Chelsea v Everton. 11th Feb at 19.45.

[SNova]

So you think that Costa one wasn't a foul? And the Fabregas one? Okay, let's see if you change your opinion if it happens to your team.

Maybe not a "conspiracy" plot, as but maybe they (FA) have an agenda to protect their cash cow. Why would you believe for a second a multi-billion isn't crooked? Maybe they don't want us to run away with it. Like I said, whether any Everton fan agrees with me or not, we should be out of sight by now if the officiating wasn't bent, but we're only 7 points clear. And it's not just the officiating. It's the way "pundits" like Jamie Redknapp influence their audience by being so, in this case, pro-Liverpool. He just knew absolutely that Costa intentionally meant to stamp Can, and Sky ran with it, right? okay.

Anyway, read this article by Duncan Castles.


http://www.oneworldsports.com/stories/jose-mourinhos-silence-speaks-out-efa

I didn't say they weren't fouls. I said from certain angles you could see why refs might not give the fouls though. They were definitely fouls.

The media loving Liverpool that's nothing new and nothing to do with Chelsea.

 

[chicoazul]

And not once did I ever use the word "conspiracy", not once. I seriously expected some of you guys to more mature than that. You're no Kopites, right? But whatever.

Oh sit down James.

 

[Elong]

Imagine going onto another team's forum late at night to argue with strangers about something nobody is remotely arsed about though.

 

[icburns]

And not once did I ever use the word "conspiracy", not once. I seriously expected some of you guys to more mature than that. You're no Kopites, right? But whatever.

It would take either a very confused, or very dedicated Kopite to join an Everton forum years in advance and spend hours building himself into the GOT community just to have a go at a Chelsea supporter having a whine about, frankly, a situation that every team feels they are hard done by.

 

[chicoazul]

I think we're born of frustration.

 

[kithnou]

next we will be having Man Utd supporters in here complaining how hard done they were at Old Trafford during the Ferguson years...

 

[bluenosedave]

Havent read the last 50 pages but just a point for all those havin a go at jags for not gettin in at the barry red card thing and praising john stones...the first lad in was mccarthy, looking after his midfield mate as it should be, who gets involved after is irrelevant. Quite happy jags isnt like terry/gerrard, etc.

 

[mezzrow]

I think we're born of frustration.

 

[DualityNSNO]

(1) The thing with Eden is that he tends to get brutalized in every game. So, initially, in his first season, he would just simply take the punishment and not complain but he soon became aware that refs in this country don't appreciate honesty. So I've noticed myself that this season especially, he tends to over-dramatize contact (contact nonetheless) to get the attention of refs and to protect himself from injuries. I remember this season, a potentially leg breaking tackle he got from a Stoke player and all the ref did was give a yellow. You can check the video for yourself on Youtube. So, I can't really begrudge him for that. He's the most honest player I've ever seen in my life. Hands down.

Also, notice Azpilicueta and Ramires (I think) got a yellow for their first tackles, like Besic did.

(2) Thanks for that. You said it yourself. It was the unnatural movement towards the ball that really makes it a penalty. That completely changes the trajectory of the ball, so I was amazed it wasn't given, even by this season's officiating towards us.

(Sorry I couldn't multi-quote it as I wanted to. Not used to the formatting on this forum.)

Lol he's really not, he goes down faster than chico's mar if there's anyone in close proximity of him. Or just stops running and looks at the ref and waves his arms, like a tw*t.

You must have had a pretty short life, or just a very Chelsea biased one.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Wolfsburg had about 30 shots & Timmy Tourette’s made about a dozen saves

Why bring Howards's Tourettes into the discussion?

Really hate that nickname.

 

[james baldwin]

I think we're born of frustration.

I understand. I'll let it die here. You don't believe the Naismith incident was a penalty and you believe Ivanovic was absolutely guilty of whatever he did and for your manager to go about moaning about it to generate headlines such as this one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/

You also believe it's perfectly okay for you manager to have no such complaints when Howard manhandled Diego Costa at Goodison Park earlier this season, instead choosing to chastise him by saying "he'll learn how to behave in English football" or something along those lines.

Costa is fair game, McCarthy isn't, according to you. Naismith was shoulder right? He made a swinging motion towards the ball, but that's irrelevant, okay, I get it. It's all the same for all teams, so why even bring it up right?

Let's see if you remain consistent when it happens to your team. And just to add, I really did expect better from some of you Everton fans. I know first hand you're nothing like the RS, but I did expect at least to have a conversation, instead of the snide remarks and false representations.

 

[james baldwin]

Lol he's really not, he goes down faster than chico's mar if there's anyone in close proximity of him.

He is the most fouled player in Europe. He was the most fouled player in Europe last season. And the season before that. He's only trying to prolong his career from monsters such as this:



Stop trying to pretend he's a Neymar or Luis Suarez. (The Stoke player only got a yellow card for that)

 

[deipnosophist]

This is all getting a bit too much 'he said, she said', 'could've, would've, should've' etc etc. End of the day, it is what it is

 

[DanEFC92]

You're the worst Baldwin brother. Even worse than Daniel.

 

[toffeestillidie]

Also......

okay mate, the fact that it happened doesn't mean it was a bad decision. Besic is young and undisciplined, Barry rarely gets himself sent off,despite accruing over 100 career yellows, there was nothing to indicate it would happen today. And it's not as if it was the worst challenge in the world

Barry's challenge that got him sent off:

Stones challenge earlier in the game: