Premier League Games 18/19 Feb '23

[Gray]

Turned off after the Scousers second, get the ball in the box ASAP and bang a 2 goal lead. We on the other hand paint pretty patterns and a goal at the end is a bonus.

 

[hammocity]

I feel for Pope there, it’s very harsh he misses a League Cup Final due to an incident in a League match that’s not related. It’s double jeopardy, missing most of this game and the Cup Final. It wasn’t violent conduct.

 

[jimharri]

It’s not all bad…..

18West Ham P22 GD -8 PTS 20
19Leeds. P23 GD-11 PTS19
20Southampton P23 GD-21 PTS 18

Finding it hard to get much solace in that this evening.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

That seems incredibly harsh to miss 3 matches for that, the rule needs changing. You should only miss games if it was for a violent act.

He’ll only miss one. Final is next Sunday.

 

[argyle]

Dropped points would have a bonus but we made sure in the week that we only have to do our job from now on in.

Do that, nothing Arsenal can do about it.

...and in typical City fashion the players did not do their job. :/

 

[jimharri]

I feel for Pope there, it’s very harsh he misses a League Cup Final due to an incident in a League match that’s not related. It’s double jeopardy, missing most of this game and the Cup Final. It wasn’t violent conduct.

Don't all the domestic competitions count as one in respect of bans? European games are a separate entity, though.

 

[hammocity]

That seems incredibly harsh to miss 3 matches for that, the rule needs changing. You should only miss games if it was for a violent act.

Non violent conduct, just the 1 match ban.

 

[paulchapo]

Looked like he tried to head it and got his timings totally wrong

He did but then bizarrely scooped the ball with his hand.

 

[argyle]

Turned off after the Scousers second, get the ball in the box ASAP and bang a 2 goal lead. We on the other hand paint pretty patterns and a goal at the end is a bonus.

Why pass the ball quickly into the most deadly striker in the league when you can pass it around in a diamond pattern in the middle?

 

[SidJames]

Anthony Taylor is the new go to Ref after Clattenburg.

Always delivers.

 

[Plays By Sense Of Smell]

Fucking shocking foul decision that, aside from the through ball being offside.

 

[paulchapo]

Newcastle need to write this game off and realise they have a cup final next week before they get more players sent off.

 

[Blackley_Blue]

Fucking bent as fuck

 

[give it to gordon]

Shame that he clearly didnt mean to handball it.

On another note why doesnt eddy pass like that to Haaland ?

 

[hammocity]

Don't all the domestic competitions count as one in respect of bans? European games are a separate entity, though.

You are correct but I think it’s very harsh. Players will be wary of getting sent off and missing the final.

 

[Gogootz]

Nunez clearly offside there in that play

 

[Chris in London]

He's a shite Lee Mason.

Only not as good

 

[Irishblue93]

Shame that he clearly didnt mean to handball it.

On another note why doesnt eddy pass like that to Haaland ?

Works for them other cunts. Theve got a load of goals from doing it. Still can't belive teams leave players 1 on 1

 

[jimharri]

You are correct but I think it’s very harsh. Players will be wary of getting sent off and missing the final.

Yes, it's harsh. 100% agree. But I'd imagine that most players playing at that level would be aware of the potential risk of getting a red card. Did he really need to do what he did? They had very little chance of pulling two back anyway, so letting Salah carry on and score may not have changed the course of the game that much. Now, with only ten men, they've got next to no chance of getting anything from the game.

And yes; I fully understand that he panicked, and just automatically grabbed the ball. In that split second leading up to the incident, he wasn't thinking of next weekrnd

 

[Norbert D]

Can’t Toon organise a midweek game at short notice, like Spurs did that time so Ruddock could play against us in the cup.