Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[brenchill]

Stamford Bridge becomes unglued as Luiz hits Balotelli with a lariat.

[therockbox]

How the fuck did Balotelli get booked for diving then?

[Cheeky Hughes]

Balotelli gets flattened, is promptly booked for "diving". Sour end to a good game, hopefully that will get rescinded.

Fair result honestly. Neither team really penetrated, but I'll take the draw.

[Dingle]

Stamford Bridge becomes unglued as Luiz hits Balotelli with a lariat.

Can't believe Balotelli got booked for diving for that, should've had a last second free kick for him to squabble over. Happy with a point with the way the game went, can't help but feel that without numerous mistakes, it could've gone either way and maybe could've nicked it. Still, only a point adrift of the top, can handle that.

[MJB]

Balotelli gets flattened, is promptly booked for "diving". Sour end to a good game, hopefully that will get rescinded.

Fair result honestly. Neither team really penetrated, but I'll take the draw.

Yellow cards can't be rescinded, correct?

[Starvinho]

Excellent result for United, keeps us top. Shit game though.

[Dingle]

Balotelli gets flattened, is promptly booked for "diving". Sour end to a good game, hopefully that will get rescinded.

Fair result honestly. Neither team really penetrated, but I'll take the draw.

Yellow cards can't be rescinded, correct?

Can they give it to Luiz instead then >_>?

[Cheeky Hughes]

I thought two yellow sendings off couldn't, but single yellows can?

[Benjamin]

How was that not a dive? He gets hit in the shoulder, and goes to the ground grabbing his face.

[Adam]

I thought two yellow sendings off couldn't, but single yellows can?

If that is the case (not saying you're wrong) then that is a bit stupid when you think about it.

Which I suppose would be about right for the F.A.

[Lineker]

We were really good on the whole today. Always nice to get a comfortable victory over the pikies.

[Summers]

LOL. Balotelli runs into the shoulder of a stronger man, falls down, stays down holding his face.. and he wants a free kick? No no. He could have run straight round Luiz with ease, he chose to run into him. Never a free kick.

[Colly]

Yellows can't be rescinded. Full stop.

[Lineker]

Lots of furore today about anti Semitic chants from the West Ham fans today. I must admit, I didn't hear them live at the game. But they're audible on tv for sure.

[DavidMarrio]

Lots of furore today about anti Semitic chants from the West Ham fans today. I must admit, I didn't hear them live at the game. But they're audible on tv for sure.

There was meant to be a few Lazio chants as well, or so I've been told.

[therockbox]

On SSN earlier they said they were chanting Forza Lazio, hissing, and showed a clip where chants of 'Adolf Hitler, he's coming for you' were clearly audible. Allardyce's face at the press conference when told about Hitler and Lazio chants was hilarious.

[Benjamin]

Seriously, what the fuck, sports fans? Absolute sick, disgusting shit.

[brenchill]

Anyone else see Big Sam's horrendous press conference?

[Starvinho]

One year ago today since Gary Speed sadly passed away. Time has sure flown by. Gone but not forgotten. RIP.

[Matt]

Pretty sure I could hear booing during the minute's applause for Gary Speed, hopefully I misheard that and it was just bad acoustics or something.

Edit: I know this is the wrong thead, but I was initially coming in here to expand on Starvinho's post by saying we were holding a minute's applause.