Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:55 am  

First red was debateable but the ref probably got it right and the second was a stone wall red, good to see Roberto agreeing with the decision too.

Flips and flops, anyone heard Rafa's latest offering

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 9:06 am  

Magic man wrote:

Totally agree. A breath of fresh air, a ref with balls of steel.

Long may it continue too. He's only young so hopefull he'll continue to improve. Nice to see him making the big decisions too.

PAUL M wrote:

First red was debateable but the ref probably got it right and the second was a stone wall red, good to see Roberto agreeing with the decision too.

Flips and flops, anyone heard Rafa's latest offering

It was debatable but I think most referees would show a red, it was a clumsy tackle as last man I don't think anyone can criticise him for it.

I heard him chatting something about salt and a priest

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:07 am  

Can I just ask mods why my post regarding the Newcastle v Sunderland game has been deleted please? I didn't think it was illegal for someone to record a game using Sky+ onto a recordable DVD player

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:37 am  

Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has hinted he is ready to sell as he does not want to burden his grandchildren with the club.

Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has hinted he is ready to sell as he does not want to burden his grandchildren with the club.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 10:40 am  

PAUL M wrote: Flips and flops, anyone heard Rafa's latest offering Rafa hits back at Hodgson

PAUL M wrote: Flips and flops, anyone heard Rafa's latest offering Rafa hits back at Hodgson

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:06 am  

Rafa makes a great point. Our worst player this year has been Poulsen, whilst Konchesky has been woeful. Hodgson's tactics for our team have been an absolute disgrace, if Roy was doing well and we were hitting anywhere near the heights expected of our squad, he could come out and criticize other people's reigns, but, he hasn't, he has taken us even further back: his signings have been poor, his tactics have been poor, his antics in the media have been embarrassing, whilst he persistently digs himself into a deeper hole by bringing up crap nobody agrees with.

Roy paid what, £4.5m and Aquilani out on loan for Poulsen? Worthy of the sack alone.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:09 pm  

Catalancs wrote: Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has hinted he is ready to sell as he does not want to burden his grandchildren with the club. But when you've £100m on the club it would be a burden, unless they are totally dedicated to the club and its future. I think Whelan is spot on for a change. It's right that he thinks of what will happen to the club when he's not around. However, I do think this shows that he's a total hypocrite when it comes to a salary cap and sugar daddy spending in football. He's full of complaints over guys like Abramovich and the Sheikh's spening big on clubs, but the fact is that he's done the same thing, albeit on a far smaller scale, by getting Wigan to a far higher position that they'd have ever been able to get themselves.

Catalancs wrote: Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has hinted he is ready to sell as he does not want to burden his grandchildren with the club. But when you've £100m on the club it would be a burden, unless they are totally dedicated to the club and its future. I think Whelan is spot on for a change. It's right that he thinks of what will happen to the club when he's not around. However, I do think this shows that he's a total hypocrite when it comes to a salary cap and sugar daddy spending in football. He's full of complaints over guys like Abramovich and the Sheikh's spening big on clubs, but the fact is that he's done the same thing, albeit on a far smaller scale, by getting Wigan to a far higher position that they'd have ever been able to get themselves.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:11 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

But when you've £100m on the club it would be a burden, unless they are totally dedicated to the club and its future.

I think Whelan is spot on for a change. It's right that he thinks of what will happen to the club when he's not around.

However, I do think this shows that he's a total hypocrite when it comes to a salary cap and sugar daddy spending in football. He's full of complaints over guys like Abramovich and the Sheikh's spening big on clubs, but the fact is that he's done the same thing, albeit on a far smaller scale, by getting Wigan to a far higher position that they'd have ever been able to get themselves.

Good point.
He's been trying to sell the football club for a while now but can't find a buyer. He found a buyer for Wigan (Ian Lenaghan) in no time though.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:14 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Rafa makes a great point.

As someone who would wear Rafa's Fart aftershave, you're not exactly impartial in this.

Re: The Football Chat Thread : Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:17 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

As someone who would wear Rafa's Fart aftershave, you're not exactly impartial in this.

I've shown time and time again that I was never a full on Rafa-fanatic, I criticized him when deserved and defended him when deserved.

I'm completely against Hodgson, that feeling continues to grow every single time I see the team play. Hodgson's antics in the press I'm pretty ashamed of to be honest, his rant about Dalglish the other day was, quite simply, a farce.