Today's football.

[Brennan]

Don't we want City to drop points?

Yeah. Don't know why people are happy that a team who were 4 points above us at the start of the day are currently heading for a 7 point gap.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Any decision that goes against Pardew and Newcastle makes me happy.

 

[bluelife]

I think they definitely put Hart off somewhat, it could have clipped that last newcastle man and deflected in which means he couldnt dive for it?

 

[rascal]

**** rule change that, so you can just dance about in front of a keeper if your teammate is shooting?

The rules are what they are. Newcastle have been done.

 

[EFC David]

Newcastle's only hope is at set pieces- Remy can't hold the ball up for his life- big shola may be rubbish but him and Remy together would have been a better bet. Can see city slaughtering them at this rate. What does tiote actually do?

Celebrate disallowed goals?

 

[Del]

Why does Carra talk like he's unleashing a bomb shell

 

[Brennan]

Blocking the balls path

He dove out of the way almost lol you on about

He wasn't blocking Hart's view of it.

 

[Ring master]

Yeah. Don't know why people are happy that a team who were 4 points above us at the start of the day are currently heading for a 7 point gap.

Probably because its certain that they will end above us,and we need the likes of the toon to be as far behind as pos I think

 

[davek]

The ball took a nick off an offside Newcastle player, that's the refs explanation.

Put yer t-shirts back on Geordies and settle down.

 

[dannyboy]

He wasn't blocking Hart's view of it.

It's not just about that though, it's whether the player's presence has impacted upon the play. Did he stop Hart from attempting a dive to save the ball? He probably never, but I can understand why the referee has ruled it out.

 

[roydo]

good to see Sky have responded to Mou's criticism of kopite pundits

Just thought the same! Unreal isnt it.

 

[toffeejack]

What you've written there just sums up why the rule is how it is though, surely ? Common sense should dictate what just happened there was never an offside, as none of the players in an offside position interfered with Hart's ability to save the shot or touched it on its way to goal.

have it for all over the pitch then. simple, you'll get ridiculous offsides, but why should a striker be standing in an offside position anyway. when i use to play striker, i would never just stand 5 yards offside, regardless of where the ball is, why would you? no advantage whatsoever.

 

[Del]

Kinnear can not believe Asprillas goal has been ruled out

 

[d34noj]

'Impeeeeeeedin um' Carrager FFS.

 

[rascal]

The ball took a nick off an offside Newcastle player, that's the refs explanation.

Put yer t-shirts back on Geordies and settle down.

Except it took a nick off a City player.

Referee should be demoted.