Well, we lost...

[The_Editor]

You would think that with the technology available today they could have an independent video panel to check just these sort of problems.

They could be linked to the Ref via one of those bluetooth earphones.


Would certainly cut down on these sort of incidents.

[pixie]

"England was robbed, the goalie was not fouled."
Go read the rules, it cannot be touched in the penalty area, *any* touch, confrontational or not, the Goal Keeper is king in his area... and he has been touched, it's that simple, anyhow the best team go on...

[Cyberus]

So every time the goalkeeper thinks that he might concede a goal, he just has to stand somewhere where an opposing player will touch him?
That's a great defensive tactic!

[pixie]

So every time the goalkeeper thinks that he might concede a goal, he just has to stand somewhere where an opposing player will touch him?
That's a great defensive tactic!

With naive players it seems to work... ;-)
And it's not like if it was I who made the rules, they are as they were set, and until otherwise... they rule!

[Glaucus]

So every time the goalkeeper thinks that he might concede a goal, he just has to stand somewhere where an opposing player will touch him?
That's a great defensive tactic!

I think he was clearly interferred with. I think he could have had that ball if it he wasn't otherwise.

  - Mike

[Vincent]

Are there any downloadable vids of the incident?  I still haven't seen it, and I don't fancy watching UK (but really ENGLISH) tv to see it. :-P

[Cyberus]

Glaucus wrote:

So every time the goalkeeper thinks that he might concede a goal, he just has to stand somewhere where an opposing player will touch him?
That's a great defensive tactic!

I think he was clearly interferred with. I think he could have had that ball if it he wasn't otherwise.

  - Mike

The point I was trying to make, wasn't that, "Oh I'm so bitter, we was robbed" but that in a contact sport, being 'touched' shouldn't be an offence. Pushed, elbowed, etc, yes. But being touched?

As an aside, i.e. not thinking of Euro championships now.
People go down far too easy in football. I mean, have you ever watched Italian football? Someone breathes and they fall over. Like I say, football is meant to be a contact sport. Not a load of people mincing around falling over.

[Like I say, I'm talking in general - I don't care what team they play for, they shouldn't just fall over, before anyone says "What about X English player that fell over in 1978"]

[pixie]

Well... there's ought to be some reason why the *goal keeper* can't be touched in the little area... and set as a rule is equal to anyone, but anyhow bring the Dutch and we'll eat them alive! ;-)

[Speelgoedmannetje]

yeah, right.
with a well bribed umpire that is :-P

[pixie]

these are serious alegations, can you prove them!?
This is clearly an non-situation :-P

[Speelgoedmannetje]

Congrats with your victory Portugese, you deserved it :-)

[odin]

BWAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH :lol:
:roflmao:

Heh, that game was fun :-D. Owned...completely :-).

[KennyR]

Nice to see that Britain's gutter press are taking England's defeat better than usual this year.

And Henman out of Wimbledon again, too! How does Britain show its racial superiority now? We need another war!

[Vincent]

His house was tracked down by reporters from England's largest-circulation tabloid, the Sun, who planted an English flag outside it.

British MPs have also tabled a motion in the House of Commons criticising the quality of refereeing in the tournament, the Press Association news agency reported.

This is the main reason why I hate this f****** country! :-x :-x :-x

[Cyberus]

The press in this country are unbelievable. They have always been like a pack of rabid dogs though...

They rarely suprise me though, not even when the Mirror published lists of known paedophiles, resulting in innocent people receving death threats or being driven from their homes in some kind of angry villagers with pitchforks and burning torches situation, all because the Mirror had made a few errors, ot the paedophiles had moved. Its the press that stirred up the people.

If the press had said the ref's decision was questionable, fair enough, but allegations of foul play get people incensed. The press should be more responsible than that!

What does worry me is that MPs are talking about refereeing decisions. WTF?

Maybe we should ask Beckham what he thinks of the recent constitutional changes, or proposed changes, such as the abolition of the post of Lord Chancellor, one that has been in existence for about 800 years....?