Shocking FA response to last weekends slip-up!
10 January 2005, 06:31 PM
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Shocking FA response to last weekends slip-up!
An FA spokesman after the game absolved the linesman of any responsibility
for the apparently mistaken decision not to award a goal to Spurs after a
shot from the halfway line crossed the goal line by at least a metre.
"The shot came in from an unusual distance and as such caught the linesman
out of position forcing him to race back towards the goal as the play
developed", explained the spokesman, "As he ran, the United scarf he was
wearing under his shirt came loose and fluttered up into his face obscuring
his view and preventing him from making the call.
It was just one of those things."
In response to further questions from the Press the spokesman explained "If
they don't already have a United tattoo most officials on game day try to
wear a scarf or a replica shirt under their regulation kit to show their
support for the worlds greatest club.
The linesman in this case had chosento wear a United scarf, a common choice that is in keeping with FA guidelines.
The root cause of the problem lies not with the linesman but with the players and management of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club who broke one the most important unwritten rules of the English FA: They placed a shot on target at Old Trafford.
Martin Jol is new to this country and perhaps he is not yet familiar with some of our finer traditions.
If he doesn't yet understand that for the greater good of the game visiting teams, by tradition, are not expected to try to score at Old Trafford then our
officials are in a position to help Mr Jol make that cultural adjustment."
Chuckling to himself the FA spokesman added "The goal had to be disallowed
to avoid us descending down a slippery slope that would be bad for the
national game. It's a fine line the officials have to walk.
If they award a goal this week, next week someone might expect to get a penalty or demand that Van Nistelrooy be booked for diving. Can you imagine?
That would just never do.
No no no.
Shocking, just the thought of it."
Pete
for the apparently mistaken decision not to award a goal to Spurs after a
shot from the halfway line crossed the goal line by at least a metre.
"The shot came in from an unusual distance and as such caught the linesman
out of position forcing him to race back towards the goal as the play
developed", explained the spokesman, "As he ran, the United scarf he was
wearing under his shirt came loose and fluttered up into his face obscuring
his view and preventing him from making the call.
It was just one of those things."
In response to further questions from the Press the spokesman explained "If
they don't already have a United tattoo most officials on game day try to
wear a scarf or a replica shirt under their regulation kit to show their
support for the worlds greatest club.
The linesman in this case had chosento wear a United scarf, a common choice that is in keeping with FA guidelines.
The root cause of the problem lies not with the linesman but with the players and management of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club who broke one the most important unwritten rules of the English FA: They placed a shot on target at Old Trafford.
Martin Jol is new to this country and perhaps he is not yet familiar with some of our finer traditions.
If he doesn't yet understand that for the greater good of the game visiting teams, by tradition, are not expected to try to score at Old Trafford then our
officials are in a position to help Mr Jol make that cultural adjustment."
Chuckling to himself the FA spokesman added "The goal had to be disallowed
to avoid us descending down a slippery slope that would be bad for the
national game. It's a fine line the officials have to walk.
If they award a goal this week, next week someone might expect to get a penalty or demand that Van Nistelrooy be booked for diving. Can you imagine?
That would just never do.
No no no.
Shocking, just the thought of it."
Pete
10 January 2005, 07:27 PM
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PMSL - Pete that is so true.
I saw Bryan Robson commit a horrific foul on a QPR player there once (who was in a bad way because of it) and he didn't even concede a free kick. Watching it later on the tele, the commentator made some comment about "Robson's robust playing style". Dirty, cynical, fouling bar steward more like, even if he was the England captain at the time.
Every time I've been to Old Trafford, the officials are just as bad (if not worse) as the one described in pslewis' post above.
I saw Bryan Robson commit a horrific foul on a QPR player there once (who was in a bad way because of it) and he didn't even concede a free kick. Watching it later on the tele, the commentator made some comment about "Robson's robust playing style". Dirty, cynical, fouling bar steward more like, even if he was the England captain at the time.
Every time I've been to Old Trafford, the officials are just as bad (if not worse) as the one described in pslewis' post above.
10 January 2005, 08:00 PM
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Yup I've seen this here a coupla times in the last week or so.
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=392313
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=392313
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10 January 2005, 10:29 PM
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It's SIAL but would complement this quite nicely:
Manchester United put on a a stunning display today in a
behind-closed-doors rematch ordered by the FA after Tuesdays debacle at Old
Trafford.
The Super Reds went ahead just before the kick-off when Giggs was sent away
down the left wing.
His cross was handled on the half way line by a Spurs defender and a
penalty was awarded for this cynical foul. Paul Scholes stepped up to slot
the ball home for United's 33rd penalty of the season. It was no more than
United deserved.
The 15th minute saw the Super-Smashing Reds go two up after Michael Carrick
was penalised for coughing just outside the area. Christiano Ronaldo's
resultant free kick was slightly miss-hit, but even if the keeper was not
being pinned to the floor by Roy Keane, he would not have saved it. 2-0. It
was no more than United deserved.
The 21st minute saw more trouble for Spurs when Erik Edman was sent-off for
enquiring about the referee's Man United shirt. However two minutes after
the interval Spurs struck back after an amazing piece of good fortune. The
referee's assistant could only parry Pedro Mendes' shot and Robbie Keane
thumped the ball home. Confusion reigned for 10 minutes as the entire
Manchester United squad surrounded the referee, arguing that the referee's
assistant had been fouled 15 minutes earlier. The referee grudgingly had to
give the goal even though he racked his brain for a reason to disallow it.
Alex Ferguson was furious and rushed down from his seat in the stand to the
dugout, knocking over a number of blind, disabled, pensioners in
wheel-chairs on the way down. Fortunately, things settled down again as
Paul Scholes took a long-range shot, which deflected off the corner flag
but had clearly crossed the line, 3-1. It was no more than United deserved.
Just after the restart, un-sportsmanlike Nourredine Naybet was dismissed
for making ridiculous claims for a penalty after Roy Keane had nearly
decapitated Robbie Keane. The referee and his assistant missed the incident
as they were both asking Ryan Giggs for his autograph, but replays showed
that Keane's flying kung-fu kick, followed by a forearm smash was clearly
unintentional.
Ten minutes later Ferguson took off Giggs and replaced him with Alan Smith,
Eric Djemba Djemba and the suspended Wayne Rooney. Wonderful, wonderful Man
United's 4th came shortly after. Robbie Keane was caught offside just
outside the Spurs penalty area and Rooneys free-kick thundered in after
deflecting off the underside of the flood lights. It was no more than
United deserved.
The super, marvel, wonder Reds kept the pressure on until the bitter end.
In the 98th minute Ledley King conceded a free kick just outside his own
area for blatantly glancing at the referee. Ronaldo stepped up and
proceeded to chip the ball right into the referee's path and he made no
mistake from 10 yards. Goal number 5 and it was no more than United
deserved.
Scholes slotted home number 6 from the penalty spot after Gardner went down
with a broken leg. Fortunately Roy Keane was nearby when it happened and,
after running 50 yards, he was able to bring the incident to the referee's
attention. Unfazed by Gardner's cynical tactics, protruding bone and
spraying blood, the referee sent him off for diving (and time wasting) and
awarded United the penalty. Scholes cheekily chipped the ball over the
keeper and the crossbar, but the referee decided that it was a goal,
because based on past records, Scholes rarely missed.
When the final whistle went after 33 minutes of injury time, Spurs traipsed
off with their heads low, having been taught a footballing lesson by what
is by far the greatest team the World has ever seen. As the losers hit the
showers, a superb flowing movement by United culminated with a fine diving
header by Alex Ferguson and it was 7-1. However the referee decided that it
was such a good goal, it should count double.
8-1 then - and it was no more than United deserved.
Manchester United put on a a stunning display today in a
behind-closed-doors rematch ordered by the FA after Tuesdays debacle at Old
Trafford.
The Super Reds went ahead just before the kick-off when Giggs was sent away
down the left wing.
His cross was handled on the half way line by a Spurs defender and a
penalty was awarded for this cynical foul. Paul Scholes stepped up to slot
the ball home for United's 33rd penalty of the season. It was no more than
United deserved.
The 15th minute saw the Super-Smashing Reds go two up after Michael Carrick
was penalised for coughing just outside the area. Christiano Ronaldo's
resultant free kick was slightly miss-hit, but even if the keeper was not
being pinned to the floor by Roy Keane, he would not have saved it. 2-0. It
was no more than United deserved.
The 21st minute saw more trouble for Spurs when Erik Edman was sent-off for
enquiring about the referee's Man United shirt. However two minutes after
the interval Spurs struck back after an amazing piece of good fortune. The
referee's assistant could only parry Pedro Mendes' shot and Robbie Keane
thumped the ball home. Confusion reigned for 10 minutes as the entire
Manchester United squad surrounded the referee, arguing that the referee's
assistant had been fouled 15 minutes earlier. The referee grudgingly had to
give the goal even though he racked his brain for a reason to disallow it.
Alex Ferguson was furious and rushed down from his seat in the stand to the
dugout, knocking over a number of blind, disabled, pensioners in
wheel-chairs on the way down. Fortunately, things settled down again as
Paul Scholes took a long-range shot, which deflected off the corner flag
but had clearly crossed the line, 3-1. It was no more than United deserved.
Just after the restart, un-sportsmanlike Nourredine Naybet was dismissed
for making ridiculous claims for a penalty after Roy Keane had nearly
decapitated Robbie Keane. The referee and his assistant missed the incident
as they were both asking Ryan Giggs for his autograph, but replays showed
that Keane's flying kung-fu kick, followed by a forearm smash was clearly
unintentional.
Ten minutes later Ferguson took off Giggs and replaced him with Alan Smith,
Eric Djemba Djemba and the suspended Wayne Rooney. Wonderful, wonderful Man
United's 4th came shortly after. Robbie Keane was caught offside just
outside the Spurs penalty area and Rooneys free-kick thundered in after
deflecting off the underside of the flood lights. It was no more than
United deserved.
The super, marvel, wonder Reds kept the pressure on until the bitter end.
In the 98th minute Ledley King conceded a free kick just outside his own
area for blatantly glancing at the referee. Ronaldo stepped up and
proceeded to chip the ball right into the referee's path and he made no
mistake from 10 yards. Goal number 5 and it was no more than United
deserved.
Scholes slotted home number 6 from the penalty spot after Gardner went down
with a broken leg. Fortunately Roy Keane was nearby when it happened and,
after running 50 yards, he was able to bring the incident to the referee's
attention. Unfazed by Gardner's cynical tactics, protruding bone and
spraying blood, the referee sent him off for diving (and time wasting) and
awarded United the penalty. Scholes cheekily chipped the ball over the
keeper and the crossbar, but the referee decided that it was a goal,
because based on past records, Scholes rarely missed.
When the final whistle went after 33 minutes of injury time, Spurs traipsed
off with their heads low, having been taught a footballing lesson by what
is by far the greatest team the World has ever seen. As the losers hit the
showers, a superb flowing movement by United culminated with a fine diving
header by Alex Ferguson and it was 7-1. However the referee decided that it
was such a good goal, it should count double.
8-1 then - and it was no more than United deserved.
as an Arsenal fan those observations are so true 
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