: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:19 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Nah, they've changed the ticket system thing and my mate's decided not to bother. I can't afford it unless he's going so I'm giving it a miss this year, but I'll be going 10/11 hopefully.

I'll try and get a few league/cup games in there or something if I can get a ticket here and there.

Thought they only changed the league games? as long as you had the credit from last season on fancard it still counts for CL Debreceni went down to zero credit anyway, we got 4k for Leeds in the cup looks like it might go to all fancard holders with abit of luck £18 a ticket I think.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:21 pm  

The money saved can be put to good use... Wire season ticket and new shirt

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:31 pm  

Blobbynator wrote:

If Adebayor had done that celebration 25 years ago, nobody would've batted an eyelid.

The world would have been in shock that a 6 month old kid could run like that.

Players wouldn't have celebrated like that 25 years ago because they'd be half-watching the supporters kicking off.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:33 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote: Quite The legend of Bertie Magoo lives on despite all this money. Greater Manchester Police said they would speak to the fan who complained before deciding whether to investigate. Christ on a bike, how sensitive can some people be, and it was probably someone mouthing off to van Persie all game long.

Oldham Rhino wrote: Quite The legend of Bertie Magoo lives on despite all this money. Greater Manchester Police said they would speak to the fan who complained before deciding whether to investigate. Christ on a bike, how sensitive can some people be, and it was probably someone mouthing off to van Persie all game long.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:35 pm  

Eduardo's ban for diving has been withdrawn. The right decision, finally.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:35 pm  

Eduardo's two match ban has been overturned.
Great stuff UEFA
Apparently Michel Platini argued his corner.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:36 pm  

MSH wrote:

Christ on a bike, how sensitive can some people be, and it was probably someone mouthing off to van Persie all game long.

I think what you will find is that the complaint is a direct response to the complaints about Adebayor.

I'm pretty damned sure that if it had not been for this whole thing blowing up, about Adebayor's celebration and Van Persie's allegations, the person in question would not have made a complaint.

It's a very poor attempt at revenge.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:39 pm  

The UEFA Appeals Body today accepted the appeal lodged by Arsenal FC against the two-match suspension handed to striker Eduardo.

Following examination of all the evidence, notably the declarations of both the referee and the referees' assessor, as well as the various video footage, it was not established to the panel's satisfaction that the referee had been deceived in taking his decision on the penalty.

Therefore, the decision of the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body of 1 September, in which the player was suspended for two UEFA club competition matches, is annulled.

Right decision. Bull5hit explanation.

He dived. No doubt about it. The reason the ban shouldn't have stood is because it was completely out of line with the punishment from the ref. It's nonsense to ban someone for 2 games when the punishment if the ref saw it would've been a yellow card.

UEFA = Completely incompetent.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:40 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

He dived. No doubt about it. The reason the ban shouldn't have stood is because it was completely out of line with the punishment from the ref. It's nonsense to ban someone for 2 games when the punishment if the ref saw it would've been a yellow card.

UEFA = Completely incompetent.

Nail on head.

: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:51 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

Eduardo's two match ban has been overturned.
Great stuff UEFA
Apparently Michel Platini argued his corner.

But wasn't it because of Platini's hate of England/English football/The Premier League that got him banned in the first place?