Man Utd 2-1 LCFC - Post Match Thread

[Foxdiamond]

41 minutes ago, OnlyOneCity said:

Many years ago I met Gordon Banks. He said that hardest thing for a keeper to master and one which comes with experience, was coming for crosses. Mads was not to blame for the goal, it shouldn’t have mattered he came for the ball or not. Down to the officials for giving the free kick in the first place and then missing a blatant offside. The dubious handball was one of those where when it happens in the box, penalty isn’t given as it’s deemed to be too close for defender to avoid.

Yes seem to remember Banks got better as he became more experienced 

[bovril]

5 hours ago, squidsworth said:

You're over thinking it. It wasn't a goal. It was no one's fault. It was offside. By a mile. The officials were corrupt. End of. No other explanation or analysis required. If it wasn't corruption, I'm waiting to hear from them to explain it. Literally one of the worst decisions ever in football, on national TV. They've been exposed.

I won't comment on the 'corrupt' stuff because I know it touches a few nerves on here, but yes it was one of the worst decisions I've seen. It was a dead ball situation, and really quite easy for a competent linesman to get right. I can only guess that he's overused to VAR, which is pathetic in itself but wouldn't surprise me at all. And I know some of us revelled in Cov's defeat in the 1/2 final last season but there was not sufficient evidence to overturn their goal either. 

[Bryn]

1 minute ago, bovril said:

I won't comment on the 'corrupt' stuff because I know it touches a few nerves on here, but yes it was one of the worst decisions I've seen. It was a dead ball situation, and really quite easy for a competent linesman to get right. I can only guess that he's overused to VAR, which is pathetic in itself but wouldn't surprise me at all. And I know some of us revelled in Cov's defeat in the 1/2 final last season but there was not sufficient evidence to overturn their goal either. 

 

Is it up for debate that the game is rigged in favour of the economically largest clubs? I thought that was well established by now.

[Dmitry]

What is the process in cases like this? It would be justifiable for this linesman not to be allowed on the sideline ever again. 

[Adster]

5 minutes ago, Dmitry said:

What is the process in cases like this? It would be justifiable for this linesman not to be allowed on the sideline ever again. 

What? Because he made a mistake?

 

A complete overreaction. Get a grip. 

 

[Parafox]

57 minutes ago, Dmitry said:

What is the process in cases like this? It would be justifiable for this linesman not to be allowed on the sideline ever again. 

 

50 minutes ago, Adster said:

What? Because he made a mistake?

 

A complete overreaction. Get a grip. 

 

 

No. It's because he's corrupt and is the pocket of the FA. Ya know, just like all the other officials who make mistakes give poor decisions against us. But never, NEVER do that against "the big 6". Oh God, no. They would never dare go against their FA master's instructions.

 

Don't you realise that the FA, Sky, Match of The Day and TalkSport all want us to be down in league 1 just so we can be put our place, as they hate us since we won the title?

 

It's common knowledge (on Foxestalk) that LCFC is being targeted by the entire PGMOL.

 

 

Edited 8 February by Parafox

[Bert]

1 hour ago, Dmitry said:

What is the process in cases like this? It would be justifiable for this linesman not to be allowed on the sideline ever again. 

Probably just get given some extra “training” and miss a match. At worst. 

[bovril]

1 hour ago, Adster said:

What? Because he made a mistake?

 

A complete overreaction. Get a grip. 

 

You're right of course. But I can't think of another industry in England where it is possible to make such awful "mistakes", over and over again, and still keep your job. Especially an industry with so much money involved. That goes for players, managers and officials. 

[HybridFox]

As others have said if it had happened the other way round there would have been a public enquiry like with David Cootes. He'll be in the next round of matches as usual

[Supergray22]

To change the subject slightly what did people think to ugartes two footed challenge that made winks take evasive action. I remember Martinez trying one earlier I. The season. Surely a yellow card even if he didn’t make contact. What are they their coaches teaching them!!

[winteriscoming]

Seem to have history against these at OT. The season we went down they should have been down to 10 men in the first half when Faes was fouled above the knee and only shown a yellow. Can’t remember who the Utd player was. 
I live in hope we get a dodgy winner when we play them in the league. 

[Chelmofox]

20 minutes ago, HybridFox said:

As others have said if it had happened the other way round there would have been a public enquiry like with David Cootes. He'll be in the next round of matches as usual

Imagine if it happened against a Klopp liverpool side to knock them out of the 4th round. Would still be hearing about it into next week.

[Dmitry]

3 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Imagine if it happened against a Klopp liverpool side to knock them out of the 4th round. Would still be hearing about it into next week.

Or against Man U themselves, had we scored from an obvious offside and had them eliminated.  Amorim would’ve been sacked probably. 

[Raj]

15 hours ago, bovril said:

You're right of course. But I can't think of another industry in England where it is possible to make such awful "mistakes", over and over again, and still keep your job. Especially an industry with so much money involved. That goes for players, managers and officials. 

Have you seen our 3rd goalie Danny Ward play?

[fox_favourite]

2 minutes ago, Raj said:

Have you seen our 3rd goalie Danny Ward play?

He's a goalkeeper??!!!

[gerblod]

On 08/02/2025 at 08:50, Ian Nacho said:

Whilst that decision at the end was poor, we didn't deserve to go through. We offered nothing in that second half. 

How many football games are decided by a chance goal against the run of play? "Deserve" is a rather judgmental word to apply to this game, where we were playing a team of expensive players in front of a 70k crowd. I thought we played, if not the best game possible, a game where they didn't overrun us and we showed that they're pretty mediocre. United certainly didn't deserve to win.

[gerblod]

Seems to me that, as the seasons progressed (?) the lack of wins/draws and relegation concerns has caused many of us to watch the games wearing shit-tinted spectacles - bringing a doom and gloom attitude to the match before it's even started.

I thought the team did well enough against United All-Stars (😂) at Old Trafford, given that we all know Rudkin and Top chose the wrong bloke to replace the wrong bloke.

I've been told Wilf needed to go off because he'd just come back off injury. So his subbing weakened the team and it wasn't a league game anyway. But it's not the player's/team's fault that the best starting XI aren't starting. Buonanotte is a sub, Soumare starts. RvN is just another safe manager, unwilling to risk a gamble when doing the 'correct' thing by the 'Manual of Safe Managing' saves him from a red face but little else. The players have potential - a good manager would exploit that potential. No good sending the army into battle without a general they believe in.

[HybridFox]

Other results have made this more annoying! Could have had another cup run  if we were going down anyway 

Edited 9 February by HybridFox