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Journos had to fight back against reality at some point. Their myths have been tumbling, shrek, big man, maureen the great, brendan brent, they're drawing a line in the sand with azzah - dammit!Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
Perhaps, but it was certainly a foul at the very minimum because it clearly caused Remy to lose control of the ball and hence spurn the chance. If an opposition player lunges at you recklessly for the ball and doesn't get it but forces you to take evasive action to not get injured (and also disrupt the play) then that's a foul in my eyes.Quote:
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With our history of dealing with Stoke/Northern thuggery and the serious injuries we've had to Ramsey and Eduardo, it's something I do believe strongly in.
As Shearer said, if you don't punish these incidents then you incentivise players to get the contact and go down (to get a pel and possibly a red for the keeper) instead of trying their best to avoid the contact and score.
Yeah I read that in the Daily Heil. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by McNamara That Ghost...
He must have not seen that sitter he missed at the end or the shot he pubbed into row Z. Simply playing slightly better than the tripe he displayed against Liverpool did not make him brilliant :doh:
Some players have to play at a tenth of their ability to still get the praise. Weird.
Anyway, Sky's programme is on now.
If the Remy incident happens anywhere else on the pitch it's play on, no foul. The foul is only usually given if the player decides to cheat by going down despite the lack of contact. You can imagine the howls of protest if Remy had avoided a similar attempt at a tackle on the halfway line, regained his balance and ran through on goal but the ref called it back for obstruction. We don't need new rules to give advantages to players who don't cheat, instead we need new and draconian rules to punish the cheats. Remy has done what every player should do. It's only a special incident because so many players cheat. If it was a straight red and 6 game ban for clear cases of cheating, such as Costa's dive or any time Rooney touches the ball, then players wouldn't cheat. Except for Costa who wouldn't be able to help himself. Cheating is one of the very worst things in sport. It devalues sport and casts suspicion on everything. We wouldn't think twice about Remy almost beating the keeper if cheating wasn't so prevalent. Also, our ideas of who the top players are would be transformed if the cheating could be eradicated.
We need technology in the game. That's the obvious answer and you have to wonder why corrupt officials (no conspiracy theory here - nobody can argue they aren't corrupt) are so against assisting the referee with simple technology that has been available to the armchair viewer for decades. You don't even stop the game. As soon as there is a controversial incident a sideline official has a watch and if there is a clear case of cheating he signals the ref and the game is pulled back. We already have a rule that lets the game go to see if the attacking team has an advantage, the ref already has the power to pull the game back if no such advantage emerges.
Why are we making such a big deal about a moment of honesty when we should be all over the cheats? It's arse about face.
Remi Garde/Arsenal piece on now. :bow:
Aston Villa: Guzan; Hutton, Richards, Clark, Amavi; Gana, Veretout, Sanchez, Gil; Ayew, Sinclair.
Subs: Bunn, Bacuna, Lescott, Richardson, N'Zogbia, Gestede, Grealish.
Man City: Hart; Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernando, Fernandinho; De Bruyne, Toure, Sterling; Bony.
Subs: Caballero, Demichelis, Mangala, Clichy, Delph, Navas, Iheanacho.
Kinkladze. :bow:
No Noel, it was called the Champions League, just like it is now.
Come on Villa. :bow: