The on topic thread

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joey barton banned for 18 months from football.

footballing having an excellent day today.

He admitted his guilt in February and has played 9 times since. Ridiculous especially given their proximity to the relegation zone.

 

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But Barton does make a fantastic point that will get swept under the carpet regarding the over-saturation of betting in sports that serves the sport's best interests but not those with gambling problems.

 

[jd2010]

https://sports.vice.com/en_uk/artic...ance-is-strangling-football-in-the-north-east

 

[moomba]

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Hey, rather than post some shit meme maybe actually you know debate the points raised. Can't say I'm happy with the new system and from memory we actually get a little boost as former UEFA Cup winners. Rewarding ancient history is complete BS.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Hey, rather than post some shit meme maybe actually you know debate the points raised. Can't say I'm happy with the new system and from memory we actually get a little boost as former UEFA Cup winners. Rewarding ancient history is complete BS.

So when I posted facts about refs how come people did not debate those points but go for cheap memes?

Would you post the same stuff then or be silent?

Or is it just United fans hold to a highers standard?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

David Gill

 

[Bojan KantKick]

This shit has already been debated Gero. Gill acts on behalf of his constituents. This is what the clubs want.

 

[Magma]

not sure if it has gone through but it's laughable that someone can sit on a club board, the fa board and the uefa board at the same time.

also amusing that these clubs are so scared of being irrelevant in european competitions that they are panicking to push this through. and some wonder why others dont particularly like the champions league.

 

[moomba]

Always good seeing self appointed moral guardians of the game look the other way when there's something in it for their club.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

This shit has already been debated Gero. Gill acts on behalf of his constituents. This is what the clubs want.

And in the opinion of those that aren't Utd fans this move is horseshit. So don't try and bat it away under the guise it's already been debated. Facts are your recent European performances, league performances do not warrant an improvement in co-efficient, laughably corrupt change by UEFA.

 

[kangaspurs]

The ****ing state of this.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

The ******* state of this.

Robbie should really stick to the reggae

 

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So when I posted facts about refs how come people did not debate those points but go for cheap memes?

Would you post the same stuff then or be silent?

Or is it just United fans hold to a highers standard?

Probably because you were talking out of your ass and it's been proved on numerous occasions that you've benefitted from refereeing decisions this season.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Probably because you were talking out of your ass and it's been proved on numerous occasions that you've benefitted from refereeing decisions this season.

But i posted numerous articles and lists that proved it wrong and United had bad ref decisions that cost us.

But they were ignored because it ruined their points but still the cheap memes remained.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

This shit has already been debated Gero. Gill acts on behalf of his constituents. This is what the clubs want.

While we are on the subject of "already been debated" you're always eager to post something relating to city's human rights record or Pep and drugs... what's wrong, don't like debates that go the other way?

 

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But i posted numerous articles and lists that proved it wrong and United had bad ref decisions that cost us.

But they were ignored because it ruined their points but still the cheap memes remained.

Eh? I seem to remember at the time dismantling that rubbish list without the use of pictures. I can think of a fair few pretty bad decisions in your favour recently. Care to comment on the Rojo handball against Chelsea? Rojo's studs up challenges that went unpunished in numerous games? Mata's offside goal against us in the League Cup Semi? Mykhi's offside scorpion goal? Etc. Etc. Etc.

 

[Magma]

besides it being liverpool, their new kit is borderline perfect.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Eh? I seem to remember at the time dismantling that rubbish list without the use of pictures. I can think of a fair few pretty bad decisions in your favour recently. Care to comment on the Rojo handball against Chelsea? Rojo's studs up challenges that went unpunished in numerous games? Mata's offside goal against us in the League Cup Semi? Mykhi's offside scorpion goal? Etc. Etc. Etc.

Care to comment on Bravo not being sent off, Luiz not being sent off, Chung-Yong not being sent off
Clattenberg in the game vs burley (He even said there are things we would have done differntly) , Ledly getting away with a handball, Zlatan getting denied a fair goal - vs palace, Feyernood getting an offside goal, Zlatans goal being disallowed vs middlesbrough, Oliver giving Watford a goal despite Martial getting fouled , Handball not being given after a Valencia cross vs hull? ect. ect. ect

It all evens out but people seem to forget about these

Wonder why?

 

[moomba]

United supporters thinking they are hard done by the refs makes me smile.

 

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Care to comment on Bravo not being sent off, Luiz not being sent off, Chung-Yong not being sent off
Clattenberg in the game vs burley (He even said there are things we would have done differntly) , Ledly getting away with a handball, Zlatan getting denied a fair goal - vs palace, Feyernood getting an offside goal, Zlatans goal being disallowed vs middlesbrough, Oliver giving Watford a goal despite Martial getting fouled , Handball not being given after a Valencia cross vs hull? ect. ect. ect

It all evens out but people seem to forget about these

Wonder why?

It doesn't all even out, which is such a lazy cop out from people not able to front up. And even if it did even up, posting an article whinging about how hard done by you are is even more illogical if as you say you get your fair share.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

It doesn't all even out, which is such a lazy cop out from people not able to front up. And even if it did even up, posting an article whinging about how hard done by you are is even more illogical if as you say you get your fair share.

The article was not saying how hard United were done by, just saying that United also are on the wrong side of ref calls which got forgotten by everyone.

A fair point but all the pluggers of the epl dont think so.

Wonder how many of the people saying United get a ride troll plugger on the main board.

 

[Buckleys Jocks]

Probably because you were talking out of your ass and it's been proved on numerous occasions that you've benefitted from refereeing decisions this season.

Except he wasn't and you're kind of proving his point by immediately directing the argument back to instances where United have benefitted from controversial decisions. Who is saying that we haven't had decisions go our way? He never said that we haven't had calls go our way, he's just saying that those calls are given far more attention than the ones that don't.

It doesn't all even out, which is such a lazy cop out from people not able to front up.

That isn't the point he's trying to make at all. Over the course of a season every club is going to benefit from controversial decisions at times and suffer from them at others but pointing this out is not suggesting that it all evens out. Ask any fan if they think the decisions that go their way cancel out the ones that cost them and the answer will be the same.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

We all do the same for AFL

(expect for Rory as he can do no wrong and every free kick is a conspiracy against him)