Corruption in English football?

[Platt Lane 59]

More like 18 minutes. They don’t even hide it anymore.

How did they get the actual 9 and a half minutes, for the second half ?
Watched it in a pub, with no sound. Was it mentioned in the post-match summary ?

 

[City Mike 1969]

How did they get the actual 9 and a half minutes, for the second half ?
Watched it in a pub, with no sound. Was it mentioned in the post-match summary ?

Taffeta threatened to hit the 4th official with his Lego hair if they didnt.

 

[BlueHammer85]

More like 18 minutes. They don’t even hide it anymore.

They had a couple penalty shouts in that extra time. All very soft. But if they was really corrupt and desperate for Arsenal to get the 3 points they could easily have just pointed to the spot

 

[cheekybids]

They had a couple penalty shouts in that extra time. All very soft. But if they was really corrupt and desperate for Arsenal to get the 3 points they could easily have just pointed to the spot

They could do that & they didn’t as you say.

What was the extra time for, I only started watching from 70 mins. I assume stretchers were on a few times for over 10 mins?

 

[BlueHammer85]

They could do that & they didn’t as you say.

What was the extra time for, I only started watching from 70 mins. I assume stretchers were on a few times for over 10 mins?

No idea I watched from from 3-3 to see what everyone was raving about - a great match by all accounts

 

[remember arthur mann]

They had a couple penalty shouts in that extra time. All very soft. But if they was really corrupt and desperate for Arsenal to get the 3 points they could easily have just pointed to the spot

Don't know if this time it was a directive or a personal choice but thought ref didn't fall for any ragesque dives, so on this one BH, I agree.

 

[Stephen230]

They could do that & they didn’t as you say.

What was the extra time for, I only started watching from 70 mins. I assume stretchers were on a few times for over 10 mins?

I don’t think the goalies do themselves any favours by taking the piss over every goal kick. The ref went up and had a word with him earlyish in the second half and was presumably telling him he was going to add it all on. But he carried on. Probably end up getting more time added on than they waste.

 

[SebastianBlue]

They had a couple penalty shouts in that extra time. All very soft. But if they was really corrupt and desperate for Arsenal to get the 3 points they could easily have just pointed to the spot

They were all pretty obvious dives. Giving any of them would have been far too obvious, drawing even more problematic attention.

People tend to have this false notion that unless they are deciding everything in favour of a team, they aren’t attempting to influence the outcome of a match.

Anyone that is familiar with how this sort of corruption is carried out, especially over long periods of time, will know that it is not how it works.

In this case, Hooper used booking Soton players, not booking Arsenal players, ignoring some pretty clear fouls on Soton players in dangerous areas (some prime Ward-Prowse territory), and extending added time, in hopes that would be enough to help Arsenal along.

And just because it was not successful, doesn’t mean they weren’t doing it.

 

[BlueHammer85]

They were all pretty obvious dives. Giving any of them would have been far too obvious, drawing the more problematic attention.

People tend to have this false notion that unless they are deciding everything in favour of a team, they aren’t attempting to influence the outcome of a match.

Anyone that is familiar with how this sort of corruption is carried out, especially over long periods of time, will know that it is not how it works.

Had they gave Arsenal a penalty = corruption

No penalty = this how corruption really works - it would look too obvious.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Had they gave Arsenal a penalty = corruption

No penalty = this how corruption really works - it would look too obvious.

Oh, you, building a straw man again.