1 hour ago, charierre said:

On this occasion it is more generational.

That particular ref didn't give it, I think other refs may have other opinions. Same as the De Jong tackle on Alonso, Webb didn't give it but the opinions on it differ for other refs. 

5 minutes ago, Deino said:

That particular ref didn't give it, I think other refs may have other opinions. Same as the De Jong tackle on Alonso, Webb didn't give it but the opinions on it differ for other refs. 

Not in 1970. The game has gone softer as the decades decline and by today's rules that was a cast iron red as was Mane's challenge today. 

Forget the Mane red card, this was the real kiss of death for Liverpool's chances.

Ox probably felt he had not left Arsenal, different shirt, different team, same old thrashing against one of the bigger teams in the league.

Good win by Man City against Liverpool.

Stoke are always a tough team to play home or away and Man Utd found that again yesterday.

Utd fans got a taste of the real Matic yesterday. 

What the heck? Is RLC still injured?

Nothing "Super Sunday" about this dirge. 

Palace are HORRIBLE

Palace are the first team in Premier League history to lose all 4 games. They are also the only team in the Football League that have not yet scored. 

The writing's on the wall for De Boer I think.

Hopefully Tammy has a good game and keeps bony out.

16 hours ago, charierre said:

On this occasion it is more generational.

Most likely had a pint or two together after the match. Bremmer was probably owed that from a previous encounter and Bremmer would have known it was coming. If not mcCredie would know that there would be some retribution coming his way.

Sanches has been terrible. 

Rio Ferdinand bewildered by Mane red card - posts evidence that head high tackles were OK in his day:

https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/906620383465558017

https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/906620533114097664

I remember the Joe Cole one was in the Moscow final in 2008. Don't remember the Malouda one.

Someone also posted the Diaby kick to JT's face that was also not even a free kick (should have been a pen).

Edited September 10, 20178 yr by Backbiter

5 minutes ago, Backbiter said:

Rio Ferdinand bewildered by Mane red card - posts evidence that head high tackles were OK in his his day:

https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/906620383465558017

https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/906620533114097664

 

The difference was that he was playing for Man United under Alex Ferguson........the rules often got bent for United back then.

It's not who he was playing for, but who he was playing against.

1 hour ago, Celery1989 said:

Palace are the first team in Premier League history to lose all 4 games. They are also the only team in the Football League that have not yet scored. 

The writing's on the wall for De Boer I think.

This can't be write as Bournemouth are on zero points as well. Fake news from Sky Sports.

awww tammy so unlucky :(

it's really about time sky sports found a way to broadcast all premier league fixtures. it's been so long since sky sports have been showing football, it's unbelievable they have no changed the platform. surely they could find a way to allow every fan to watch their team either on the main channel/s or via red button. i am fed up of trying to find a good stream at the weekends. it's just a gripe i have which i cannot for the life of me understand why sky can't fix. 

I assumed it was more a call of the FA than Sky. My understanding is that the FA that believe if we can watch any Premier League game at 3pm in a boozer, then it would immediately result in the death of football outside the Prem and maybe Championship. It's their belief that Stockport County and the ilk would have literally nobody there on a Saturday afternoon. I wouldn't like to say if they're right or not. I share your frustration though. Defending Champions and 1 live game, and this weekend, shoved to the end of MOTD, no Radio5 commentary and they even interviewed the Leicester players and staff first! Most coverage we get is for anti Semitic chants.

I'm mystified by outcry over mane's red compared to Cahill's on opening day...the former ends up kicking a keeper in the face and said keeper has to be Carried off on a stretcher and doesn't return...apparently to many, including ex players, mane was unlucky...

Cahill doesn't even make contact, albeit with a reckless tackle of his own, and everyone says he had to go..appears that refs aren't the only ones to be hopelessly inconsistent, although we at chelsea are used to double standards...after all, judging by Cahill's red, Spurs and Everton should have had a man sent off against us but their players just got a yellow for the same kind of offence

3 hours ago, Celery1989 said:

This can't be write as Bournemouth are on zero points as well. Fake news from Sky Sports.

Poster was half right. It was a combination of both. First team to lose first 4 whilst scoring 0. Which is no worse than bournemouths 1 goal 4 losses but doesn't have that juicy FIRST TEAM IN (premier league) HISTORY

One of those weird stats people can just kinda play with to suit a narrative.

 

edit: read its since 1924/25 so not even in history, its first in premier league history.

Edited September 10, 20178 yr by Stim

34 minutes ago, The Brit said:

I'm mystified by outcry over mane's red compared to Cahill's on opening day...the former ends up kicking a keeper in the face and said keeper has to be Carried off on a stretcher and doesn't return...apparently to many, including ex players, mane was unlucky...

Cahill doesn't even make contact, albeit with a reckless tackle of his own, and everyone says he had to go..appears that refs aren't the only ones to be hopelessly inconsistent, although we at chelsea are used to double standards...after all, judging by Cahill's red, Spurs and Everton should have had a man sent off against us but their players just got a yellow for the same kind of offence

Also very little was made on Maguire's handball. We won sure but it still needed to be highlighted. The only one who called for it is the people in the gantry

I'm not overlly fussed about us not being televised much live, I just want MOTD to be completely revamped. It should go back to showing full highlights of all but the most dull of 0-0 draws, have proper analysis of every game not just the first game and if were lucky second! I also swear it didn't used to be on as late as it is now when I was younger? I know the news is always on at ten but its no wonder its so watered down being on so late.

3 hours ago, enigma said:

it's really about time sky sports found a way to broadcast all premier league fixtures. it's been so long since sky sports have been showing football, it's unbelievable they have no changed the platform. surely they could find a way to allow every fan to watch their team either on the main channel/s or via red button. i am fed up of trying to find a good stream at the weekends. it's just a gripe i have which i cannot for the life of me understand why sky can't fix. 

 

As Snedger said it's a commercial rights issue, not a technical one. Believe every fixture is broadcast live globally in some capacity, in an age of things like the NFL/NBA Gamepass it seems inevitable that the PL will eventually have to adapt its domestic broadcast model.