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Gibbs looking like an extra from the Evil Dead.

Call a plumber, he's leaking.

[Ted Hughes]

Gibbs looking like an extra from the Evil Dead.

Call a plumber, he's leaking.

Like the rest of Arsenal's defence.

[Beefymcfc]

Arse keeper should be red carded...

Nailed on.

I thought initially the ref did great by playing advantage, then giving the pen, but it was a red, deffo.

I thought the new rule this season was if it's a penalty and professional foul, it's a yellow now.

Somebody needs to tell Baron Greenback.

1526: Garth Crooks on Final Score, BBC Sport
Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
"The Arsenal keeper has to go if you are going to give a penalty. He pulls him down in the area. This is the magic of football, we bring in goal-line technology which Arsene Wenger says will bring 'justice', but then we have the goalkeeper pulling a player down and he does not go. Anything other than at least a point for Villa and Paul Lambert deserves to feel aggrieved."

[phips]

so that is the new rule? the commentators on NBC, whoever they are, called for a red as well. commentators must not know..

[Ted Hughes]

Arse keeper should be red carded...

Nailed on.

I thought initially the ref did great by playing advantage, then giving the pen, but it was a red, deffo.

I thought the new rule this season was if it's a penalty and professional foul, it's a yellow now.

Somebody needs to tell Baron Greenback.

1526: Garth Crooks on Final Score, BBC Sport
Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
"The Arsenal keeper has to go if you are going to give a penalty. He pulls him down in the area. This is the magic of football, we bring in goal-line technology which Arsene Wenger says will bring 'justice', but then we have the goalkeeper pulling a player down and he does not go. Anything other than at least a point for Villa and Paul Lambert deserves to feel aggrieved."

Is that right, it's now a yellow card offence ?

Gone straight past me that one.

[Beefymcfc]

Football's great ;-)

[Slim]

I will doublecheck, but as far as I was aware it was coming in with the goal line crap.

Good call by the ref there, Wilshere is a slimy little cunt causing shit and gets booked for it after he thought he got away with shoving another player.

[Beefymcfc]

Arse keeper should be red carded...

Nailed on.

I thought initially the ref did great by playing advantage, then giving the pen, but it was a red, deffo.

I thought the new rule this season was if it's a penalty and professional foul, it's a yellow now.

Somebody needs to tell Baron Greenback.

1526: Garth Crooks on Final Score, BBC Sport
Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa
"The Arsenal keeper has to go if you are going to give a penalty. He pulls him down in the area. This is the magic of football, we bring in goal-line technology which Arsene Wenger says will bring 'justice', but then we have the goalkeeper pulling a player down and he does not go. Anything other than at least a point for Villa and Paul Lambert deserves to feel aggrieved."

Is that right, it's now a yellow card offence ?

Gone straight past me that one.

I'd agree with it to be fair. Losing the goalkeeper and a penalty seems a little much to me.

Anyway, this Arsenal v Villa game is non-stop. Great game so far.

[Alioune DVToure]

I'd not heard that either. I'm not sure how I feel about it, especially in the case of keepers (who are unlikely to go on and get a second yellow and therefore more willing to take a risk).

I'd say that it should still be a red if you're truly the LAST man (i.e. not even a keeper/covering defender between the challenge and the goal line), even if a penalty is awarded as well.

[Slim]

I found the IFAB summer meeting schedule, didn't even make the table.


OMG THAT WAS COMEDY GOLD!

[Alioune DVToure]

I'd agree with it to be fair. Losing the goalkeeper and a penalty seems a little much to me.

Anyway, this Arsenal v Villa game is non-stop. Great game so far.

I disagree. What Sczezny (again, sic) did is effectively no different to an outfield player handling the ball on the line.

Loads of keepers will be more willing to make that kind of challenge now, as they know they won't pick up a second yellow.

[Ted Hughes]

I will doublecheck, but as far as I was aware it was coming in with the goal line crap.

Good call by the ref there, Wilshere is a slimy little cunt causing shit and gets booked for it after he thought he got away with shoving another player.

Wilshire is nailed on to one day sign for Utd.

Arsenal are a bunch of whinging cunts, especially the fans.

[Beefymcfc]

Oh just fuck off with the broken leg shit, the cunt lost the ball and went down like a sack of shit.

[Slim]

I'd agree with it to be fair. Losing the goalkeeper and a penalty seems a little much to me.

Anyway, this Arsenal v Villa game is non-stop. Great game so far.

I disagree. What Sczezny (again, sic) did is effectively no different to and outfield player handling the ball on the line.

Loads of keepers will be more willing to make that kind of challenge now, as they know they won't pick up a second yellow.

It isn't though, it's like a player tackling another player and failing to get the ball.

The problem isn't the act, which is the same as any mistimed tackle, the problem comes with the fact that the keeper will ALWAYS be the last man and it will ALWAYS result in a penalty.

Meaning a keeper making a foul in his area, any foul, is always going to be a red card and a penalty.

I think a fairer way is to let the opposing captain decide, penalty or red card.

[phips]

i totally forgot the prem was using HawkEye now.

[Slim]

i totally forgot the prem was using HawkEye now.

I will have to remember to inform a lad at work after two years of being wrong(claiming we already had it) he is finally proven right.

[Tim777]

Wilshire is nailed on to one day sign for Utd.

Arsenal are a bunch of whinging cunts, especially the fans.

This lad will have a dilemma.


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[Ted Hughes]

Wtf ? Villa player gets carded ?

[Alioune DVToure]

It isn't though, it's like a player tackling another player and failing to get the ball.

The problem isn't the act, which is the same as any mistimed tackle, the problem comes with the fact that the keeper will ALWAYS be the last man and it will ALWAYS result in a penalty.

Meaning a keeper making a foul in his area, any foul, is always going to be a red card and a penalty.

I think a fairer way is to let the opposing captain decide, penalty or red card.

I'd be against tinkering with the rules to that extent. This isn't headers and volleys.

Still, only about 70% of penalties (at a guess) are successfully converted, so a pretty much meaningless yellow to the keeper and a spotkick being awarded isn't enough of a punishment for preventing a definite goal in my opinion.

If Sczezny knows he'll get a red if he goes down, Agbonlahor gets the goal he deserves and the game is all square. If he knows this and he still wants to take the risky lunge, then he deserves a red if he mistimes it as far as I'm concerned.

Ludicrous decision to book Luna there instead of Ox. Scandalous, in fact.

[Slim]

Wtf ? Villa player gets carded ?

I thought it was a foul the other way, how he saw a yellow in that is beyond me.