Fulham vs Liverpool. PANTSIL VS SUAREZ.

[ImperialWhite]

I'm looking forward to this.

[SuffolkWhite]

He'll get sent off you just know it  :007:

[os5889]

I said it then, I said it now, if it was me 119th minute of the game, I'd have done the same

[ImperialWhite]

I said it then, I said it now, if it was me 119th minute of the game, I'd have done the same

I don't what I would do - I hope I wouldn't do that.

If I did I'd feel terrible; World Cup medals have to be earnt to feel special. I certainly wouldn't brag about it afterwards.

[Jimpav]

I said it then, I said it now, if it was me 119th minute of the game, I'd have done the same

I don't what I would do - I hope I wouldn't do that.

If I did I'd feel terrible; World Cup medals have to be earnt to feel special. I certainly wouldn't brag about it afterwards.

I agree. This was another low point in a pretty poor world cup. I think Sunderland v Liverpool would be tasty too.

[The Doctor]

I've a workmate who was incensed by that handball.  And he's English - no links to Ghana whatsoever, and no particular hatred of Uruguay.  The day after that game, he said: "Suarez is a filthy cheat.  If he came to play in the Premiership I would go to every single game he played in just to boo him"

This fella's a Liverpool fan.  I've offered him a ticket for 7th May

[duffbeer]

I felt terrible for Ghana.  It wasnt so much the handball as his reaction, as others have pointed out.  He will always be a villian to me. 

[Scrumpy]

I felt terrible for Ghana.  It wasnt so much the handball as his reaction, as others have pointed out.  He will always be a villian to me. 

Agreed. I think players all do things instinctively, without thinking. You can almost forgive it when it's a split second decision. I remember Rufus doing a diving hand ball on the line away to Birmingham. But at least he looked suitably ashamed afterwards, and kept well away from any limelight after the game.

[os5889]

I felt terrible for Ghana.  It wasnt so much the handball as his reaction, as others have pointed out.  He will always be a villian to me. 

The reaction was Terrible!

[epsomraver]

The instinctive  reaction from a footballer should be to head the ball , only a goalkeepers reaction should be to throw an arm out.

[os5889]

Good thing I'm a goalkeeper!

[HatterDon]

Good thing I'm a goalkeeper!

You and Scholes  :011:

[AmericanJames]

The thing is from the looks of the picture he could have gotten his head on it. Personally I don't know if would have taken the red in that situation, but I guess its tough to judge the guy from my arm chair.

[os5889]

For all the villiany the number 4 looks like he's made one hell of an attempt at the save too! Or is he going for a bit of night feve!

[Logicalman]

Based on this incident (and my belief the laws should be changed to allow the ref to award a goal in such circumstances and book the player for ungentlemanly conduct) I have a question for all the buffs on here:

Has a goal ever been awarded when the ball hasn't actually crossed the line (and I mean obviously - not just a mistake by the linesman/ref with poor eyesight)?

[ImperialWhite]

Based on this incident (and my belief the laws should be changed to allow the ref to award a goal in such circumstances and book the player for ungentlemanly conduct) I have a question for all the buffs on here:

Has a goal ever been awarded when the ball hasn't actually crossed the line (and I mean obviously - not just a mistake by the linesman/ref with poor eyesight)?

Exactly, completely agree.

It's very easy, I think.
DOGSO (denying a goal scoring opportunity) - red card (possible penalty)
new rule: DAG (denying a goal) - goal, red card

[cebu]

Agree with you IW. The punishment should discourage players ever doing this again.