Premier League 2009-10

[Zidane]

I think if it hadnt have been the first 5 minutes of a Cup Final then Vidic may well have been sent off but . . . . .

whehter it's the first or last minute,the rules are the rules
the fact that he didn't even get booked is even more shocking

so should Collins who a few minutes later,as the last defender,chopped down Owen.

owen was heading for the corner flag hardly a goalscoring opportunity

Now,now....I can understand you feeling a little emotional today....being caught in the IKTS by Baa-Baa and Big Boy is enough to tip anyone over the edge !
Owen was through in the inside left position (not saying he would have scored) so definitely a goal scoring opportunity....Collins and Vidic deserved a similar fate...in this case stay on the pitch for the good of the game....right or wrong who knows ?

[redzonerocker]

Now,now....I can understand you feeling a little emotional today....being caught in the IKTS by Baa-Baa and Big Boy is enough to tip anyone over the edge !

depressing i know
courtesy of the alphabet to rub it in

Owen was through in the inside left position (not saying he would have scored) so definitely a goal scoring opportunity....Collins and Vidic deserved a similar fate...in this case stay on the pitch for the good of the game....right or wrong who knows ?

watch the two incidents again & compare them, just take the fergie tinted glasses off first

[caller]

The only debate this morning was about the Vidic tackle. On 5-live, ex-ref Graham Poll said the referee got it right and everyone else was wrong.

Of course, he's the ref that booked the same player 3 times in a World Cup match and as a consequence, was dropped from the ref's list!

He probably got that one right as well!

[Super Joe]

Graham Poll always comes across as a real decent down to earth bloke, who IMO tried to have banter with the players in an effort to get the players in the right spirit for a match, rather than your usual standoff'ish authoritarian type of ref. But I think he just wasn't a very good ref overall and seemed to like the limelight too much.
Admired him for at least trying to set the right spirit.

SJ

[redzonerocker]

i actually quite like dowd as a ref & he's usually pretty good.

he got the vidic incident woefully wrong, not red carding him was bad enough, but not to even book him , that was unbelievably poor refereeing
do you reckon he was done in by fergies mind games, after sending off two manure players at fulham??

as for poll, like a lot of the top refs, once they hit the limelight, it seems to go to their heads

howard webb is another example, he seems to have lost his way a bit since hitting the refereeing heights

[caller]

Wigan 1 - 0 Liverpool.

Thats it for 4th spot for the scousers and probably time-up for Rafa as well.

Screwed my ITKS predictions as well!

[PeteC]

Saw a show last night about football legends and they gave the life story of Sir Stanley Matthews. What a guy, he played into his 50's! On his memory alone I can see why Stoke fans are loyal. I wonder if the football world will see the likes of him again, or Pele. I doubt it. Pete

[redzonerocker]

Wigan 1 - 0 Liverpool.

Thats it for 4th spot for the scousers and probably time-up for Rafa as well.

i wouldn't quite go that far cos i think there'll still be a few more twists & turns yet, but . . . , they were dreadful tonight!!!!,

[Zidane]

Wigan,devoid of confidence and struggling near the foot of the table....suffering from a goal drought with their top scorer,Rodallega,last scoring on Boxing Day.
Liverpool,hungry for victory to keep their hopes of Champions League qualification alive,their big guns Gerrard and Torres back in action.
Surely their could be only one result........but it wasnt this one !

[JimmyGreaves]

Nice result wigan 1 liverpool 0. But yes there are going to be may twists yet, Fancy Villa?

[Zidane]

Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1
I think United deserved to win although Torres missed two good chances in the second half.
Valencia was just about my man of the match but I thought Rooney and Ferdinand were excellent too.....also Gary Neville looked a better right back than Glen Johnson.
And what of Liverpool (and Benitez).....why did they take Kuyt off early and why did they wait until 7 minutes from the end before putting Benayoun on ?
Gerrard looked a shadow of his former self......difficult for Liverpool to claim that 4th Champions League place now.

[BaaBaa.]

Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1
I think United deserved to win although Torres missed two good chances in the second half.
Valencia was just about my man of the match but I thought Rooney and Ferdinand were excellent too.....also Gary Neville looked a better right back than Glen Johnson.
And what of Liverpool (and Benitez).....why did they take Kuyt off early and why did they wait until 7 minutes from the end before putting Benayoun on ?
Gerrard looked a shadow of his former self......difficult for Liverpool to claim that 4th Champions League place now.

MOTM-Webb.

[redzonerocker]

MOTM-Webb.

& he's supposed to be our top ref!!!!

[stgrhe]

Manchester United should not have been awarded a penalty as the fault on Valencia commenced outside the penalty area. It is where and fault commences and not where the person falls that determines the point of fault. In this case it was a clear free kick, not a penalty. It is the linesman's duty to help the referee with that decision.

[Super Joe]

Manchester United should not have been awarded a penalty as the fault on Valencia commenced outside the penalty area. It is where and fault commences and not where the person falls that determines the point of fault.

Correctamundo. That's why Ronaldo gets so frustrated with ref's when his penalty appeals are turned down and the free kick is moved back to the point of inital contact, the half-way line.

SJ