The mind boggles at his stupidity... If he was slightly crafty about it, tried to hide what he'd done it would still be cheating and worthy of a ban but you could credit him with a little brain power, but both were so blatant you have to wonder how the **** he thought he would possibly get away with it. Good player, but an absolute moron on current evidence!
Me too! I think he's the only reason I'm where I am in my mini league. Don't know how I'm going to replace him - he may be spending Christmas with his family, but he won't be getting a card from me now.
Did anyone watch the CWC match today? That Emerson bloke probably covered more ground rolling than he did running. We didn't see what Cahill did to put him on the ground but I reckon it amounted to little more than a shove. Fair play to Shawcross for taking a full on headbutt and a forearm to the face and not making a fuss. The sad thing is Emerson behaving like a little girl got Cahill sent off and Fellaini saw out the match
Take that u cheating stoke knob How long did shawcross think he could get away with all the tuggin n pullin? Think he went down a bit easy as was headbutted on the chin Seriously though top marks to moyes for not deffending him. We all know a manager who would! And deffently wouldn't have seen it!
Take that u cheating stoke knob How long did shawcross think he could get away with all the tuggin n pullin?
As video will be used to convict Fellaini, shouldn't the same evidence be used to do Shawcross for his blatant holding, hugging and pulling? I can see why Fellaini did what he did as he was getting no protection from the referee. Some may say holding, hugging and pulling is all part of the modern game, but it is illegal. Why is it that referees allow this to go on?
Take that u cheating stoke knob How long did shawcross think he could get away with all the tuggin n pullin?
As video will be used to convict Fellaini, shouldn't the same evidence be used to do Shawcross for his blatant holding, hugging and pulling? I can see why Fellaini did what he did as he was getting no protection from the referee. Some may say holding, hugging and pulling is all part of the modern game, but it is illegal. Why is it that referees allow this to go on?
Are you being serious? Yes, holding a shirt is against the laws of football, but its not against criminal law - unlike the common assault of nutting someone in the face!
Take that u cheating stoke knob How long did shawcross think he could get away with all the tuggin n pullin?
As video will be used to convict Fellaini, shouldn't the same evidence be used to do Shawcross for his blatant holding, hugging and pulling? I can see why Fellaini did what he did as he was getting no protection from the referee. Some may say holding, hugging and pulling is all part of the modern game, but it is illegal. Why is it that referees allow this to go on?
Are you being serious? Yes, holding a shirt is against the laws of football, but its not against criminal law - unlike the common assault of nutting someone in the face!
Illegal definition: not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit; also: not sanctioned by official rules (as of a game)
It wasn't even a proper headbutt (head to head) so i'm surprised Shawcross went down like he did. Getting hit by that much hair must be like getting hit hard in the face by a pillow.
Incidentally i don't think this incident will do Stoke any favours at all as it's now been highlighted just how much pulling, tugging, wrestling etc they do at set pieces. Week after week Shawcross and Huth get away with basically playing british bulldog at set pieces but hopefully now refs will be looking out for this a lot more.
However, as an ex centre-forward (albeit at a chronically poor standard) I have to say that the amount of shirt pulling, holding and blocking that goes on at set pieces is ridiculous.
You often see defenders with their arms totally wrapped round attackers stopping them from moving and yet referees very seldom blow up for this.
Feilani was wrong to react violently but I can understand his frustration at Stoke's continual foul play.
Referees seem to have suffered a collective amnesia, completely forgetting that obstruction exists as an offence. Blocking of is obstruction, indirect free kick, a massive minority of penalties are given for defenders blocking off strikers, should be indirect free kicks. Here's a question, when was the last time you saw an indirect free kick in the box in a premiership game for anything other than a back pass?
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As far as making assault look natural he sure did well!
Typical stoke cheating
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How long did shawcross think he could get away with all the tuggin n pullin?
Think he went down a bit easy as was headbutted on the chin
Seriously though top marks to moyes for not deffending him.
We all know a manager who would!
And deffently wouldn't have seen it!
Incidentally i don't think this incident will do Stoke any favours at all as it's now been highlighted just how much pulling, tugging, wrestling etc they do at set pieces. Week after week Shawcross and Huth get away with basically playing british bulldog at set pieces but hopefully now refs will be looking out for this a lot more.
However, as an ex centre-forward (albeit at a chronically poor standard) I have to say that the amount of shirt pulling, holding and blocking that goes on at set pieces is ridiculous.
You often see defenders with their arms totally wrapped round attackers stopping them from moving and yet referees very seldom blow up for this.
Feilani was wrong to react violently but I can understand his frustration at Stoke's continual foul play.