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But the trouble is they have adopted the policy of changing their manager all the time these past few years unlike before where managers were given more time to develop the squad and bring on some of their young players.

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So you were never convinced then of the usual hype that surrounds ex players becoming managers.;)

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It never works, Wimbledon used to sell their best player every year same as Southampton and sooner or later it catches up with you, they were quick to take the plaudits for this strategy but I think I even posted a couple of years back it would only end in disaster and the thing with young players is that there isn't a never ending flow of them, if you're lucky enough to be blessed with a good crop make the most of them because they won't last forever

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I was hoping captain marvel would make it :(

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Probably couldn’t handle the booze as well as SFA. ;)

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Some top class managers have been ex players and only a small number who never played at a decent level have made it to the highest rank of managers, so on balance having played the game does help.

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Peter Kenyon is heading the US consortium currently in talks with Mike Ashley. Although the telegraph believes he's one of two solid parties with a third now just entering the frame. The second again is a US billionaire and the third they suspect is a Turkish media group. Unsure on what the deal is with Kenyon other than what Ashley said on Sky, it's at an advanced stage. The other US party is supposedly willing to pay 300 million outright and the Turkish connection is very early if it even exists.

Its the January window soon though. Another Ashley curtain for when he inevitably spends nothing in January and can fall back on blaming takeover deals that didn't go through.

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Have we not seen this all before adzii..

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Seems Kenyon and Rockefeller Capital are going ahead in pursuing a deal. Just seems like we're at Staveley again. Ashley's claims that they're more advanced than ever could merely be a January window blanket.

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l think you could well be right as most Newcastle supporters take what Ashley says now with a pinch of salt.

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Seems there's truth in it. Fourth party launches a 300 million takeover. Surely 1 out of four can get this done.

Updates are coming in from the guardian who are now stating a middle eastern group are in contact. Could be Staveley round two.

However they're now reporting that Kenyon has proved the funding and its very likely if any deal does progress it'll be that. Staff and Lee Charnley have been told to expect a takeover of the club, likely meaning Charnley will be sacked/replaced immediately as well as other staff. Claims that Kenyon himself will assume Charnleys role at the club.

The Newcastle United-Everton joint protest and future boycotts have been called off now.

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Peter Kenyon and Rockefeller Capital have been granted access to Newcastle's accounts. The same stage upon which the Staveley bid collapsed. One can only assume what Ashley meant by the most advanced stage is that he's been given evidence of funding for the bid and the future of the club via RCM

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:rolleyes:

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Not impressed then Jim?.

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Sleazeball.:(

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It seems Lukaku has fallen out of fashion with Jose.

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Hopefully Rockefeller have got some spare dollars lying around so we can stop passing off this diabolical style of play as actual football. Newcastle once again playing some football that you couldn't call Premier league level without being embarrassed. :erm:

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Well its certainly interesting at the theatre of dreams tonight.

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Enjoyable game, draw a fair result. Much better attitude, plenty of fight. Not bad for a scratch defence either.

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No not bad for a scratch defence Jim but over a season Man Utd could do with another dolly and daisy IMO.

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We very nearly stole 3 points that would've been completely undeserved. At the same time it shows Benitez still has his tricks well and truly up there to get a point or three from games with this diabolical team.

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A great miracle has arrived at the Theatre of Dreams.;)

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Fulham look like certain relegation, very poor, United missed at least four gilt edged chances in second half as well.

A big plus ATM is the young 19/20 year old wing back Dalot, he looks the real deal, put more good crosses into the box in 90 minutes than Valencia manages in a full season.

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Nice to see your rivals losing currently.

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Sources around Newcastle claim a change in ownership request has been submitted to the FA. A company named NUFC Football Co Ltd has been set up. Hours after a fifth consortium was revealed to have entered discussions.

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Well lets see if something comes from these claims.

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. . and hope it's not some 'fly by night' lot that have ideas of selling the ground off for redevelopment . . Newcastle could end up ground sharing with Gateshead :shocked:

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Indeed that is the last thing one wants for Newcastle.

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Great defending by Newcastle there.:td:

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Can Mike Dean get any worse, that hand off would have been foul play in rugby league never mind football.:rolleyes:

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Mike Dean that explains everything Jim.

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Sources report Miguel Almiron will sign for Newcastle United imminently for a reported £27 million. The latter figure suggesting that this takeover is truly going forward. MLS say no deal and would take £30 million before anyone moves. Its one of those awkward ones now though. Player has told club he wants to move to Newcastle so if a deal doesn't go through then its not great.

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As a follow up to the sources that claimed Newcastle United had filed a change in ownership.

Peter Kenyon and Rockefeller Capital Management have agreed a deal to buy Newcastle United. The fat lady is finally singing and for the first time in 11 years it looks like one of the worst periods in the clubs history is coming to a halt.

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Lets hope this is the case Adzii as it would be a Christmas well worth celebrating for Newcastle's fans.

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I don't think we'll quite get there for Christmas but we're already seeing transfer targets pursued that we're unrealistic at any other point.

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I love my non league football but I've never been as cold as yesterday. It was raining ice... The floodlights kept going out, icicles were forming on the railings and the ref played no injury time, even though there were plenty of stoppages, nobody complained !

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And being the wise man that you are you had your sparkling Christmas bobble hat on , your scarf and some decent winter gloves all to combat the cold.;)

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I had a hip flask Den ,that was all that mattered (purely medicinal ;) )

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And got a lovely reliable bus or train home l gather.

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A excellent three points today against Mourinho's mighty red devils.:D:D

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I'm gonna have fun with the gooners tomorrow COYS. :D

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Julian our resident saint must be happy for once.;)

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Deserved win for Liverpool. Mourinho and Man United don't fit. I thought it would work. It isn't working. They're in desperate need of a Guardioala or a Klopp. Zidanes actual level remains to be seen but he could be in for a shout. I've tried to claim Pogba is out of sorts and maybe he is overall but surely he'd be a lot better when the entire team aren't playing negative football and he's sat around on a bench because of it. How Mourinho sets up Man United is how Benitez sets up Newcastle which is pretty disturbing with the amount of potential in the Mutd squad.

Possession of the ball, Liverpool 65% - 35% Man United
Liverpool Shots 36 - 6 Man United
Liverpool corners 13 - 2 Man United.

Is it actually worth keeping the guy another season to avoid paying him off? At this point it's worth remembering that they're no longer progressing anymore but rather going backwards.

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Defensively l don't think United are good enough , Pogba obviously thinks he is bigger then he really is and Lukaku does not work hard enough for me and that is just for starters as Ed Woodward is too much of a stooge for the Glazer's IMO as well.

It will be interesting to hear Jim's thoughts as perhaps l am being over critical.

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I don't think they've got the inspiration to work hard enough. I don't think they've got the setup to play to their best ability. Mourinho and his style hampers every single player on the pitch. These players thrive going forward with freedom and creativity and they're being told to camp out in their box and break away. You're never going to get consistent standout moments from Pogba if he's constantly having to play balls out from his own 18 yard line.

He's peaked at the club. Won two trophies and now the drop off has come. Happened at Chelsea and Madrid too. People caught onto this before I could be bothered to listen to it. As above rather than making a steady progression, they've built a squad and are now going backwards. Zidane has been the favourite for a while but I think it's too risky.

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The thing is why did United extend his contract in the summer and then fail to back him in the transfer market for two defenders as since then the rot has set in significantly.

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They extended his contract as a gesture for recent success. Something Gary Neville is now all too vocally angered about. I mean this is the same lot that hired David Moyes.

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When Sir Alex and David Gill quit a lot of nous left the club and hence since then its been downhill since in the decisions being made high up at the club..

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Sadly didn’t see any of the game. Woke up this morning feeling a bit squiffy and got worse as the day wore on. Pounding headache, dizzy, shivering and aching limbs. Finally succumbed and went back to bed at 2:00pm.

Feeling marginally better now, some more Paracetamol and back to bed shortly.:(

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Zidanes best talent is that he massages egos really well. He isn't great at much else but he'll be able to pick up the pieces of yet another mourinho shattered dressing room and mould them into a team again and get the best out of pogba. I don't buy this guff about him winning trophies either, they're the ones no big club wants, Manchester Utd making do with the poxy league cup, incredible and the only reason to win the Europa league is because you weren't good enough to qualify for champions league in your own league

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Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well Jim as l sincerely hope you get better soon.

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Mourinho sacked by Man U.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46603018

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l cannot say l am surprised at this as the writing was on the wall before the season started as he was turned down from those above for transfer funds for two defenders and after that the die was cast especially when he did not play Pogba and Lukaku and the results got worse as well.

Michael Carrick looks like being appointed the acting interim manager for the next two days apparently now and then there will be a external temporary appointment until the end of the season.:scratch::confused:

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An Englishman in charge of a Premiership team ? Surely not, can't have the players understanding the manager, results will nosedive....

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Most supporters don't really care if the manager comes from Timbuktu Mr K as if they get the results most supporters will be happy.

Football is a results based business at the end of the day and managers know that when they come into the job.

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The game has changed so much now. Now, it's all results straight away that matter. Look at Alex Ferguson when he joined Man U, he took 3.5 years to win a trophy. Would he be given the same time now to build the team like he did then?

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Sadly the time Sir Alex Ferguson was given to turn it around at Man U is but a distant dream now as clubs are trigger happy when it comes to sacking managers nowadays.

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Mixed emotions from me, something had to change for sure. That said, as at Chelsea in his last season there and their subsequently massive improvement when Conte came suggests a lot of back sliding from outrageously overpaid players.

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A few quotes from Andy Mitten, editor of Manchester United fanzine United We Stand.

Another comment hits the nail right on the head as well.

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It must be bad though, I can't remember the last time Man U sacked a manager in the middle of a season, they normally wait for the summer to make changes to coaching staff. As someone who has never been a fan of Mourinho, hopefully he disappears from the English game for a very very very long time.

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Don’t think Moyes made it to the end.

In fact he didn’t, Giggsy took over for last few games

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Who would like to be Man Utd’s new manager Jim?.

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Oh yeah. But that's the exception, all the other ones left at the end of a season.

Tempted to take a punt on Harry Redknapp to become new manager at 50/1 or maybe even Alan Pardew at 100/1

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Personally I would like to see the back of those financial leeches the Glazers first.:(

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I cannot see those two being in the running for the job.

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Personally l cannot see that happening anytime soon.

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What a pathetic set of penalties from Leicester City plus an awful ‘cocky’ miss from Sterling.:rolleyes:

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Mourinho played embarrassing football with a top quality team. Two defenders weren't going to change the way he sucked the life out of any attacking force Man United had. Players may now get the freedom they crave until they bring someone in that'll get the best out of them.

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Personally l think the whole structure of Man U needs to change as its alright changing the manager but how many times have they done that since Sir Alex Ferguson left.

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Hardly the whole structure, just a few people at the top, namely the Glazers and Woodward. The manager has been changed three times including Jose, City went through about 30 whilst SFA was in situ and and even after the oil money have still shed managers at a similar rate, likewise Chelsea.

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But its the people at the top Jim who are in charge of the structure and its their say so that sets the structure for the rest of the club don't you agree?.

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No I don’t agree.

The club is still a massive financial success and would be even better if the bloodsucking Glazers where not taking out huge sums.

The under 18’ s team have just knocked Chelsea (winners for past six years) out of the FA Youth Cup, they still get 75,000 people to Old Trafford for most games so there is nothing wrong with the structure.

A solid well built ship does not need major structural change simply because the captain of that ship has steered it towards the rocks.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named Man Utd caretaker manager until end of season - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46616768

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A United legend that is for sure but his time at Cardiff ended in tears pretty abruptly..

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It would have need Lazarus to turn that mess around, still he will be going back there quite soon.:)

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Indeed this Saturday evening so perhaps some of the highly paid players can start to earn their wages for once.

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The half hour I watched of the Arsenal/Spurs game reminded me why I don't watch football games that often. Could feel my blood pressure rising dangerously at a couple of moments. Must remember to not get so involved with it lol.

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Ole can do one better than Mourinho by simply saying go out and play actual football. Honestly win or lose they really can't be as devoid of life as they were becoming under Jose. At least I hope not.

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It seems the malaise in the red part of Manchester has spread to the blue part of Manchester now.:D:D

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Man United with 81% of the ball and looking good. Who'd have thought there was grass outside your own box :D

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Crikey there are starting to do handsprings on the pitch now.:D

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Difficult to know what to say, some excellent attacking football for sure but of all the players on show I could only pick out Pogba as one player who wasn’t trying 100% for Jose. The rest of them did appear to be trying their best before today without clicking. They just seemed to be playing with a freedom and confidence not seen recently. Far to soon to herald a new dawn but it will do for starters.

Cardiff might have won 4 of their last 5 at home but the list of those teams isn’t anything to crow about, they looked very poor TBH.

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Absolutely too early which is only natural but I'm also absolutely confident in saying Mourinho would've grinded out a 2-1 win with less of the ball, less shots and less risk. 17 shots and 9 on target. Absolute dominance of the ball. Again its Cardiff but again Mourinho would've still set them up to a grind out a win against a team they should steamroll. They've steamrolled them today and actually looked like Man United.

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Takeover update is a simple one.

Rumours that Mike Ashley requires any new owner to keep the current sports direct advertising is seemingly untrue and rather sensationalist journalism or better termed clickbait.

What we actually know is there are 4 groups. Peter Kenyon is the furthest along and is still progressing on a deal via an American legal team with the finances being raised by Rockefeller Capital. Understanding that he's awaiting the last £100 million to complete the purchase of the club.

Gary Cook is now leading a second group. Seemingly the same way he sold Man City years ago. Thought to be American based again.

There are two more groups that signed NDA's and virtually nothing is known about them.

Its worth noting that meeting the £300 million asking price doesn't automatically fulfill the requirements of sale. Mike Ashley has made it crystal clear that he won't sell the club unless a buyer has substantial evidence they can provide massive cash investment going forward. In other words he won't sell for a like for like owner.

So whilst Kenyon may drum up the £300 million required, he won't get any further unless he can provide future investment.

Sports Neglect banners have been appearing around Sports Direct and Tube stations in London with Newcastle United above them. Currently unaware on who's putting them there but one appeared on Ashley's house. I think Newcastle United fans are actually starting to assist in the damage to his brand.

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The sports direct advertising is a red herring it's peanuts to a firm to put that up and Gary Cook talked sheikh mansoor out of buying Newcastle to buy city iirc

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Nothing better than a cracking dive from Salah for Christmas. No doubt Jurgen Klopp has nothing to say regarding it come the end. Naturally the referee giving it goes unpunished for his part in awarding a penalty and the cycle repeats itself. Salah should be on a two game ban after this but naturally that won't happen either.

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If the authorities don't enforce the rules which they don't then the diving and simulation will continue unbounded sadly adzii.

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We don't deserve anything from the game and its not a close game either. They should enforce the two game ban rule but its rarely come up this season. With the above in mind the FA will probably take no notice of it.

Pogba did a thing and Man United continue their adventure in the great lands beyond their 18 yard box. They're no longer hobbits.

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Over 46,000 at a League Division one game today must be a record crowd for that division.:shocked:

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Found not guilty by disciplinary panel...

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Was expected. Doesn't meet the threshold. That threshold being any team outside the top six.

The FA response from the Niasse penalty incident last year: “The arching of the back & collapsing of both legs, were simply not consistent with the amount of force exerted upon him by Dann & in exaggerating the effect of the contact made, Niasse deceived the ref & this led to a penalty being awarded.

I mean that's literally what just happened. He got a hand on the shoulder and his legs buckled beneath him.

God forbid we get a big name banned for diving in the Premier league. Martin Atkinson was at it too last night for Chelsea.

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Steve Howey sparks frenzy with claim Newcastle will announce new ownership this coming Wednesday. This would tie in with claims that Newcastle had indeed filed for a change of ownership pre Christmas.

Simon Jordan of Palace also claims a takeover is close.

Isn't really going to matter if a deal isn't struck whilst the window is still open. The teams capability to stay up is doubtful and its also doubtful there'll be anything left to sell if it doesn't get investment in January.

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While Rafa is still there they will stay up IMO.

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Salah was criticised a game or two ago for not going down when he was clearly fouled and got nothing. If the defender is stupid enough to pull him back and interfere in his run it's a penalty. As it happens it didn't matter a bit as Newcastle got battered, i'd worry more about your teams form than individual refereeing decisions.

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I mean the entire point was to highlight the dire standard of refereeing across the board and frequent inconsistency, the game was already lost at 1-0 that's irrelevant and I didn't even argue that, there's no robbery here. Hence the following post about Martin Atkinson screwing Watford later that night. So I'm not worried about individual decisions. I'm worried about all of them, thus mentioning both Lanzini and Niasse received bans for exeggerating contact. If you can tell me. Paul Dummett brushing Salah on the arm leads to someone flopping forward and their legs giving way then I'll tell you Paul Dummett is Sergio Ramos.

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I think Salah is one of the more honest strikers in the PL that's all, I agree the decision was a bit soft but the defender should have kept his hands to himself. Personally I can't wait for VAR as it will hopefully mitigate some of the dreadful refereeing decisions we've seen this year. I don't think the Salah penalty was one of those. You certainly can't compare it with the Ramos incident.

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I'm not it was more tongue in cheek in reference to the way Ramos tried to pull his arm off. :D

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+1

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Fair enough, every time I see the name Ramos it's like red rag to a bull :D

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Its certainly more a penalty today don't you agree Dave?.

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Kamikaze defending from Arsenal for all four goals. :rolleyes:

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Still a bit soft all the same.

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Harry Kane had a hell of a flop for Spurs. Didn't get touched but rolled around holding his leg in agony. Should look at changing the rule so that the most blatant of dives are punished regardless of whether the ref awards anything.

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How they could do with a Tony Adams and Co Jim..

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A lot of them are nowadays.

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Yes for sure, but the pullback in the N'castle game would have been a foul anywhere else on the pitch, so it should be in the penalty area as well. Arsenal should probably have had a pen in todays game as well so once again refs are inconsistent.