****Tottenham Hotspur v Man Utd********* OMT Official

[yiddo37]

Ref cam is cool though.

Refs are becoming too much of a focal point, they're there to manage the game not be the centre of attention.

 

[yiddo37]

Only saw the first half, thought we were playing quite well and were in with a chance of getting a result, then along came Cuti.
Shame about Udogie was starting to look back to his best, when will we ever get a break from injuries it's virtually every game.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

Only saw the first half, thought we were playing quite well and were in with a chance of getting a result, then along came Cuti.
Shame about Udogie was starting to look back to his best, when will we ever get a break from injuries it's virtually every game.

Yeh Udogie looked superb till the injury, I feel for the lad

 

[Jurgen the German]

I'm sorry that the referee sent me off is very different from I'm sorry I contested that ball. You can be regretful about the unfair consequence, as opposed to the action.

He hasn’t said anything about being hard done by. Frank has said it was a red card, I know his word doesn’t carry much weight right now but all the same. Footballers almost always contest red cards and very rarely accept they’ve done anything wrong. If Frank, Romero or the dressing room thought the red card was harsh then I’m sure that’s the rhetoric we would be hearing.

 

[thfcsteff]

He hasn’t said anything about being hard done by. Frank has said it was a red card, I know his word doesn’t carry much weight right now but all the same. Footballers almost always contest red cards and very rarely accept they’ve done anything wrong. If Frank, Romero or the dressing room thought the red card was harsh then I’m sure that’s the rhetoric we would be hearing.

There is a whole other narrative which I could posit that makes enormous sense, the one where Romero is basically on a silence and behave order given his recent media dealings and Frank is essentially not interested in getting into it because by nature he is a deflator and not an inflator.

But it seems futile.
You have an opinion that you will balance as you need to.
As do I.

Best we move on.

 

[thfcsteff]

We never agreed a fee with them.

The official statement released by Sporting president Frederico Varandas



From Bruno Fernandes himself.

Indeed.
We blew that deal and instead agreed a (near?) deadline day loan-to-buy deal for Lo Celso. Wish we'd spent the money on Fernandes.

 

[Daisuk]

Refs are becoming too much of a focal point, they're there to manage the game not be the centre of attention.

Football is ultimately a form of entertainment for us watching, so it's a valuable view, in my opinion. Also, maybe we would be able to easier understand some decisions if we could see situations from their perspective. I doubt refs would be more eager to take decision just to show off for the cam, to put it that way.

 

[Jurgen the German]

There is a whole other narrative which I could posit that makes enormous sense, the one where Romero is basically on a silence and behave order given his recent media dealings and Frank is essentially not interested in getting into it because by nature he is a deflator and not an inflator.

But it seems futile.
You have an opinion that you will balance as you need to.
As do I.

Best we move on.

The Palhinha yellow card was scandalous compared to the Romero red card. Palhinha’s tackle was strong but fair and he got the ball. How many times has Romero avoided red cards when he should have received his marching orders.

 

[harr1984]

The Palhinha yellow card was scandalous compared to the Romero red card. Palhinha’s tackle was strong but fair and he got the ball. How many times has Romero avoided red cards when he should have received his marching orders.

And that's the point with Romero, I'm not having this he's being victimised nonsense. He plays on the edge, sometimes he gets away with it and other times he doesn't.

Whether you want to agree with yesterdays red or not, he has done enough stupid things to warrant enough red cards regardless of yesterdays one. As I mentioned yesterday he has the most red cards of any player in the PL since the day he arrived here, it has nothing to do with his reputation he just is what he is....

 

[Baleforce]

Only saw the first half, thought we were playing quite well and were in with a chance of getting a result, then along came Cuti.
Shame about Udogie was starting to look back to his best, when will we ever get a break from injuries it's virtually every game.

You could have made that exact post 10 times this season.

 

[Mikey10]

I'm sorry that the referee sent me off is very different from I'm sorry I contested that ball. You can be regretful about the unfair consequence, as opposed to the action.

There is no evidence that is what the apology was about. Why would he apologise for a referee’s error if he thought that to be the case?

Frank’s comments were that he had watched the incident five times and “it is a red card” and that Romero had “apologised to his teammates.” No mention of a mistake by the referee (in fact the opposite) - so I am not sure how you are deriving your current conclusion from what has been said by the manager, and by the actions after the game of the player who made the tackle.

 

[thfcsteff]

The Palhinha yellow card was scandalous compared to the Romero red card. Palhinha’s tackle was strong but fair and he got the ball. How many times has Romero avoided red cards when he should have received his marching orders.

So...are we moving on, or are you simply going to continue until I might 'somehow' say 'yes, you're right, he's a clam'? It won't happen. So again, let's agree to disagree on this player yes?