[Albion] Premier League 15/2/23

[Is it PotG?]

I wonder if he’s enjoying life on the bench with the Big 6 ?

Sadly I suspect that both he and his bank manager are quite content with the status quo.

 

[Simster]

Amazon are Arsenal TV at half time, just praise for them with a token 20 seconds on Haaland.

Not covering the Citeh chances before half time or shirt pulling on Ake.

That's because Ciddy are a small club.

 

[Acker79]

How often do we hear the phrase "if you leave the ground, you risk giving away a foul"? Ederson was in the air, so he had no control and couldn't stop himself. That will usually be a foul. It's not dangerous or malicious (possibly aware of what he was doing but not doing it to hurt him) so no yellow card. Seems to me a foul is the right call. The fact the defenders were dealing with the shot doesn't change that - all that means is it shouldn't be a red for denying a goalscoring opportunity, and it wasn't.

Of course, you know the officials in our game this weekend will be determined not to appear to be making it up to us, especially since a good number of people are already starting to suggest that's why this penalty was given (y'know, rather than to not seemingly give keepers carte blanche to take out strikers after they've shot).

 

[Weststander]

I know Arteta learnt under Guardiola, meant to be mates etc. But I’d love a huge handbags between them in the next 40 minutes. Full blown swinging windmills and shin kicking.

 

[BN41Albion]

Edu, Arteta and the agents worked together behind the scenes to unsettle Caicedo. An illegal approach, contract terms were even fixed.

Arrogance from Edu and Arteta.

I stand corrected! Assumed it was the agents pushing it and unsettling Caicedo

 

[Eric the meek]

Interesting, about 50/50 on whether it was a penalty on here.

One thing not under debate is the disgraceful Man Ure style bullying of officials that their noisy neighbours seem to have adopted.

I agree with you, but can't we at least debate it?

 

[Pevenseagull]

Yep

 

[GT49er]

No place in the team for Be White tonight then? First edged out of CB, now edged out of RB. Where next in the summer?

 

[The Wizard]

The swarming of the referee is on another level, pathetic.

 

[Zeberdi]

Let’s see where this goes - offside probably

 

[Simster]

Arsenal will get away with this. That's offside

 

[Seagull58]

Test for VAr line-drawer

 

[Weststander]

Arsenal will get away with this. That's offside

Does that mean the yellow gets scrubbed?

 

[Zeberdi]

Yep - no penalty

 

[BNthree]

Does that mean the yellow gets scrubbed?

Yep, looked like it

 

[Simster]

Does that mean the yellow gets scrubbed?

Presumably. Good question!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Thought the tussling was 50/50 there but Haaland is good at the getting the decision like when he fouled Webster. Offside made it irrelevant anyways.

 

[Sheebo]

Does seem the ref has leaned in Arsenals favour tonight - maybe something to do with Saturday - I’m sure we’ll get the same treatment Saturday given our howler was even worse of course…

 

[Hugo Rune]

VAR should make the ref look at the elbow to the head? Surely?

 

[Weststander]

Gabriel RIP.

He was a decent player, cruelly robbed of his life.


Wait a minute …. He’s up.