Media Discussion - 2023/24

[Centurions]

I doubt he would have saved it even if Akanji had not been in his eyeline. It was right in the corner.

Surely you mean if Akanji HAD been in his eyeline?

 

[johnevans]

Surely you mean if Akanji HAD been in his eyeline?

This is one of the three key points about all this garbage in the media about our second goal against Fulham.

First, as I said on here on Sunday, the officials gave the goal correctly according to the latest iteration of the offside law. We may not like it but that law has been framed ('messed about with', surely?!) by the lawmakers and until it's changed, confusion (and most of that stirred up by our venal sports media) will continue to reign.

Second, as you say 'if Akanji HAD..' When Ake makes contact with the ball, the only people blocking the keeper's line of sight were Rodri (in an onside position) and the two Fulham defenders next to him. The keeper clearly dives towards where the ball was directed and Akanji gets out of the way to avoid making an attempt at the ball, which would render him 'offside' and which leads to the third point..

..which is, as I said on Sunday, Fulham, Silva, the media might want to ask the keeper about his positioning and the fact that he took half an hour to a fall like a sack of spuds in the direction of the ball, rather than moan and groan with faux outrage about it. We've had plenty of dubious decisions foisted upon us in recent years, with and without VAR's assistance and Pep and the squad have got on with things.

So, f**k 'em all.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Nah we were in trouble when that goal stood. It was 1-1 and we were poor in that first half. I know what you mean though, I'v been wondering if they do the same, IE give us whoopers in out favoutr when it doesnt matter so they can say it all evens itself out.

Before Fulham we had lost once in our last 42 home matches in all competitions (winning 38 of them). I don't believe Fulham would have got a result against us. They only managed two shots on target in 90 minutes. Some of the narrative in the media today has been absurd.

 

[hertsblue]

The weekend perfectly summed up how we are treated on and off the pitch.

The Faux outrage over Ake's goal and the silence pver Salah's offside position for the Dippers 1st with laughably on Sky ours was the wrong decision and the Dippers was correct. How the fuck does that work, if anything theirs was much worse. Dermot Gallagher should be sacked for saying its correct, its so laughably not, why employ someone like that but its sums up officials and thier clear bias. He is basically saying if i was Ref id rule Citys goal out but allow the Dippers, which again is cheating

Then on the pitch you have Alty. Books Eddy after 20 or so minutes for time wasting last season and let Onana take the absolute piss 1st half on numerous times for taking a lot longer than Eddy took before finally booking him late 2nd half. And let Anthony kick the ball away without a card.
Correctly in my opinion over turned the penalty but would he have done so the other end ? I really doubt it. Also how comes no questions in the media between the difference of the overturned penalty and the one Rashford got for similar last weekend.

 

[madloaf]

The collective loss of people's minds over Declan Rice today is a classic case of trying to make something out of nothing. He was decent yesterday, in a way he's usually decent, but the idea that he's "repaid" the 105mil they paid for him by scoring a goal against a team in the bottom half of the league shows how desperate they are for "ABC" (Anyone but city).

TalkSport (i really do hate myself) for 10 minutes tonight, 2 cockney know-nowts wobbling on about best signings simply failed to mention any clubs north of the watford gap. What a bunch of c....(checks other threads)...twats.

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

This is one of the three key points about all this garbage in the media about our second goal against Fulham.

First, as I said on here on Sunday, the officials gave the goal correctly according to the latest iteration of the offside law. We may not like it but that law has been framed ('messed about with', surely?!) by the lawmakers and until it's changed, confusion (and most of that stirred up by our venal sports media) will continue to reign.

Second, as you say 'if Akanji HAD..' When Ake makes contact with the ball, the only people blocking the keeper's line of sight were Rodri (in an onside position) and the two Fulham defenders next to him. The keeper clearly dives towards where the ball was directed and Akanji gets out of the way to avoid making an attempt at the ball, which would render him 'offside' and which leads to the third point..

..which is, as I said on Sunday, Fulham, Silva, the media might want to ask the keeper about his positioning and the fact that he took half an hour to a fall like a sack of spuds in the direction of the ball, rather than moan and groan with faux outrage about it. We've had plenty of dubious decisions foisted upon us in recent years, with and without VAR's assistance and Pep and the squad have got on with things.

So, f**k 'em all.

Fuck em all indeed sir. I'm too old now to care about asterisks now. However your third para is the important one in my view. Did Leno just dive late because he was slow or was it because he thought Akanji would divert it. If its the latter then surely Manu is interfering with play........isn't he?

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

Oh Clive that was brilliant.

He asked "who won the PL title for a third time last year" on mastermind.

 

[Blue Mist]

Oh Clive that was brilliant.

He asked "who won the PL title for a third time last year" on mastermind.

Ffs, don't leave us hanging, what was the answer ?

 

[deano ou812]

Ffs, don't leave us hanging, what was the answer ?

hahahaha or more to the point did the contestant get it right ..

 

[laserblue]

Oh Clive that was brilliant.

He asked "who won the PL title for a third time last year" on mastermind.

He didn't say "for the third CONSECUTIVE time" then?