Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
William Treseder
Have you got out of the wrong side of the bed again? Why do you dissect posts to make some meaningless points?
We all know how football is going now. It’s the formats and make up of some of the competitions I don’t like, which is my opinion and I’m entitled to it.
I’m not stuck in the dark ages. In fact I embrace change and progress when I feel it’s right.
You seem to think you’re some kind sage on here, and woe betide anyone with a different view on things than you.
He could give my wife a run for her money in trying to score points over absolutely meaningless matters and she has a black belt in pedantry.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
Forest Green Bluebird
Regardless of the interpretation of the rules by VAR.
I'm not so sure whether Henderson touched the ball outside the box.
The first angle appears to freeze the frame at a moment when Henderson's arm is outstretched, suggesting handball outside the box. However, a different angle reveals Henderson is not actually touching the ball at that precise moment.
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Look again at the TV replays ... I think that Henderson touched the ball virtually above the white line.
He definitely touched it outside the box. His foot was on the line, his arm was outstretched out side of the box swiping the ball away.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
Forest Green Bluebird
When the ball is kicked, the goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot touching, in line with, or behind, the goal line.
I know. And he did.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
The Bloop
He definitely touched it outside the box. His foot was on the line, his arm was outstretched out side of the box swiping the ball away.
The freeze pane shown immediately after the incident and in the media shows his outstretched arm well outside the area.
There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that his hand touched the ball at that precise moment.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
I know. And he did.
I was just agreeing with your response to TOBW and quoting the rule.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
Forest Green Bluebird
I was just agreeing with your response to TOBW and quoting the rule.
:thumbup:
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
For all its detractors, the FA Cup seems to have become a lot more competitive in recent years than it has been for a long time.
These are the numbers of new names on the trophy during each decade since 1960:
1960 to 1969 - 2 (West Ham and Liverpool)
1970 to 1979 - 4 (Chelsea, Leeds, Southampton and Ipswich)
1980 to 1989 - 2 (Coventry and Wimbledon)
1990 to 1999 - 0
2000 to 2009 - 0 (although Portsmouth did win it for the first time since 1939)
2010 to 2019 - 1 (Wigan)
2020 to 2025 - 2 (Leicester and Crystal Palace)
These are the numbers of different teams who won the cup during each of those decades:
1960 to 1969 - 8
1970 to 1979 - 9
1980 to 1989 - 7
1990 to 1999 - 6
2000 to 2009 - 5
2010 to 2019 - 5
2020 to 2025 - 6
These are the eventual Premier League finishing positions (and in Palace's case their current position) of the last six winners:
2020 - 8th (Arsenal)
2021 - 5th (Leicester)
2022 - 2nd (Liverpool)
2023 - 1st (Manchester City)
2024 - 8th (Manchester Utd)
2025 - 12th (Crystal Palace)
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
For all its detractors, the FA Cup seems to have become a lot more competitive in recent years than it has been for a long time.
These are the numbers of new names on the trophy during each decade since 1960:
1960 to 1969 - 2 (West Ham and Liverpool)
1970 to 1979 - 4 (Chelsea, Leeds, Southampton and Ipswich)
1980 to 1989 - 2 (Coventry and Wimbledon)
1990 to 1999 - 0
2000 to 2009 - 0 (although Portsmouth did win it for the first time since 1939)
2010 to 2019 - 1 (Wigan)
2020 to 2025 - 2 (Leicester and Crystal Palace)
These are the numbers of different teams who won the cup during each of those decades:
1960 to 1969 - 8
1970 to 1979 - 9
1980 to 1989 - 7
1990 to 1999 - 6
2000 to 2009 - 5
2010 to 2019 - 5
2020 to 2025 - 6
These are the eventual Premier League finishing positions (and in Palace's case their current position) of the last six winners:
2020 - 8th (Arsenal)
2021 - 5th (Leicester)
2022 - 2nd (Liverpool)
2023 - 1st (Manchester City)
2024 - 8th (Manchester Utd)
2025 - 12th (Crystal Palace)
There's lies, damned lies, and ... statistics
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
Michael Morris
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If anyone ever asks you why you do it, why you travel around the country to watch your team, get those early and late trains, talk about old players for hours on end, why you take that lucky scarf or wear that badge week in week out… show them this.<a href="https://t.co/3uFLyTqTa1">pic.twitter.com/3uFLyTqTa1</a></p>— MUNDIAL (@MundialMag) <a href="https://twitter.com/MundialMag/status/1923855201955463595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 17, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Wonderful. This is pretty special as well https://x.com/TheJakeWarren/status/1...Ot2BeILKQ&s=19
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
Dorcus
There's lies, damned lies, and ... statistics
And there are also facts, although in today’s world they don’t seem to matter much, particularly if they don’t tally with your own opinions.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
Stat-en Island
We'd have to wait 10-15 years to see if it returns to the old numbers but I hope they do. It seems to me, based on nothing but idle thought, that while all the big massive teams used to rotate their squads in the FA Cup and still win anyway, maybe that doesn't quite work anymore.
As for yesterday's game - Man City seem to have an anti-piledriver strategy, probably because the stats suggest trying them is a waste of time, and they'd have a point. However, how many insipid diagonal crosses can you try before you realise they don't work either? Fair play to Palace though for keeping MC down to a plod.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
Forest Green Bluebird
The freeze pane shown immediately after the incident and in the media shows his outstretched arm well outside the area.
There is no conclusive evidence to suggest that his hand touched the ball at that precise moment.
Think you must be the only person who didn't see it. VAR also would have had more pictures to review than what we saw on tv.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
The Bloop
Think you must be the only person who didn't see it. VAR also would have had more pictures to review than what we saw on tv.
It looked a blatant red card to me. So much for the officials always favouring the big clubs. That particular theory went out of the window yesterday.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
The Lone Gunman
:hehe: :hehe: :hehe:
Honestly, this message board. It's hopeless.
What’s your thoughts on Spurs getting into the champions league next season ?
That’s the kind of thing that pisses me off about the formats in modern day football. Pathetic.
Re: FAC. FT: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Man City
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Originally Posted by
William Treseder
What’s your thoughts on Spurs getting into the champions league next season ?
I couldn’t care less. Other than a couple of finals that were free to view, I haven’t watched a Champions League game live since my free BT subscription ran out about a decade ago.
I didn’t watch tonight’s game either. European club competitions don’t interest me much at all. As is the case with international football these days, the competition formats and qualifying criteria are just ridiculous as far as I’m concerned.