Weekends Other Games 16/17th March

[topgoon]

Is it me or does Balotelli get a bit more pleasure out of scoring than you would think.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... rmo-0.html

[northbank123]

Did anyone else see the challenge by McManaman (of Wigan, not the floppy haired Spice Boy/horse-racing addict)?

Genuinely awful.

[topgoon]

Did anyone else see the challenge by McManaman (of Wigan, not the floppy haired Spice Boy/horse-racing addict)?

Genuinely awful.

Not seen it but heard so much about it on 5live 606, sounded pretty horific...hope we don't get the usual not that type of boy crap. A bad tackle is a bad tackle.

[Top Londoner]

Is it me or does Balotelli get a bit more pleasure out of scoring than you would think.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... rmo-0.html

Hey. Whatever floats yer boat, son.

[highburyJD]

Did anyone else see the challenge by McManaman (of Wigan, not the floppy haired Spice Boy/horse-racing addict)?

Genuinely awful.

Terrible foul. Weirdly rate the ref for not booking him.

He obviously didn't see it, so many refs if they miss something just guess
a yellow would mean he gets off, he'll get a proper ban now

[northbank123]

Did anyone else see the challenge by McManaman (of Wigan, not the floppy haired Spice Boy/horse-racing addict)?

Genuinely awful.

Terrible foul. Weirdly rate the ref for not booking him.

He obviously didn't see it, so many refs if they miss something just guess
a yellow would mean he gets off, he'll get a proper ban now

Agree - I'd rather a ref hold his hands up and say he didn't see it and then the player can get a 3-game ban.

topgoon here's a link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF2FHYuaTsk

As if he follows it up with a deliberate handball too!

[topgoon]

Just seen it, in real time looks a rash tackle only when you see the replay that you see how bad it is. Haidara's feet planted firmly in the ground which makes the damage worse.

WTF was Mcmanaman doing. He was nowhere near the ball

Loved the blatant handball as well.

Just seen their winning goal on motds, blatant handball there as well.

Barcodes would be so f**ked off but it's Pardew so f**k em.

See Martinez has adopted the old ...not that type of boy boll**ks

[Top Londoner]

I don't dislike Newcastle. If Chris Hughton was in charge I would like them to stay up, but because that facking cant Pardew is there, I want them to end up in administration.

[augie]

I don't dislike Newcastle. If Chris Hughton was in charge I would like them to stay up, but because that facking cant Pardew is there, I want them to end up in administration.

Same as that

I know that it was a bad tackle and it looks it on the tv replays but at the time, in real time it didn't appear that bad and it actually seemed like he got a touch on the ball. I know none of us like the usual "he's not that type of player" bullshit but to be fair to the guy, he is a kid that was making his first premier league start and enthusiasm probably played a big part. I am very much a supporter of retrospective action but only if I feel there was intent to do harm and tbh I don't feel that was the case here.

Best wishes to the lad from geordieland though - cant be easy working under a prick like pardew

[g88ner]

WTF was Mcmanaman doing. He was nowhere near the ball

It was a shocking tackle, but you can't say he was nowhere near it when he actually clips it before making contact with the player!

second GIF down is clearer...
http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/gifs- ... npunished/

[highburyJD]

our game away to Fulham now looks HUGE

[Bradywasking]

Did anyone else see the challenge by McManaman (of Wigan, not the floppy haired Spice Boy/horse-racing addict)?

Genuinely awful.

The FA have announced that they cannot take any action over McManaman's foul ...apparently because it was seen by one of the officials , who didn't believe it was that serious at the time. Or as it wasn't an Arsenal player that done it.
Bad week for the FA , they let Rio away with assault because they want him back in the England squad ...he strings them along and then humiliates them and the England Manager

[northbank123]

Did anyone else see the challenge by McManaman (of Wigan, not the floppy haired Spice Boy/horse-racing addict)?

Genuinely awful.

The FA have announced that they cannot take any action over McManaman's foul ...apparently because it was seen by one of the officials , who didn't believe it was that serious at the time. Or as it wasn't an Arsenal player that done it.
Bad week for the FA , they let Rio away with assault because they want him back in the England squad ...he strings them along and then humiliates them and the England Manager

Bizarre - why not just tell the official to keep his mouth shut and slap the ban on him? And what kind of idiot jobsworth comes out claiming to have seen the incident properly when he clearly hasn't? If he'd seen it properly and didn't think it was serious he simply shouldn't be officiating football games at this level.

[Top Londoner]

Zaha handed one-game ban and fined £3,000 over finger gesture aimed at Leeds fans.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... -fans.html

[northbank123]

Apparently McManaman left a Citeh player in a leg brace after a horror tackle in a Ressies game a year or two back.

Just as well he's "not that type of player" and "doesn't have a bad bone in his body" (although I wish somebody had bothered to look up Shawcross' history after the Ramsey incident and dug up him breaking Jeffers' ankle in a Championship game and the Stoke coach admit that he was frustrated because Jeffers was pissing all over him).