Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:43 pm  

Mark wrote:

Liverpool have spent £112 million since January. Dalglish is taking spunking money to Rafa type levels.

Looking a bargain.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:51 pm  

Great goal from Grant Holt

Fantastic plank from Drogba.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Aug 27, 2011 10:43 pm  

Just watching MOTD.....Even as an Evertonian, I have to ask, what the f*** did we get that penalty for??...

Looks like another season of mediocre refereeing is on the cards, if that's the standard they operate at....

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:51 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Just watching MOTD.....Even as an Evertonian, I have to ask, what the f*** did we get that penalty for??...

Looks like another season of mediocre refereeing is on the cards, if that's the standard they operate at....

I don't think the referee gave the decision. He seemed willing to turn away from it but then turned back and awarded the penalty. I'm not too sure it wasn't a penalty, the camera angles on Sky weren't great. It does look as though he puts both hands on Fellaini's back/shoulders and that is always going to be a penalty.

Must say though that Blackburn will feel robbed. They were all over Everton for most of the match including the whole of the second half. Massive territorial advantage and they troubled Everton enough as well. But the don't have any quality up front at all.

Everton however were absolutely terrible today. Disjointed in defense and clueless with the ball. Were it not for Tim Howard we would have lost that game by plenty. Best keeper in the galaxy.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sun Aug 28, 2011 11:36 am  

Smiggs wrote:

Looking a bargain.

Agreed. Beating Bolton and drawing with Sunderland at home, together with beating 10 men Arsenal, is no mean feat.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:00 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Just watching MOTD.....Even as an Evertonian, I have to ask, what the f*** did we get that penalty for??...

Looks like another season of mediocre refereeing is on the cards, if that's the standard they operate at....

If Formica's two dives where given that had to be also, I think there was enough in it to be a foul. Had Fellaini done that he'd have given Blackburn a free kick so why shouldn't he award a penalty? He climbs all over Fellaini and drags him down too. I'm still not convinced either way on it but I think there was enough of Samba all over Felli to give a foul.

Apart from that it was an unbelievably bad performance, we were hopeless from the word go until we got that penalty. How Blackburn didn't score I'll never know, hit the post, the bar, missed two penalties and had one clawed off the line by Howard. Blackburn out played us for 90 mins but yet we've escaped with the points. The parts that you wouldn't have seen on MOTD were dominated by Blackburn too, during the 90 mins yesterday they had more than enough quality to be away from the bottom, I think they'll get themselves away from trouble.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:20 pm  

Could be a long season for the Bluenoses.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:05 pm  

Dan_FC wrote:

If Formica's two dives where given that had to be also, I think there was enough in it to be a foul. Had Fellaini done that he'd have given Blackburn a free kick so why shouldn't he award a penalty? He climbs all over Fellaini and drags him down too. I'm still not convinced either way on it but I think there was enough of Samba all over Felli to give a foul.

Apart from that it was an unbelievably bad performance, we were hopeless from the word go until we got that penalty. How Blackburn didn't score I'll never know, hit the post, the bar, missed two penalties and had one clawed off the line by Howard. Blackburn out played us for 90 mins but yet we've escaped with the points. The parts that you wouldn't have seen on MOTD were dominated by Blackburn too, during the 90 mins yesterday they had more than enough quality to be away from the bottom, I think they'll get themselves away from trouble.

Whilst Formica made the most of it, the challenge from Barkley was definitely a pen. Too clumsy not to give, really.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:49 pm  

carl_spackler wrote:

Whilst Formica made the most of it, the challenge from Barkley was definitely a pen. Too clumsy not to give, really.

If Formica had taken the stride and fallen over the leg Barclay left there then it would have been. But Formica dived way before there was any contact. He needs to work on his technique.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:54 pm  

carl_spackler wrote:

Whilst Formica made the most of it, the challenge from Barkley was definitely a pen. Too clumsy not to give, really.

Definately. I wouldn't argue with that one, I said yesterday the first one was and it was stupid of Barkley to invite Formica to go over.

Lord Tony Smith wrote:

Could be a long season for the Bluenoses.

I don't think it's could, unfortunately I think it will be. After the international break we have Villa and Wigan at home, games we have to win because following that we have to go to City, Fulham, Chelsea and have the derby and Man Utd at Goodison. Tough run from mid Septemeber to end of October.

Saddened! wrote:

If Formica had taken the stride and fallen over the leg Barclay left there then it would have been. But Formica dived way before there was any contact. He needs to work on his technique.

I'm not so sure, he went over twice and won two penalties, he'll probably say his technique was fine