Liverpool have 2nd sewn up - EPL 2018/19

Fuck me should've levelled it

Bollocks

Probly a pen, despite the theatrics, but again the ref couldn't contain his excitement

Shambles.

Doesn't the PL have the rule of "intent doesn't matter"? Ducth refs like to pretend they still hold up this rule. Because intention can't ever be determined? Would've saved Boly: regardless of intent, he struck the ball first. That's what matters.

It's all politics ffs

Fernandinho's early yellow gives us possibilities I guess

I'll throw a party the day this serial fouling prick gets a second yellow

Boly's red seemed fair enough to me though

I've seen them given, like I said, bias plus grottiness plus cunt ref's give us nothing

striking the ball first doesn't matter at all

it's either dangerous or it's not

Yes

This has been litigated

That's why I'm not arguing about getting the ball. His foot wasn't really high or off the ground tho.

Love to fuck up from a set piece we do

Intent is a lonely hunter, but I'm glad I got ogmor (back) into the epl thread :)

Kane is concerned he may not be fit for the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie with Borussia Dortmund next month.

The 25-year-old has endured ankle problems in each of the last three years

yes yes he has ankle problems ie with reckless tackles that dont intend on breaking his fuckin foot off at the ankle but arent too fuckin bothered by the odds in the moment neither

each of his stints out were as a result of tackles that should have seen red imo and im not even sure any were given as fouls as the ball was there to be won.

thats why red cards arent based on intent or nicking the ball. because as it is the willingness to injure superior players is already rewarded enough in this league

I have no idea what this supposed foul on Kane even was. Certainly wasn't noted during the game

It was noted on the radio at least - right at the very end.

I mean I wouldn't put it past Phil Jones. Just don't remember seeing anything

it was in the extra time after extra time id been crying for

not malicious but clumsy and full impact

sounds about right

Quite incredible there is no footage* of this injury in this day and age.

(there might be shoddy footage on twitter filmed by some fan but I'm not going there)

(asteriks pointed to the in-between-brackets bit)

a pleasure to share the barclays premier league with you all. city's depth is upsetting and now kev's back blammin it about it's easy to imagine them winning every remaining game of the league. laporte is so dominant, and city's lateral movement so good for him to thread balls through, he has been outstanding this season

Boly's challenge to me is on a sliding scale from Van Dijk's challenge on Insigne in the Napoli game to Kompany's challenge in the Liverpool game.

Van Dijk was booked and some said he should've had a yellow, but he was hardly out of control in that he went down on one knee and in one slick movement, was back on his feet... but his follow through did happen to plough into Insigne's calf/shin.

Boly was a very pointed one leg out, one leg tucked tackle at a fair lick, got the ball cleanly and his foot just happen to line up with where Bernardo had planted his.

Kompany's was completely wild two feet up, two feet in the air lunge, gets a faint toe on the ball and plants Salah running through on goal in the shin with his studs.

There's a world which says they're all reds, and I don't think any of us want to live in that world. A much fairer summation would be that only Kompany deserved a red.

Anthony "I'm A Manc" Taylor was never sending the City captain off at home in the first half of The Big Match. Give that to Michael "Trashcan Heart" Oliver and maybe there'd be a difference.

Pawson's a shit ref, but probably not even the worst one.

*should've had a red, in the first example I meant

Nuno's accepted the red, i agree it's not controversial enough to argue about in the cold light of morning.

all of those sound like reds to me

Looking back on it, that van Dijk tackle is worse than I remember at the time.

at least that turdulent freeloader has ruled himself out of the Town job, he's waiting for a gravy train not a gruel wagon.

Davide Moyez is looking for a job, I believe.

there is some packing job vacancies at Foxes Biscuits or Ossett FC are looking for a kit-washer if he's interested.

the below the radar and much more convincing rumour for next manager is some Swiss dude nobody has heard of and I can't even remember his name.

even our oafish chairman has realised most brit managers are a dead loss.

new manager getting announced after Man City on Sunday, be a nice touch to announce it after a 6-0 home dicking.

I'm getting a lump in my throat reading Wagner's farewell message, even just putting aside the miracle there has never been such a class act at the club.

apparently Jan Siewert (Borussia Dortmund u23's) is going to be the Wagner replacement and had already agreed to take the job in the summer. That Big Sam scare yesterday ruined my evening.

Another Dortmund U23s coach? You've got to respect that kind of consistency.

or complete lack of imagination! Tbf Norwich are paying off for keeping the faith with Farke.

Had a bit of a chat with a Norwich fan last night, he wasn't getting ahead of himself

yeah it's one of them tight as fuck seasons where anyone could go up, sadly including L**ds.

Jan Siewert, Borussia Dortmund's U23s coach, is not under consideration for the Huddersfield Town Job.

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now ppl are saying Jokanovic is nailed on.. i give up - just give Steve Evans another chance ffs!

Shame Leverkusen just snapped up Peter Bosz, if you're going down you might as well do it playing ultra-attacking fitba.

he might have felt he was not quite yet ready for the challenge of managing such a massive club, even though the lure of living in W Yorkshire would have totally sealed the deal.

Wouldn't it just! Honestly think most managers would adjust easily, grow to love it even.

There can and never will be a worse mismatch between manager and city than Moyes in San Sebastian.

Believe the ilx-departed Ronan once toyed with the idea to write a book about that. That idea haunts me on a regular basis.

Not totally departed I'd say

Kane out until March, then. Phil Jones is a lump.

He's as much a danger to himself as others tbfttl

Oof, harsh re Kane.

Alexander-Arnold out, too. My fantasy team is fucked.

llorente is gonna come good

Dele or Lucas false #9 I reckon.