*Official* English Football Season 2005-06

[Tom Halsey]

Not as many

The Romanian phenomenon this season is a major one-off - both Steaua and Rapid came through the preliminary rounds - they've played 32 games in Europe between them this season.

In which case I reckon CL points should count double and all points gained should be divided by amount of games played - it's unfair that teams get extra points just by playing more.

 

[superkingdave]

Oldham were awful today, if we had won wed have been righht up there aswell

 

[luckyeddie]

Here's an interesting one they just mentioned on 5-Live (listening to Wigan v Brummygits at the moment).

What can a goalkeeper get booked for that an outfield player cannot?

 

[aussie]

And shouldn't it be Barcelona v Real Madrid since the game was played at Camp Nou? This isn't the NBA

yea it should me

 

[roseboy64]

Here's an interesting one they just mentioned on 5-Live (listening to Wigan v Brummygits at the moment).

What can a goalkeeper get booked for that an outfield player cannot?

Time wasting?i.e taking too long to kick the ball

 

[Barney Rubble]

Here's an interesting one they just mentioned on 5-Live (listening to Wigan v Brummygits at the moment).

What can a goalkeeper get booked for that an outfield player cannot?

Handling outside his penalty area?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Handling outside his penalty area?

Pretty certain outfield players would have their names taken for that too...

I'd agree with Roseboy: having the ball for longer than 6 (? I think) seconds before releasing. Refs hardly ever ping them for it tho.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Pretty certain outfield players would have their names taken for that too...
I'd agree with Roseboy: having the ball for longer than 6 (? I think) seconds before releasing. Refs hardly ever ping them for it tho.

 

[Pratters]

Maniche red card now as West Ham leads 1-0! A livid Mourinho. Delightful sight.

 

[Pratters]

2-1 now for Chelsea..........................................

 

[Loony BoB]

First Pratyush post made me happy, second did not. Damn them.

 

[no1_gangsta_786]

Chelsea3-1....John Terry

 

[Pratters]

Man U will now have all the pressure in the upcoming match..

 

[bugssy]

west ham went into there shell at the 16th minute mark when the red card come out. and ever since then chelsea have lifted and dominated. pressure is on man utd but first my beloved liverpool play bolton. to put even more pressure on man u i hope.....

 

[luckyeddie]

Here's an interesting one they just mentioned on 5-Live (listening to Wigan v Brummygits at the moment).

What can a goalkeeper get booked for that an outfield player cannot?

The answer.....

Rolling their sleeves up (believe it or not).

so the referee can be reasonably confident that he knows who's punching/handling the ball in the area (although this implies that the referee isn't blind, of course)

 

[Barney Rubble]

The answer.....

Rolling their sleeves up (believe it or not).

so the referee can be reasonably confident that he knows who's punching/handling the ball in the area (although this implies that the referee isn't blind, of course)

That's a remarkable ruling, I've never heard of that before. It does make sense though I guess, but I can't imagine it ever having been put into practice.

 

[BoyBrumby]

The answer.....

Rolling their sleeves up (believe it or not).

so the referee can be reasonably confident that he knows who's punching/handling the ball in the area (although this implies that the referee isn't blind, of course)

That's insanity of a quite advanced level!

Surely the fact that (as far as I know) 100% of custodians wear gloves would be the give away even for the most myopic refs?!?

Actually, now I think of it, doesn't Bartez play in short sleeves anyhow?

 

[luckyeddie]

Actually, now I think of it, doesn't Bartez play in short sleeves anyhow?

Yes he does - and that was a point made by the other 5-Live commentator yesterday (I think they were discussing it at length, and put it down to a recent nonsense ruling by football's answer to Richard, Sepp Blatter).

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well the CDMs getting all the luck at the moment, that was one of the most blatant handballs I've ever seen (and the ref had a pretty good view of it too).

 

[Neil Pickup]

Pretty certain outfield players would have their names taken for that too...

I'd agree with Roseboy: having the ball for longer than 6 (? I think) seconds before releasing. Refs hardly ever ping them for it tho.

That's an infringement, but It's not a cautionable offence in itself.