If you notice the scoreline thats AFTER the pen was scored.We should watch as soon as the pen was given and as others have said during the penalty being taken.
I don't think that is correct, dangerous play is a booking, contact or not, happy for you to quote the exact rule though, if you can find it.If there's no contact, dangerous play should result in an indirect free kick.
Oliver isn't up to it and he'll be hoping this stops him getting hassled in future games, because he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights at timesI don't think that is correct, dangerous play is a booking, contact or not, happy for you to quote the exact rule though, if you can find it.
I'm pretty sure though that Silva's booking was before the penalty, not after, as has been claimed in this thread, and at no point does he do anything aggressive in the coverage I've watched, and as captain he has the right to ask for clarification.
Nowhere do our players 'lose control', it all looks quite mild, which is why I think its a joke we have been charged.
The only person who lost control yesterday was Oliver.
I worry that some of the players are - like some of the fans - reaching the point where the constant use of that Man City special rule book is making them think fuck it we just can't win. It's frustrating enough for us, I can't imagine how the players must feel being treated this way whilst watching others being treated very differently.
That being said, I do agree with PC and others above on the way we reacted - but the root cause is not the Manchester City players.
Before it was taken I was thinking "For God's sake someone is going to get a red card for this". And it was still carrying on while Milner was waiting to take the kick. All Silva had to do was show some leadership and get our players away and calmed down. Yet he just stood there and let them do it.If you notice the scoreline thats AFTER the pen was scored.We should watch as soon as the pen was given and as others have said during the penalty being taken.
Dangerous play is an indirect free kick, it's part of law 12. Rather helpfully, jumping at an opponent is a direct free kick, do he might have done him under that part of the law.I don't think that is correct, dangerous play is a booking, contact or not, happy for you to quote the exact rule though, if you can find it.
I'm pretty sure though that Silva's booking was before the penalty, not after, as has been claimed in this thread, and at no point does he do anything aggressive in the coverage I've watched, and as captain he has the right to ask for clarification.
Nowhere do our players 'lose control', it all looks quite mild, which is why I think its a joke we have been charged.
The only person who lost control yesterday was Oliver.
Yes, and yet if we get there, he'll probably get the FA Cup final, as he seems to be their current golden one.Oliver isn't up to it and he'll be hoping this stops him getting hassled in future games, because he looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights at times
I'd feel sick if we got to the final and saw that he was reffing it.Yes, and yet if we get there, he'll probably get the FA Cup final, as he seems to be their current golden one.
I also remember the shit that came this way due to poor admin ref not notifying the FA etc ref "players whereabouts" for doping rules.Fuck me another outrage from the hoards and yet it was our bloody fault.Before it was taken I was thinking "For God's sake someone is going to get a red card for this". And it was still carrying on while Milner was waiting to take the kick. All Silva had to do was show some leadership and get our players away and calmed down. Yet he just stood there and let them do it.
I agree we get more than our fair share of crap from the authorities but that was one entirely of our own making.
And, if Aguero hadn't fallen over, or had controlled that last minute volley, we'd have won the game, poor decisions or not.I also remember the shit that came this way due to poor admin ref not notifying the FA etc ref "players whereabouts" for doping rules.Fuck me another outrage from the hoards and yet it was our bloody fault.
We should get our own house in order first.These young `uns mate,don`t like it up `em. ;)
I don`t think anyone is trying to disguise the shit manner in which Altiboy didn`t help his cause,but this is now our second time this season to be charged with the same offence.And, if Aguero hadn't fallen over, or had controlled that last minute volley, we'd have won the game, poor decisions or not.
I'd feel sick if we got to the final and saw that he was reffing it.
If he gets it then there really is something amiss, he retired due to 'injury'.Fat Dowd
summat doesnt seem right ? captain having a calm conversation with the ref ..yet we get hit with a fine ? wtf ?!