EPL Results, Reviews, Tables for 2008/9

[RoosterMarty]

Everyone needs to watch this piece of sheer brilliance from United. Stunning set play and goal but the incompetent linesman ruled it out.... and some people say United get everything their own way.


http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgtvDSwReI&e

[Bully]

Everyone needs to watch this piece of sheer brilliance from United. Stunning set play and goal but the incompetent linesman ruled it out.... and some people say United get everything their own way.


http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgtvDSwReI&e

would rather watch the grass in my front yard grow then watch that shit

[JK]

According to tonights Highlights package, the linesman later said he saw it but "thought it was against the spirit of play" ... Only guessing here but his body language at the time suggested he didnt reallt know what was going on.

Pains me to say, but that 3-nil scoreline appeared to flatter Chelsea, and bloody Ronaldo hasn't even got going yet

[smithy]

Pains me to say, but that 3-nil scoreline appeared to flatter Chelsea, and bloody Ronaldo hasn't even got going yet

Ronaldo has been receiving some motivational sessions with Mr Ferguson.

[devilsadvocate]

Everyone needs to watch this piece of sheer brilliance from United. Stunning set play and goal but the incompetent linesman ruled it out.... and some people say United get everything their own way.


http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4tgtvDSwReI&e

I'll agree that this was a goal and should have stood. It was all academic as Utd scored from the re-take anyway.

[johntheclaret]

According to tonights Highlights package, the linesman later said he saw it but "thought it was against the spirit of play" ... Only guessing here but his body language at the time suggested he didnt reallt know what was going on.

Pains me to say, but that 3-nil scoreline appeared to flatter Chelsea, and bloody Ronaldo hasn't even got going yet

Personally, I would have rather said I hadn't seen it than come out with a piss weak statement like that.

I don't believe there is any law in the rules about " against the spirit of play".

Pathetic answer. Kick the fool out of the game.

[Bully]

yeah rooney did put it in the D then roll it out but im not sure if Webb had blown the whislte to play the ball, the linesman should have seen it but my understanding is that the 'Pitch' Ref has to blow his whislte for the ball to be played. not sure if he did or not

[RoosterMarty]

According to tonights Highlights package, the linesman later said he saw it but "thought it was against the spirit of play" ... Only guessing here but his body language at the time suggested he didnt reallt know what was going on.

Pains me to say, but that 3-nil scoreline appeared to flatter Chelsea, and bloody Ronaldo hasn't even got going yet

Personally, I would have rather said I hadn't seen it than come out with a piss weak statement like that.

I don't believe there is any law in the rules about " against the spirit of play".

Pathetic answer. Kick the fool out of the game.

Totally agree. It was a rubbish response, he flagged because he wasn't paying attention. It's not up to the refs to decide about the spirit of play, they are there to govern the laws of the game. It was a genius move, completely fooled Chelsea and deserved to stand. Luckily we scored from the retake, just how bad was Chelsea's defence? What a shambles.

[silicone skyline]

Very clever cocky Man U pricks.

**** I hate them but that was pretty good.

[JK]

According to tonights Highlights package, the linesman later said he saw it but "thought it was against the spirit of play" ... Only guessing here but his body language at the time suggested he didnt reallt know what was going on.

Pains me to say, but that 3-nil scoreline appeared to flatter Chelsea, and bloody Ronaldo hasn't even got going yet

Personally, I would have rather said I hadn't seen it than come out with a piss weak statement like that.

I don't believe there is any law in the rules about " against the spirit of play".

Pathetic answer. Kick the fool out of the game.

Totally agree. It was a rubbish response, he flagged because he wasn't paying attention. It's not up to the refs to decide about the spirit of play, they are there to govern the laws of the game. It was a genius move, completely fooled Chelsea and deserved to stand. Luckily we scored from the retake, just how bad was Chelsea's defence? What a shambles.

LOL Wasn't just the linesman it confused, I completely missed it .. .Did anyone pick it up at the time? Agree that the linesman is just making an excuse, and it's not his place to make a judgement call on what is or isn't in the "spirit of play", might aswell throw the rule book out the window then.

[silicone skyline]

If "spirit of play" was an issue, they wouldn't let Man U on the pitch

[BALLHOG]

We need to get a few more United fans on here.

[JK]

We need to get a few more United fans on here.

Most of them don't follow the football/soccer mate, they just wear the shirts

[silicone skyline]

They just lift the shirts.

[smithy]

We need to get a few more United fans on here.

Most of them don't follow the football/soccer mate, they just wear the shirts

Well they had to replace their chicago bulls tops with something.

[BALLHOG]

We need to get a few more United fans on here.

Most of them don't follow the football/soccer mate, they just wear the shirts

I would have to agree with you on that, met a bloke last year who was wearing a Man U top and started to talk about Soccer with him and he told me he doesn't follow it. He only bought it because it looked good. Man that pisses me off but must admit he has good taste.

[JK]

We need to get a few more United fans on here.

Most of them don't follow the football/soccer mate, they just wear the shirts

I would have to agree with you on that, met a bloke last year who was wearing a Man U top and started to talk about Soccer with him and he told me he doesn't follow it. He only bought it because it looked good. Man that pisses me off but must admit he has good taste.

To be fair, the same would apply to all other clubs but I guess when you're the biggest name in the sport you're going to get more people claiming to be fans ... A few of my mates are Man U supporters, and these are guys that were following them back in the 80's when they were ordinary and they hate the hanger-on's.

No doubt Liverpool picked up a heap of "fans" in the 70's and 80's when they became the "in" club to those without allegiance.

[devilsadvocate]

We need to get a few more United fans on here.

Most of them don't follow the football/soccer mate, they just wear the shirts

I would have to agree with you on that, met a bloke last year who was wearing a Man U top and started to talk about Soccer with him and he told me he doesn't follow it. He only bought it because it looked good. Man that pisses me off but must admit he has good taste.

If someone asked me if I followed 'soccer', I'd say I didn't too.
Football yes.

[devilsadvocate]

No doubt Liverpool picked up a heap of "fans" in the 70's and 80's when they became the "in" club to those without allegiance.

I know a couple of Reds like that.

Funny how Chavski doesn't attract the same level of hangers on. We were still happy to sing 'where were you when you were shit' at the Chavs when they were at the lane.

[BALLHOG]

I know most people on here hate Ronaldo but how good is it that he got FIFA world player of the year. The first time someone from the Premier League has done so. Kaka,Torres and Messi missing out.