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Suarez is obviously trying to cheat once for every chin that he has.Originally posted by Chazza View PostI just googled him.
Thought he was younger than that.
The doddery old fool.Football without Origi is nothingComment
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Have you seen the text next to his picture
How is someone who writes this kind of guff so well respectedJames Lawton is Chief Sports Writer for The Independent and Sports Journalist of the Year 2011.
The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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He's getting some right pelters on twitter to be fair, from other journos.The times they are a changin'.Comment
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Lawton's a boring f*ck with nothing to say about anything. Like almost all columnists.
And regarding the Coleman incident above, names have been taken. Consider this a warning.
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Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.
May the Lord bless this post.Comment
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your doing ?
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HAHA -he's getting a hammering on the Ind page...Comment
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Has this been posted yet?
Radford with some utterly fermented grapes missing several key points.
Ian Herbert
Mansfield Town's chairman has launched an extraordinary attack on Luis Suarez, declaring that Liverpool's directors were "embarrassed" by the handball goal that helped the club knock his non-league side out of the FA Cup on Sunday and claiming that the player gloated when he realised it would be allowed to stand.
Mansfield Town's chairman has launched an extraordinary attack on Luis Suarez, declaring that Liverpool's directors were "embarrassed" by the handball goal that helped the club knock his non-league side out of the FA Cup on Sunday and claiming that the player gloated when he realised it would be allowed to stand.
John Radford's unabashed attack on the Uruguayan striker included the claim that Suarez "enjoyed" what he had done – by kissing the same wrist with which he had controlled the ball to steer in Liverpool's second goal. "It was like, 'Hang on, I can get away with this,'" Radford said. "The referees have a hard time but to do it deliberately and then celebrate is the hardest thing. To cheat, OK, but to cheat and then celebrate cheating, that is the worst thing you can do." Suarez's wrist celebration is actually a ritual he frequently uses.
There is sympathy within Anfield for manager Brendan Rodgers' view that Sunday's goal would not have created nearly as much of a stir had it been scored by any other player.
But the goal has taken the controversy around the Uruguayan to new levels, even more so after the broadcaster ESPN's decision to reprimand commentator Jon Champion for claiming Suarez had cheated. After Suarez scored the decisive goal and performed his post-goal celebration, Champion said: "That, I'm afraid, is the work of a cheat." The broadcaster has issued a public apology for Champion's comments – and by doing so added to the circus surrounding the goal.
A widespread view within football is that Champion was wrong on two counts to make his claim – because Suarez sought to withdraw his arm to prevent the ball hitting it and used his own trademark celebration in innocence having scored. But ESPN risks removing the best from its commentators, including the highly respected Champion, by publicly rebuking them for their opinions.
Even if Suarez had informed the referee Andre Marriner that he had handled, it would have made no difference because a free-kick could not have been awarded.
Yet Radford was incandescent. "They [Liverpool] have denied us a replay," he said. "I know that I'm big enough and daft enough to be able to stand up for the club and take it. [But] I'd like to take us forward. It's hurtful for the league we are in because we are playing at the likes of Luton and Grimsby and people like [Suarez] would [still do a thing like that]. I'm here for the passion, against Liverpool where it's all about business and that was a killer. It was a killer [that] a professional would do that sort of thing to a non-league team."
If Mansfield had secured a draw and taken Liverpool back to Anfield, they would have secured a £62,000 payout from ITV or ESPN, had the replay been televised. They would also have collected 45 per cent of net gate receipts. If they had actually beaten Liverpool and progressed they would have earned a further £67,500 in prize-money.
Rodgers insisted that the 25-year-old Suarez's talents should be embraced and savoured while he is plying his trade in England. "He has had seven yellow cards this year, but he hasn't warranted all seven," Rodgers said. "Yesterday was a game he was up for because it was street football for him, he enjoys that type of game. But I can only talk about his talents. I always try to educate the players, with regard to every aspect of their life. As I've said, he's very receptive, and we go forward with him."Hello mert.Comment
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The good thing is that I really don't think Luis gives a **** about any of it.Trey Nyoni: countdown to stardom-2 years1year0.5 yearsComment
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Oh come off it! Honestly, the man is just making himself look foolish.
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He does that before he even opens his mouth. His hair is just a cluster**** attempt at covering up his chrome dome. He should man the **** up. Shut the **** up and shave his hair offOriginally posted by Marina View PostOh come off it! Honestly, the man is just making himself look foolish.
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Originally posted by Kenneth View Post
The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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To be fair to him, he's one of a tiny number of journalists (you can count on one hand) who consistently hammered away at Hillsborough year after year. He never let it lie, even when most other journalists had moved on to other things, and wrote some excellent pieces calling for justice. Probably using his clout as a highly respected journalist to get them published when his editors would probably have preferred to let it lie.Originally posted by Exiled_red View PostHave you seen the text next to his picture
How is someone who writes this kind of guff so well respected
So I can't hate him despite this nonsense article. He's a misty-eyed old romantic when it comes to sport, which means he can write some fantastic evocative pieces (e.g. his stuff on Istanbul) but also some naive tosh like this on Suarez.Comment
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Originally posted by Reece View PostWow. That is an absolutely awful article. The guy clearly absolutely hates Suarez
Surely he must realise that Messi has scored with his hand before? It's almost as if journalists don't research properly! They don't.
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There are better writers and more knowledgable people on here. I know what you are thinking, but I am serious. Seriously.Originally posted by Vermilion View Post They don't.
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