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[lessthanluke]

Yeah not following a team does help with impartiality. Of course most fans are bias towards their team, you just seem to be worse than most.
On a different note. Beautiful dive by Ashley Young.

[Ser Hippie]

Ashley Young has a future  career in Olympic diving, methinks.

(there was contact but..)

[Renasko]

Some dive, indeed: http://i.imgur.com/WqQ3Q.gif

[lessthanluke]

There was only contact because young jumped into his leg.

[ROLF]

Heh, should have been a hand ball by the Villa keeper.

Curious how the footballing world over there is reacting to the death of that Italian player on the pitch?

[Renasko]

Supposedly this banner was on display today. Not sure, but disappointing if it was: https://twitter.com/...4737024/photo/1

[Inigima]

Jhogo, on 15 April 2012 - 11:43 AM, said:

Supposedly this banner was on display today. Not sure, but predictable and wholly in character if it was: https://twitter.com/...4737024/photo/1

[polishgenius]

Well, that's... okay. Still maddening that we're so dependent on Paul Scholes, but can't complain about the performance and result.

Not So Young Wolf, on 15 April 2012 - 11:33 AM, said:

Curious how the footballing world over there is reacting to the death of that Italian player on the pitch?

There was a minute's silence before the game just now and again during the FA cup semi (which was a joint one for Hillsborough). Except some complete wankers didn't shut up for it (at the semi), singing their way through, which led to reactionary boos from everyone and the ref blowing it early, which is a shame.

Edited by polishgenius, 15 April 2012 - 12:07 PM.

[ROLF]

Jhogo, on 15 April 2012 - 11:43 AM, said:

Supposedly this banner was on display today. Not sure, but disappointing if it was: https://twitter.com/...4737024/photo/1

They already took the photo down.

[Ser Hippie]

Spurs look better than Chelsea so far but they really need to produce on these opportunities they're creating.

..and Drogba scores.

Edited by Ser Hippie, 15 April 2012 - 12:40 PM.

[Soylent Brown]

Immaculately held silence at Old Trafford, but poor at Wembley.

Drogba's goal, though - POW!

[mormont]

Jhogo, on 15 April 2012 - 10:47 AM, said:

Aye? Hearts should've been down to 10 men, anyway, and I didn't even mention that: https://twitter.com/...7001216/photo/1.

Lennon has tantrum at ref, check. Ref accused of anti-Celtic/'personal' bias despite dodgy decisions pro-Celtic, check. Complaints about opposition not coming out to play, check. Grainy, blurred pic of allegedly clear red card offence does the rounds on Twitter, check.

I think the only thing we're missing now is the written complaint from Peter Lawwell to the SFA. Surely it can't be far behind.

I remember when Celtic lost games with dignity. It doesn't happen under this manager and this board...

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I'm more passionate than most on here, which may be why it comes across as impartiality. I don't know...I watched the game with a neutral today who was equally as infuriated with what she was seeing.

Oddly, my Celtic-supporting friends on FB seemed to be blaming Neil Lennon for losing the game. They're obviously not 'passionate' enough.

For myself, I'll leave it at this: whatever else you can say about the match, the fact is that an equalising goal was awarded to Celtic when, indisputably, it should not have been. (Maybe the ref hates Paulo Sergio, too?) That makes playing the 'we wuz robbed' card kind of weak.

Edited by mormont, 15 April 2012 - 12:58 PM.

[Ser Hippie]

Absolutely awful decision to give that goal decision to Chelsea there.

I don't think it came close to crossing the line and Terry bulldozed a group of players anyway. Just awful.

Edited by Ser Hippie, 15 April 2012 - 01:04 PM.

[polishgenius]

mormont, on 15 April 2012 - 09:59 AM, said:

Lennon really isn't a great tactician.

I honestly don't see how he's much of anything as a manager. He'd get absolutely shown up if he wasn't in charge of easily the most well-off club in the league (as his European record would appear to show, albeit so far a small stat pool) and a man of his temperament has no business managing in an atmosphere as volatile as an old firm club.

[BigFatCoward]

i'd rather have had the penalty and the sending off.  cowardly decision by the referee.

[Soylent Brown]

Wow, the referee of the Chelsea - Spurs game is an utter fucking clown. How is the Chelsea keeper still on the pitch?

[Soylent Brown]

BigFatCoward, on 15 April 2012 - 01:12 PM, said:

i'd rather have had the penalty and the sending off.  cowardly decision by the referee.

It would have been quite acceptable for the referee to allow the advantage, and then penalise the keeper.

[Ser Hippie]

Chelsea ice it off with a couple of nice goals including a great free kick by Lampard (goalkeeper looked slow to move though). Not a fan of either Chelsea or Liverpool but at least I got another argument for video reviews.

[BigFatCoward]

Soylent Brown, on 15 April 2012 - 01:14 PM, said:

It would have been quite acceptable for the referee to allow the advantage, and then penalise the keeper.

absolutely, but given the choice, should have been clearer but its sunday afternoon and therefore i have been drinking.

Edited by BigFatCoward, 15 April 2012 - 01:40 PM.

[Soylent Brown]

And the referee screws up yet again by not sending off Mikel. What a fucking champion.

Edited by Soylent Brown, 15 April 2012 - 01:49 PM.