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NBC · 04-11-2010, 01:43 PM

I hardly think that the referee was the deciding factor here. If anything - other that Spurs' seeming inability to rise to the occasion in big games - it was the state of the pitch. It has been in dreadful condition for some time now and is quite embarrassing for a national stadium.

Straight off the BBC -

Palacios was beaten for pace by Dindane and left Wiley with an easy decision to point to the spot.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...up/8611101.stm

Goalkeepers get the benefit of that call (foul on James) 99/100 times - today was no exception. Whether anyone likes it or not, by today's Premiership standards, that was a clear foul on the keeper.

04-11-2010, 01:43 PM	#548
NBC Account closed at user's request. Join Date: Jul 2009 Exp:	I hardly think that the referee was the deciding factor here. If anything - other that Spurs' seeming inability to rise to the occasion in big games - it was the state of the pitch. It has been in dreadful condition for some time now and is quite embarrassing for a national stadium. Straight off the BBC - Palacios was beaten for pace by Dindane and left Wiley with an easy decision to point to the spot. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...up/8611101.stm Goalkeepers get the benefit of that call (foul on James) 99/100 times - today was no exception. Whether anyone likes it or not, by today's Premiership standards, that was a clear foul on the keeper.