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[wykikitoon 22928]

They get beat at the weekend he's gone 

[Isegrim 10381]

2 minutes ago, toonotl said:

4-3 to Copenhagen! Copenhagen has always been an excellent place for an existential crisis.

I thought Kierkegaard was out very injured (like a Norwegian blue)

[Monkeys Fist 45243]

7 minutes ago, Isegrim said:

I thought Kierkegaard was out very injured (like a Norwegian blue)

Wasn’t he just pining. 

[Isegrim 10381]

4 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Wasn’t he just pining. 

He is certainly as an ex-something just as ten I-will-soon-have-an-existential-crisis-too-Hag

[ohhh_yeah 3053]

 

   

 

Coleraine defeat Ballymena in a 44-penalty shootout. 44! 

[Dr Gloom 23673]

9 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said:

Wasn’t he just pining. 

 
what sort of talk is that?

[Monkeys Fist 45243]

42 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

 
what sort of talk is that?

Now, look! This is nothing to laugh at!

[wykikitoon 22928]

 

Is this a red?

[Dr Gloom 23673]

20 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

 

Is this a red?

yeah. He stamps on his ankle. Clumsy rather than intentional perhaps but it it’s dangerous play - could have easily snapped the bloke’s leg

[wykikitoon 22928]

9 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

yeah. He stamps on his ankle. Clumsy rather than intentional perhaps but it it’s dangerous play - could have easily snapped the bloke’s leg

As you can imagine, loads of ex Man Utd coming out and saying no red.

[ewerk 33242]

Definitely not a red for me. It was accidental, zero intent. 

[Dr Gloom 23673]

4 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Definitely not a red for me. It was accidental, zero intent. 

that’s not the rule though is it. You can definitely call it dangerous play because the bloke was lucky to escape without a broken leg 

[Holden McGroin 7661]

Aye intent is irrelevant these days apparently.

 

He was just trying to get his body in the way of the ball. Very unlucky but he could have done some serious damage so red should stand.

 

Things also look ten times worse slowed down so I do feel for him. Did the ref even give a free kick at the time ?

 

 

[ewerk 33242]

48 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

that’s not the rule though is it. You can definitely call it dangerous play because the bloke was lucky to escape without a broken leg 

 

So putting your foot on the ground is a red card now?

 

Fucking games gone.

[Holden McGroin 7661]

I'm basing that on what the commentators and pundits said so it might not be 100% accurate.

[ewerk 33242]

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Former Manchester United defender Steve Bruce speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "I can feel for Rashford, I can feel for Manchester United and any supporters because for me [Rashford's challenge] is not intentional.

"He doesn’t even look at the player and usually when someone is going to do something intentional you have to look to see where he is. He’s gone to protect the ball and every footballer or amateur footballer out there will understand he’s doing what a striker should do and putting his body in front of the ball to protect the ball. Unfortunately he has caught the kid on the ankle.

 

"This is football, this happens. It’s a contact sport, it always has been. Then we talk about decisions and go into the hideous VAR issues which again we’re talking about and we’re talking about that far too often.

Fair enough, stonewall red card.

[ewerk 33242]

25 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

Aye intent is irrelevant these days apparently.

 

 

Aye intent is irrelevant but surely if it's accidental that should be taken into account? It's like it two opposing players go for a header and there's a clash of heads should both be sent off?

[ewerk 33242]

 

[Holden McGroin 7661]

2 minutes ago, ewerk said:

 

Aye intent is irrelevant but surely if it's accidental that should be taken into account? It's like it two opposing players go for a header and there's a clash of heads should both be sent off?

 

I take your point.

 

If a player closes their eyes and goes windmilling down the pitch  - is that a sending off if he connects with someone ?

 

 

[wykikitoon 22928]

Havertz knew what he was doing with the challenge on Longstaff.  He came flying in from a decent range.  Rashford moves with seconds and lands on the kids ankle.  If anything the Havertz challenge is more red.

[Alex 36763]

Rashford’s unlucky but it’s a red all day. 

[Howmanheyman 36692]

I've never seen it but it's definitely a red. 

[Holden McGroin 7661]

7 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Havertz knew what he was doing with the challenge on Longstaff.  He came flying in from a decent range.  Rashford moves with seconds and lands on the kids ankle.  If anything the Havertz challenge is more red.

 

Yeah, I was going to reference this as well. I really do wish we just got rid of VAR though. Football would be so much more fun.

[OTF 8433]

Havertz is a red. A little tough on Rashford, but do you normally bring your foot down with such force when protecting the ball? No. He lunged out to draw the contact after he saw the defender coming. Because he was doing it so quickly and forcefully his foot came down hard on the opposing player, hence the red. If he was only protecting the ball with his body it wouldn't have been with such force.

[RobinRobin 12508]

It's immeasurably funnier if it didn't merit a red card. 

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