Premiership 15/16 season

[For Us All]

The Emirates going into meltdown shortly with ten minutes to go.

Arsenal 0 Watford 2.

[Aussie Rules]

Did I miss the news? Why were so many PL games postponed?

[philpvfc]

Due to FA cup

[TylerB]

Benteke dived and won the penalty. You're looking through red tinted glasses if you think otherwise. Saying that the Palace defender was totally stupid going to ground and giving the referee a decision to make.

 

It's not a dive when contact was clearly made. I'd be saying the same thing had a Liverpool defender done the same thing to a Palace player. The defender took a massive risk, slight contact was made with Benteke who didn't hesitate to go down, and a penalty was rightly given.

[Jacko51]

It's not a dive when contact was clearly made. I'd be saying the same thing had a Liverpool defender done the same thing to a Palace player. The defender took a massive risk, slight contact was made with Benteke who didn't hesitate to go down, and a penalty was rightly given.

 

If that had been given against your lot, Beechy, you would have gone ballistic.

[Twitters]

It's not a dive when contact was clearly made. I'd be saying the same thing had a Liverpool defender done the same thing to a Palace player. The defender took a massive risk, slight contact was made with Benteke who didn't hesitate to go down, and a penalty was rightly given.

 

You've contradicted yourself there. If Benteke didn't hesitate to go down, that's a dive. Doesn't matter if there is contact, if you exaggerate contact by throwing yourself down in a way not caused by the contact made, that's a dive. So if, as you say, Benteke went down by his own means, it's a dive.

[Yukon]

You've contradicted yourself there. If Benteke didn't hesitate to go down, that's a dive. Doesn't matter if there is contact, if you exaggerate contact by throwing yourself down in a way not caused by the contact made, that's a dive. So if, as you say, Benteke went down by his own means, it's a dive.

 

I agree- it was a penalty but he dived

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

I agree- it was a penalty but he dived

 

Agreed, he just exaggerated the contact of the foul.

[For Us All]

Agreed' date=' he just exaggerated the contact of the foul.[/quote']

 

As the saying goes "Feel any contact and you are entitled to go down",from the Arjen Robben book of diving.

[valiant_593]

If that had been given against your lot, Beechy, you would have gone ballistic.

 

I disagree, as it was a pretty clear penalty, even though Benteke went down rather dramatically for such a big lad, there was contact, shocking defending from the lad

[davidatpreston]

The FA Cup didnt quite die off this weekend, but became a very sick tired old competition, which is very sad as it is a great tradition.

 

Dross left, only Man United and they have a very tricky away replay, and does anyone really want to see a Watford v palce final, or perhaps West Ham.

 

Drastic action called for - get your minus marks ready, I love 'em as I know they come from the lower IQ narrow thinkers - time to MAKE the big clubs take the FA and League Cup seriously....

 

Winners to get 5 extra points to be added at the start of the next Premiership season, losing finalists 4, losing semi-finalists 3, and losing 6th rounders 2 and losing 5th rounders 1 pt extra. Promoted championship teams same, relegated prem teams not applicable.

 

For the league cup 4pts winners, 3 pts losing finalists, 2 pts losing semi finalists and 1 pt losing quarter finalists.

 

Might make their team selections a bit less insulting to the fans, and give them something to think about.

[Aussie Rules]

The FA Cup didnt quite die off this weekend, but became a very sick tired old competition, which is very sad as it is a great tradition.

 

Dross left, only Man United and they have a very tricky away replay, and does anyone really want to see a Watford v palce final, or perhaps West Ham.

 

Drastic action called for - get your minus marks ready, I love 'em as I know they come from the lower IQ narrow thinkers - time to MAKE the big clubs take the FA and League Cup seriously....

 

Winners to get 5 extra points to be added at the start of the next Premiership season, losing finalists 4, losing semi-finalists 3, and losing 6th rounders 2 and losing 5th rounders 1 pt extra. Promoted championship teams same, relegated prem teams not applicable.

 

For the league cup 4pts winners, 3 pts losing finalists, 2 pts losing semi finalists and 1 pt losing quarter finalists.

 

Might make their team selections a bit less insulting to the fans, and give them something to think about.

 

 

I quite like the idea that other than the big 3 compete for the FA Cup on that one day in May - especially so if it was PVFC

[Paul6754]

The winners of the FA Cup to qualify for the Champions Lge would do the trick assuming it's allowed by the Uefacrats.

 

I don't agree with the attitude of English Clubs in domestic and European cup competitions (even sometimes including the Champions Lge), surely its best to put out the best team/formation, get the game won/safe and then bring on the "Second tier" players, success breeds success.

 

If the likes of Spurs, given their team selection against Dortmund last Thursday, don't want to play in the Europa League than don't enter/refuse the nomination and give a another team the opportunity.

[Howjy04]

As the saying goes "Feel any contact and you are entitled to go down",from the Arjen Robben book of diving.

 

Very similar incident at the Man Utd v West Ham game(Payet)No penalty given.

[Robbie Earle's Perm]

Very similar incident at the Man Utd v West Ham game(Payet)No penalty given.

 

Equally I didn't hear Pardew moaning about his own player Bolasi the on Friday night in the same way he did about Benteke. Incredible how one visioned and unreasonable managers and players can be sometimes.