that makes more sense, I was trying to picture what a shackle dagger would be
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Isnât the fact that a lads ankle wss broken and required surgery enough Marcelo?
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But he went for the ball?
Actually, it shouldnât be. The rules are there, of course, to minimise the likelihood of such injuries but itâs still the action not the outcome that is the relevant basis for sanction.
Itâs likely that the ref was swayed by the injury sustained but thatâs just bad refereeing that just happened to produce the appropriate outcome. It was a challenge that merited a red card under the rules of the game and that is the case whether Elliott was harmed or not.
I think the issue that I would have complete sympathy with Bielsa is that of consistency. He must watch teams like Burnley and wonder quite why their players are escaping sanction if Strujikâs challenge is deemed a red.
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Well this is the fucking best thing I have seen - ever
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From a lad who stepped in it as a young teenager, he has really learned to act with class while still tweaking some of the old rivals expertlyâŠ. Maturing into a great teammate as he is also turning into a real class player.
Canât wait to see him back on the pitch early in 2022
Shut the fuck up Harvey. Need to give that boy media training. The comment re the red card was also unnecessary.
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See I think itâs brilliant.
We want footballers to be more normal, then when one is normal we criticise.
I think itâs good, although ye heâll prob get a bollocking
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âHarvey dont troll United fans so savagely, they have Ole as manager, life is already tough enoughâ
Hahahah
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You have to first deal with players screaming FUCK OFF YOU CUNT in their faces. I think that would cause som issues for the broadcasters.
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The FAâs laws of the game explicitly state that âusing offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s)â results in a red card.
If referees stuck to the letter of the law, youâd soon see an end to such behaviour. Sadly, however, youâd get the fuckwits in the media saying that sending players off is ruining the game, whereas the truth is that adhering to the rules actually improves it.
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You would also see certain clubs, whom we shall say donât need mentioning getting players sent off the minute they get a decision that goes against them, and that is ignoring the abuse coming from their drunken whiskey nosed former manager. There is no way the FA or P/L would ever allow them to be shown in such bad light
exactly What the old git saidâŠ
one of the easier problems to solve reallyâŠtiny little grace period.
sooner and not later the players, knowing how social media works, would figure out its not great for image and therefore sponsorship deals.
its one of those overthought thingsâŠ
band aid actionâŠone ripâŠright off
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doubt itâŠ
the second the tables are turned the clubs will be in race to show the paying corporate world whos the saintliest of saintsâŠ
ironically, id bet you anymoney, weâd end up with a bad rep for trying to bully refsâŠLOL
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disagree for nowâŠ
am a bit dicey on how prolific he is on SMâŠno need to post from your gurniâŠ
this was startling news to us United players. We had assumed we could behave how we wanted and the next game would be a blank sheet.
Sorry mate, but there is no way that mob would ever allow anything to take away their percieved entitlement to do what they want
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Clubs donât really do much media training anymore. Theyâre smarter than trying to strip any personality out of their players like they did in the 00s.
Theyâll teach them basic SM discipline but unless they are racist/sexist etc then any engagement they encourage will likely be seen as a good thing. No one at Liverpool cares what Man Utd fans think.
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Heâs a bit of a gobshite, but the best are - and have always been - gobshites.
Absolutely no reason to âtrainâ the character out of the boy.
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Yeah, but whatâs it connected to?? 
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