Official Premier League 2009/10 thread

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

What the hell happened? I turned it off after Bellamy scored, thought that was it, then I just see on Sky Sports Live Center that Owen has scored in the SIXTH minute of injury time? THE HELL? Even as a United fan, I've no clue how there was that much time added.

I take back everything I said in my last post

Edit - And Stok, it was more out of anger and two shocking defensive mistakes. I'm an idiot, enough said.

lol

"A score draw?! We're fucking shit. Ferdinand you joke. I'm turning it off. What, we scored? YESSSSS BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED"

I've never seen anyone encapsulate everything that is shit about glory supporters into one human being as well as you do.

How the fuck am I a glory supporter? Because I get pissed off when we make mistakes? Even if I fucking wrote us off to win the title, it wouldn't make me a glory supporter. So anybody who has turned a game off in anger is a glory supporter? You've truly lost the plot my friend. I also turned it off because it was the 90TH minute, I expected the whistle to be blown two minutes later. And even after I found out Owen scored, I wasn't in here going crazy, I was still pissed at the laughable mistakes we made. Despite the fact we fought back and it's 'early' in the season, I do feel now that I was wrong at the start of the season to think we'd DEFINITELY win the title. I've got my reasons, I also said my comments were out of anger, so you can stop saying 'OMGZ GLORY SUPPORTER' now and move on, okay?

Edited September 20, 2009 by JohnnyPerfect

[Baddar]

Even if it was more to do with escaping 75,000 people heading for the trams than anything, I missed the Owen goal live too. Just after Bellamy scored, we left, annoyed that we'd conceded yet another shit goal. All three of theirs should've been prevented.

As you can imagine, it was bouncing inside and outside the ground when the Owen goal went in though.

[Adam]

What the hell happened? I turned it off after Bellamy scored, thought that was it, then I just see on Sky Sports Live Center that Owen has scored in the SIXTH minute of injury time? THE HELL? Even as a United fan, I've no clue how there was that much time added.

I take back everything I said in my last post

Edit - And Stok, it was more out of anger and two shocking defensive mistakes. I'm an idiot, enough said.

lol

"A score draw?! We're fucking shit. Ferdinand you joke. I'm turning it off. What, we scored? YESSSSS BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED"

I've never seen anyone encapsulate everything that is shit about glory supporters into one human being as well as you do.

How the fuck am I a glory supporter?

Aren't you from Cambridge?

Please don't bite my head off, it's a joke.

Unfortunately was out so I've missed the Man U-Man C highlights, but Spurs were unlucky a bit. Unsure about Cudicini for two of the goals, and can't believe Keane didn't get that penalty against Carvalho when it was 1-0. Any update on Bassong btw? That was nasty, think he hit so hard because his arm got caught under the body of Anelka.

[alldaws1]

From Redknapp's comments it doesn't look too good at all. Apparently he has a concussion and his eye is swollen so that could be a fracture of some sort as well. King has done his hamstring but Michael Dawson might be back for the mid-week Carling Cup tie. Woodgate is 'nowhere near playing again', he's gone back to see a(nother) specialist because he can't train at all.

[Zaz]

I said all I could about Webb to Hamster last night, not going to repeat it in here.

But Awesome Dawson could be back! Woo woo!

[Big Red Fury]

Gotta love Fergie time. Hey ref, play till we score plz. kthx. SAF. The sight of him hugging and joking with the fourth official was disgusting. Luckily Hughes is a much classier man than I am, because I would have never shaken that red nosed twat's hand. And then his quotes after the match? For being such a small club, we sure have that cunt bothered.

*EDIT*

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1214932/GRAHAM-POLL-Its-time-stop-clock-watching-pressure-refs-Old-Trafford.html

Graham Poll: In my after dinner speech I often tell how I got the ‘hairdryer’ from Alex Ferguson on one of my first visits to Old Trafford for not knowing one of the rules of football; at the home of Manchester United you play until they win!

For as long as I can remember fans have had the suspicion that Ferguson has an influence over referees decisions and appointments and with Mike Riley - one of ‘Fergies favourites’ - having taking over as the head of refereeing for the PGMOL, they will be looking even closer at the referees at the home of the Champions.

I mean seriously, when will the FA look into this?

Edited September 21, 2009 by Big Red Fury

[IAceI]

For all we rage about the time added on and referee's playing to Fergie's hands - the math is correct. With Bellamy's goal and Carrick's substitution worked out that only about 2 seconds extra were played than should have been, and since Man Utd were on an attack they couldn't have stopped the match there.

If it were against me I'd probably be annoyed, but at the end of the day the time added on isn't that out given time added on for Bellamy's goal celebration and Carrick's substitution.

Also I kinda want to defend Bellamy for what he did to that fan on the pitch, surprised he just pushed him and didn't punch him one. Oh and apparently Diouf is a racist, it wouldn't shock me.

[Dont Fear The Reaper]

MOTD2 last night said that the Owen goal was scored 1 second later than the amount of stoppage time which should have been allowed

Just sayin' you know, 1 second =/

EDIT: Beaten to it

Edited September 21, 2009 by Dont Fear The Reaper

[Baddar]

Yes, the fan shouldn't be on the pitch, but once the fan was restrained, there was no need to go up to him and do that. He probably wouldn't have done so if there wasn't two stewards nearby, the Welsh cunt. >_>

[Asuka's Gonna Kill You]

Gotta love Fergie time. Hey ref, play till we score plz. kthx. SAF. The sight of him hugging and joking with the fourth official was disgusting. Luckily Hughes is a much classier man than I am, because I would have never shaken that red nosed twat's hand. And then his quotes after the match? For being such a small club, we sure have that cunt bothered.

*EDIT*

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1214932/GRAHAM-POLL-Its-time-stop-clock-watching-pressure-refs-Old-Trafford.html

Graham Poll: In my after dinner speech I often tell how I got the ‘hairdryer’ from Alex Ferguson on one of my first visits to Old Trafford for not knowing one of the rules of football; at the home of Manchester United you play until they win!

For as long as I can remember fans have had the suspicion that Ferguson has an influence over referees decisions and appointments and with Mike Riley - one of ‘Fergies favourites’ - having taking over as the head of refereeing for the PGMOL, they will be looking even closer at the referees at the home of the Champions.

I mean seriously, when will the FA look into this?

As the guys said above, the math was correct. They worked it out on MOTD and Owen's goal was a second over the time that should of been added on and that actually wasn't including the ten seconds for Barry kicking the ball away at the free kick.

Can we stop shitting on SAF now? He didn't add the time on and as I said before, he doesn't hold a gun to anybodies head. It's the officials that did it. I'd love them to start looking 'closer' to the referees at Old Trafford, maybe you should do as well, then you might realise how laughable you sound in blaming SAF.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I'd rather they just looked closer at Howard Webb.

[Zaz]

With a fucking hammer to the face.

[Baddar]

Mind if I stir the pot and ask why?

...apart from a peno decision that I heard you guys should've had...

Thinking back to OT last season, he was never Spurs' favourite ref, was he? >_>

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Late on Chelsea could have had a penalty after BAE raised his arm to a ball from a freekick.

Just before half time Tottenham should have had a freekick right on the edge of the box.

A few other decisions too and generally the fact that he seems to have got a long way because people think he's another Colina cos of his bald head.

However the penalty decision against Robbie Keane shows his worrying lack of understanding.

Keane and Redknapp have both touched on it.

Either a) It WAS a penalty and Keane was tripped.

or b) It wasn't a penalty and Keane dived in the box, looking for one.

In the case of a then it should have been a penalty, in the case of b Keane should have been booked by the letter of the law.

He did neither.

A number of years ago I was playing a Sunday League game and was through on goal when the keeper dived into my feet and took me out. This part time ref gave a goal kick and didn't seem to understand me when I explained to him that either the goalie got the ball and it was a corner, or the goalie didn't get the ball and it was a penalty.

So Webb, a Premiership referee, is making Sunday League errors....And not just against Tottenham.

[Big Red Fury]

Gotta love Fergie time. Hey ref, play till we score plz. kthx. SAF. The sight of him hugging and joking with the fourth official was disgusting. Luckily Hughes is a much classier man than I am, because I would have never shaken that red nosed twat's hand. And then his quotes after the match? For being such a small club, we sure have that cunt bothered.

*EDIT*

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1214932/GRAHAM-POLL-Its-time-stop-clock-watching-pressure-refs-Old-Trafford.html

Graham Poll: In my after dinner speech I often tell how I got the ‘hairdryer’ from Alex Ferguson on one of my first visits to Old Trafford for not knowing one of the rules of football; at the home of Manchester United you play until they win!

For as long as I can remember fans have had the suspicion that Ferguson has an influence over referees decisions and appointments and with Mike Riley - one of ‘Fergies favourites’ - having taking over as the head of refereeing for the PGMOL, they will be looking even closer at the referees at the home of the Champions.

I mean seriously, when will the FA look into this?

As the guys said above, the math was correct. They worked it out on MOTD and Owen's goal was a second over the time that should of been added on and that actually wasn't including the ten seconds for Barry kicking the ball away at the free kick.

Can we stop shitting on SAF now? He didn't add the time on and as I said before, he doesn't hold a gun to anybodies head. It's the officials that did it. I'd love them to start looking 'closer' to the referees at Old Trafford, maybe you should do as well, then you might realise how laughable you sound in blaming SAF.

The refs make mistakes at the Swamp because SAF says things like this

Graham Poll: In my after dinner speech I often tell how I got the ‘hairdryer’ from Alex Ferguson on one of my first visits to Old Trafford for not knowing one of the rules of football; at the home of Manchester United you play until they win!

to them and gets away with it. Of course they would be intimidated into favoring United in that case.

[Crybaby Bunting]

I get the feeling if that had really happened and Poll had made an official complaint to FIFA that'd be all done and sorted.

However he hasn't, and this is the same ref who's spouted more bullshit over the past several years than a water fountain connected to a sewage pipe.

[R.W.]

Of course, you do have to temper the fact that the information came from Graham Poll.

Graham "3 Yellows & You're Off!" Poll

Who's now only speaking up about it for his after-dinner speaking career, and said nothing whilst an active referee.

[stokeriño]

Oh for goodness' sake. He says "For as long as I can remember fans have had the suspicion that Ferguson has an influence over referees decisions and appointments - a suspicion I cannot share" in the very next paragraph. The after-dinner speech bit is a joke.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Bassong passed all clear by a head and neck specialist thank goodness.

[Liam]

For all those Spurs fans whinging about the Webb decision, I think Jason Cundy (of all people) got it spot on, in that there was contact, but he made the most of it. It wasn't a dive per se, but he probably threw himself down a little on the easy side, it didn't look entirely natural.

It isn't always as cut and dry as thats a penalty, thats not so it must be a dive and a booking. The worst of the decisions was probably the handball, because that WAS cut and dry.