Honestly Bobby I just saw a cross and then the ref giving a pen. I never showed my displeasure at the decision as everyone around me seemed to accept it. Hearing across several forums that it was a stonewaller.
Dunno if that's sarcasm or not Bobby!
I was sining until the pen. Left at half time after getting hassle from a coupke of our fans while being close to tears, I was that embarassed.
What are you on about defending him? All I've seen is Bobby saying how do you know how slight a touch it was and how much it would for Berbatov to be knocked off balance. As far as I can see everyone has said it was a very soft penalty/not at all.
So we'll say he got it wrong. What about the other penalty decision Webb got wrong when Kelly (I think) fouled Giggs in the box?
I made a comment about Torres and Gerrard cheating yet still getting motm awards.
I was under the impression it was for a 'push' the referee gave the penalty but if it's for clipping him, whether there's a lot of contact or not the original point still stands. Defenders need to be careful and Agger was not.
I haven't once said it was definitely a penalty. I've said it was very soft. Whether Berbatov has gone down easily or not the blame still lies with Agger. Going down easily isn't something that started several years ago with Lee Miller. It's happened for years and Agger needs to be more careful in future.
You said yourself is giving him man of the match after diving a good sign to the kids?
Why did he put his hands on Berbatovs back when there was no need to? If he doesn't do that then Berbatov can't go down. When I was growing up playing football I was told not to do that so I can't understand why pro's feel the need to?
So March - November football? Our teams that make it past Christmas have a hard enough time as it is without having to play big European games on little match practice.
Go on then, send me a link proving he's a footballing hero in Morocco.
I loved Zero when I was little. then I grew up, understood the game and realised he was average at best.
Winters > Zero. Sad truth.
Why didn't Zero make it then? Why was he consistently a sub and why did he consistently fail to deliver while players like Laudrup, Jess and even Neil fucking McCann produced it nearly every week.
Exactly.
Eh? Saying that someone was an average footballer is hardly speaking ill of the dead? It's like going to a funeral and being told that a half decent sparkie was fantastic at his job because he's no longer here.
I don't see how going to games makes you more qualified to judge a players ability?
Performance and effort certainly but most if not all on here have seen Maguire in enough games to know what he can bring to the table.