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Is Gus going to pull off the miracle at Sunderland
- Thread starter Icy Gull
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saafend_seagull
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Needs 6 points. Win today and halfway there.
OzMike
Well-known member
Last option for me.
- Aug 7, 2003
- 7,792
Maybe, maybe he might.
It's been a fantastically close season in all the divisions. Personally, as a football fan as well as an Albion fan, it's been the best season for a long time.
Oh, go on Gus !
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
- 6,284
As they are now 2-0 up and out the bottom three, I would suggest he is going to keep them up. Its not a miracle, however. Cardiff, Fulham and Norwich are truly awful and Villa not much better.
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
Should it have been a penalty and a red carc? I'm minded to say the decision was correct.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Hopefully we've got a staying up payment clause in Bridcutt's contract.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Pull back was outside the box so a free kick. Red Card, arguable but probably correct but I would have been screaming for both at the Amex!
A red card yes but the offence happened outside the box.
Also if you allow an advantage to be played you cannot go back afterwards can you ?
Did he actually allow the advantage or was the whistle just not heard.
The ref is not a rugby union fan is he ?
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Never a penalty in a million years. Red card debatable. Phil Dowd must like Gus, or is under instruction from The Premier League to get the Welsh out 
Creaky
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Agree - definite penalty - the offence carried on into the box.
Pretty much covers it......
According to the principle of advantage, play should be allowed to continue when the team against which an offence has been committed will benefit from ongoing play. The referee indicates this by calling "advantage" and extending both arms in front of his body.
This means that a foul will not be called if letting play continue is more advantageous to the fouled team than stopping play for a free kick. However, if the anticipated advantage does not ensue at that time, the referee may then stop play and penalize the original offence. The advantage can also apply when a penalty kick originally would be called.
In rare situations, advantage can also be applied if the foul would have also resulted in a caution (yellow card) or send off (red card). Play is allowed to continue, but at the next stoppage in play the caution or send off must be issued and the appropriate card displayed.[5]
According to the principle of advantage, play should be allowed to continue when the team against which an offence has been committed will benefit from ongoing play. The referee indicates this by calling "advantage" and extending both arms in front of his body.
This means that a foul will not be called if letting play continue is more advantageous to the fouled team than stopping play for a free kick. However, if the anticipated advantage does not ensue at that time, the referee may then stop play and penalize the original offence. The advantage can also apply when a penalty kick originally would be called.
In rare situations, advantage can also be applied if the foul would have also resulted in a caution (yellow card) or send off (red card). Play is allowed to continue, but at the next stoppage in play the caution or send off must be issued and the appropriate card displayed.[5]
symyjym
Banned
He probably will.
I've enjoyed his struggle and stress this season and I have grown not to begrudge him staying up.
Cardiff and Tan do not deserve to stay up and they would have had a chance if they kept Malky.
Norwich sacking Hughton has killed off any chance of them staying up.
Fulham have played some good football under Felix Magath and may have a chance so it's between Sunderland and Fulham, but you have to give the advantage to the team with a game in hand. If Sunderland get 3 points from the next 3 games it will probably see them ok.
I've enjoyed his struggle and stress this season and I have grown not to begrudge him staying up.
Cardiff and Tan do not deserve to stay up and they would have had a chance if they kept Malky.
Norwich sacking Hughton has killed off any chance of them staying up.
Fulham have played some good football under Felix Magath and may have a chance so it's between Sunderland and Fulham, but you have to give the advantage to the team with a game in hand. If Sunderland get 3 points from the next 3 games it will probably see them ok.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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I believe there is.
JCL - the new kid in town
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- Aug 23, 2011
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Refs seem to be playing more advantage and going back to offence if nothing gained. I think the ref did it in our game on Friday albeit for a middle of the park foul rather than in a key position