Decisions last night...

[tsb]

I never had a real prob with Arsenal before, recent history has seen us sort of with common foes in Chav & Scum, But now we've entered into this trio of Huge games, & the reaction to last night, i'm beginning to get as much a disliking of them as i have for the other 3 clubs fans, (obviously including Neverton along side Chav & Scum).

I think their fans, maybe players too,really REALLY thought they were going to roll us over big time, that's the impression i get from hearing them on radio etc. Because it did'nt happen that way they now feel cheated, & what's more SCARED.

I do like watching them, but every Arsenal fan I speak to is so smug over the style of football they play (as if they are personally responsible). They think they are the connoisseurs of the purest game and scream "hoof!" whenever we clear the ball out of the area. They certainly have short memories.

[tomasjj]

Me and my brother said the same thing when watching it. Was a blatant penalty but he'd never give it after the Kuyt incident. Torres was past him..no reason for him to dive. Just find it ridiuclous that they continue to go on about that penalty yet fail to mention we should have had one

How Senderos didn't get booked for his blatant foul on Torres on the wing either I'll never know. Then there is Flamini who got away with 6 or 7 fouls.

Yet the only thing remembered is the Kuyt penalty incident

Good points.

Overlooked by the media and their axe grinding factory.

[chadrtc]

The first thing a Chelsea lad in our office said this morning was that Sky ignored our perfectly good penalty shout without even bothering to show a replay and that it was the first time he'd really noticed how anti Liverpool Andy Gray and the rest of the Sky team are.

Hearing him say say that was quite shocking to me!

[tomasjj]

The first thing a Chelsea lad in our office said this morning was that Sky ignored our perfectly good penalty shout without even bothering to show a replay and that it was the first time he'd really noticed how anti Liverpool Andy Gray and the rest of the Sky team are.

Hearing him say say that was quite shocking to me!

Fair play to your mate.

I was also a bit surprised that no replay was shown.

[Roboklopp]

I do like watching them, but every Arsenal fan I speak to is so smug over the style of football they play (as if they are personally responsible). They think they are the connoisseurs of the purest game and scream "hoof!" whenever we clear the ball out of the area. They certainly have short memories.

Nail on head.

They are, however, the lesser of 3 evils by far.

[DannyMan2006]

With regards to our penalty shout, I think that there would be a penalty given every football game if that sort of descision was given. It's another one of those "Free-kick outside the area, but ignored when in the box" ones.

The Arsenal one was far more clear cut and if I was an Arsenal fan I would be feeling hard done by, just like all you lot would be.

The ref by and large had a great game, he let the game flow and ignored the majority of 50-50's without really ruling in anyones favour. Not a typical European ref at all. Helped to make the game the exciting spectacle it was for the neutrals.

[Woobus]

I think their fans, maybe players too,really REALLY thought they were going to roll us over big time, that's the impression i get from hearing them on radio etc. Because it did'nt happen that way they now feel cheated, & what's more SCARED.

Yup one of them in work has been moaning and crying like a little girl who lost her barbi doll. He is getting on like they are already out, just hope the players are like there fans.

[Exiled_red]

I thought the referee did well yesterday in the context of the match he was fairly consistent there were a number of incidents on both sides where players went down fairly easily when there was a little contact, the Hleb penalty being one case. Yes there was contact and a number of referees might have given a penalty but I don't think that there was enough contact to go down.

[DannyMan2006]

I thought the referee did well yesterday in the context of the match he was fairly consistent there were a number of incidents on both sides where players went down fairly easily when there was a little contact, the Hleb penalty being one case. Yes there was contact and a number of referees might have given a penalty but I don't think that there was enough contact to go down.

Neither do I, but if you don't go down you don't tend to get a descision in your favour. That's why all footballers go down easily.

[tomasjj]

SG could have gone down when he went passed Toure to set up the goal.
There was contact, but he kept running and set up the goal.

[Kenneth]

SG could have gone down when he went passed Toure to set up the goal.
There was contact, but he kept running and set up the goal.

True, which is unusual for him.

[tomasjj]

True, which is unusual for him.

aye.

[Skillz]

Seen a replay of the Torres incident and from that it was a clear pen. Pull him back from the shirt.

I am sure they could find time to show the replay if they would stop showing Kuyt's.

[Matt]

Fair play to your mate.

I was also a bit surprised that no replay was shown.

In the Sky analysis they showed the Arsenal goal about 20 times back to back. Even Keys had to say 'well, lets remember there was actually another goal' afterwards.

[hamshanks]

I think it probably was a penalty, and it was pretty much the only thing the ref got wrong all night - best ref i'd seen in ages