**** OFFICIAL Premiership 2007-08 season Thread!*****

[ledders07]

[censored] pointless internationals, no-one gives a flying [censored] UEFA

all players get [censored] injured - dunno bout other clubs but arsenal out 2 players.
what other teams have lost key players whilst [censored] around agaisnt andorra or faroe islands
/rant

also, good to see the arsenal board have extended the lockdown agreement

[sixfour]

Jammy Liverpool bastards. Real interesting decision by Neville right there, would love to run some EV calculations on it (cliffnotes - 1-1 in injury time, Neville handballs on the line making a nice stop to deny a certain goal, would the number of points lost by not having Neville in later matches through suspension and the times Kuyt scores the pen come up to >1?)

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Jammy Liverpool bastards. Real interesting decision by Neville right there, would love to run some EV calculations on it (cliffnotes - 1-1 in injury time, Neville handballs on the line making a nice stop to deny a certain goal, would the number of points lost by not having Neville in later matches through suspension and the times Kuyt scores the pen come up to >1?)

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You make it sound like he deliberately and obviously handballed a certain goal, in which case, why didn't the ref simply award a goal instead of a penalty?

[medgar]

I think handball is the "correct" decision. Whilst he is captain he doesn't provide much in the way of goals or creativity. Given that Howard could (should?) have saved the pen and once in a while they go on to win the game themselves when he does it probably works out better for them since there's only 3 mins to play.

Awful refereeing performance though. Made me laugh when Carragher was seemingly accusing him of listening to the crowd after Gerrard sent off Hibbert.

[sixfour]

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You make it sound like he deliberately and obviously handballed a certain goal, in which case, why didn't the ref simply award a goal instead of a penalty?

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Er, Neville stopped the ball on the line, you can't just award a goal, this isn't playground "penalty or goal" stuff

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You make it sound like he deliberately and obviously handballed a certain goal, in which case, why didn't the ref simply award a goal instead of a penalty?

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Er, Neville stopped the ball on the line, you can't just award a goal, this isn't playground "penalty or goal" stuff

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Why can't the ref award a goal? If a defender made a diving outstretched goal line save when the ball was going straight into the center of the goal you're telling me the refs only recourse would be a penalty and a sending off? That would be a pretty dumb rule imo.

[kolotoure]

kolooo

[TheRenaissance]

HAHAHAHA!
[censored] EVERTON!

ALL THIS SCHADENFREUDE... ALMOST TOO MUCH... BUT FEELS SO GOOOOOOD!!!
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAAAAAA!

[ledders07]

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kolooo

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[Droogie]

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You make it sound like he deliberately and obviously handballed a certain goal, in which case, why didn't the ref simply award a goal instead of a penalty?

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Er, Neville stopped the ball on the line, you can't just award a goal, this isn't playground "penalty or goal" stuff

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Why can't the ref award a goal? If a defender made a diving outstretched goal line save when the ball was going straight into the center of the goal you're telling me the refs only recourse would be a penalty and a sending off? That would be a pretty dumb rule imo.

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What the hell? This isn't basketball...