The 2011/12 Gary Speed Memorial Thread

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

...and that's that. Nice that the ref spotted something at last.

[Lineker]

Another red card for Kaboul!

[MJB]

Kaboul's gone. Stupid first yellow card and the second isn't much better.

[Summers]

Shotton isn't terrible. :\

And laaarf. Bye Kaboul.

[Dan]

This is some of the worst reffing I've ever seen, never a penalty, then spurs should have had 2 penalties and a goal, and the player before the red was offside.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Throw-tastic for Stoke now.

[MJB]

This is some of the worst reffing I've ever seen, never a penalty, then spurs should have had 2 penalties and a goal, and the player before the red was offside.

Agree with most of this quote but not the bolded part, Walters was level.

Delap on for a shattered Woodgate.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

dos Santos! Excellent! Quick player, draws fouls well - not that that'll make any difference today.

[Crybaby Bunting]

One of these days a player is going to full on punch a referee

[MJB]

Happens in other leagues, why not ours?

Suarez will be the first

[lanky316]

and the first goal was after a handball... It's been ridiculous. Just can't believe my eyes watching this now. Thing about Kaboul is that first yellow came from the blatant penalty not being given. Our first half performance was shite but this is just beyond belief.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Happens in other leagues, why not ours?

Suarez will be the first

If a referee WAS punched they might be more careful about making good decisions.

[Summers]

Happens in other leagues, why not ours?

Suarez will be the first

Why? Will he slip while diving and punch an official?

[MJB]

I'd actually forgotten Van Der Vaart was still on the pitch.

And yes, exactly that Summ.

Edited December 11, 2011 by MJB

[Starvinho]

Awesome game. Poor officiating.

[Lineker]

What's important now is how we bounce back from this.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Sunderland at home next week. Even with O'Neill that should be a win.

[lanky316]

first half we were poor, need to do better than that but in the end that becomes a complete mugging. So frustrating in the end, deserved something there to come away with nothing is just frustration. Still, play like we did in the second half we'd be fine, can't have THAT many nightmare refereeing performances can we?

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Interesting point on the radio - players get booked for timewasting, goalies for taking too long to kick or line up walls etc and yet those Stoke throw-ins take AAAAGES to prep, polish and dry the ball, line up and throw.

[Summers]

It isn't an interesting point, it's just people complaining. I watch players of every team fanny about with taking a throw. Taking steps back and forth. Towels have already been banned, so they dry it on their top. People need to quit complaining, a team have found a new tactic, it works, big teams don't like it and they complain.