steviemc
Well-Known Member
I don't think there was a great deal in it tbh. Furthermore, in real time many of us at the game didn't see a major incident at the time and neither did the ref (and we were watching the incident at the time, because that's exactly where the ball was heading). On replays and slow mo etc. we all suddenly think we can analyse every single precise thought pattern and movement as if we're watching David Attenborough commentating on the slow-mo camerawork of a hummingbirds fecking wings. Shit happens, it looks bad from one camera angle, and looks absolutely cock all from the other. Intent, blah blah blah. I see real intent when a striker's bearing down on goal, and a guy hacks his legs from under him. More times than not the instigator has 'taken one for the team' and gets a yellow. Let's not get carried away, stray elbows have never damaged players' careers to the extent that intentional leg swipes, or leg challenges have. There's no comparison. Anyone who feels differently can give me the stats and I'll happily concede.
Anyhow, we should take it on the chin and move on - no amount of analysis is ever going to change an FA decision once the 'jobs for the boys' club have made a decision. Could you imagine the fallout?
Anyhow, we should take it on the chin and move on - no amount of analysis is ever going to change an FA decision once the 'jobs for the boys' club have made a decision. Could you imagine the fallout?