Stevie Wonder would have sent him off.
ohwhenthespurs
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I'd settle for the goals. Turned on to MOTD just after the Spurs game finished last night. D'oh.
Reado
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What defines a 'goal-scoring opportunity' though? Is is an opportunity for the player who got fouled? If so, then it isn't a red card as I don't think it was an opportunity for Parker to score. Or, is it an opportunity in the sense we would have been through on goal 2 against 1? If that's the case, then of course that's a goal-scoring opportunity.
Anybody know?
Anybody know?
chrissivad
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maybe he was sent off for serious foul play?
rockyhotspur
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I see that Cahill's red card has been rescinded. Does anyone know does this now get changed to a booking or does he get away with it completely?
StartingPrice
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It was certainly worthy of a yellow.
And so, on to my favourite topic: why did they FA even look at this, when the referee had dealt with it (no matter how unsatisfactorily), when they refused to do anything at all about Rooney's forearm smash last season, and Suarez's disgraceful assault against Citeh last week, followed by pathetic/comic playacting. Could it, perhaps, be because they are still a bunch gutless sychophants.
