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The Footie Thread

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Good to get a clean sheet, although I agree that Maddison was on the way down and looked for the contact for the penalty. The good thing is that he’s got his mojo back over the past six weeks.

We need to get some centre backs back. We are missing five! Evans off injured in the fifth minute, Amarty (covid), Vestergaard (covid), Justin (just had a slight setback but not far from returning) & Fofana. Still managed only our second clean sheet.
 
Stuart_C said:
Problem with offside and the lines is theres always going to be really tight close ones.

I don't agree. Success and failure isnt down to referees decisions. There's 38 games a season to make sure you're winners or relegated.

Cast your mind back to when Phelan kicked one from behind the line for your lot v bolton and it was 3ft behind the line. Bolton went down that season, not because of that one decision, because they never did enough in the ogher 37 games.

The league winners earn the trophy over 38 games, likewise those who are relegated don't do enough. Its that simple.

Consistency is down to the refs themselves. I agree with you on that though.

We wont see Moss give a yellow everytime someone stops a quick frekick again. Attwell never yesterday and i'll gaurantee the other refs never in the other PL games too.
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Stu, have a look at the links below, teams have benifitted by as much as 8 points over the last 2 seasons or lost up to 6 points, that amount can decide titles and who gets relegated, not forgetting qualification for CL & Europa League etc, you could be talking millions of pounds in some cases.

All the effort or lack of it over 38 games could count for nothing if Officials get it wrong once:

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/eng...sions-have-affected-every-premier-league-club

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/eng...y-premier-league-club-in-2020-21?platform=amp
 
Liverbirdie said:
What about when Kompany should have been sent off for city against us the other year and they went on to win 2-1?

A proper 6 pointer and we lost the league by one point.

You're right in the main, but these things can happen.
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Dont start with the whataboutery, we've benefitted from decisons too.

We had chances to win that particular game too. Ok Kompany goes off we have a better chance of winning but the game at home to Leicester and away at Arsenal are the games that still annoy me from that season.

We wouldn't have won the European Cup v Spurs had VVD been sent off v Napoli for the same sort of tackle.

It happens, take responaibility for your own actions and accept it.

That season i dont think we could've done anything more than we did other than those 2 games if my memory serves me right.
 
All of the positivity and momentum of the arsenal win currently being thrown away by a park your bus, not very well parked, performance at Selhurst Park against a team who had lost their last 2 ?
 
Liverbirdie said:
Bollocks, lots of match going fans wanted it as well.

That said, we didnt know the pigs ear (or ribcage), that they would make of it.
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Match going fans were in the minority of wanting VAR.

Did you really believe these clowns in charge of refereeing would do any better with technology?

You know I called it from the beginning, its on here too.
 
pokerjoke said:
Benitez can’t be there much longer can he?
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In the meantime we have scored...........

I think if we set up like this and lose, rinse, repeat, then no he won't last. I thought he would take the performance against arsenal and tell them to go at Palace. This has lost all of the upside of that game, so far. We shouldn't be parking the bus against anyone outside of the top 3
 
Should have had a pen today but I think the way he played today pope would have saved it

What a keeper

Some of those saves were breath taking
 
This Telly clapper didn’t want VAR and said it would ruin the sport ??‍♂️
 
The 3rd goal is a perfect example of why you can’t blame Benitez, Coleman trying to be clever and mess’s up.

Well played Palace, fully deserved.
 
pauldj42 said:
The 3rd goal is a perfect example of why you can’t blame Benitez, Coleman trying to be clever and mess’s up.

Well played Palace, fully deserved.
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From what i seen, Richarlison offered zilch today. Rondon changed the attacking threat, bit more luck/quality and its desmond.
 
Stuart_C said:
From what i seen, Richarlison offered zilch today. Rondon changed the attacking threat, bit more luck/quality and its desmond.
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Mate, we offered nothing, Rondon has finally got a goal, he is possibly the worst signing I’ve seen in over 20yrs and we’ve signed some absolute garbage in that time.

Lacking quality and we need luck, that’s how desperate it is, got some big relegation 6 pointers coming up over Christmas/New Year, those games could decide our season.
 
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