Schalke post match thread

[SWP's back]

i dont think there was anything deli


oh i thought you had gone to bed, please go away i'm reading post match threads 'you little warrior'

Bore off then you strange bloke.

 

[northendenton]

My to

I couldn't seem to get on the match thread after half time, at which point the game was apparently over. How was the prevailing mood in the second half? Did we maintain optimism or were toys well and truly out of prams when otamendi got sent off.

Great effort by the lads, thank fuck they don't give up like some of you lot.

My toys were truly out the pram BUT as usual I had them on an elastic band

 

[OB1]

Where was his arm supposed to be?

Exactly. nothing wrong with where Otamendi had his arm: it wasn't far from his body and you don't normally stand with your arms clamped to your sides in that situation. Also, he very clearly tries to move it away from the ball which males it a real stretch to call it deliberate handball and it has to be deliberate to be an offence.

 

[dave_blue12]

 

[ysmsa]

Fcuk me. That’s going back a few years!

They had a big fuck off 4 way screen hanging in the middle of the pitch and a shitty bust monitor on the side for VAR.

Interested to know who broke it and did it break after ref had made initial decision.

Summat dodgy going on

 

[cleavers]

So why was Raz's goal not ruled out for the nudge on the defender?

"The nudge on the defender" seriously ? The defender pushed him first, he "nudged" back. Also it wasn't referred anyway.

 

[Beanhead]

Walton... is getting himslef sacked the longer he drones on... not even BT will tolerate this ... a step too far and obvious.. he’s let the side down in that respect. You still have to add a smidgen of subtlety... even on BT

 

[@BluePhil8]

You missed the fkin point moron. If we are being stiffed it doesnt have to be anything but a soft decision. That's the whole point, what a plum you are.

I might be a plum but at least I'm not a nerf herder

 

[OrigamiNinja]

Never in a million years is that a pen. I am truly amazed that anyone believes it is.

 

[SWP's back]

Then why didn't we get that one on Sunday!

No. Fucking. VAR. on. Sunday.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

It will be a pen next season but it isn’t one now.

They’re changing the rule and to be fair the current rule is stupid as how can the ref possibly know what is intentional?

I guess a fair view of this one would be was he moving his arm towards the ball or away from it. It might just be me but someone trying to get his arm out of way would seem to make it unintentional.

 

[hertsblue]

Lots of nice comments from fans of other clubs re the result tonight in comments on BBC report. Click on highest rated in comments. They all saw what was going on with officiating tonight

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The question is why do they hate us?

They have been told by certain clubs that that is the default position. The first time we got into the CL and our name was drawn out there was a collective groan in the hall. It hasn't gone away!

 

[dave_blue12]

 

[Nascent Blues]

Exactly. nothing wrong with where Otamendi had his arm: it wasn't far from his body and you don't normally stand with your arms clamped to your sides in that situation. Also, he very clearly tries to move it away from the ball which males it a real stretch to call it deliberate handball and it has to be deliberate to be an offence.

Which is why SWP's assessment is bollocks.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

How are Schalke in the last 16?
Forget all the tomfuckery, tonight we are in a totally different class to them.
Not matter how bad things looked tonight i wasn't the least bit worried. It totally confused my missus, who couldn't understand why i wasn't steaming.
I even went as far a saying we would still win.
No matter how bad people here thought we played, i just thought we were in total control of the tie. We were rattled after the penalties, yes. But i think that was more annoyance at the decisions.
Even if it had stayed at 2-1, i felt we had more than enough to beat them at home. This wasn't smugness, just confidence we would be alright.

Oh and people who say Bernardo is the new Silva are wrong. They way the ball sticks to his feet reminds me more of Messi...

Yeah agreed, though I thought we wobbled a bit after going 2 1 down. But yeah we did outclass them throughout which was surprising.

 

[OB1]

It's really quite simple but even then some people don't get it; including ex-refs.

 

[Brendan110_0]

I look forward to the day we get them penalties.......ref will be pissed that despite his best efforts we still won. Great victory vs a 15* man team away from home (*3 VAR refs).

 

[SWP's back]

Where was his arm supposed to be?

Maybe not initially pointing out completely horizontal. If it starts by his body then her moves it out of the way.

 

[Howard Croft]

Great to hear the BBC idiot Roger Johnson just announce that "Manchester United were involved in a thrilling 3-2 victory this evening.......^. What a complete bellend