#Barclays 24/25

[Jim McLean's Ghost]

1 minute ago, eez-eh said:

This is basically saying I can swing a punch at someone on a football pitch and if the other person ducks out the way I don’t need to be sent off.

No because a punch is outside the scope of the game.

it is the difference between an indirect free kick for a high boot and a red card for a high boot that hits an opponent in the head

[DrewDon]

Just now, Jim McLean's Ghost said:

You have to referee on what actually happened and not  what could have happened

But a red card there would have been refereeing based precisely on what happened: a tackle that clearly endangers the safety of an opponent (and Udogie's tackle comfortably clears that hurdle regardless of Sterling being an intelligent enough footballer to avoid it) is a red card offence for serious foul play.  

[eez-eh]

I see the “Ange’s likeable Spurs” thing lasted about 10 games.

[Have some faith in Magic]

And another one down

[Jim McLean's Ghost]

Just now, DrewDon said:

But a red card there would have been refereeing based precisely on what happened: a tackle that clearly endangers the safety of an opponent (and Udogie's tackle comfortably clears that hurdle regardless of Sterling being an intelligent enough footballer to avoid it) is a red card offence for serious foul play.  

not in the current guidance which says on the boot is a yellow, any contact above the boot is a red. Which is why Romero went off. He put his studs into the shin, therefore a red card.

[J_Stewart]

Spurs are away to finish this struggling to field a 5-a-side team

[jagfox]

Just now, eez-eh said:

I see the “Ange’s likeable Spurs” thing lasted about 10 games.

They were playing well until Romero did his Frankenstein's monster impersonation.

[eez-eh]

Just now, jagfox said:

They were playing well until Romero did his Frankenstein's monster impersonation.

They’ve went full head gone since they went ahead.

[jagfox]

Any guesses on first half Injury time?

Too late 12 minutes

[peasy23]

Sniper alert

[Guest]

I complain about time wasting but quarter of an hour of stoppage time is keech.

Mind when Jim Leighton got injured in the 2000 Cup Final and that was 7 minutes of injury time, that was unfathomably long

[Jim McLean's Ghost]

Son to score on the hour mark of the first half imo

[eez-eh]

What time does the tube stop running?

[DrewDon]

This is either ending 2-1 Spurs or 5-1 Chelsea. There is surely no middle ground. 

[jagfox]

Just now, eez-eh said:

What time does the tube stop running?

Around midnight. They could be struggling to get home.

[AyrshireTon]

1 minute ago, DrewDon said:

This is either ending 2-1 Spurs or 5-1 Chelsea. There is surely no middle ground. 

Funniest scenario would be Chelsea going in front and then losing.

[Have some faith in Magic]

3 minutes ago, eez-eh said:

What time does the tube stop running?

 

2 minutes ago, jagfox said:

Around midnight. They could be struggling to get home.

There wil be men who smell of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs. 

[eez-eh]

If Chelsea don’t win against 9 men plus Eric Dier they should be relegated.

[Diamonds are Forever]

3 minutes ago, Jambomo said:

Not as much, you just need to have clear daylight with no overlap. Any overlap with players is onside.

 

I don't see how that's any easier, or what it achieves. You'd have fans making flippant comments about goals being disallowed for belly buttons being offside.

The constant moaning about 'toenails being offside' etc is just ridiculous to me. By definition offside needs to have a cut-off point. You can play about with the cut-off point forever more but we're still going to have the same amount of borderline decisions and people being called offside for being marginally ahead of the cut-off point, because that is the nature of the law.

[peasy23]

9 minutes ago, Jim McLean's Ghost said:

not in the current guidance which says on the boot is a yellow, any contact above the boot is a red. Which is why Romero went off. He put his studs into the shin, therefore a red card.

On the boot when tackling with one leg maybe, but he is off the ground and out of control with both feet. Dangerous = red.

Edited November 6, 2023 by peasy23