Premier League Thread 2023/2024

[Super_horns]

Get  the feeling from these comments on the BBC website that Howard Webb isn’t a fan of the handball rule either particularly but says they have to adhere by it.

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The law states that any contact with an attacker's hand or arm - even accidental - which then leads to a goal being scored immediately has to be penalised," said Webb.

"You're not alone in not liking this particular law, but this is actually a really good on-field decision by the referee, in that respect. The law requires him to penalise when he sees that contact on Havertz's arm.

"It's not intentional, but it still has to be penalised. I think the idea was that if it comes off the arm, it can't be a fair goal - that was the reason why this law came in.

"It was decided by the International Football Association Board [Ifab]. The laws are always under review, maybe it will change, but in this circumstance, the referee did absolutely the right thing."

 

Edited 13 December 2023 by Super_horns

[Aus Fox]

Surely it has to come down to; did the player gain an advantage from using their arm. If the ball would have ended up in the net anyway, then the goal should stand.

We are looking for way too many reasons to disallow a goal at the minute and it’s not working.

[deep blue]

On 11/12/2023 at 10:05, RoboFox said:

If we'd have sacked twat Rodgers when we should've I think Emery would've been attainable for us given where we were.

 

Imagine how different our fortunes could've been.

This keeps running through my mind.  What a wasted opportunity.

[Wymsey]

https://www.premierleague.com/news/3822024

 

[Muzzy_no7]

Anyone who fancies a laugh but at the same time would quite like to feel horrendously sick then whack the Football Daily podcast on.

 

Some of the opinions and comments on the SaudiCastle exit 😂🤢

[Super_horns]

17 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

https://www.premierleague.com/news/3822024

 

What will the likes of Joey Barton think of this ?

 

Be foaming at the mouth !

 

 

[lcfcsnow]

41 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

What will the likes of Joey Barton think of this ?

 

Be foaming at the mouth !

It's ridiculous though, it's the PL highlighting the fact he's a black referee. He was brilliant when he reffed our game a few weeks ago, and I thought it won't be long until he's in the PL. Not because he's black, because he was brilliant and didn't fall for any playacting and was consisting in booking players for the same offences. The league needs the best referees, why bring the colour of his skin into it because thats what they are doing.

[Craig]

1 hour ago, lcfcsnow said:

It's ridiculous though, it's the PL highlighting the fact he's a black referee. He was brilliant when he reffed our game a few weeks ago, and I thought it won't be long until he's in the PL. Not because he's black, because he was brilliant and didn't fall for any playacting and was consisting in booking players for the same offences. The league needs the best referees, why bring the colour of his skin into it because thats what they are doing.

Not sure the comment was regarding Sam Allison... 

[EastAnglianFox]

 

[cruzFOX]

Oh Harvey is crocked again? He’s not really got going at Newcastle has he? We’ll atleast he can’t blame the injuries on Seagrave!

[Leicesterpool]

Thats pretty much the euros out the question for him.

Edited 15 December 2023 by Leicesterpool

[David Hankey]

Everton's new ground being put back a year to the start of the 2025/26, probably for them becoming accustomed to life in the Championship!!

[UniFox21]

8 hours ago, EastAnglianFox said:

 

Wonder what the problem actually is. 

Seems a large setback for something so minor 

 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Just now, UniFox21 said:

Wonder what the problem actually is. 

Seems a large setback for something so minor 

 

We did great to off load our crooked players in Barnes, Chilwell and Fofana for good money 😏

[Super_horns]

41 minutes ago, David Hankey said:

Everton's new ground being put back a year to the start of the 2025/26, probably for them becoming accustomed to life in the Championship!!

Seems like they didn’t fancy a mid season move.

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67732238.amp

[Happy Fox]

Spuds v Forest tonight , would be wonderful if Brennan Johnson scored a shitload and the Forest fans lose their shit.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Really like Angeball....he stuck to his guns when the media were saying he should change his tactics in in-game play

[foxes_rule1978]

Ah I want spurs to win a game 

[UniFox21]

25 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

We did great to off load our crooked players in Barnes, Chilwell and Fofana for good money 😏

You aren't wrong.

Both Chilwell and Fofana broke down pretty quickly after leaving. 

Chilwell had a decent year winning the CL, but then has flopped since.

[whoareyaaa]

2 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

You aren't wrong.

Both Chilwell and Fofana broke down pretty quickly after leaving. 

Chilwell had a decent year winning the CL, but then has flopped since.

and Maddison.

[foxfanazer]

What was that noise by Carragher

[Ian Nacho]

Thought they banned using a towel to dry the ball for a long throw in? Swear I someone get carded for it the other week. 

[foxfanazer]

1 minute ago, Ian Nacho said:

Thought they banned using a towel to dry the ball for a long throw in? Swear I someone get carded for it the other week. 

10 point deduction incoming? 

[Arkie Bennett]

3 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

What was that noise by Carragher

I thought it was my dog.

[foxfanazer]

5 minutes ago, Arkie Bennett said:

I thought it was my dog.

Is your dog Scouse?