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Bubba! glad to have you! I agree Lamps shouldn't have been sent off.. but mike riley was RIGHT there. SO he must have had some reason. however, bosingwa should have been SENT packing. He'll get an FA charge. Obviously you should be a liverpool fan, especially if you like the passion. it's what the reds do. passion. What did you think about Steven Gerrard's diving yellow? looked like his foot slipped to me.. but ok.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

Steven Gerrard's diving yellow? looked like his foot slipped to me.. but ok.

Are you serious here? Hard to tell in plain text.

The ref was a total Joke, Bosingwa, Gerrard and Alonso should have been sent off, Lampard not... total reverse. He sent Lampard off for thinking he saw the same thing he gave Alonso a yellow for earlier. He is a weak ref.

In other news Inter looks plain as they tie 18th Torino and Milan don't look as old as they are after completely dominating and schooling the fascist blue side of Rome today. Rossoneri for the scudetto?

Welcome to the feetball BUBBA!

[aldukes]

Bosingwa is my new fav player.

Originally Posted by Jason

Are you serious here? Hard to tell in plain text.

The ref was a total Joke, Bosingwa, Gerrard and Alonso should have been sent off, Lampard not... total reverse. He sent Lampard off for thinking he saw the same thing he gave Alonso a yellow for earlier. He is a weak ref.

In other news Inter looks plain as they tie 18th Torino and Milan don't look as old as they are after completely dominating and schooling the fascist blue side of Rome today. Rossoneri for the scudetto?

Welcome to the feetball BUBBA!

no gerrard dove, fell, slipped on a nanner peel... but I honestly can say thats the first time I've seen someone carded for diving in the EPL. ever. anyways. I'm not sure how you can say Gerrard should have been sent off, nor alonso. Alonso did hit Lampards foot, but lumps was playing in a dangerous manner.. (studs high) worse case scenario a yellow for both. From Riley's perspective (behind lamps) all he could see was his foot 10 inches off the ground. But the bosingwa thing? really? seriously? wow. Riley didn't have control of that game, but not a surprise.

Mr Italy. I didn't really understand your contest. I for one am certainly in for a Champions league pool. Perhaps you could explain it better? here?

[Mr.Italy]

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

Mr Italy. I didn't really understand your contest. I for one am certainly in for a Champions league pool. Perhaps you could explain it better? here?

Well my english is very bad and I'm sorry, but what you really do not understand?

°°°°°°°°
Who agrees, to the contest, put's in a stick declaring it at time of signing his name for the final winner of the contest.

First leg : Must guess the final eight not later than February 23rd (it can also be changed, last one is the valid one)

Second leg : Must guess the final four not later than April 6th ( If only one winner from first leg, we take also the best runners up to go ahead but they have to add another cigar if they decide to continue )

Third leg : Must choose the final Champion, not later than April 27th and you get all the cigars.

All the partecipants will send on May 28th the cigars to the winner.


Atlético - Porto 24/02 » 11/03 »
Lyon - Barcelona 24/02 » 11/03 »
Arsenal - Roma 24/02 » 11/03 »
Inter - Man. United 24/02 » 11/03 »
R. Madrid - Liverpool 25/02 » 10/03 »
Chelsea - Juventus 25/02 » 10/03 »
Villarreal - Panathinaikos 25/02 » 10/03 »
Sporting - Bayern 25/02 » 10/03 »


I start :

Mr.Italy > Gran Pyramide Hoyo de Monterrey from humidor

First Leg Choise.

Porto
Barcelona
Roma
Inter
Liverpool
Chelsea
Panathinaikos
Bayern

my apologies sir, If i'd taken the time to read I think I would have understood. basically You pick who goes through from the first round, second and then the final? I'm not trying to ruin your contest but what happens if we tie?

[Mr.Italy]

I believed it was already difficult to get to teh end, but yes if we tie we share the cigars and...... for doing it a bit more difficult we could :

- assign a number of points per leg guessed correctly.
- and assign a number of points for correctly guessing the aggregate score.
- so you must pick winners for each game and most points wins.

example:
Liverpool V Real I predict liverpool to win by an aggregate score of 3-1.

If Liverpool go through. I get 2 points
If I guess the correct aggregate score, I get 1 point. totaling 3 points.

person with the most points at end wins

But passage between 1st to 2nd and to 3rd leg is necessary mainly to get the winning team.

I hope it is clear, otherwise I renounce and hope somebody can build up something better.

Enjoy smoking watching European Champion League is my target

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

no gerrard dove, fell, slipped on a nanner peel... but I honestly can say thats the first time I've seen someone carded for diving in the EPL. ever. anyways. I'm not sure how you can say Gerrard should have been sent off, nor alonso. Alonso did hit Lampards foot, but lumps was playing in a dangerous manner.. (studs high) worse case scenario a yellow for both. From Riley's perspective (behind lamps) all he could see was his foot 10 inches off the ground. But the bosingwa thing? really? seriously? wow. Riley didn't have control of that game, but not a surprise.

I watched the game.

I am in the minority when I agree with the Lampard send off. Lampard did come in with studs up just above the ankle. Easy to break someone's leg and possibly end a career. I think officials need to crack down harder on this sort of play.

Gerrard went down way to easily. Has he been watching C. Ronaldo?
I believe referees need to crack down harder on this behavior as well. It ruins the game. It's getting extremely difficult for referees to do a proper job without players deliberately trying to cheat.

Can someone clue me in on the Boswinga incident? I don't recall what you are referring to.

[Jason]

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

no gerrard dove, fell, slipped on a nanner peel... but I honestly can say thats the first time I've seen someone carded for diving in the EPL. ever.

Gerrard's just got lucky I guess.

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

I'm not sure how you can say Gerrard should have been sent off, nor alonso.

Yellow for diving and a red for hammering the ball into Bosingwa's jiggly bits from a foot away after the whistle had gone.

Alonso had the yellow for the studs-up straight-in and there was another obvious yello that should have been given him, I recall thinking it at the time but can't recall exactly what it was. I was glad to see him remain however, he's an outstanding player and a gentleman.

Originally Posted by pnoon

I am in the minority when I agree with the Lampard send off. Lampard did come in with studs up just above the ankle. Easy to break someone's leg and possibly end a career. I think officials need to crack down harder on this sort of play.

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

Alonso did hit Lampards foot, but lumps was playing in a dangerous manner.. (studs high) worse case scenario a yellow for both.

As I understand the Laws of the Game there is only intent-to-injure or violent-conduct that are taken into account to determine if a red card is warranted in these types of situations?

As I understand the unwritten rules that refs seem to go by traditionally in the BPL, lately anyhow, it tends to change, there is consideration given to (1) studs-up (pointing at the opposition), (2) straightness of body and line behind the tackle (momentum and weight for max payload) and the (3) height of the challenge (on the opponent's body).

Laws-wise I don't think Lampard or Alonso should have been tossed, they were both honest attempts at the ball. Unwritten rules-wise I think Alonso's was the more violent of the 2 due to the fact the he landed studs into the metatarsals with the straight locked body and angle of challenge behind it delivering large payload (I was suprised to see the Chelsea boy get up and continue). Lampard on the other hand was a sweeping motion (no locked straight body, knee was flexing) and his studs were not pointed at the opposing player. He was however higher than Alonso in the challenge but that's where the ball was, and he got it clean. Alonso actually swung at the ball, missed, and made the contact with Lampard! Rough justice. I'd have a hard time giving Lampard a yellow for that much less a red. To be honest however, it looked nasty in real time and I don't blame the ref too much, his angle on the incident made it look even worse.

Originally Posted by pnoon

Can someone clue me in on the Boswinga incident? I don't recall what you are referring to.

Last few minutes Yossi took it to the corner flag to kill the clock and Bosingwa stuck his studs in the small of his back, pushing him out of bounds and the ball with him. Throw in to Chelsea Wasn't a kick to do damage but it was definitely a red card beyond a shadow of a doubt.

[aldukes]

Attn: Boone
From: aldukes & jason

Subject: Proclamation

From this day forward all laughing will be changed from " hahahha" to "rafahahah".

That is all.

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Can someone clue me in on the Boswinga incident? I don't recall what you are referring to.

http://www.fcupdate.nl/nieuws/2009/0...straft_112842/

You won't understand the language, but the video at the bottom shows it all.

[Bubba - NJ]

Originally Posted by theycallmedan'lboone

Bubba! glad to have you! I agree Lamps shouldn't have been sent off.. but mike riley was RIGHT there. SO he must have had some reason. however, bosingwa should have been SENT packing. He'll get an FA charge. Obviously you should be a liverpool fan, especially if you like the passion. it's what the reds do. passion. What did you think about Steven Gerrard's diving yellow? looked like his foot slipped to me.. but ok.

I honestly was glad to see a dive called . I don't really remember the play exactly but I do remember the yellow . Watch Luca Toni for Bayern enough and you will see some over embellishment of contact . The referee's have a hard enough job to do but the non call on Bosingwa was ridiculous . He was frustrated but he has got to stay in control and not put his boot in any ones arse . How long will Torres remain with Liverpool ? That kid is clutch . One other question I have - Is there any connection between Celtic , Liverpool and Manchester United ?