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>I saw the incident when it happened and not a load of replays....it was
>blatant!

Perhaps... but from what angle ? (By angle I mean degrees, not hatred of
Mancs !)

>>
I have read on one of the forums though that some say Clattenberg wasn't
even looking at it [a la Webb when he sent Gerrard off at old
Trafford]....is that right, I'm guessing not from your comments?
<<

Dunno Bill... I only caught the one replay and wasn't really interested, so
no idea what he saw.

>> As Andy say's we should nail one of theirs on Sunday and see what
>> happens.

That should be the rule anyway. Whatever the score. 90-th minute
substitution... sacrificial lamb on, dirty Manc off.

All in the spirit of the game, of course.

REDS !

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Thomas" <anfield@me.com>
To: <lfc@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 3:00 PM
Subject: [lfc] Sunday - was No Surprise Really

>I saw the incident when it happened and not a load of replays....it was
>blatant! I have read on one of the forums though that some say Clattenberg
>wasn't even looking at it [a la Webb when he sent Gerrard off at old
>Trafford]....is that right, I'm guessing not from your comments?
>
> As Andy say's we should nail one of theirs on Sunday and see what happens.
> Make it Skrtel. He shouldn't start so bring him on with minutes left with
> specific instructions to forearm on of them in the head.
>
> Which brings up the topic....who is the ref for Sunday? I despair, I
> really do!!!
>
>
>
> On 2011-02-28, at 9:47 AM, Retro Reds / Liverpool FC Memorabilia wrote:
>
>> Taking the non-partisan approach for a minute...
>>
>> I only caught MOTD briefly on Saturday night and, of course, there were
>> multi-angle views of what happened.
>>
>> But was there one of the refs angle ? There is always the possibility
>> that
>> from his angle, it may have looked totally different... it may have
>> looked
>> like Rooney simply ran in to him - enough for a free kick, but nothin
>> else.
>> Just a thought. Either way, this "no action if the ref has acted" rule is
>> again shown to be seriously flawed.
>>
>> Does anyone remember that incident in the World Cup (2 or maybe 3 Cups
>> back)
>> when Brazil were playing ...erm... one of the African teams. The
>> African's
>> won a penalty even though all angles showed the player hadn't been
>> fowled -
>> until the following day when footage was released from the ref's angle
>> which
>> showed one of the Brazil players spinning the African round by his shirt,
>> could not have been clearer.
>>
>> Mmm. That is a really shit piece of writing.
>>
>> Sorry !!
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: andym2210
>> To: lfc@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 2:35 PM
>> Subject: [lfc] Re: No Surprise Really
>>
>> --- In lfc@yahoogroups.com, "Retro Reds / Liverpool FC Memorabilia"
>> <bob@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > No surprise at all, no.
>>
>> A couple more points - will Clattenburg get demoted for next week at
>> least?
>> If he really thinks that wasnt a pre-meditated assault there is something
>> seriously wrong with his judgement.
>>
>> And will Ferguson have the same reaction if Gerrard brushes past Scholes
>> next Sunday in the same way? Like feck he will!
>>
>>
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