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[elseanio]

Fuck feeling sorry for Cardiff.

Yep, Championship suits them

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Wonder if the penalty Cardiff should have had will be ignored

 

[Linius]

From the FIFA rules:

If a defender starts holding an attacker outside of the box but continues holding inside the penalty area, the referee shall award a penalty kick.

So Dowd got that spot on.

Huh, that's odd. I'm pretty sure the rule used to be that the free kick or penalty is rewarded at the spot where the foul started.

 

[3Sixty]

Regardless its a really tough one for Dowd really.

 

[CecilRousso]

Maybe you should get a penalty for such things, but the double punishment with a penalty AND a sending off is ridiculous. I really want them to change all such rules.

 

[Mascot]

Got a strange feeling in my gut that the match this afternoon will be mired in controversy: sendings off, horrendous injuries, bad tempers and brawls. I think Mou might be using spoiler tactics today, telling his players to wind Liverpool up, get under their skin.

S H I T T I N G
B R I C K S
N O W
I
A M

 

[caramac]

 

[pulsemyne]

Always nice to see a former Swansea city player help send Cardiff down.

 

[bjaelke]

Regardless its a really tough one for Dowd really.

Red is not a tough call

regardless

 

[Hixx]

Maybe you should get a penalty for such things, but the double punishment with a penalty AND a sending off is ridiculous. I really want them to change all such rules.

I agree with this, said similar for the Welbeck pen yesterday.

But I am chuffed atm 8)

 

[KidA Seven]

It was a pen. The tug started outside the box, but it continued inside the box.

 

[Yen]

 

[Yurt]

It was a penalty because I don't like Cardiff and Hixx is mint

 

[PowderedToast]

watching the replay, it was an excellent bit of refereering from dowd. you never usually see punishment when players don't go down after a foul.

 

[SHarris78]

Always nice to see a former Swansea city player help send Cardiff down.

You're a harsh man. I'm getting no happiness whatsoever in seeing our close neighbours and goods friends struggling as they are.

Wait....no.....i've got that wrong haven't I........

 

[Labadal]

Conor Wickgod and Fabio Borini will tear the league apart as a duo in Liverpool.

 

[KidA Seven]

Pls sack Ole Tan so we can take back Daehli (Arnie <3).

 

[Vard]

That's Cardiff down.

Sunderland are going to stay up. I'm telling you all, It's Villa, Norwich and Cardiff for the drop.

For Villa to drop, Fulham would need to win at Stoke and against Crystal Palace. That's already asking for a lot, and Villa would have to lose their remaining 3 (including a home game vs Hull). I think it will be Fulham dropping in their place.

 

[Tc91]

Did they change that recently?

I'm sure when Masch had one called against him for pulling Valencia, it was the wrong decision as the foul started outside the box

No idea, I agree with what you said though about the last bit of the pull letting the keeper get ready for the shot so maybe that's what has swayed Dowd in his decision.

See, it doesn't help matters that - for example - the BBC live text says "Replays then show that Cala's foul actually started outside the box though. It should have been a free-kick and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is incredulous on the sideline."

That means that everyone is just going to take that as gospel, when the rules say otherwise.

Yeah it's shitty but until someone comes out and states these rules then people will all think differently.

That's what makes Football great though, if that was given against United I'd be going apeshit and Ole/Cardiff fans have the right to aswell.

Well done to Dowd though for bringing it back, not many refs would of done that.

It was a penalty because I don't like Cardiff and Hixx is mint

:looool that settles it then.

 

[ShogunDarius]

Calm before the storm just hit, I actually think Liverpool will win, especially when you see how powerful the fans will be at Anfield today

 

[madmackem]

Not a pen. Not a red.

Outrageous.

Law states if the tugging continues into the area it's a pen, it just about does and so is a pen he's last man. If refs did these calls more often we'd see less diving because wickham stays on his feet is the only thing that brings doubt on the call.

 

[Moobabe]

Conor Wickgod and Fabio Borini will tear the league apart as a duo in Liverpool.

Hands off! When we offload Ba, Torres and Eto we'll have Wickham off Sunderland!

 

[Labadal]

Come on man...you're not losing today. Chelsea's most likely playing with their B team ahead of their game on Wednesday. The league is already gone for their part.

Has anyone actually beaten Liverpool on Anfield this season?

...has anyone actually beaten Liverpool this year?

We lost to Sothampton at Anfield.

We haven't lost in the league in 2014.

 

[The_Hitcher89]

5 minutes til the lineups



Hold me

 

[Linius]

LET's DO THIS

 

[KidA Seven]

Dowd did take forever to stop the play. If there's any legitimate complaint in favor of Cardiff, that is it.

 

[Moobabe]

5 minutes til the lineups



Hold me

No - hold me

 

[Slizz]

The volleyball dust-up is goin to wreck havoc on the Liverpool squad

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Dowd did take forever to stop the play. If there's any legitimate complaint in favor of Cardiff, that is it.

If someone had double footed Wickham in the advtantage phase, would they have been sent off as well? Has that ever happened?

 

[ShogunDarius]

Don't forget the fans at Anfield, we say they are the 12th man, today they will be the 12th, 13th, 14th and how many more we need

 

[Blablurn]

Don't forget the fans at Anfield, we say they are the 12th man, today they will be the 12th, 13th, 14th and how many more we need

lol

 

[bjaelke]

Confirmed #LFC team v @chelseafc: Mignolet, Johnson, Flanagan, Skrtel, Sakho, Gerrard, Allen, Lucas, Coutinho, Sterling, Suarez

Confirmed #LFC subs v @chelseafc: Jones, Toure, Agger, Cissokho, Alberto, Aspas, Sturridge

 

[Wes]

For Villa to drop, Fulham would need to win at Stoke and against Crystal Palace. That's already asking for a lot, and Villa would have to lose their remaining 3 (including a home game vs Hull). I think it will be Fulham dropping in their place.

Fulham have also won 2 of last 4. Were unlucky not to win again yesterday.

Villa have only got points from 8 fixtures out of 18 at home this season.

 

[Wilbur]

What would happen if you started the foul in the box and then they came back out of it and the foul continued

 

[The_Hitcher89]

Don't forget the fans at Anfield, we say they are the 12th man, today they will be the 12th, 13th, 14th and how many more we need

This is why people hate us

 

[Arnie]

What would happen if you started the foul in the box and then they came back out of it and the foul continued

Seppuku

 

[Labadal]

Suso scored. He's not dead.

Mignolet
Glen
Sakho
Skrtel
Flano

Gerrard
Allen
Lucas
Cout

Suarez
Raheem

 

[The_Hitcher89]

No Sturridge in the starting 11 FUCK


Need Lucas to be better, need more of a connection between midfield and attack. Need to win.

 

[Wilbur]

Seppuku

 

[K1LLER7]

Predictions:

Liverpool 3 - 1 Chelsea
Palace 1 - 2 City
Valencia 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid
Villarreal 1 - 2 Barcelona
Sassuolo 0 - 1 Juventus

 

[Tc91]

Lets see how many offences Skrtel can get away with today inside the box.

 

[LTWheels]

Fuck Lucas starting...

 

[ShogunDarius]

lol

I actually believe they can be the difference, have you seen the pictures today, the sheer momentum they are going with could overwhelm Chelsea alone

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

RANDY ARE YOU EXCITE

 

[Labadal]

Lets see how many offences Skrtel can get away with today inside the box.

Hoping for 4. He won't get away 5 times vs Chelsea.

 

[Arnie]

"I'll play the kids"

Liverpool with more youngsters than Chelsea.

 

[Linius]

RANDY ARE YOU EXCITE

HOLD ME BACON

Spoiler

I'm just afraid

 

[bjaelke]

Fabio lost it. Runs in the family

 

[3Sixty]

Haha Fabio just as shit and retarded as his brother.

 

[Moobabe]

Phil Dowd being a cunt again