Shaki Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Just read Terry Butcher's rant from Saturday. I've always thought he was a bit of a penis. He is correctly aggrieved about the red card though - that was a shocker from the referee. The only thing in the ref's defence was that he was behind Samaras when the players went up for the header so wouldn't have been able to see that the ICT player didn't elbow him. But how he could send a player off for something he clearly can't see is beyond me.But Butcher's rant about refereeing in general seems a bit off, particularly his complaint about not having a penalty in 15 games. You can't just expect to get a certain number of penalties per match - it doesn't work like that. Generally, if you're bottom of the league, you will be a poorer team than the 11 teams above you and you'll be in the opposition box less etc etc. They did have a soft shout for a penalty on Saturday, which sometimes would have been given - it's difficult to see from the highlights whether Ledley got the ball or the man first - but it would have been a soft penalty if given. I just looked up the penalty stats, and Butcher crying about no penalties in 15 games seems ridiculous when Celtic, second in the league have had 2 penalties in 14 games. Rangers have had 5 penalties, but then they're top of the league so you'd expect that. Aberdeen and Dundee Utd also haven't had a penalty according to these stats:http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=competition&CompID=369&statType=teampen&x=27&y=13It is quite interesting that none of the top 3 have conceded a penalty though. That will get the old firm haters going Aberdeen have been in our opponent's box an average of once per game and no penalties! Central belt bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gladstone Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 There's definitely no bias here. Killie have had 3 penalties and nobody likes them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Jazz Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Having been at the East Fife game, I'll be perfectly happy if I never have to see an Aberdeen player take another penalty in my entire life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Having been at the East Fife game, I'll be perfectly happy if I never have to see an Aberdeen player take another penalty in my entire life.I'd like to think we can do some giant killing in the cup next season and penalty kicks are the staple of all giant killing stories. The shock of the round came at the Falkirk Stadium where First Division Aberdeen knocked out the SPL's Falkirk on penalties with skipper Darren Mackie scoring the decisive spot kick to put the part timers through to a lucrative tie at St. Johnstone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gladstone Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Aberdeen won't get relegated. The entire world is against ICT and Terry Butcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 If Dunfermline do not go down I will be extremely surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Sorry for changing tract.The MLS cup was last night. Not the greatest game but the atmosphere looked incredible. There was a really big interest in the game in the media too. All promising signs for the game over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Sorry for changing tract.The MLS cup was last night. Not the greatest game but the atmosphere looked incredible. There was a really big interest in the game in the media too. All promising signs for the game over here.That's great, but can you stop saying "the game" pls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 That's great, but can you stop saying "the game" pls?why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Because he hates Triple H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Can't stand the cunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gladstone Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Can't stand the cunt.Homo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 All part of th' game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 This is worth reading.http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/22/arrigo-sacchi-milan-italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15835359.stmThis is cool/sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 A pretty horrible state to be in but for a lot of people in that condition it's probably made a lot worse for them by people thinking they don't have the mental abilities they used to. So it's very cool he is getting to use his mind and stay involved with the thing he enjoyed most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vega Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 There's a great book about that condition written by a French guy who suffered the same kind of stroke:http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+diving+bell+and+the+butterfly&x=0&y=0&sprefix=the+diving+bellHe assigned a set number of blinks to all the letters of the alphabet based on their use ('e' = 1 blink, 'a' = 2, etc.), and then dictated it to a nurse who wrote it all out (100+ pages overall). Really good but really sad. The film's good too./back to soccer ball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 That's amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 I knew it wouldn't be long until Phil Jones grabbed his first senior goal. In the wrong fucking net, you hideous cunt.At least City lost, and could realistically be heading back to the UEFA Cup. That would just be lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 City's biggest reason for hope is that Bayern can lose and still finish top. I think they'll still want to give City a game though.United need to sort themselves out. Looks like they will almost certainly finish second which could bring a very tough match in the next round. And considering Basle got a draw at Old Trafford 2nd place isn't even guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Forgot for a moment that City could win and still go out. Need Napoli to slip up. They're away so a win is not a given for them but Villareal have been so poor this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Take Vidic and Rooney out of the United side, and you lose everything. You need one or the other, or preferably both, bot not neither. There was just no leader in the team. Funnily enough, I thought Carrick was man of the match, which is a weird thing to say. It doesn't look right reading it back, or saying it out loud. But I think he was. He did stuff like kicking the ball forwards, towards the goal he is trying to get his team to score in, and a player on his own team recieved that ball. He also managed to kick the ball away from the control of an opposing player sometimes too, which was WELL MAD.Considering how Fergie likes to send out a bit of a tweeked side in CL group games - even when it's important - its actually a very plausible possibility that both the Red and Cunt sides of Manchester could be playing in the Uefa Cup. Banging.Hopefully Benfica will somehow draw against Hotel Gelato, so United don't get kicked to fuck by Madrid or Barca in the first real round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Saying that, an all Manchester Yoofa Cup final would be 'top banana'. Many people would be quite 'mad for it'. Parkas in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Add Dani Alves to the list of players Ibrahimovic has kicked in the head. It's probably a longer list than it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain America Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Arsenal are the only English team through to the last 16 at the moment. That's a bit of a surprise, although Man City had the horror group still expected them to get through, looks doubtful now unless Napoli lay down in the last week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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