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by Royal Spangle » 01 Jan 2008 18:29
by Platypuss » 01 Jan 2008 18:30
Royal Spangle so you would drop Sonks for his poor game at Spurs , well if you applied that rule the squad is not big enough as all the defenders were poor
by gh7901 » 01 Jan 2008 18:31
by Diddyroyal » 01 Jan 2008 18:32
Royal Spangle so you would drop Sonks for his poor game at Spurs , well if you applied that rule the squad is not big enough as all the defenders were poor
by howser » 01 Jan 2008 18:34
by Gunny Fishcake » 01 Jan 2008 18:38
by floyd__streete » 01 Jan 2008 18:44
howser The whole situation was summed up by Jeff stelling on Gillette Soccer special when he said "right where shall we go to now ? a sending off, a missed penalty and a goal all in the first nine minutes, it has to be Reading" to which they all laughed, and thats what we have become, the laughing stock of the prem all the credibility we earned last year is eroding away, with the worst premiership defence that I have seen, no midfield inspiration and flair and a god awful goalkeeper. But what are the options some recent bad buys, Fae, Cisse, Rosenior all of whom could go this month and not be missed, we have gone from a highly respected side to a joke, and for one, I am not laughing or enjoying it cause if things do not rapidly improve then there is only one way we are going to go, and what has happened to the defensive coach, it appears like no one does anything with the defense nowadays after all they cant keep churning out the garbage like they have this season and still be working to eliminate the errors, when it gets worse week by week !!
by Bristol Paul » 01 Jan 2008 18:44
by gn1982 » 01 Jan 2008 18:45
by RoyalBlue » 01 Jan 2008 18:46
Gordons Cumming I have not been so angry at a game for a long time.
Why or why was Sonko sent off for that challenge? Don't give me any of the "last man" nonsense either!!!
The referee was a complete joke as was is partners in crime. Mr & Mrs Lino.
Didn't the referee know it was New Years Day?![]()
I hate referees...................
Royal Monk Whats wrong with the sending off ? Thats about the only thing the ref got right all game.
Dont blame the ref blame Sonko
From Despair To Where?Gordons CummingPlatypuss Sonko didn't give the ref any option. Honestly, what else could Dean have done?
He was hardly clear on goal!! The penalty was punishment enough.
This last man rule has been abused by referees for years. That rule was meant for an entirely different offense.
Also the free kick against Harper that led to the goal was another example of players conning referees and they not being smart enough to spot it.
Then how come Benjani got a scuffed shot off as he was brought down then? As someone else said, the penalty and sending off where the only two decisions Dean got right all afternoon. He was shocking but the blame for our defeat lies squarely on the shoulders of our lumbering centre back.
Drew_3PEARCEYGordons CummingPlatypuss Sonko didn't give the ref any option. Honestly, what else could Dean have done?
He was hardly clear on goal!! The penalty was punishment enough.
This last man rule has been abused by referees for years. That rule was meant for an entirely different offense.
Also the free kick against Harper that led to the goal was another example of players conning referees and they not being smart enough to spot it.
I thought the rule was that if he was the last man left between the opponent and the goal. If what you say is correct how come Sonko didn't get sent off against Spurs when conceding the penalty because that could also have been considered a goal scoring opportunity.
the answer to that is keane did not hit the deck as hard as benjani, harsh but thats the only real difference, isuppose also keane ran past sonks benjani was past him and sonks challenged from behind.
by MartinRdg » 01 Jan 2008 18:49
Alan Partridge ...
Sorry Murty but you aren't escaping my wrath tonight either. At West Ham he was immense, but since then he was a shambles at Tottenham and was equally terrible today. Too slow, caught out of position numerous times, i looked up at times to see Doyle playing right back to cover our 33 year old skipper's legs.
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by Armadillo Roadkill » 01 Jan 2008 18:51
by Royal Monk » 01 Jan 2008 18:52
Please explain how it was a cynical/professional foul
by Rich@Eaststand » 01 Jan 2008 18:52
gn1982 Marcus made a rare mistake
by peckhamwolf » 01 Jan 2008 18:54
by peckhamwolf » 01 Jan 2008 18:55
peckhamwolf Has nobody spotted that "fan's favoutire" Murty was totally at fault for the red card incident giving the ball away inside his own half ? Might not have directly cost a goal via the penalty but changed the game completely nonetheless.
by Diddyroyal » 01 Jan 2008 18:56
by John Peel » 01 Jan 2008 18:57
by towserSL2crew » 01 Jan 2008 18:58
by rg6royal » 01 Jan 2008 18:59
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