52 minutes ago, robdog said:

Still believe this mate? I didn't see him on the pitch today. Did he play or did Side Show Bob put Lulu in his pocket?

 

Yeah totally. i think lukaku will still improve further, but at the moment costa is a couple of levels above him at the moment. 

If anything todays game reinforced by original post.

Man people normally think Diego isn't that good at taking players on with the ball but f'kin hell for that 5th goal how he controlled the ball and then made a mug out of the 2 everton midfielders before leaving them in the dust. Phenomenal.

@just

For all the stick you've been giving our Diego, I'm genuinely interested to hear your thoughts on his performances so far this season.

Thank god we didn't sell Diego, he's the best striker in the league on current form.

Costa has been 1 card away from a suspension for 5 games now. He hasn't acted out one bit. No ruffing of feathers, no talking back to refs, nothing. This is very much aligned with his no red card policy.

He does everything and anything till the ref says "one more!". He doesn't do the ugly things because he needs to he does it because he thinks it helps his team to win.

Now he just scores because it is the only thing he can do.

1 hour ago, evissy said:

Costa has been 1 card away from a suspension for 5 games now. He hasn't acted out one bit. No ruffing of feathers, no talking back to refs, nothing. This is very much aligned with his no red card policy.

He does everything and anything till the ref says "one more!". He doesn't do the ugly things because he needs to he does it because he thinks it helps his team to win.

Now he just scores because it is the only thing he can do.

Read something the other day about Conte giving him much more positive energy and telling him to concentrate on scoring goals with controlled aggression.

Apparently, Jose used to play on his tempremant to use the whole "us against the world" rhetoric.

The form he's in, he's the best striker in the Premier League and one of best in world and I never doubted the bloke. 

If it wasn't for that first half stud raking, which am sure caused pain throughout the game, am sure we would have seen even more from him, even though his performance was still sublime.

Another very impressive performance yesterday v Everton.

His work rate again was very high.

I said it before it quite possible He goes rest of the season without a booking unless Conte has him get a strategic booking for a game

Great temperament again, taking that nasty challenge and not getting involved in handbags with Coleman as he has done in the past. Just got on with it and lead the line impeccably. 

 

After Spurs and City we have a bit of an easier stretch. Just hope he can het past Boro and Spurs without a booking

4 hours ago, RIP Mourinho said:

 

at the beginning of the video, DC was telling someone to look at him & send it to him. I wonder if that was Side Show Bob he was talking to

Edited November 7, 20169 yr by robdog

That's a completely different Costa mentality wise

On ‎11‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 18:40, Brutos said:

I said it before it quite possible He goes rest of the season without a booking unless Conte has him get a strategic booking for a game

Does the cards not expire on 31 December, or has this changed?

Anyway, if he can keep his cool, keep his mouth zipped and not retaliate, this will surely wind up opposition players even more, plus earn him brownie points with refs, then hopefully result in a number of bookings and possibly sending offs for our opposition.

Edited November 7, 20169 yr by 1905
Spolling mistooks

Does anyone know where I could get a Costa 'The Guv'nor' flag like the one at the bridge? 

12 minutes ago, rtwelch said:

Does anyone know where I could get a Costa 'The Guv'nor' flag like the one at the bridge? 

one of the vendors outside the Bridge during match day? That is what I would do.

24 minutes ago, 1905 said:

Does the cards not expire on 31 December, or has this changed?

Anyway, if he can keep his cool, keep his mouth zipped and not retaliate, this will surely wind up opposition players even more, plus earn him brownie points with refs, then hopefully result in a number of bookings and possibly sending offs for our opposition.

They don't expire. The limit for suspension is raised to 10 however.

1 minute ago, undertow said:

They don't expire. The limit for suspension is raised to 10 however.

The way am reading the rules is you get a one match suspension if you hit five yellows up to 31 December, however if you get your fifth on 01 January or after, it does not result in a suspension, instead you get a conduct warning.

Then, if you accumulate 10 yellows before the end of the season, it results in a 2 match suspension.

Lemme help you out with the actual ruling:

 

Quote

Suspensions are automatically imposed for accumulating 5, 10, or 15 cautions in a season. There are cut-off dates for receiving a sanction as a result of accumulated cautions. They are:

CAUTIONS	CUT OFF DATES (Inclusive)
5	(Premier League) 31 December
5	(English Football League, National League, Steps 2-4) 30 November
10	(Premier League) 2nd Sunday in April
10	(English Football League, National League, Steps 2-4) 2nd Sunday in March
15	End of Season

Also 10 yellows only mean a 2 games ban if the player was already suspended for one after 5 yellows.

8 minutes ago, undertow said:

Lemme help you out with the actual ruling:

 

Also 10 yellows only mean a 2 games ban if the player was already suspended for one after 5 yellows.

Thanks but I was quite correct in my statement.

Plus, it's a 2 game suspension after 10 yellows regardless if you were suspended or not prior to 31 December.

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/discipline/player-essentials

Edited November 7, 20169 yr by 1905

2 minutes ago, 1905 said:

Thanks but I was quite correct in my statement.

Close but no cigar :P

Just now, undertow said:

Close but no cigar :P

Please point out the inaccuracy of this statement, "The way am reading the rules is you get a one match suspension if you hit five yellows up to 31 December, however if you get your fifth on 01 January or after, it does not result in a suspension, instead you get a conduct warning.

Then, if you accumulate 10 yellows before the end of the season, it results in a 2 match suspension."

Did you read the quote? 10 yellows is only 1 game if 5 yellows weren't reached until 31st Dec.

4 minutes ago, undertow said:

Did you read the quote? 10 yellows is only 1 game if 5 yellows weren't reached until 31st Dec.

So my statement directly above is entirely accurate, thanks for clarifying.