The Official 2016/17 Premier League Thread

[Legohamster]

Walcott is a brick weasel

 

[Mikey10]

Hull can definitely get something here.


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[Mikey10]

And that was a red.


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[Glenda's Legs]

That could easily have been a red given.

 

[PochettinoPochettinoPochettino]

That is the most red carded foul ever last man!

 

[Legohamster]

This Arsenal side reminds me so much of us in AVBs season with Bale - average team with one world class player.

 

[mudshark]

No Hudd piledriver, then. Shame.

 

[Lost Mango]

That's the problem

The rule is intent not advantage

It need to be advantage only and then you can pull up more like this

Thing to me is, if that had been a defender sliding in with his arm above his head and obstructing a cross it would be given as a penalty as his arm is in 'an unnatural' position. We see it every season.

Also think Sanchez instinctively slightly moves his hand towards the ball as well.

 

[Lost Mango]

Not convinced there was any intent there either.

 

[PochettinoPochettinoPochettino]

Actually although not a good result, it makes wengers job safer and those fickle goon fans won't cry on Arsenal fan tv, and it prolongs the fact that Arsenal aren't very good at all!

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

Thing to me is, if that had been a defender sliding in with his arm above his head and obstructing a cross it would be given as a penalty as his arm is in 'an unnatural' position. We see it every season.

Also think Sanchez instinctively slightly moves his hand towards the ball as well.

"Unnatural" doesn't come into the laws though.

In fact, the wording of the law suggests the arm can be anywhere and it NOT necessarily be an infringement:

• the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand)
• the distance between the opponent and the ball (unexpected ball)
• the position of the hand does not necessarily mean that there is an infringement

(From the FA site.)

I think the "unnatural" thing is a fallacy perpetuated by pundits who don't read the laws.

 

[Glenda's Legs]

So Clattenburg apologised to Hull players at start of the second half, saying it was handball but he couldn't be sure at the time.

 

[markysimmo]

Disgraceful officiating today, 3 lucky points to the 13 men

 

[Hotshot-Tottenham]

So Clattenburg apologised to Hull players at start of the second half, saying it was handball but he couldn't be sure at the time.

Odd. I don't get that. Looked like right, although galling, decision to me.

 

[paxtonwolf]

Chadli 1-0

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Chadders!

 

[Rorschach]

Utd are all over Watford.

 

[Rorschach]

Was coming. Watford are not putting any effort in.

 

[fernadez]

Liking the look of Gabbiadini these last couple games.

 

[Legohamster]

So Clattenburg apologised to Hull players at start of the second half, saying it was handball but he couldn't be sure at the time.

Refs don't help themselves.

At worse it was 50/50

 

[paxtonwolf]

Its a bad day when the only thing that went right was a late goal by WBA