This weekend's games, (22/23 March)

[zandvoort blue]

ox wont miss our game - joke

they have swansea midweek, a ban would be for that game

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

how long would it have taken to have gone up to a video ref to clear up who handled it? The game was stopped for about 2 minutes anyway...could have been referred then

 

[City Raider]

ox wont miss our game - joke

they have swansea midweek, a ban would be for that game

yeah just realised ta

 

[Pigeonho]

Maybe marriner is a city fan, and he knows arsenal have more chance of scoring with ox on. Yeah, that's it! ;-)

 

[aguero93:20]

Iirc they can't charge ox as it wasn't violent conduct, they'll have to make up some new rules again.

 

[Blue Coop]

We don't want Chelsea racking up too many goals, just in case they bag 10 today - Arsenal look that poor.

Big positive that Arsenal's midfield look non-existent and we still have to play them.

 

[davymcfc]

Arsenal fans should be disgusted with what they have seen so far.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

I was thinking maybe he sent Gibbs off for what he said? But then he surely would have booked Chamberlain for handball so it looks like it's a Graham Poll standard cock-up.

 

[mancity111]

He did say that from my admittedly limited ability to read lips.

Ah fair enough. Marriner must be on fucking drugs then!

What I don't get is that linesman on the far side would have had a clear view of the back of Ox's shirt, so why didn't he mention it? it was clear the ref didn't make his own call and got it through the earpiece to give the decision.

Only consulted the ref regarding the hand ball as opposed who and in the confusion piked the wrong bloke.

Surely the linesmen would have raised the flag but I am watching it on the tele and the camera never focussed on the linesmen.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

Iirc they can't charge ox as it wasn't violent conduct, they'll have to make up some new rules again.

the obvious solution is Marriner will send him off for something else later.