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Not the goal. We know that wasn't deliberate so the ref made the correct decision.
Were any of these deliberate?
The one that bounces of Keane's hand for a corner.
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The one Keane seems to pat down from Walcott.
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First won - never in a million yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Second won - wtf??
I think we were fortunate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
If it had happened down the other end of the pitch we'd have been going bonkers.
:hehe: If the lad had had Big Pat's hands he would have caught it.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheCurly
Disagree.The second one I would have been asking about our defender's rank stupidityQuote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
Oh yes, we were very fortunate that the ref applied the laws of the game for our goal. Whether that should be the law is another matter. Morally, the goal shouldn't have stood because Ox ****ed it up by kicking Kos's foot so that the ball is going out of the stadium until it hits Kos's hand. There should be something about gaining an advantage in there, to balance the intent bit and to go with the unnatural position bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pat Vegas
We all know that if we win the league by 1 or 2 points this controversy will get brought up (even more than it already will)
I wonder whether the ref 'reflected' on the 2nd incident (WTFBTW?) and looked favourably on the Ox/Kos goal
Anyway, COYG and fück 'em :vsign:
Do you mean like the two handballs that won Liverpool the FA Cup against us keep not being brought up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mc Gooner
Right. There *is* a mild anti-Arsenal conspiracy in the media, I think, but we shouldn't mind it because it mostly actually works in our favour. Arguably, we get more coverage than we deserve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo Britain less Europe
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Originally Posted by Ash
Regardless of whether it should have been a handball or not..... we were fortunate the ref gave it our way. Most referees would have given that as a handball.
But where do you draw the line with gaining an advantage?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
In the first of those gifs, the ball would have gone straight to one of our players. In the 2nd, you can't really tell, but it may have been a pass or it may have been him turning past the defender. Either way, we'd have been in a good position.
I can see the argument for not allowing a goal to be scored with the hand/arm, but what if the accidental hand ball clearly stops an obvious goal scoring opportunity?