Has no-one mentioned the penalty

[Maldini]

100% cast-iron penalty, Gray for "some reason" said it wasn't. Nelsen did a Schmeichel starfish jump at Nando.

[Guest Kev]

I mentioned it in the match thread I'll have you know Kevan

 

He bear-hugged him to the ground, thought it was a peno meself.

 

It's to long, got bored at page 1 - post 1.

[Andy-oh-six]

Gray was trying to say it is OK for Nelson to stand where he is. That's true.

 

It's just the bit where he was hauling Nando to the ground was a penalty offence

[Swipe]

Nelson wrestled Nando to the ground in the first half, Paul Wellens would have been proud of that tackle.

 

I was screaming for a pen. Am I alone ?

 

No, I agree mate. Gray's claim that Nelson just stood his ground - as he isn't obligated to move - would have been spot on, if it wasn't for the fact his arms went around Nando and he pulled him down.

 

Very poor officiating, all round today.

[lfc003]

nah, would have been a very soft one for me

[Ombudsam]

deffo a pen for me.

[Clay Davis]

I thought it was but most didn't

[floyd]

We can't really argue about a penalty, when we got a really dubiuos goal. But I have seen them given

[Benitez]

It's to long, got bored at page 1 - post 1.

 

 

Well after page one, I didn't get back to it till a good few pages in, I'm sure the rest of it was pretty crap

[Maldini]

No, I agree mate. Gray's claim that Nelson just stood his ground - as he isn't obligated to move - would have been spot on, if it wasn't for the fact his arms went around Nando and he pulled him down.

 

Very poor officiating, all round today.

And the fact that he's not entitled to just stand there, it's obstruction.

[Jim D]

Definite penalty, the excuse by Gray was just laughable. Later on in the game a free kick was given against Alonso after he had the ball played past him. The Blackburn player just ran into Alonso, Gray said that was blatant obstruction, so he wasn't allowed to stand his ground Andy? Can't have it both ways, he was willing for Blackburn to score all game, it was embarrassing.

Edited April 16, 2006 by Jim D

[Andy @ Allerton]

Andy Gray and his sidekick Tyler were trying to make out that actually bearhugging someone in the penalty area and dragging them to the ground wasn't a cause for alarm.

 

f***ing c****.

[Swipe]

And the fact that he's not entitled to just stand there, it's obstruction.

 

He doesn't have to get out of the way for an oncoming striker.

[Mike]

wasn't a pen

[Maldini]

He doesn't have to get out of the way for an oncoming striker.

He made no attempt to play the ball, it's obstruction to just stand your ground and let yourself be hit

[Rushian]

no way was that a penalty. Bloody ridiculous game if you start trying to claim those.

[Ombudsam]

wasn't a pen

 

was

[Jim D]

no way was that a penalty. Bloody ridiculous game if you start trying to claim those.

 

So a rugby tackle on a player isn't a foul? I think most people on here aren't complaining that the defender "stood his ground" it was due to the defender putting his arms around Morientes and tackling him to the floor, which a rugby player would be proud of. Certainly a case of the defender not playing the ball in this instance but clearly playing the man.

[Guest YKI]

It was a blatant pen. I watched it on ART Sports and Ian Darke and Gary O'Riley were saying that they'd "seen them given". It was a pen, he pulled him to the ground, they showed it from three different angles and it was a stonewall pen.

[Earl Hafler]

No penalty. Offside goal.

 

Ref and linesmen were poor but did make one or two good decisions.

[Andy @ Allerton]

So a rugby tackle on a player isn't a foul? I think most people on here aren't complaining that the defender "stood his ground" it was due to the defender putting his arms around Morientes and tackling him to the floor, which a rugby player would be proud of. Certainly a case of the defender not playing the ball in this instance but clearly playing the man.

 

 

I used to play rugby and I wouldn't have been proud of a girly tackle like that.

 

Still a pen, mind.

[Rushian]

So a rugby tackle on a player isn't a foul? I think most people on here aren't complaining that the defender "stood his ground" it was due to the defender putting his arms around Morientes and tackling him to the floor, which a rugby player would be proud of. Certainly a case of the defender not playing the ball in this instance but clearly playing the man.

 

Morinetes ran straight into him forcing him backwards there wasn;t any chance to get out of the way.

[Earl Hafler]

Not a penalty in a million years. Would've been absolutely fuming if that was given as one against us.

 

Spot on. Morientes turned and ran straight into him.

 

Ref was very inconsistent. A good decision like that but when he blew up for the foul to caution Momo after playing advantage and allowing Blackburn to put a couple of passes togather - wtf ?

 

The assistant on the right was woeful.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

for the ref - who doesn't have the benefit of a replay - it looked like Nando turned & ran into him. I can see why he didn't give it. You'll see them given for less, mind

[Guest The Defender]

Never a pen.. morientes didn't even try to go round him.. he just knocked it over the guys head and ran straight into him..