Chelsea v Everton. 16th Jan at 1500.

[davids]

From the Chelsea point of view,two games at home in a week they needed to get max points from and they got two and conceded five goals.Doesn't make me feel much better though.

 

[davids]

Simple.

Only allow it for penalty calls, red cards and offside goals.

Plus, it has to be the ref to choose to go to the video.

Some Refs have a God complex though,can you imagine Clattenburg using it for a decision that should go for us at Anfield .Needs to be a fifth official who's watching a screen.

 

[Professor Toffee]

Simple.

Only allow it for penalty calls, red cards and offside goals.

Plus, it has to be the ref to choose to go to the video.

Would you trust yesterday's ref to do that ?

 

[BlueToff]

Would you trust yesterday's ref to do that ?

Good points.

It depends - you can't let tech take over completely, as then the game will slow down. We'll have to see how it goes in the FA Cup next year - but something needs to be done.

 

[Stanley Parker]

Meanwhile, back at the game, veteran football writer Brian Glanville - in the Sunday Times - selected Barkley as the Star Man.

He wrote, "Hodgson has said on various occasions that Barkley's propensity to burst forward can sometimes result in a breakdown in attack and a consequent peril. On this performance surely Barkley's pluses vastly outnumber any arguable negatives.

"But why, one asked, did [Martinez] substitute the propulsive Barkley? He replied he had a squad of nineteen capable players: but on this occasion, none surely were more capable than Barkley."

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

Meanwhile, back at the game, veteran football writer Brian Glanville - in the Sunday Times - selected Barkley as the Star Man.

He wrote, "Hodgson has said on various occasions that Barkley's propensity to burst forward can sometimes result in a breakdown in attack and a consequent peril. On this performance surely Barkley's pluses vastly outnumber any arguable negatives.

"But why, one asked, did [Martinez] substitute the propulsive Barkley? He replied he had a squad of nineteen capable players: but on this occasion, none surely were more capable than Barkley."

He stopped defending after the 60th and didn't do much of it to begin with. Going forward he was good but he was far too tired to make any more of an impact going either way.

 

[froggyted]

Brown envelope winging its way to that feckers home as I type

I hope it was brown to begin with.....

 

[Furey1878]

Meanwhile, back at the game, veteran football writer Brian Glanville - in the Sunday Times - selected Barkley as the Star Man.

He wrote, "Hodgson has said on various occasions that Barkley's propensity to burst forward can sometimes result in a breakdown in attack and a consequent peril. On this performance surely Barkley's pluses vastly outnumber any arguable negatives.

"But why, one asked, did [Martinez] substitute the propulsive Barkley? He replied he had a squad of nineteen capable players: but on this occasion, none surely were more capable than Barkley."

Don't quite get this. Are they agreeing or disagreeing with the sub?

As Venture said, he started to dip after the 60th minute, but played well beforehand. I thought swapping him with Mirallas and putting Pienaar on the left was a good sub.

 

[VentureBrosEFC]

I hope it was brown to begin with.....

I hope it wasn't and it was lit aflame

 

[Stanley Parker]

Don't quite get this. Are they agreeing or disagreeing with the sub?

As Venture said, he started to dip after the 60th minute, but played well beforehand. I thought swapping him with Mirallas and putting Pienaar on the left was a good sub.

Brian Glanville thought Barkley made a big contribution to the game, and was surprised he was substituted.

But it has been a hard time for footballers since Christmas, and there are big games to come. We've got a reasonable squad, and we need to use it.

 

[Khalekan]

Meanwhile, back at the game, veteran football writer Brian Glanville - in the Sunday Times - selected Barkley as the Star Man.

He wrote, "Hodgson has said on various occasions that Barkley's propensity to burst forward can sometimes result in a breakdown in attack and a consequent peril. On this performance surely Barkley's pluses vastly outnumber any arguable negatives.

"But why, one asked, did [Martinez] substitute the propulsive Barkley? He replied he had a squad of nineteen capable players: but on this occasion, none surely were more capable than Barkley."

Far be it from me to disagree with Brian Glanville but Ross had run his race by the time he was taken off and I was annoyed that at first it appeared the excellent Mirallas was to make way for Pienaar.

 

[Khalekan]

Why have a go at Terry, it's the fault of the officials not him. I don't understand the hatred for Terry either, he was a rock in the England defence.

Being a rock in the England defence isn't exactly sommat the Everton fan base drool over.

But I agree with your general point.....Terry is no more obnoxious than yer average non Everton player and he sure gets a bum deal from non Chelsea fans.

Compare the general disdain for Terry to the national treasure status of Ryan Giggs......like Terry, he has undermined his manager and at least Terry dies not number his brother's wife among his peccadilloes

 

[froggyted]

nailed it there mate - the money people needs control to thrive - the more control the more money they can make at the cost of those being controlled -
reviews should be introduced like in hockey, tennis and other international sport - but the controlling bodies (excuse the pun) will fight the hardest against it -
we the fans should mobilize and put pressure on them to make the playing field level otherwise smaller clubs like us will remain just play things for the big boys

Just as in the wider corporate world.

 

[froggyted]

Rich clubs being the propaganda darlings of Murdoch's Sky are the cancer in the PL
Brian Glanville writing in the Sunday Times, another Murdoch organ referred to Terry's 98th minute goal as "possibly offside".
He quotes Martinez and Hiddink extensively but doesn't call it for what it was
If he knows the rules of Association Football he knows it wasn't "possibly"
This is the quality of football journalism that will allow Martinez to be fined for publicly outing cheating officials but not ask any hard questions of referees, the FA etc
That's how Blatter lasted for so long and it's only a matter of time until we hear of rigged matches in FIFA tournaments replace rigged voting for the tournaments
How much are results influenced by or even determined by the power brokers of the PL

..... and we can start with that disallowed goal against Germany that was several feet over the line.....

 

[Professor Toffee]

..... and we can start with that disallowed goal against Germany that was several feet over the line.....

There you go, the truth is out there!
And Henry's handball against Ireland