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[elsk]

Just wondering, do guys flop in football like they do in basketball? Or are guys actually getting hurt when they're cut under?

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[Vivalaraza]

Was defo a penalty.

Man I am gonna love reading this thread now!

Conspiracy! =)

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Get the fuck in, what a relief.

 

[kharma45]

What a dire game.

I expected United to mince Fulham.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

Ah right. The sports psychology looks like it is a half decent course You looking at doing anything postgraduate? Should be starting a Msc in forensic psychology in October.

Nice!

Academy Coaching for me.

 

[Lunchbox]

wahey

now le arse get a draw and april 30 isnt even needed

 

[Moobabe]

The conspiracy theorists are ridiculous.

There's no conspiracy - it should have been a penalty.

 

[Willkiller]

Someone post the Howard Webb picture.

 

[Meier]

We get one decision and suddenly the refs are all biased towards us. Get a fucking grip, people.

When the non-call is a penalty in the 90th minute of a 1-0 game.. then "one decision" is a little bit of a misnomer. The guy was pushed down from behind in the box -- it was a penalty.

 

[K1LLER7]

Fucking refs. They should let them all celebrate with Man U at the end of the season..

That's why we don't have any money for transfers

 

[Messi]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

 

[Omikron]

He went down so easily and was barely touched, it wasn't a penalty.

Just because someone goes down easy doesn't dismiss the fact there was a foul.

(I hope you weren't being sarcastic)

 

[Slizz]

Geez, glad to get a win out of that. Murphy went down pretty easily... Contact was there though.

 

[Stubo]

Ugh, so tense...really need to sort out the final ball to prevent this crap. That said, 3 points on the table, all I could ask for.

Also, definite pen for me, regardless of how easy he flopped to the ground. You can't make contact like that inside the box, it's giving the ref every excuse to give it. Lucky decision to get, and I'll admit that without hesitation.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

There's obviously lots of flopping and diving. But I actually suspect players are in pain a little more than we cynics (myself included) often think -- especially when it's cold. Kind of like when you accidentally kick something around the house, and you think, "Oh my God. My toe is broken. Oh man, that hurts. Oh jeez... Hey, it's getting better. Uh, guess I'm fine." That's why they get taken off looking half-dead, and then are back running full speed within minutes.

As bad as football is for flopping, I think basketball is worse, these days. It's become epidemic, because the refs are so bad it distinguishing between the real and the fake.

I know this is the football thread but I just thought I'd share.

That was a disappointing end to the game but it was definitely enjoyable.

 

[Salazar]

Plus Murphy went down way too easily.

Yep. Man-of-glass act.

"He touched his foot" does not equal a foul. All this "there was contact" shite.

Fuck we were hilariously woeful in attack, though. Christ.

 

[José Mourinho]

Newcastle got a penalty at Old Trafford that clearly shouldn't have been given. Plus Murphy went down way too easily.

But we all know if this was UTD at Craven Cottage that's a pen all day. Also, it looks like Mr. MUFC Gary Neville is going to call this a pen.

 

[WJD]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

Who here is defending the decision?

 

[sneaky77]

I His ball skills are unparalleled at his age.

No.. just no. We all saw how he did the first time he actually played some decent players against Barcelona

 

[The Friendly Monster]

There's no conspiracy - it should have been a penalty.

..and that means all the ref's support Man United.

 

[Fur_Q]

SWAG

 

[Empty]

sloppy performance but a well ground out result.

i think it was a clear penalty. everyone is going to cry about it for weeks though which will suck.

 

[Vivalaraza]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

Really?

More like ONE person.

Hate it when people post stupid stuff like this.

 

[Rad-]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

What? Most United fans are saying it was a penalty. But calling it fixed is stupid. United has gotten more bad calls against them this season than for.

 

[Salazar]

Who here is defending the decision?

*Raises hand*

 

[Milchmonster]

I believe that a team doesn't spend 53 million pounds unless they think the guy they're purchasing is absolutely at a world class level and better than almost every other player in the world. There is a certain threshold where the price DOES equal the talent. That's all irrelevant though, all one has to do is watch Neymar play. His ball skills are unparalleled at his age.

To some extent, you're right. But you have to consider that some players are overpriced because of their nationality. English and Brazilians are probably the best examples. I'm sure there would be about the same figures if Götze was Brazilian.

 

[Salvadora]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

I'm not meant to like Neville.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

It was a penalty. Luckily we've bribed all the refs so they never get given against us.

 

[WJD]

*Raises hand*

Get back in your hole, Salazar.

 

[Lunchbox]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

yup

unicef is sponsoring us from now on, get used it

 

[elsk]

I believe that a team doesn't spend 53 million pounds unless they think the guy they're purchasing is absolutely at a world class level and better than almost every other player in the world. There is a certain threshold where the price DOES equal the talent. That's all irrelevant though, all one has to do is watch Neymar play. His ball skills are unparalleled at his age.

If some team spend 53 million on a youngster unproven player is because they're stupid and like to waste money like Man City, Real Madrid. You can invest all that money in "building" a team of amazing talented young players on your youth system.

Robinho to Man City fee was 42.5m, btw. I would pay 50m for Messi and nobody else

Spoiler

well, maybe Krasic.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

I'm happy the commentators are straight up about the refs being wrong. Seems like in most sports they all talk like company men.

 

[LegoArmo]

I'm saying it probably should have been a penalty, but Murphy went down so easily. There's no conspiracy, people just don't bring up the decisions United don't get.

 

[dc89]

He's preparing his cheque book as we speak.

On the shopping list:
RVP
New Midfielder
New Winger

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Wait, was the United game the one with the dodgy refereeing decision at the end. Some of these episodes are very similar.

 

[Moobabe]

..and that means all the ref's support Man United.

Before you paint all of us with the same brush - I never said that. I think the ref bottled it.

 

[Wilbur]

Penalty. But we won. And yeah I'll be pissed at the people moaning about it.

 

[Carbonox]

When was the last time Man Utd so far ahead of Liverpool in the league? 30+ points now. :O

 

[doicare]

This league is fixed.

Yep the Penalty Newcastle got against Man United was never a penalty and Trollotelli should have been sent off for stamping on Scott Parkers head but instead didn't even get booked and 10 minutes later won and scored the match winning penalty. This league is fixed.

 

[Inversive]

That was defo a pen, my heart sunk because I thought for sure the ref was gonna blow. Lucky escape there. Evra made some awful errors and needs to be dropped imo, he hasn't played well for ages.

 

[The Friendly Monster]

Before you paint all of us with the same brush - I never said that. I think the ref bottled it.

But you were the one who was saying that no-one is a conspiracy theorist.

 

[The Super Bob]

Only united fans defending the decision. Not even suprised.

Even Neville said it was a pen.

Looked soft on first viewing. Went down far too easy for me, though the replay made it look more clear cut I suppose.

(Sunderland fan)

 

[Salvadora]

He's preparing his cheque book as we speak.

On the shopping list:
RVP
New Midfielder
New Winger

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Wait, was the the United game with the dodgy refereeing decision at the end. Some of these episodes are very similar.

RVP wants to win trophies.

 

[Rad-]

That was defo a pen, my heart sunk because I thought for sure the ref was gonna blow. Lucky escape there. Evra made some awful errors and needs to be dropped imo, he hasn't played well for ages.

His passing was so bad it was funny.

 

[Salazar]

Get back in your hole, Salazar.

I made sacrifices to watch this game. Damned if I'm going to feign moral agreement with a late Fulham penalty.

 

[Stubo]

Yep the Penalty Newcastle got against Man United was never a penalty and Trollotelli should have been sent off for stamping on Scott Parkers head but instead didn't even get booked and 10 minutes later won and scored the match winning penalty. This league is fixed.

There are bad calls made all over the league, people just focus on the ones which benefit the teams they don't like.

 

[Messi]

What? Most United fans are saying it was a penalty. But calling it fixed is stupid. United has gotten more bad calls against them this season than for.

I never said it was fixed. Just think the ref got it very wrong.

My bad for lumping you all together.

 

[Rad-]

I never said it was fixed. Just think the ref got it very wrong.

My bad for lumping you all together.

That part wasn't aimed at you, just at some earlier posts.

 

[Wilbur]

Yep the Penalty Newcastle got against Man United was never a penalty and Trollotelli should have been sent off for stamping on Scott Parkers head but instead didn't even get booked and 10 minutes later won and scored the match winning penalty. This league is fixed.

I completely agree. Let's not be one-eyed, gentlemen.

 

[Lunchbox]

RVP wants to win trophies.

why is he at arsenal then

 

[Salvadora]

Gene Yew on Twitter: "Surely if that wasn't a penalty, it should count as a dive?! Why would he just fall over?!"
BBC.
Good point.