Man Utd recover from 2-0 down against Braga after 20 minutes to win 3-2. :)
The last time they came from 2-0 down to win was against Juventus in the 1999 semi-final.
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Man Utd recover from 2-0 down against Braga after 20 minutes to win 3-2. :)
The last time they came from 2-0 down to win was against Juventus in the 1999 semi-final.
I was at Parken, watching my Juve playing 1-1 vs Nordsjælland :s
Ha, ha...Shakhtar Donetsk continue to do marvels and Lucescu's boys comfortably lead the group of Chelsea and Juve.
Ball possession in Barca - Celtic was 90% to 10% :laugh:
So where's everybody? Weren't we supposed to meet here and celebrate a dreamy week :laugh: ? Am I the only one so satisfied to see Real, Chelski and Man City go home with 0 points? That Mancini guy... a real Man Utd fan should pray every night they don't sack him.
I am happy Madrid lost. :D
Madrid and Milan both lost... I'm happy too. :D :p
Especially after Ronaldo was asking spectators to calm down when he scored his goal... :rotflmao:
And I'm very very very happy that my beloved Steaua is on top of its Europa League group and because Chiriches scored the most beautiful goal of last evening.
DigiSport
:laugh:
He has a special way... just like Mou... he knows how to make himself lovedQuote:
Originally Posted by Donney
Chelsea - ManU 2-2 blues 2 men down ! 20 min left...
Ups ManU scores so its 2-3 !
Torres got what he deserved. This is how divers should be treated.
And Chelasea in their despair pulled the racism card against ref Clattenburg. Although I do not like racism, me thinks this whole racism thingie is getting ridicilous now. But if it did happened as Chelsea players have pointed out, then bye-bye to the ref. But these things are very hard to prove, only word against word.
What a bunch of primadonnas. Now they are making a big deal because Mata too was, allegedly, called a spanish t**t. I like the way this stories developes. I read Mikel said to his team mates, after the game, he thought he heard something, like he wasn't sure he heard it right, a few days later half the team heard it beyond any doubt :laugh: ... let them a few more days and some of these geniuses will recall seeing Clattenburg making a nazi sign with his tongue in his cheek.
I've just read about the league cup match between Reading and Arsenal. Wow! 4-0 for Reading, Arsenal gets the 4-4 in injury time and wins 5-7 in AET. That's one for the books...
It's one for the bookmakersQuote:
Originally Posted by Big Ben
Walcott's 96th minute goal happened in 4 minutes of added time. The only reason that Arsenal were allowed to win this fix-up of a match is because The FA can sell more tickets in the next round of the Cup and because companies like William Hilll, Betfair, Bet 365 and the rest of the grifters who get their cut from football would have all collectively lost more money.
7-5 is a farce.
Whatever floats your boat
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Originally Posted by Big Ben
The same way as it can't happen with MP's expenses, or in the culture, practices and ethics of the British press, or financial people playing with credit markets and insurance, or the fact that 9 of 20 clubs in the Premier League are sponsored by either finance or gambling companies.
Forgive me. Corruption can't happen in English sport can it? The idea is simply preposterous.
Ooh look. Chelsea got handed a 94th minute penalty, when only three minutes were going to be added. 3-3.
Perhaps the script wasn't being followed :s
I have a simpler explanation for it... on one hand you have players, trainers, fans barking at the refs and complaining and bitching about them all the time... and on the other you have the typical spineless footballer who will throw himself to the ground at the first touch even if in 90% of the cases it wouldn't take them much effort to stand... no wonder there are plenty of dubious penalties...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
Time quoted on a board is the MINIMUM a referee may add - If time is wasted during the added time he can add more. This is what certainly happened in the Reading - Arsenal game when Reading made a substitution during added time and the change took much longer than the normal 30 seconds (which would have been the minimum for the ref to add to the board time!). Throw in the fact that employees of Reading FC (the ball boys) were delaying the return of the ball for play to continue then it is not a major surprise that over 5 minutes of added time occurred.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Ben
Did Ferguson call out one of hs players?
Time quoted on a board is an irrelevancy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Law 7 - the duration of the match
Allowance for time lost
Allowance is made in either period for all time lost through:
-substitutions
-assessment of injury to players
-removal of injured players from the field of play for treatment
-wasting time
-any other cause
The allowance for time lost is at the discretion of the referee.
LAW 7 - THE DURATION OF THE MATCH - FIFA.com
When you combine this with Law 5 which says that the referee has "full authority to enforce the Laws of the Game" it means precisely that. The referee can add as little or as much time as they desire.
Which is what I was saying - the board is not an irrelevancy as it tells the crowd they must hold on for at least the time indicated before dashing to the conveniences as the half-time beer has worked its magic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
The point is your conspiracy theory falls apart when you examine the matches you quote in terms of substitutions, injuries and deliberate failure on the part of the players to 'get on with it'
In most cases where conspiracy is suspected good old human incompetence is much more likely to be the cause!
On a happier note.
Leo Messi and his girlfriend Antonella had their baby son today.
Welcome Thiago Messi.
The board is an irrelevancy as it tells the crowd nothing. It is the referee and no-one else who determines the length of a match. The referee can add 4 seconds or 12 minutes if they desire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Suppose Arsenal had been up 4-3 and not the other way around? How much time would have been added on then? Since it is still up to the referee to add as little time as they desire, the door is very much open for them to do their part to engineer a more favourable result to the FA; especially if it means that there might be more prestigious work in the future for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintexmemory
Referees are supposed to be impartial. Railway trains are impartial as well, but once you lay down the lines, then that's where they run.
Mou almost lost.
But a tie at home is akin to a loss.
:)
I reckon I'm going to have fun watching the Real Madrid -Borussia Dortmund match when I get home tonight. 2-2, but still, it should in theory be a display of some of the best football ever.
Sorry if I gave it away Rollo.
The German team is for real.
They are very impressive on all fronts.
and on the same merry note... Man City drew 2-2 at home :D . One of the teams that make me happy whenever they fail and in Champions League they fail so well :laugh:
City was robbed as stupid Dane referee disallowed a fair goal and ignored a penalty on Balo at the end of the game.
I hate to confess I almost cheered Özil's goal it was that good :dozey:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rollo
At least it wasn't CR7 and Mou doesn't like Özil :p
God forbid... the way he threw himself to the ground was embarrassing... it's true the other player was checking very thoroughly how much Balo's shirt can stretch but Balo was grabbing the other guy's t1t$ at the same time... and actually fell only when the other let go :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
You do hate City so I am not going to discuss this any longer...
Amigo pino.Quote:
Originally Posted by pino
The fouling player just got a bit ahead of himself on wanting to exchange jerseys with Balotelli. :p
Well, that's dismissive... it's my impression that these sort of tricks players pull when they hit the ground for whatever reason just to get a penalty should never be encouraged even when the plunging man is my co-national :rolleyes: ... the same goes for Suarez, Young and all the other dive masters... Just because I don't like Man City doesn't mean anything goes in order for them to lose.. :rolleyes:
How dare you cheering a Madrid goal :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by donKey jote
I have to admit it was good, but they were sooooo close to losing the game... :(
Where are all the Barcelona fans tonight?
Well done Celtic!
Literally, I shouted "Oh bollocks!", and then when I saw it was Özil I thought... "oh well, at least it was Özil". I was almost glad for him :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Donney
Anyway, I just got in to see Celtic did a Chelsea :(
Oh well, at least it was Celtic :p