The Official 2010/11 Thread for the English Cups & Football League

[Locke]

That was a brutal penalty. Someone probably told him that Keano's equalizer was offside so this is how he makes up for it.

Wow. I cant believe he called that.

[NBC]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

stay classy Chamakh you cheat, that was embarrassing

Stonewall penalty according to BBC commentators - unbiased BBC commentators I might add.

[Locke]

Alright, well. Spurs are dead and buried. Two bad mistakes at CB. I'd say the first penalty was very soft, the second was marginal but Spurs made the mistakes and left the call in the hands of the ref.

[d_phaneuf]

the 2nd one was acceptable, dumb play by Caulker. The 1st one had absolutely 0 contact to cause Chamakh to fall

[d_phaneuf]

the thing I don't get though, and shows the reffing inconsistencies

both were called penalties, and both were fouls by the last man defending, by definition those have to be red cards

That and when the ref doesn't give a penalty because he thinks the player dived but then he doesn't give the diver a yellow just annoy me

[NBC]

Doesn't the GK count as the last man back? I'm not sure of this myself. Maybe it has to do with preventing a clear scoring opportunity by the last man defending.

Saw a former ref on SKY Sports talking about fouls, red and yellow cards. He fully admitted that there is a grey area open to interpretation when it comes to these types of things.

[d_phaneuf]

I have always thought the goalie didn't count, but I have seen it called both ways depending on the ref

but you have to think that Chamakh was behind the defenders when he was "fouled" that has to be a clear scoring chance, and should have been a red

[Locke]

Well, they're done now. 4-1.

[d_phaneuf]

ya it was over after the 1st penalty, its only the carling cup and they didn't play anywhere near a full squad but I don't like losing to Arsenal anywhere

always a good game between these two though, looking forward to the one in November with hopefully VdV, Modric, RvP, Fabregas etc. all healthy and playing

[chris_yk]

wasn't the foul on the first penalty on Nasri, not Chamakh? i didn't really agree with that one but I thought the second one was a call that would be made 99% of the time

[d_phaneuf]

I thought it was Chamakh, but it could have been Nasri I am not 100%

[Pagal4321]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

I thought it was Chamakh, but it could have been Nasri I am not 100%

Nasri is the short Frenchamn. Chamakh is the giant Morrocan.

I like beating Tottenham under any circumstances. Especially after being threatened while I was in London...some people take their soccer too seriously.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Pagal4321

Nasri is the short Frenchamn. Chamakh is the giant Morrocan.

I like beating Tottenham under any circumstances. Especially after being threatened while I was in London...some people take their soccer too seriously.

Um, yeah, most of the British nation if not all of Europe.

To them, it isnt just a game.

[Winsor_Pilates]

The first foul was on Nasri; who went down soft but it was still a foul. The second on Chamakh was a penalty 10 times out of 10.

Feels good

[GirlySports]

So EPL teams eliminated today

Everton
Bolton
Sunderland
Spurs

[Pagal4321]

Originally Posted by Locke

Um, yeah, most of the British nation if not all of Europe.

To them, it isnt just a game.

So I learnt when a guy with a Tottenham tatoo on his shoulder wanted to fight me becuase I was wearing my Arsenal jersey.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Pagal4321

So I learnt when a guy with a Tottenham tatoo on his shoulder wanted to fight me becuase I was wearing my Arsenal jersey.

Yeah, well, thats to be expected. I almost ended up in a fight with a guy from Chelsea. Because, well, he was from Chelsea, and I was not. I wasnt even wearing another team's colours.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by Pagal4321

So I learnt when a guy with a Tottenham tatoo on his shoulder wanted to fight me becuase I was wearing my Arsenal jersey.

ya that is not a Spurs thing, thats a British and European thing

and if you think London was bad don't go to a game up north

[Finny61]

If someone told me I won tickets to an Arsenal vs Tottenham game I would walk away, no thanks don't need bottles/stones and god knows what else thrown at me. Crazy hooligan football fans them Europeans.

[d_phaneuf]

its not just rivalry games either, look at the away fans section in any game from the premier league to league 2, most of the time they are surrounded by stewards on all sides