Comments on: Arsenal denied a legitimate goal, Manchester United helped by referees again

By: john

john — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:30:40 +0000

bolton, blackburn, and now celtic how many one goal starts are man u going to get thanks to officials.
and if its only a matter of time before they score [lol]
then wait untill they do. if teams are happy to work for a draw against utd, its down to utd to break the deadlock not officials. forcing opponents to then over commit men going forward and leaving opportunities for utd they havent earned.

By: iqnadirshah

iqnadirshah — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:13:52 +0000

No ted, all your praise for English football is severely misplaced. The best football is played in Germany. Its physical, fast, very few players dive over there and it is undoubtedly the most entertaining league to watch. The very reason why English football loses its validity is related to the point of this article………….

By: ted

ted — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:35:10 +0000

for all this tak of the MIB’s having a soft spot for united..have you all gone bonkers?! firstly, did any of you watch last years campaign? there were numerous times when United were denied obvious penalties. remember the fa cup semi against portsmouth when United were denied two clearcut penalties? where was the United bias there, huh? as for the pen against bolton, yes they were hard done to concede a penalty becauase in the english game that is never a foul. however, on an international level, in south america that is always going to be a penalty because the trailing leg swept over ronnie’s back foot. I don’t agree with the decision to award the penalty. England has the best league in the world because it has the most international diversity and because it is the last place in the world where men are allowed to play football like men and not little brazilian nancies

By: Victor Li

Victor Li — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:17:00 +0000

Concerning Manchester United, maybe Wes Brown’s goal shouldn’t have counted, but there was no doubt about Rooney’s goal. Man Utd. deserved to win that match, plain and simple.

As for the Arsenal non-goal, I liveblogged the match and it was really difficult to tell, even with the replays, whether the ball went over or not. If it was hard for the commentators and viewers, then it was doubly hard for the refs, who don’t get the benefit of replay. I doubt there was anything nefarious going on, it was just a tough call.

By: iqnadirshah

iqnadirshah — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:58:35 +0000

I dont think there is any match-fixing in the game, but it is obvious that the referees have a soft corner for Man U. And everyone excessively English (from the refs to Andy Gray) hates Arsenal………..

By: debo

debo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:09:04 +0000

i know 1 day match fixin in england ll be unravelled

By: mamba

mamba — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:39:16 +0000

Nonsense! 1) Rover’s keeper was already back-pedalling. 2) Where were you when Theo flicked the ball to Robin to judge the ball was still in play–at the corner flag?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:06:36 +0000

I don’t quite get this “helped Man United nonsense”. I can understand the Bolton game where we were looking a little rusty before the pen, but the Blackburn game had been dominated from the beginning, anyone who thinks Man United needed the refs “help” to win that game is clearly blind, we were bound to score sometime.

By: mambo

mambo — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:29:13 +0000

It seems the referees are god. They can amke blunders without being held accountable. It’s about time the FA send a strong message by banning them for five matches and for serious cock ups for good.
That will ensure the man in black does his job without bias.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:21:37 +0000

The Premier League has already been decided in a star chamber at the highest level.