Post Match -W'Ham
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It's been close to 48 hrs since I left there and I still feel like I've not been able to wash the cockney off me. Shit hole.
Anfield is designed with some of these dirty tricks built in, isn't it? Shittier away dressing room, and only non-slip tiles in the home dressing room and other stuff I can't remember.
So the spiel was when I went on the Anfield tour about 10 years ago.
They said different the other week when I went.
They've got the bigger dressing room to try and unnerve them. That's the only thing they said
Actually the bigger dressing room rings a bell. I wonder in these days of personal injury claims whether they don't tell the non-slip tiles story any more. That was yer man's patter anyway.
I watched this and Neville's point is very weak. Firstly, if the referee had blown immediately I am sure that would have been construed as "he was looking to jump on the first opportunity to make right the goal he allowed West Ham" - the referee should take a second before blowing the whistle. Secondly, surely he was allowing Sturridge the possible advantage to see whether the ball was put in the net anyway. Very poor effort from Neville - and by many others who, when given these pens and technology, come up with so much garbage.
Bullsh!t, Neville. He only blew because he realises that that the Flanagan had failed to recover from the trip to make any use of the ball. Once he failed to, Taylor blew. Penalty all day long and sod this thing about Adrian got the ball first-- the ball was still there for Flanagan to control and cross had he not been brought down.
What about the dry pitch? Maybe the team and fans should have pissed on it
I don't really have a problem with Neville's view on this one - other than he's pushing it a little hard.
I thought the pen shout was weak as and don't think we'd have gotten it had the ref not had a look at their equaliser in the half time break.
If Gerrard goes in for a tackle against city, nudges the ball out of Silva's feet, collects a leg with his arms and gets a card we'll be spitting chips all week. The only thing that made that pen reasonable is that it was, at least, more realistic than the equaliser they got. The only dead set goal in the match was the first one IMO.
I thought the pen shout was weak as and don't think we'd have gotten it had the ref not had a look at their equaliser in the half time break.
If Gerrard goes in for a tackle against city, nudges the ball out of Silva's feet, collects a leg with his arms and gets a card we'll be spitting chips all week. The only thing that made that pen reasonable is that it was, at least, more realistic than the equaliser they got. The only dead set goal in the match was the first one IMO.
[article]A statement on West Ham’s official website seemed to further dispel Gerrard’s claims, adding: "Following the game, Reds captain Steven Gerrard light-heartedly claimed he and his team-mates had to walk 'a mile' to reach the stadium. However, the unusual parking location is estimated to have added around 20 metres to the usual walk from the coach door to the Players' entrance.
"Once the Liverpool players and staff had safely disembarked, the coach was moved into the Players' Car Park, where it remained before collecting them after the game.
"Another suggestion was that the visitors were housed in a 'hot' dressing room, which caused some bemusement as West Ham staff received no complaint about the temperature from the visitors. Of course, West Ham staff would have been happy to turn up the air conditioning at our opponents' request.
"Finally, the consistent overnight rain that fell on the Boleyn Ground on Saturday meant that the 'dry' playing surface might have been a little wetter than was suggested.’[/article]
"Once the Liverpool players and staff had safely disembarked, the coach was moved into the Players' Car Park, where it remained before collecting them after the game.
"Another suggestion was that the visitors were housed in a 'hot' dressing room, which caused some bemusement as West Ham staff received no complaint about the temperature from the visitors. Of course, West Ham staff would have been happy to turn up the air conditioning at our opponents' request.
"Finally, the consistent overnight rain that fell on the Boleyn Ground on Saturday meant that the 'dry' playing surface might have been a little wetter than was suggested.’[/article]
So they're admitting that they didn't water the pitch.
I went two years ago and they did have that bit about the non-slip floor.
It was more along the lines of 'this one's good, but the home one is better' and I didn't think it was too shabby myself.
The away room is under the (main?) stand though so that they can feel the noise from the fans. Bigger too.
If it's under the main stand the only thing they'd hear on a normal league game (end of this season excepted) is the shuffling of feet, clicking of knitting needles & slurping of bovril.
Raheem Sterling vs West Ham. His decision making has improved by leaps and bounds since his debut season:
Stevie in fine form against West Ham:
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