Whitey Grandad

Yes they did. The b****rds.

Both Pellè and Mané come from leagues where referees treat apparent fouls differently.

Yes, of course you're right, I had just woken up yesterday when I'd posted. Booting the ball away would certainly demand a booking too, logic doesn't come into it. Mason kept pointing to his watch whenever Butland dragged his heels a bit but they were only doing what any other team would have done. I was expecting five minutes, to be honest, what with all the substitutes and injuries.

I don't think the Chelsea ones were very convincing, but I was watching that on TV. Djuricic? I'd forgotten about him. The first chance he had when he tangled with Can I felt he was to busy trying to win a penalty when he should have carried on and tried to score. This may have influenced the ref's thinking when the second incident occurred. Let's not forget that most of us are fifty yards away.

I look forward to seeing it again on MOTD. At the time I wasn't surprised that we didn't get it.

Ooh, that's rich Is your tongue still in your cheek?

I'm pretty sure that deliberate handball is a mandatory yellow. They make some offences mandatory in an attempt to stamp them out. Unfortunately some footballers are too stupid or selfish. As for the penalty claims, I can't say that any were very strong. It seemed to me that our players were looking for them instead of attempting to score.

Atmosphere? What atmosphere?

That was dire and we got exactly what we deserved, which was nothing. Nobody to blame but ourselves, not even the referee. We started without any spark and never really got going. At least I'm back home and in the warm.

Pellè was just stupid, you can't blame the ref for that.

Good point. It's only one game for reaching five, isn't it?

It's not every 10 minutes. I thought that we partrolled non-stop all day, every day

I find it very disappointing that a thread about a massacre of innocents should deteriorate into an interchange of personal insults. Time for an end, I feel.

I agree. A minutes silence perhaps might be more appropriate. How long is this likely to go on?

What a sorry situation.

And without a club to manage.

Molenbeek. It seems to have been behind a lot of the recent activity. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/15/molenbeek-the-brussels-borough-in-the-spotlight-after-paris-attacks

That's no age at all and I have great sympathy for his family. Thanks for the memories.

The right to free movement in the EU is limited. There has to be a job for them.

Er... at the rate of 500,000 a year coming in?

Yes indeed :respect: I understand that no Russian (or Israeli) vessel has been attacked since.

I read something similar about the pirates off Somalia. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/piracy/7713375/Somali-pirates-captured-and-released-by-Russian-navy-have-died.html

Wasn't he on the bench at Sunderland?

I agree with you. He's not one of those players who you expect to score every time that they break clear, but I like the energy he brings to our attack and he can strike the ball cleanly and sharply when he gets a chance. Let's face it, if he were could get rid of his limitations he'd be worth a hell of a lot more.

Would that be a Fry up?