Off-topic thread

Sugarlumps

Vertonghen & Chadli.

irishmover

The Premier League has removed referee Kevin Friend from taking charge of the Stoke v Tottenham match because he is a Leicester fan

ziedth

irishmover wrote: »

The Premier League has removed referee Kevin Friend from taking charge of the Stoke v Tottenham match because he is a Leicester fan

It's a bit ridiculous don't you think? They either trust him to do the job or not no?

Kiith

Even if he did ref the game perfectly well, as soon as a decision that Spurs fans don't like happens, he'd be accused of being biased. It's easier for everyone involved to remove him from the game.

Plus, it can't be easy to be fully impartial when it's your own team.

mass_debater

It's the right decision, good to see they're taking note of possible issues like this

irishmover

Exactly as was said. He'd be under too much scrutiny so best to pull him out.

ziedth

Can probably go too much the other way too. I half remember a good few years ago Ireland were on for a six nations on points difference and France scored a last ditch try that went up to the video Ref who happened to be Irish. If I remember right quite a few said that it shouldn't be given and that he only gave it because of the fact he'd be accused of helping Ireland if he didn't award it.

Glebee

So Liverpool are able to topple the might of Dortmond. makes you wonder if we could have if we played our first team:(

It probably helped too that Liverpool's manager knew the Dortmund team inside out. I believe the majority of the team are his signings still.

davycc

west ham hit both posts from a header and the ball rolls back into schmiechels arms.. .
vardy catches out a sloppy hammers back line 1 nil just our luck:o

2nd Row Donkey

It's not our years lads.

Another 1-0 written all over it.

Smash and grab job

davycc

smash and grab is right vardy scored with liescters only shot on target of the 1st half

davycc

vardy sent off for a comical dive! plenty of time for a west ham comeback

davycc

peno at last for west ham for pulling in the box. andy carroll goal machine buries it!

davycc

2-1 west ham with a wonder goal!

davycc

strange one today ade starts on the bench at arse v palace .. fingers crossed the greedy camel washer will come back to haunt them

davycc

arse 1 up and all over palace in 1st half

davycc

1-1 ! come on palace we want2

mass_debater

davycc wrote: »

1-1 ! come on palace we want2

It's perfect, now we need to beat stoke

jobeenfitz

Could have been better but Leicester n gooners drawing is a good day in my book. Beat Stoke mananna and it's all bien.

mass_debater

LOL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/17/jack-wilshere-tweets-afc-together-with-pic-of-man-utd-statue/?x

davycc

mass_debater wrote: »

LOL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/17/jack-wilshere-tweets-afc-together-with-pic-of-man-utd-statue/?x

what a tool:D almost feel sorry for the cnut :pac:

mass_debater

davycc wrote: »

what a tool:D almost feel sorry for the cnut :pac:

I wouldn't go that far

ziedth

Ade on Arsenal fans booing:

"I think it's because they know I'm better then their strikers"

I know I know he's poison to the core but by god I got a good laugh out of that one. It's almost something you'd hear out of Zlatan

irishmover

Not sure if people remember me saying this but about 10 years ago I got a Spurs tattoo on my left upper arm.

Have been planning for months that if we manage to do the impossible and take the title I'll be adding '61-'16 to it.

davycc

aguero puts city 1 up at newcastle.... was miles offside too ffs..

ziedth

davycc wrote: »

aguero puts city 1 up at newcastle.... was miles offside too ffs..

To be honest it might work in our favour if Newcastle are down by the time we play them.

davycc

ziedth wrote: »

To be honest it might work in our favour if Newcastle are down by the time we play them.

i hope so too but no harm for our run-in if city only draw tonight:pac:

1-1 at HT

jobeenfitz

With City n gooners still to play each other it makes champions league looksafe.

ziedth

jobeenfitz wrote: »

With City n gooners still to play each other it makes champions league looksafe.

Great point. Had forgotten that. It will feel strange shouting for City and United in the same weekend