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[Wes]

Just a reminder, I've reopened the old IRC GAF Football channel for EURO 2012:

channel: #football
server: studio64.yi.org

 

[Patrick Bateman]

The ref today is the same one that gave Germany's Klose his first red ever, back at WC 2010:

 

[dc89]

I have a daft feeling england will win this

Our squad is so shit that expectation will never be lower

There's a Chelsea-esque feeling about it.

No expectation, no pressure, everyones wrote them off.

 

[Gareth Bale]

That was a mistake on the world stage, everyone see's and gets on his case.

Week in week out in the Premier League he doesn't make mistakes.

Football-GAF will probably agree with me.

*Webb-style fake pause to think*

No, I disagree dc

 

[Blablurn]

 

[Funky Papa]

Even the Spanish media is shitting on the ref.

:lol?

 

[Hixx]

That was a mistake on the world stage, everyone see's and gets on his case.

Week in week out in the Premier League he doesn't make mistakes.

Football-GAF will probably agree with me.

He fucking does!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8jYBXnImA

 

[GorillaJu]

It depends on whether it stopped a goal scoring chance. If it has then it will be a penalty but the player will not be penalised.

In this case it probably isn't a penalty, as the ball hit the wrong arm, if it had hit the other arm and stopped the ball rolling through to the striker then it would have been a penalty for sure.

Yeah good point.

 

[Totalriot]

Time to fire up the grill

 

[Sviatoslav]

Webb is a pretty decent ref to be fair. He doesn't usually let stuff get out of hand.

Hopefully he lets things go. We like to play rough.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Even the Spanish media is shitting on the ref.

:lol?

What would you expect?

Not that he's ruining anything cause Greece isn't doing shit, but still...

 

[The perfect Dark]

The ref today is the same one that gave Germany's Klose his first red ever, back at WC 2010:

Oh god I remember this moment.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

hope this match is the last we'll see of this "referee"

Nope, watch him turn up in the final.

 

[Deleted member 81567]

Fucking hate the ref, hope he dies

 

[WJD]

Not sure why people are surprised, Spanish ref's have always been this bad.

 

[D4Danger]

The ref today is the same one that gave Germany's Klose his first red ever, back at WC 2010:

haha I remember that image. Can't believe it's the same guy.

 

[Jeff Albertson]

Bbc with the ever so subtle trumpet references - we get it FFS the trumpet is the first line of defence

 

[Pringler]

Is this really the same guy?!

looks a bit different?

 

[Kiraly]

DISGRACE

 

[HollovVpo1nt]

Pff if that handball was no penalty, then how the fuck was van der Vaart's handball against Bulgaria a penalty?

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Not sure why people are surprised, Spanish ref's have always been this bad.

This.

 

[The perfect Dark]

Nope, watch him turn up in the final.

Endboss

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Oh god I remember this moment.

Yep, it tells me that ref is a complete douche and an idiot. Klose is, hands down, one of the fairest football players of these days..

 

[Blablurn]

The ref today is the same one that gave Germany's Klose his first red ever, back at WC 2010:

i think they just bring him back for the lulz

 

[choodi]

If he's standing with his arms by his sides and the ball hits his arm, then that is clearly not a penalty.

but the guy is lying on the ground and clearly touching the ball with his arm and gaining an advantage by not allowing the ball to run its natural course. Penalty.

 

[ColossalLazy]

Its my belief that all refs are pieces of shit.

 

[gutter_trash]

Greece metldown feels so good

*yah, refs suck LOL but it's footy and that's the way footy is

 

[Chuckie]

It depends on whether it stopped a goal scoring chance. If it has then it will be a penalty but the player will not be penalised.

In this case it probably isn't a penalty, as the ball hit the wrong arm, if it had hit the other arm and stopped the ball rolling through to the striker then it would have been a penalty for sure.

Well then Dutch rules appearantly differ from international, because it depends on arm position/intent, not where it happend (box or not) or if it was a scoring chance or not.

 

[helloresolven]

ESPN covering the racist chants at Dutch players and they keep mentioning how it was "near" the Auschwitz death camp. Why are they bringing up the death camp?

 

[keit4]

Velasco Carballo is an awful ref. Expect The worst in the second half..

 

[Oxx]

I hope this ref gets Portugal/Holland.

 

[dc89]

Put it this way. I'd rather have Webb at the Euro's than anyone like Mariner or Dowd.

 

[Dark Schala]

The ref today is the same one that gave Germany's Klose his first red ever, back at WC 2010:

Oh man, this moment.

Bringing him back for the ratings, I bet. Or based on stupid decisions. Or UEFA just doesn't give a fuck.

 

[criesofthepast]

All I know is that would have been a penalty in FIFA 12.

And holy shit Kurtofan ref stats below me!!!

 

[Kurtofan]

From Soccernet gamecast: Ref Carlos Velasco Carballo showed 178 yellow cards and 16 red cards in 29 La Liga games last season. Average of six yellows a game.

 

[Funky Papa]

Is this really the same guy?!

looks a bit different?

Different ref. This is Velasco Carballo

 

[DangerousMali]

where was that crowd from? on bbc

 

[Wilbur]

Put it this way. I'd rather have Webb at the Euro's than anyone like Mariner or Dowd.

I'd rather be shat on than castrated

 

[MMaRsu]

ESPN covering the racist chants at Dutch players and they keep mentioning how it was "near" the Auschwitz death camp. Why are they bringing up the death camp?

Cause espn is dumb?

Lol at those ref stats. Why choose him?

 

[Verano]

I hope this ref gets Portugal/Holland.

me too. bye bye cr7

 

[Phantast2k]

Greece was really dumb to even try to attack over the left wing.
If Kuba (Blaszczykowski) & Piszczek can hold off the likes of Ribery than how is Samaras supposed to make a dent there? lol
The manager should've reinforced that wing with defensive guys and attack over the left wing. Except for the BVB players, the Polish team is not all that strong. You might have noticed how comical they were on the defense on the left wing (Boenisch).

 

[Willkiller]

Jeez, I go away for 15 minutes and all hell breaks loose haha.

Hopefully Poland are looking to embarrass Greece!

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Its my belief that all refs are pieces of shit.

The best refs are those that lead a game and you mostly don't see in the whole match.

Refs that stand in the middle of a match and influence it too much are horrible. Just like this ref today..

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Put it this way. I'd rather have Webb at the Euro's than anyone like Mariner or Dowd.

Fuck. No.

 

[The perfect Dark]

me too. bye bye cr7

Is see lots of robbenballs

 

[Talon]

ESPN covering the racist chants at Dutch players and they keep mentioning how it was "near" the Auschwitz death camp. Why are they bringing up the death camp?

It's relevant that a country that has experienced racial atrocity at its worst still has a vocal, ignorant minority.

 

[dc89]

I'd rather be shat on than castrated

Would Mike Dean be your pick of the PL refs?

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^^^ already said that was a bad call on the biggest stage of them all!

 

[Chuckie]

ESPN covering the racist chants at Dutch players and they keep mentioning how it was "near" the Auschwitz death camp. Why are they bringing up the death camp?

Maybe because the Dutch players visited Auschwitz that day and one of them mentioned that it felt even extra painful to hear the racism after they just visited it.

 

[wonderland]

i am from Argentina , but i go for netherland !

 

[gutter_trash]

I hope this ref gets Portugal/Holland.

me too LOL