The Round Ball Game

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

anton you overwhelm me...

Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.
Roger Moore

Let us hope that the Lilywhites may prevail this evening

[jayne lee wilson]

Poor Preston... it'd be too easy to go on about United getting easy pens and dives, so I won't.

Two things:
Could Rooney have stayed on his feet? I suspect so (to say the least...), but only he really knows.
What was the 'keeper penalised for? If tripping or pushing, then it was wrong and shouldn't have been given, as there was no contact. Some kind of obstruction? Without physical contact? Is there anything in the laws, or was this the Ref's discretion? (Roy Hodgson and others went on mealy-mouthing about "evasive action". Once Rooney had taken "evasive action", surely it's up to him to stay on his feet?

It would have been much more exciting to see Rooney attempt to score from the position he would have been in after leaping over the 'keeper. So it's a shame that he just crumpled to the ground and whacked in the pen. It has become too easy to do that now.

Paris St Germain v Chelsea... season gets exciting around now, doesn't it!

[Beef Oven!]

Poor Preston... it'd be too easy to go on about United getting easy pens and dives, so I won't.

Two things:
Could Rooney have stayed on his feet? I suspect so (to say the least...), but only he really knows.
What was the 'keeper penalised for? If tripping or pushing, then it was wrong and shouldn't have been given, as there was no contact. Some kind of obstruction? Without physical contact? Is there anything in the laws, or was this the Ref's discretion? (Roy Hodgson and others went on mealy-mouthing about "evasive action". Once Rooney had taken "evasive action", surely it's up to him to stay on his feet?

It would have been much more exciting to see Rooney attempt to score from the position he would have been in after leaping over the 'keeper. So it's a shame that he just crumpled to the ground and whacked in the pen. It has become too easy to do that now.
[I]/I]

If you won't, I will.

This sort of thing is ruining the game. He dived. End of discussion - so you'd think, but no.

The commentator said "it's definitely....if he goes down, the ref's got to give it." NO! you 'give it' if he's been fouled!!!

And what's all this nonsense about 'taking evasive action'????

How can you give a penalty if there is no contact?

I'm no expert, but if there's no contact, but the player has been 'impeded', isn't that 'obstruction'? The remedy for which is an indirect free-kick (inside the box?).

In my book it's called CHEATING - AND IT'S RUINIG MAN'S GREATEST INVENTION

[EdgeleyRob]

Latest results,three big games these.

PSG 1 Chelsea 1.
Bradford Park Avenue 2 Stockport County 0.
Liverpool 1 Besiktas 0.

[jayne lee wilson]

Chelsea and Liverpool, typical 1st legs, bitty dour & dull... hoping for more excitements (c'mon Zlatan, Diego, Daniel, Mario...) next week. Could Balotelli actually come good in the end...?!
Back to the Ataturk next week... (swoons at the memory)...

I see Preston goalie Stuckmann says Rooney apologised to him after the match - "Sorry, it was my chance to get a penalty, I had to use that..."
Truly a looking-glass world where United go on in the cup after their "thrilling victory against Preston..." etc.... where the England manager can speak of "evasive action" as justification... where getting a penalty is now a game of wits between ref and player (!?)... and cheats can prosper.

The only way out of it remains retrospective suspension from video evidence. Why don't we get it?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

er i found the Everton win away at Young Boys [1-4] an enthralling game with no petty arguments about who's turn it was to kick the ball ..... Lukaku's hat trick was well taken with the full agreement of the whole team and manager ... the one player who looked out of sorts in the game John Stones , was sent off for really fouling a YB player ... and the Toffees played even better ... a very classy performance which Martinez would love to bring to their remaining Premier League fixtures ...

[EdgeleyRob]

Football Pink is here.


Chelsea 1 Burnley 1. Points dropped,unmentionables won,Matic red card,mind the gap.
Crystal Palace 1 Arsenal 2. Down 0-2 at the break,reply from ex Stockport Murray came too late.
Swansea City 2 Manchester United Association Football Club 1. Defeat lets in Arsenal,goes against the grain reporting on Stretford FC.
the other team 5 Newcastle United 0. Dismal afternoon,silly penalty set the tone.
Brighton 4 Birmingham City 3. Much needed first win in 5 games,from 3-1 up almost threw it away at the end,
Derby County 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2. Led twice,77th minute red card and penalty undid the good work
Sheffield United 2 Coventry City 2. Leading 2-0,Blades played with 10 men for 70 minutes,probably still a good v the promotion chasers
Wimbledon 3 Luton Town 2. From 2-0 up pegged back but a 90th minute goal sealed the points.
Bury 1 Hartlepool United 0. Always looked a tough fixture v the play off contenders,8 points adrift.
Aberdeen 3 St Mirren 0. Well beaten,Ross County won too but Motherwell's defeat keeps us off the bottom,just.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 Kilmarnock 3. Led 3 times but couldn't hold on,remain 3rd.
Albion Rovers 0 East Stirlingshire 1. Late goal earned the points against a team chasing the title.
Bristol Rovers 1 Altrincham 0. The winner came right on half time,defeat for Barnet means we are just 1 point off the top.
Hemel Hempstead v Chelmsford was postponed.
Worcester City 2 Stockport County 0. Don't wanna talk about this one.
Truro City 2 Poole Town 2. Big chance missed,2-0 up against the league leaders but threw it away,only 6 points off top spot.

FA Trophy semi final,ist leg.

Wrexham 2 Torquay United 1. Slender lead to take back to Torquay,were 2-0 up,pitch wasn't good after just passing an inspection I hear

Tomorrow we have Everton v Leicester City and Southampton v Liverpool.

[eighthobstruction]

Thanks Rob....Rovers doing briln'lush m'dear ....gert top alf int us....


How come Man Ure are in dark cap's rob?....even I who have supported since 1964 can't stand the sight of them....

[EdgeleyRob]

Thanks Rob....Rovers doing briln'lush m'dear ....gert top alf int us....


How come Man Ure are in dark cap's rob?....even I who have supported since 1964 can't stand the sight of them....

Beef Oven! made me do it ,doesn't feel right though

[Beef Oven!]

Beef Oven! made me do it ,doesn't feel right though

I didn't!!!!

You've only bolded UTD because they lost!!!

[EdgeleyRob]

I didn't!!!!

You've only bolded UTD because they lost!!!

Ah,bin sussed

[Beef Oven!]

Ah,bin sussed

[antongould]

Seems to be a viral video or whatever emerging of your game ER .....I will try to get the link....

[antongould]

https://vine.co/v/OQhh17a5zPB

[EdgeleyRob]

https://vine.co/v/OQhh17a5zPB

Yep,nope,not good.