Tonight's relegation tussle

[Citizen's Nephew]

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The Manchester bloke who held on to the ball, he already has a yellow, was fortunate not to see red then. Even went down and feigned injury after the ball was wrestled from him.

It was embarrassing considering he's already been booked for diving!

[UNDERHILL1927]

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Second yellow for me, big pansy

[The Lone Gunman]

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The Manchester bloke who held on to the ball, he already has a yellow, was fortunate not to see red then.

I couldn't disagree more. It's Man Utd's kick-off, so why should he give the ball to any of Liverpool's players? Never understood that nonsense at all. No idea why refs seem to side with the team who have just scored. It's not their ball, plain and simple.

[William Treseder]

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Missing Mane

Definitely. He was their best player imo.

[William Treseder]

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Manager needs to have a word with Fernandez. His play acting has been shocking and could have cost vital points.

[splott parker]

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I couldn't disagree more. It's Man Utd's kick-off, so why should he give the ball to any of Liverpool's players? Never understood that nonsense at all. No idea why refs seem to side with the team who have just scored. It's not their ball, plain and simple.

If the Liverpool players hadn’t wrestled it from him, he’d still have hold of the bugger now. He was determined to time waste with no intention of getting the ball to the centre circle, it was petty, childish and he made a bit of a knob of himself, throwing himself to the ground holding his head was cringeworthy.

[William Treseder]

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If the Liverpool players hadn’t wrestled it from him, he’d still have hold of the bugger now. He was determined to time waste with no intention of getting the ball to the centre circle, it was petty, childish and he made a bit of a knob of himself, throwing himself to the ground holding his head was cringeworthy.

An easy answer is to change the law. Once a goal has been scored, the Ref is the only one allowed to retrieve the ball. Simple.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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I couldn't disagree more. It's Man Utd's kick-off, so why should he give the ball to any of Liverpool's players? Never understood that nonsense at all. No idea why refs seem to side with the team who have just scored. It's not their ball, plain and simple.

Yes. Just add the time on.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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.....and now the hyperbole.

[The Lone Gunman]

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If the Liverpool players hadn’t wrestled it from him, he’d still have hold of the bugger now. He was determined to time waste with no intention of getting the ball to the centre circle, it was petty, childish and he made a bit of a knob of himself, throwing himself to the ground holding his head was cringeworthy.

Forget that it was Man Utd, Liverpool, whoever. Just explain to me what right a player has to wrestle the ball off an opponent when it's that opponent's kick-off. I've never understood it. Just don't get it.

Let's say we're in the last few minutes of a game and the ball goes out for a goal kick. Does an opposition player have the right to wrestle the ball off the goalkeeper? If not, what's the difference?

[Citizen's Nephew]

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.....House of the Dragon on Sky Atlantic. Glad I didn't switch off, I may have ended up accidentally watching that.

[UNDERHILL1927]

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.....House of the Dragon on Sky Atlantic. Glad I didn't switch off, I may have ended up accidentally watching that.

I watched that on Tv and the football on my phone, multi tasking 😂

[splott parker]

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Forget that it was Man Utd, Liverpool, whoever. Just explain to me what right a player has to wrestle the ball off an opponent when it's that opponent's kick-off. I've never understood it. Just don't get it.

Let's say we're in the last few minutes of a game and the ball goes out for a goal kick. Does an opposition player have the right to wrestle the ball off the goalkeeper? If not, what's the difference?

We’ve seen goalies booked for time wasting at goal kicks, forwards grabbing the ball and placing it in the six yard box for the opposing ‘keeper to take goal kicks. The Liverpool players would have ran with the ball and placed it on the centre spot in the same way. Players are very often booked for time wasting at throw ins. Players from the losing team very often run after a ball when it’s out of play and retrieve it and place it on the restart spot when it’s evidently not their kick.

[valleys caveman]

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Erik ten Hag just dropped the F bomb live on Sky :hehe:

[The Lone Gunman]

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We’ve seen goalies booked for time wasting at goal kicks, forwards grabbing the ball and placing it in the six yard box for the opposing ‘keeper to take goal kicks. The Liverpool players would have ran with the ball and placed it on the centre spot in the same way. Players are very often booked for time wasting at throw ins. Players from the losing team very often run after a ball when it’s out of play and retrieve it and place it on the restart spot when it’s evidently not their kick.

None of that answers my question, though.

Apologies, but this has been a bugbear of mine for years. I just don't get it at all. It's my kick-off, but it's apparently fine for you to wrestle the ball off me and run away with it. Utter nonsense.

:hehe: