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So how is it you can kick an opponent in the head and not get sent off. Is the argument that it was so dangerous it couldn't possibly have been deliberate? If you were that late into a tackle, intended or not, you'd get a card and a free kick against you

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he shouldn't have put his head down, was asking for a good kick
 

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Pixelator said:
So how is it you can kick an opponent in the head and not get sent off. Is the argument that it was so dangerous it couldn't possibly have been deliberate? If you were that late into a tackle, intended or not, you'd get a card and a free kick against you

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Disagree completely.
John Terry is the type of player to put his head where others wouldn't dream of, sadly his face happened upon an oppo's boot.
Absolutely NO intent whatsoever on the Arsenal players part and it would be silly to think anything different. :nono:

Agree that it looked proper shocking though. :shocked:
 

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I missed the replay of the incident so could not see what happened. JT looked to be stooping when they showed it at full speed but you could not really tell. They only showed replay of JT once and also did not show the melee again until half an hour after the final whistle.

I thought it was the best carling final I have ever seen, usually a waste of time but watching the Ar5e youngsters go for it made a great game.

Shevchenko was as bad as arsenal were good but you always felt that chelsea had the oats to score when they attacked. The arsenal kids may be good but they still suffer from the same disease as the first team, they want to walk the ball in the net and will not fkin shoot. Until that changes they will not get anywhere.

I thought the punch up was great but after seeing the replay I have no idea who knocked bridge out as it was out of shot but it was neither of the 3 that got sent off. I actually could not see what the lanky kanu lookalike got sent off for as he seemed to be calming it down at least more than the rest of his team. Fabrigas and lampard were far worse than the two that got sent off and I am sure fabrigas already had a yellow?

great entertainment though!
 

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I thought Adebayor was the most obvious red as he was using Lampard as a punchbag. :shrug:
 

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:eek: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just seen Terry on the news, could have been killed! I actually flinched! :yuck:

OUCH :sad:
 

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I read an interesting article by Karren Brady yesterday in The Sun.
She reckons there should be 3 Champions League places (top 3 in Premiership) and a 4th spot for the FA Cup Winners to help enhance the status of the FA Cup!:sorted:

I think the League Cup needs re-vamping.

I would suggest a minimum of 9 England qualified players starting in all matches!:wave:

Good final today in many ways but I was disappointed Chelsea won.:nono:
 

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mhead bee said:
I missed the replay of the incident so could not see what happened. JT looked to be stooping when they showed it at full speed but you could not really tell. They only showed replay of JT once and also did not show the melee again until half an hour after the final whistle.

I thought it was the best carling final I have ever seen, usually a waste of time but watching the Ar5e youngsters go for it made a great game.

Shevchenko was as bad as arsenal were good but you always felt that chelsea had the oats to score when they attacked. The arsenal kids may be good but they still suffer from the same disease as the first team, they want to walk the ball in the net and will not fkin shoot. Until that changes they will not get anywhere.

I thought the punch up was great but after seeing the replay I have no idea who knocked bridge out as it was out of shot but it was neither of the 3 that got sent off. I actually could not see what the lanky kanu lookalike got sent off for as he seemed to be calming it down at least more than the rest of his team. Fabrigas and lampard were far worse than the two that got sent off and I am sure fabrigas already had a yellow?

great entertainment though!
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You got back quick Arsene!!!:confused: rofl
 

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SpiderBee said:
I think the League Cup needs re-vamping.
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I think the League Cup should be for football league teams, and the Leyland-Freight-JPT-Mickey-Mouse trophy scrapped. Why do England and Scotland need 2 major cups?

But that's a sure sign that the majority of you think the opposite. :(
 

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no need to scrap it, the final is always a sell out and the last 2 finals have had teams from the top 4 so they obviously take it seriously, maybe ditch replays (if they have not already) and 2 legged affairs.
 

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It makes money for the lower league clubs, so before you advocate scrapping it, perhaps you should consider how you would replace the monies it provides to teams at our level?
 

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Pixelator said:
So how is it you can kick an opponent in the head and not get sent off. Is the argument that it was so dangerous it couldn't possibly have been deliberate? If you were that late into a tackle, intended or not, you'd get a card and a free kick against you

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Looked to me like Terry headbutted Diaby's boot.
 

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hanworthbee said:
no need to scrap it, the final is always a sell out and the last 2 finals have had teams from the top 4 so they obviously take it seriously,
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Someone hould tell Bridge then, he said at the end it was a "good three points"...!!!
 

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hanworthbee said:
and 2 legged affairs.
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It's only the semi that is a two legged affair, but I agree that should be scraped and played at a neutral venue.
 

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bridge gotted tapped on the back of the head during the 'fight' and went down like a little girl :nono:
 

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Just seen the highlights, lucky it was only three red cards.
 

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infact having just seen another replay dont think eboue even touched bridge's head except for maybe at best a glancing blow.
 

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think Diabys injury was caused by booting Terrys head.....
 

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Can anyone get hold of the footage and provide a link so I can have another good look at the bundle?:)
 

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Most enjoyable League Cup Final for years, fantastic entertainment :sorted:

Adebyaor (aka Bambi on Ice) = funny as hell - the FA should ban him for a) being sh1t anyway (crap for Monaco, how'd he get the Arsenal move ?) and b) throwing his little hissy fit and c) trying to be Thierry's bestist mate at every opportunity !
 

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Shame Lehmann wasn't in goal for The Gooners, he'd defo have got involved big time.
 

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Houghton Bee said:
bridge gotted tapped on the back of the head during the 'fight' and went down like a little girl :nono:
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too true...but shame on Eboue too, for immeadiately diving to the ground, after Bridge went down...for no apparent reason.

Will the FA act on the ridiculous diving and fawning that was going on....I doubt it...

This season's Chelsea/Arsenal encounters have seen enough acting to satisfy 4 Oscar ceremonies...

Lehman/Drogba in the league sticks out in my memory earlier this season.
Eboue/Bridge yesterday

In the past Robben, both Coles, Shevchenko, Henry, Adebayor and Van Persie all guilty of diving, and no action was taken....:nono:
 

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Have they still got to play each other in the Premiership this season?

If so that could be interesting.
 

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Excellant.

Defo could be something riding on that.
 

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mhead bee said:
He is, scores some great goals, don't know why people say anything different really!
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He scores some but my God he misses an awful lot and his all-round play leaves a lot to be desired imho !

I saw him play a good few times at Monaco and he was considered quite a joke figure by the fans - most agreed with my "Bambi on Ice" view !
 

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Bee H said:
He scores some but my God he misses an awful lot and his all-round play leaves a lot to be desired imho !

I saw him play a good few times at Monaco and he was considered quite a joke figure by the fans - most agreed with my "Bambi on Ice" view !
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I think he's only on loan at Arsenal this season and Wenger hasn't decided to buy him or not. Although I guess if they sign Eto, I can't see why they'd want him.
 

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Leonardo said:
I think he's only on loan at Arsenal this season and Wenger hasn't decided to buy him or not. Although I guess if they sign Eto, I can't see why they'd want him.
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:scratch: Don't think so.

They paid a fair amount for him last January. I have to say I also disagree with Bee H's view, but he's seen him play a lot more than I have :shrug:

BTW you may be confused with Baptista who is on a year-long swap loan deal with Real Madrid involving Reyes.
 

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Leonardo said:
I think he's only on loan at Arsenal this season and Wenger hasn't decided to buy him or not. Although I guess if they sign Eto, I can't see why they'd want him.
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Why on earth would Eto'o consider slumming it at Arsenal ?
 

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SmiffyBee said:
Why on earth would Eto'o consider slumming it at Arsenal ?
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I think he had a spat with the management team after refusing to come on as a sub a few weeks back, then was dropped but scored yesterday, can't see him leaving the climate of Barcelona to come here.
 

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I should back down if WEB disagrees with me but I just can't on this one !

West Ealing Bee said:
They paid a fair amount for him last January. I have to say I also disagree with Bee H's view, but he's seen him play a lot more than I have :shrug:
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£7m in January 2006 and boy did Monaco need it !

Soccerbase proves goalscoring isn't a strong feature of his game so what is ? :shrug: If he improves whilst at Arsenal with Henry then good for him but .....

The new boy at Monaco Frédéric Piquionne is by far and away a much better prospect and if he does hit the Premiership next season he'll be a revelation :sorted:
 

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