It wasn't a proper elbow at all though was it? It was a leading arm. He's clearly looking at the ball. There's clearly no malice whatsoever. What the f*** is Saints KEEPER doing running over to escalate the situation, if not to try and get him sent off? Bunch of cheats.
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It wasn't a proper elbow at all though was it? It was a leading arm. He's clearly looking at the ball. There's clearly no malice whatsoever. What the f*** is Saints KEEPER doing running over to escalate the situation, if not to try and get him sent off? Bunch of cheats.
Yes but its only these foreign managers who get their players to surround the ref isnt it!
fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Still dangerous play though - whether we agree with it or not, it's the action not the intent that matters these days
But ultimately, it was the Saints players surrounding the ref that got him sent off. If not, why wasn't the card out earlier? Sometimes refs don't see the incident well, and must have to partially go on the reaction of the players surrounding.
Whether they influenced the Ref wasn't really the point mind. It's that they are clearly trying to influence the Ref. Something that they've often accused us off, but clearly are not immune to themselves. It's not even a massive dig at Saints, every club does it, I just think they're particularly harsh in their judgements of us and Poyet.
fire&skill
Killer-Diller
I can't disagree with that but I'm sure there are many more times when a referee dishes out a yellow in similar circumstances when the crowd are doing a mantra of 'OFF OFF OFF' and the players are calling for a red. In this case, and with the benefit of slo-mo replays from eight different angles, I thought it was a yellow but the referee doesn't have that luxury in the split second it happened.
Of course, if somebody does it to one of ours tonight I shall be baying for their blood and all sense of liberalism and decency will be lost . . . .
He cries like a girl about it when he shouldn't say anything, and it DOES look for a split second like he considers going down then thinks against it - "No, I'll save my cheating MASTERPIECE for later in the game!"
redneb
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Yep its us that known for our cheating.
English League Championship Fair Play Statistics - 2011-12 - ESPN Soccernet
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Not a Saints thread. Next thing we will get their boring idiots coming on saying we are obsessed.
Good luck tonight and Saturday. You've go a great home record this year and for obvious reasons I hope this continuse tonight. From what I've seen of Reading they will try to stop you playing your usual passing game by closing you down quick and high up the picth (obvious I know). So I hope your team can find a way round that and at grab a point or 3!
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Mackenzie
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Yep, we'll try and get their main man sent off.......works a treat usually
If you'd read my following posts, I have no issue with the decision itself, or the player who went down. Your other players did massivly react and surround the ref though. All clubs do it, I'm not saying its only Saints, I just think its a bit hypocritical when you lot acuse us of such gamesmanship. Everyone does it.
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Spot on. If Saints fans think we are a dirty team then they will be in for a shock against Reading. I was expecting some free flowing footie from the Royals but right from the start they were niggling, all elbows, shoves and moaning at the Ref. Jason Roberts was in the Refs face throughout the whole match and constantly testing the limit of the Ref's patience with his old pro's tricks. They tried to bully us but to our credit we did not rise to them. Yes the El-Abd v. Roberts tussle was titanic (topical) and right on the edge but never quite got out of hand. El-Abd was a deserving MoM. But for me it was great to see Vicente's sublime skills allowing him to sidestep various robust Reading challenges and for a latin player not to react to some of these was pure class. Vicente knew he had the beating of them anytime he liked - eventually they caught him late on, but by then he made several of their prospective Premiership players look ordinary. OK it was disappointing to lose when we had so many good chances but I still enjoyed how we played some great footie right up to the final whistle. It may be a contradiction but the manner of that defeat was very positive considering how we have played of late.
What does that prove other than you are good at it?
Cars
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Think southampton will do brilliantly next season in the premiership.
Adkins is an amazing manager and a true credit to English football. I wouldn't be surprised if they're challenging for the champions league.
Lambert loves the club, and is bound to stay even if they get relegated in the first season (which they won't, because they have Adkins).
Speaking of Adkins, I'm sure his going to be loyal and stay if they have a successful season and he gets head hunted.
God bless Southampton.
Adkins is an amazing manager and a true credit to English football. I wouldn't be surprised if they're challenging for the champions league.
Lambert loves the club, and is bound to stay even if they get relegated in the first season (which they won't, because they have Adkins).
Speaking of Adkins, I'm sure his going to be loyal and stay if they have a successful season and he gets head hunted.
God bless Southampton.