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Let's hope that Chelsea deal with it in the right way. I find it embarrassing that it's still happening.

Spurs games bring out the worst in people. They really are a bunch of $%^& and the Y!d Army chants and whatever doesn't do them any favours. They really are an awkward bunch of people. As we walked towards the entrance yesterday there was a mob of Spurs fans surrounding 4 Chelsea fans (in club colours) and started some happy slapping them around the ears whilst filming it on their phones; FFS happy slapping is so 2004.

Were you wearing your lucky trainers?

Forest in takeover talks?

Off to the Emirates - armchair Gooners note: it's generally a lot easier to get tix for a Monday night game - & hoping to see a decent game this season. Apart from the Newcastle game, I haven't really seen a decent game. Wigan should be up for it, so hoping for end to end action, settled by a Ramsey hat-trick.

Should be a good game, Wigan are 5th in the PL form table and anything they can get from this game would be a bonus for them.

Should be a good game, Wigan are 5th in the PL form table and anything they can get from this game would be a bonus for them.

Wonder if Wigan will bring any fans at all. Last season they brought about 50 for a Saturday, and they didn't even sell out their own ground for Manure, so hard to see anyone coming down on a Monday night. Or are there plastic Wiganites lurking within the M25? Fucking glory-hunting melts, the lot of them.

No I shall be attending my twins naming ceremony plus a big family meal and then party that has been arranged for 2 months.
Will you?

Has he been invited?

All the noise during the silence came from the yids.

Parker was lucky he wasn't sent off proper throwing his toys out the pram.

If the result would have been 2 1 to Chelsea id understand all the crys out for goal line tech. But it wasn't, Tottenham were completely outplayed.

^This.

Let's see.

Chelsea

1. Apologise for small minority of fans who joined inthe booing.
   
2. Admit that it was a lucky decision for the goal.
   
   

Sp*rs

1. Say nothing about their fans' behaviour but try and blame it wholly on Chelsea
   
2. Say that the ball was "no where near" the line when photos show that it probably did cross It.
   
   

Really classy those Sp*rs aren't they?

You can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter. And then go off and manage Ingerland for the Euro's, whilst opening offshore accounts in the names of family pets.

Let's hope that Chelsea deal with it in the right way. I find it embarrassing that it's still happening.

Spurs games bring out the worst in people. They really are a bunch of $%^& and the Y!d Army chants and whatever doesn't do them any favours. They really are an awkward bunch of people. As we walked towards the entrance yesterday there was a mob of Spurs fans surrounding 4 Chelsea fans (in club colours) and started some happy slapping them around the ears whilst filming it on their phones; FFS happy slapping is so 2004.

A rush of blood to the head when they leave their dark-ages postcode, maybe?

1. Excellent decision by the referee
   
   

Well, is the whole ball, over the whole line?

Hard to say from that image, it's certainly close, though I don't think it's fully over, but it's at an angle, and you don't know what happened before and after.

I'm not one to complain about refs decisions, and don't have an opinion on whether this was a goal or not.

That certainly looks a lot further over than the video images did. The angle is different to the TV cameras, but without video footage to back this angle up it could be easily photoshopped. This image did take a bit of time after the game to surface.

#stirringpot #conspiracytheory

You Chelsea lot are the worst winners ever. No class at all. You win the mach and still harp on about what everyone else did, how you are inocent, the other team had all the luck, the other set of fans were horrible, blah blah blah. Always the same for every game agains any team.

The goal changed the game, spurs had to leave themselves open and let in goals while chasing the game. I am not saying we would have won the game if it wernt for the goal and Chelsea did play well.

Chelsea fans are always fucking victims, even when they win. For that reason Chelsea are not style.

Exactly. It pretty pathetic jumping at every opportunity to label opponents are racist thugs, yet dismiss that element of you own teams fans as just a minority.

Why does anyone even feel the need to explain the behaviour of these thugs simply because they are in a Chelsea shirt? It's not a reflection of everyone who supports Chelsea, but defending them is moronic.

Well, is the whole ball, over the whole line?

Hard to say from that image, it's certainly close, though I don't think it's fully over, but it's at an angle, and you don't know what happened before and after.

I'm not one to complain about refs decisions, and don't have an opinion on whether this was a goal or not.

It is impossible to judge from that angle. You could say the ball must be over the line as it is behind the boot of the player who looks like he is over the line. However, is is in front of the near post, which is obviously on the line. There has to be a more sinister reason as to why goal line technology has not been introduced.
other than to ensure the top teams are constantly afforded the benefit of the doubt, I cannot think of one sane reason

Well, is the whole ball, over the whole line?

Hard to say from that image, it's certainly close, though I don't think it's fully over, but it's at an angle, and you don't know what happened before and after..

Hard to say, but Atkinson had a better view than all of the photos I have seen. I would hope that he was 100% sure that it was in before awarding the goal. But what do I care? Whichever team won yesterday, football would still have been the loser.

Were you wearing your lucky trainers?

Got some new ones - much maligned New Balance in an 80s hearts grey with Maroon.

Perfect.

Speaking as someone whose primary sporting interest is rugby who quite likes watching the odd game of football I really don't think that there should too much of a hurry to introduce goal line technology. I cannot emphasise this enough, but I cannot fucking stand it when lazy or unconfident refs "go upstairs" to the TMO. It makes the game disjointed and if a team is on the ropes gives them a chance to regather, not to mention the fact that more cameras are needed with people to operate them this cost inevitably gets passed on to the people who stump up their hard earned beer tokens in order to see a match which can then be spoiled by having to sit around waiting for someone to watch multiple videos trying to figure out what has gone on.

All sport is a human spectacle, and part of that is the fact that the people who officiate are not infallible and will make mistakes. Yes it is shit if your team concedes a goal/try/points (delete as appropriate) because the ref has cocked up however as a professional sportsman it is your job to HTFU take it on the chin and get on with it, and lets face it nine times out of ten the team that deserves to win will normally go on to do so no matter how shit the ref is.

I feel, the goal line tech will be more like ice hockey tbh

Has there actually been concrete proposals for how it will work in football, because honestly once you start putting cameras on the goal line to see if the ball has crossed the line or not, people will start pushing for video reviews for when some cheating prick takes a dive trying to get a penalty.

honestly once you start putting cameras on the goal line to see if the ball has crossed the line or not, people will start pushing for video reviews for when some cheating prick takes a dive trying to get a penalty.

My thoughts exactly.

Has there actually been concrete proposals for how it will work in football, because honestly once you start putting cameras on the goal line to see if the ball has crossed the line or not, people will start pushing for video reviews for when some cheating prick takes a dive trying to get a penalty.

There are 2 systems being trialled. One which works with magnets in the ball (or some such trickery) and one with Hawkeye style cameras in the goal mouth. IIRC both give an instant feed to the ref - there is no wait and review - ie they buzz if the ball is fully over, but not otherwise.

Anyway - roll on the end of the season. It's been too depressing to think about.

I feel like a Liverpool supporter - maybe next season...

Is it the end of this season start of next they'll be introducing it then?

There are 2 systems being trialled. One which works with magnets in the ball (or some such trickery) and one with Hawkeye style cameras in the goal mouth. IIRC both give an instant feed to the ref - there is no wait and review - ie they buzz if the ball is fully over, but not otherwise.

Anyway - roll on the end of the season. It's been too depressing to think about.

I feel like a Liverpool supporter - maybe next season...

Relegation if McLeish is still there is the most likely outcome. I believe Ferguson personally recommended him to Lerner.

Relegation if McLeish is still there is the most likely outcome. I believe Ferguson personally recommended him to Lerner.

I bet he did.
To guarantee United 6 points per season

Just read this

"Everton have now been waiting for over a century to record a win over their neighbours in a final or a semi,"

That is a truly horrendous stat >>>>>>>>>>

There are 2 systems being trialled. One which works with magnets in the ball (or some such trickery) and one with Hawkeye style cameras in the goal mouth. IIRC both give an instant feed to the ref - there is no wait and review - ie they buzz if the ball is fully over, but not otherwise.

Anyway - roll on the end of the season. It's been too depressing to think about.

I feel like a Liverpool supporter - maybe next season...

how will that work then, have the FA discovered the secret of how magnets work

If there had been goal line technology in 2005, Liverpool would never have gone to Istanbul.

Best leave the subject Mike.

Tottenham scored one goal. Chelsea scored four or five which, in my book is more than one. Hardly a game influencing decision.

Been ignoring the nonsense but I have to draw the line: The alternative would have been A PENALTY AND YOUR KEEPER GETTING SENT OFF

OH AND LEST WE FORGET I SAW NUMBERS OF CHELSEA 'FANS' GETTIN OFF AT 3 - 3 WITH MAN U AT STAMFORD BRIDGE 10 MINS FROM TIME

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