Arse vs City

[Farkmaster]

Koscielny sent off in the 9th minute... penalty is saved, remarkable.

 

[RedZeppelin III]

beautiful goal .

 

[Fabio]

beautiful goal .

Excellent description of goal, scorer, team etc

 

[Farkmaster]

Arsenal sleeping while city take a quick free kick, Tevez plays Milner in in acres of space who rifles it across the goal from the right, off the left post and in.

 

[Fabio]

Arsenal sleeping while city take a quick free kick, Tevez plays Milner in in acres of space who rifles it across the goal from the right, off the left post and in.

THIS

is how it's done red zep

 

[RedZeppelin III]

another goal

 

[Farkmaster]

Hahahah. I needed a laugh.

 

[Piedro]

GOAL

 

[Fabio]

Yeah, totally good match thread this

Ffs

 

[Markeh]

absolutely ridiculous red for Kompany

 

[Farkmaster]

Kompany sent off for what was deemed a dangerous tackle... didn't actually look that bad and he got the ball safely, but he did leave the ground and that's how it is nowadays (sometimes).

 

[Mors]

Presume that red will be overturned on appeal, he won the ball.

 

[Shadey]

That wasn't a red ref

 

[Piedro]

Appeal, rejected, and extra game please.

Guess when we play them 🙂

 

[Portly]

Niall Quinn never stopped wittering on about how Koscielny's red card had been very harsh, spoiled the game etc. etc.

Quite honestly I've never seen a more nailed-on red card! I know Arsenal and Chelsea defenders used to be allowed to wrestle opponents to the ground, but it is technically against the rules.

 

[Markeh]

Niall Quinn never stopped wittering on about how Koscielny's red card had been very harsh, spoiled the game etc. etc.

Quite honestly I've never seen a more nailed-on red card! I know Arsenal and Chelsea defenders used to be allowed to wrestle opponents to the ground, but it is technically against the rules.

he had his tongue firmly placed in James Milners poop chute for most of the match too

 

[Fabio]

got to respect this lino


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H_CEQV1DODs

 

[Hansern]

Yep, that is great. 62 £ though, fucking ridiculous.

 

[keniget]

got to respect this lino

I'd find that pretty annoying and patronizing to be honest.

 

[Fabio]

You get some twatty players though who don't give a toss. I'd be annoyed if I was lescott, but tbh I'd imagine I would need to be told that kind of stuff to make me feel like a tit.

 

[Sunny]

I think the lino was just taking the piss meself

 

[SummerOnions]

The assistant referee who told Joleon Lescott to thank the Manchester City fans at the Emirates on Sunday has been removed from duty for Tuesday's FA Cup third-round replay between West Bromwich Albion and Queen's Park Rangers as punishment by referees' officials.
John Brooks captured the imagination of fans when he was caught on camera telling Lescott that the City fans deserved to be thanked because of the high ticket prices they had paid to watch the Premier League game at the Emirates. During the post-match handshakes, the Sky Sports microphones broadcast Brooks saying to Lescott: "They've paid 62 quid over there, go and see them".
The Independent understands that the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body that assigns referees and assistants to games, took a dim view of Brooks' actions and today stood him down for the game at the Hawthorns tonight. His place will be taken by Dave Bryan, an experienced assistant but not a Fifa-level official.
The officials for Tuesday's replays were announced on the Football Association website, which as of last night still listed Brooks as one of two assistants for the game, along with Darren Cann, referee Martin Atkinson and fourth official Neil Swarbrick. PGMOL retains the right to change its officials at short notice if it sees fit.
Brooks, from Leicester, is in his first season as a Premier League assistant. For the majority of his matches he has worked alongside Mike Dean, the referee at the Emirates on Sunday, and has been given a number of high-profile fixtures, including games at all the top Premier League sides. He was assistant to Dean at St Mary's for Chelsea's 5-1 win over Southampton in the third round 10 days ago.
The game at the Emirates was notable by a boycott by City fans who refused to pay the £62 "category A" prices that the fixture was priced at by Arsenal. Having been told by Brooks that he should acknowledge the travelling support, Lescott did indeed go over to the away end. The moment became a hit on social media with Brooks attracting praise from supporters.
It is not clear exactly why PGMOL managing director Mike Riley has taken such issue with Brooks' comments to Lescott after the game. Certainly the pricing of Premier League tickets has become a major issue over the last few days and it is possible that the League regarded Brooks' comments as reflecting badly on them.
Former World Cup referee Graham Poll hinted that Brooks' comment to Lescott may be construed as inappropriate in his newspaper website column. Poll said: "The tension can cause abnormal behaviour: a dopey smile, an inappropriate comment. You're so focused on your job, you're not thinking straight about other things."

 

[Ryan]

it's worth saying again - Vermaelen is the most ridiculously overrated defender in history.

People see some cultured, ball-playing centre-back and think they've got Franco Baresi. That cunt is fucking shite. Positionally everywhere everytime.

Wenger inherited the best back four in British history when he took over and he’s never bought one good defender in the 15 odd years since. He got Sol Campbell on a free and that’s all she wrote.