Title: Drogba Post by: The Grim Reaper on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 20:54:44 The guy is an absolute bellend it has to be said. Not content with being a shit player who falls over at every opportunity and in general being a grade A cunt with his play acting abilites, he now hits new lows. His outburst at the end of tonights game at the ref and at the camera is the most appalling I have ever witnissed from a professional player.
Whatever the general opinion over the so called penalties it did not warrant his behaviour. He will almost certainly suffer a lengthy ban from European football now. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 20:55:27 He will almost certainly suffer a lengthy ban from European football now. I hope so. I also hope he dies. Painfully. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Batch on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 20:56:14 He is a twat but it's not that bad. Ballack chasing the ref was as bad.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: DV on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 20:57:57 The guy is an absolute bellend it has to be said. Not content with being a shit player who falls over at every opportunity and in general being a grade A cunt with his play acting abilites, he now hits new lows. His outburst at the end of tonights game at the ref and at the camera is the most appalling I have ever witnissed from a professional player. Whatever the general opinion over the so called penalties it did not warrant his behaviour. He will almost certainly suffer a lengthy ban from European football now. ....and I expect you've never disagreed with a referee and made your opinion rather vocal. If for example, that was a Swindon came we'd be calling for the refs head on these very forums. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 20:59:50 He is a twat but it's not that bad. Ballack chasing the ref was as bad. Although hilarious. Ballack is football's 'B' student - always the Runner-Up. Had Chelsea equalised he would have missed the final because of that chase. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: flammableBen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:00:06 Shouting abuse or crowding a ref whilst on the pitch is out of order. Managers sounding off about a ref before the games kicked off is out of order. However I don't really get the big deal about players venting their frustration after a game.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: The Grim Reaper on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:00:38 ....and I expect you've never disagreed with a referee and made your opinion rather vocal. If for example, that was a Swindon came we'd be calling for the refs head on these very forums. Of course i have DV, but i'm not a professional footballer either. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: leefer on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:01:37 The sitter Drogba missed was the turning point.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:03:15 The sitter Drogba missed was the turning point. Exactly. If Drogba had performed the basic task which is what he is paid to do there would be no complaints :) Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:07:09 The ref had a bad game with regard to the penalty decisions, I'm not sure about the first one but the other three all looked blatant to me - how he didn't give at least one of them I don't know.
But no matter how bad the ref is there is no excuse for the behaviour of the Chelsea players at the end of the game. Ballack should have got a straight red for the way he went for the ref, Drogba should have got a second yellow for continuing his abuse after getting the first. Hopefully UEFA will throw the book at them for it but I can't see it happening myself. I've seen plenty of bad decisions at Swindon games (Hartlepool for example) but I don't remember seeing a Swindon player reacting like that. There is never any excuse for it and as I've said before, the authorities need to do something about it. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:09:19 Drogba was expecting the world to be nodding in agreement with him - most were laughing.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: wokinghamred on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:13:01 The referee got all the major decisions wrong At least two penalty decisions, the sending off, not sending off Drogba. It was Chelsea's biggest game of the season and the referee was a disgrace. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:18:07 Drogba's and a few of the other Chelsea players reactions to the ref were a disgrace. At the end of the day they can complain all they like but when it comes down to it they only have themselves to blame for not holding on for a few more seconds.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:19:13 Football needs to take a leaf out of rugby's book when it comes to respecting referees.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Doore on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:19:22 The referee did make a couple of mistakes whilst doing his job. Drogba's fluffing of a great chance was just as bad. I hope someone at Chelsea calls him a f***ing disgrace. I don't really see the difference.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Doore on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:19:57 Oh, and as for Ballack - he should be banned for that. For a long time.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: blinkpip on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:24:52 Barca are just as bad. Before they scored they moan like fuck to the ref, especially Dani Alves.
Gutted for Chelsea, They deserved to win tonight and most of it was down to the ref. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Tails on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:25:11 At the end of the day though, there were two obvious penalties that weren't given and the ref was fucking awful with most of the decisions that night, so he has every right to be annoyed about it. I would be. Maybe he over reacted but who here can say they haven't gone OTT in the heat of the moment?
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Tails on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:25:51 Oh, and as for Ballack - he should be banned for that. For a long time. As should the referee, who obviously wasn't fit to officiate such a high profile game. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: blinkpip on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:27:58 Oh, and as for Ballack - he should be banned for that. For a long time. I wanted him to twat the ref in a way, Ballack showed how much he wanted it, if a Swindon player did that in a play off final, I bet you would think differently.Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Doore on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:30:05 As should the referee, who obviously wasn't fit to officiate such a high profile game. He probably will not be appointed to another such high profile game in quite a while - that won't make the back pages though, so we won't know. Also, lets be fair - in the face of Ballack's behaviour, the ref deserves a bit of credit for ignoring him completely and getting on with the job. I'm not sure I would have been as professional as that - a word I couldn't use to describe Ballack. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:30:47 if a Swindon player did that in a play off final, I bet you would think differently. But it's not Swindon, it's Chelsea. That's every reason to dislike him for it. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Doore on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:31:45 I wanted him to twat the ref in a way, Ballack showed how much he wanted it, if a Swindon player did that in a play off final, I bet you would think differently. There are plenty of ways to show how much you want it - if a Swindon player behaved like that I would be ashamed. There's a difference between wanting it, or passion, or whatever you call it, a behaving aggressively. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Batch on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:33:16 And Cox did get a bit of stick for his falling over and chasing/moaning at the ref antics.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Simon Pieman on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:33:58 Did Ballack hit the ref?
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:36:07 Did Ballack hit the ref? Nope didn't touch him just chased and was booked for it. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:36:21 Fact is no matter how poor the ref was and how bad his decisions were at the end of the day the Chelsea players are just trying to find an excuse for losing the tie on the night. They couldn't even hold on against 10 men yet they blame the ref? It's a total joke if you ask me. They should stop crying and admit defeat. Hardly professional.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:38:50 Crying instead of admitting defeat is a long standing tradition on this fine Isle - don't knock it :)
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Simon Pieman on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:47:00 Nope didn't touch him just chased and was booked for it. Haha is that all. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rossi on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:48:09 [url width=320 height=184]http://i43.tinypic.com/14ui442.jpg[/url]
I imagine he'll be picking up at least a nice little fine for this Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:53:47 Haha is that all. I thought it was more than that. Looked like he touched him but it was just a touch and nothing physical. But he got right in his face, was very aggressive and I'd be very surprised if all he said was "Excuse me mr ref sir, but I believe you may have made an error with that decision". More likely he said "You ****** idiot. why the **** didn't you ******* give us a ******* penalty you ******* ****. I can't believe what a ******* **** ****** ****** ***** ******* ****** you are". Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:54:21 Fine will be nothing though, they'll probably ban him.
Brace yourself for weeks of moaning followed by debates of "who is better - Messi or Ronaldo?" ZZzzzzzzzzZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZ Title: Re: Drogba Post by: DMR on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:55:34 I think it was quality. The ref was an absolute spastic, its not often I side with Chelsea but Drogba should've just stuck one on him.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: SwindonTartanArmy on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:56:04 Too be honest, regarding the penalties that werent given, its odd to have so many not go your way, but you could give a good argument against all of them. Even the "blatant handballs" could be argued that they were not deliberate. General rule of themb is if the players back is to the ball it cant be deliberate hand ball, and Pique's one, I think he had his arm out before the ball was kicked towards him. The one that Chelski got a free kick on the edge of the box was correct, initial foul was outside the box, and the other two shouts could also go either way. Drogba reputation for going down easier than a cheap hooker probably didnt help matters.
At the end of the Day, I can understand why Chelski are so angry, I would be if so many decisions went against my team, but if they went the other way, the defending team would be right to be pissed off. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:57:57 Haha is that all. Yes. Sure, it was a tad aggressive but it was mostly out of desperation. It amused me merely because he got booked, prior to the goal he tried so hard to avoid suspension for the final - so hard in fact he failed to close down Iniesta for their goal. Que Sara, sara... Title: Re: Drogba Post by: stfctownenda on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:58:25 Fact is no matter how poor the ref was and how bad his decisions were at the end of the day the Chelsea players are just trying to find an excuse for losing the tie on the night. They couldn't even hold on against 10 men yet they blame the ref? It's a total joke if you ask me. They should stop crying and admit defeat. Hardly professional. I detest Chelsea like most but to say they were making excuses for losing the tie would be foolish, if that was a Swindon game would you just go away thinking oh well the ref made mistakes but we should have still done better. End of the day 2 clear cut penalties and 2 other strong appeals, I would feel agrieved (sp) in there situation. I felt sorry for Chelsea tonight, a weird feeling for sure. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: flammableBen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 21:58:56 Quote and Pique's one, I think he had his arm out before the ball was kicked towards him I haven't seen it, but isn't it the responsibility of the defending player to keep his arms out the way in such situations? Title: Re: Drogba Post by: herthab on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:00:53 Who gives a fuck?
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: stfctownenda on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:01:53 Too be honest, regarding the penalties that werent given, its odd to have so many not go your way, but you could give a good argument against all of them. Even the "blatant handballs" could be argued that they were not deliberate. General rule of themb is if the players back is to the ball it cant be deliberate hand ball, and Pique's one, I think he had his arm out before the ball was kicked towards him. The one that Chelski got a free kick on the edge of the box was correct, initial foul was outside the box, and the other two shouts could also go either way. Drogba reputation for going down easier than a cheap hooker probably didnt help matters. At the end of the Day, I can understand why Chelski are so angry, I would be if so many decisions went against my team, but if they went the other way, the defending team would be right to be pissed off. You cannot seriously argue against Pique's handball that was the most blatant ever it stopped Anelka getting through on goal, could of been another red. Also the tackle on Drogba by Abidal I think? was definately a penalty you blatantly see his left leg hit Drogba's right which takes him down. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: flammableBen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:02:45 Who gives a fuck? I'm upset I missed it because it sounds exciting. You don't have to read the thread. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: reeves4england on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:09:55 I haven't seen it, but isn't it the responsibility of the defending player to keep his arms out the way in such situations? It shouldn't be. The rule is he has to deliberately handle the ball, otherwise its not a penaltyTitle: Re: Drogba Post by: 4D on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:10:47 Dick Turpin is alive and living in West London. :nonono:
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: flammableBen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:12:00 It shouldn't be. The rule is he has to deliberately handle the ball, otherwise its not a penalty Yeah but my keeping your arms waving about then it can be deliberate even if it's before the balls kicked? Title: Re: Drogba Post by: stfctownenda on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:16:17 It shouldn't be. The rule is he has to deliberately handle the ball, otherwise its not a penalty Did you see it though? if that was not deliberate I don't know what was? Anelka nudges it past him and he uses his hand to stop it and then clear it. I hate Chelsea as much as the next man but take your blinkers off everyone that was 100% a penalty! Title: Re: Drogba Post by: 4D on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:17:50 I can see why Chelsea players were aggrieved to be honest. I am sure those in charge have the final they wanted :nod:
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:29:04 The rules might say deliberate, but most people would agree that if your arm is stuck out and above the waist then it is viewed as deliberate due to it being somewhere it shouldn't. The Barcelona players arms were pretty high (especially the second one) when the ball hit them and both were penalties as a result.
They could do with tidying up the handball rules a bit though, just so everyone is on the same page. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Berniman on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:32:37 Fucking Hilarious!
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: 4D on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 22:33:32 Title: Re: Drogba Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 23:31:41 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNZNkdwTI7A
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: DMR on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 23:38:23 Hehe. It's a fucking disgrace!
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 23:56:18 Yes. Sure, it was a tad aggressive but it was mostly out of desperation. A tad aggressive? I'd call it pretty full on and in the face.... [url width=468 height=460]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/06/article-0-04D5D082000005DC-615_468x460.jpg[/url] Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 23:57:22 Let it go you big Jessie :)
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 00:00:33 Here's when Ballack gave the ref a back hander....
[url width=468 height=334]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/06/article-0-04D5C062000005DC-593_468x334.jpg[/url] Title: Re: Drogba Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 00:01:57 A tad aggressive? I'd call it pretty full on and in the face.... [url width=468 height=460]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/06/article-0-04D5D082000005DC-615_468x460.jpg[/url] RARRRGH! I AM GOING TO EAT YOU!!!! Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 00:05:14 Still, it was mostly out of desperation.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 00:06:23 do you mean hunger?
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 00:14:59 do you mean hunger? That goes without saying. "For just £1 a month you can feed a German millionaire..." Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 07:18:08 I can't help but look at those pictures this morning and just laugh.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: grubby on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 07:29:39 I must say.....good enough for him! He has been cheating for too long and now has been cheated himself.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: fatbury on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 07:30:40 Drogba and Chelsea should be charged with bringing the game into disrepute ... you simply cannot behave like that .. totally classless
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: dell boy on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 07:42:26 I like Drogba ... he is one of the funiest clowns I've ever seen.
Chelsea are going to get a big fine or maybe a ban for this. Players are definitely going to get suspended and fined, Drogba and Ballack will be massive. The referee will never official at another game outside of Norway, he was brilliant last night, very consistent. The game was definitely fixed, police will investigate the irregular betting patterns, you could not get a price on a Barcelona equaliser with only minutes to go. How many minutes injury time did the ref find in the second half? How long can I continue winding up the Chelsea Armchair supporters down the pub for? Weeks and weeks, every time they see a penalty given it will bring back memories. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: reeves4england on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 09:31:03 The game was definitely fixed, police will investigate the irregular betting patterns, you could not get a price on a Barcelona equaliser with only minutes to go. How many minutes injury time did the ref find in the second half? Although you've backed it up with some kind of justification, that's still a pretty huge claim to makeTitle: Re: Drogba Post by: Ralphy on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 09:43:40 Drogba will get a big fine for that and rightly so.
Although the ref did make some wrong decisions, a professional footballer, a role model to millions of kids should not act like that. I would imagine swearing on camera won't go down well with UEFA. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: santasdead on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:33:19 The ref was consistant - consistantly wrong.
You can't complain about the amount of added time in the end of the second half because there was so much stoppage in the added time that for the 4 min to be completed more time will be added on. (the goal took 1minute of celebrations, and players moaning probably caused another couple,along with the subs). from the video,if theref has booked drogba, he should book him again for the same offence i reckon, you get booked you stop being a total idiot - if you carry on, then its a second yellow for me. In the case of ballack (and possibly drogba) it turns into threatening behaviour, which, from what i remember, is a red card. I hope chelsea get taken to the cleaners. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: wokinghamred on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:34:46 Too be honest, regarding the penalties that werent given, its odd to have so many not go your way, but you could give a good argument against all of them. Even the "blatant handballs" could be argued that they were not deliberate. General rule of themb is if the players back is to the ball it cant be deliberate hand ball, and Pique's one, I think he had his arm out before the ball was kicked towards him. The one that Chelski got a free kick on the edge of the box was correct, initial foul was outside the box, and the other two shouts could also go either way. Drogba reputation for going down easier than a cheap hooker probably didnt help matters. At the end of the Day, I can understand why Chelski are so angry, I would be if so many decisions went against my team, but if they went the other way, the defending team would be right to be pissed off. I agree that all the handball decisions are open to interpretation - eg deliberate or not, ball to hand etc, and the one that Ballack got so upset about did not look a penalty to me. But ....if the one outside the box was correct, why did the referree not blow when the initial foul happened? I assume that he played on to see if Chelsea gained any advantage. They clearly did. He was hauled down, clearly in the box, and therefore earned the penalty. How did the referee give any advantage to Chelsea by taking it back outside the box? Or was he waiting to see if any advantage accrued, as long as it wasn't a penalty? Lets face it - the referee was a joke. I Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 10:48:12 I assume that he played on to see if Chelsea gained any advantage. They clearly did. He was hauled down, clearly in the box, and therefore earned the penalty. How did the referee give any advantage to Chelsea by taking it back outside the box? I thought that was the one penalty decision the ref got right. Looked like he tried to play the advantage, when there wasn't one he blew and had to go back to the spot of the original foul and where it started which was outside the box. The handballs were the blatant ones for me, even the second one as it hit his arm which was at head level. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: wokinghamred on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 11:03:55 I thought that was the one penalty decision the ref got right. Looked like he tried to play the advantage, when there wasn't one he blew and had to go back to the spot of the original foul and where it started which was outside the box. The handballs were the blatant ones for me, even the second one as it hit his arm which was at head level. So your defensive strategy is make sure you foul them first outside the box but don't bring them down, and then if the ref plays advantage you can rugby tackle them in the box, because he will have to give the first foul? Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Summerof69 on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 11:18:32 I am not condoning Drogba's behaviour, the referee was shockingly poor, which makes any claim that he has 'been got at' a logical conclusion.
I wouldn't trust UEFA (and FIFA as well) as far as I could throw them. The referee did as much to help Barca, and by not giving the pens (he was determined not to give ANY Chelski penalty), keeping them in the match.It's interesting that a Norweigan official was given last nights match considering that a Norweigan lineman was supposed to be involved in the Barca/Arsenal final a few years back, but when the linesman was photographed wearing a Barca shirt UEFA (very) reluctantly withdrew him from the match. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 11:24:32 considering that a Norweigan lineman was supposed to be involved in the Barca/Arsenal final a few years back, but when the linesman was photographed wearing a Barca shirt UEFA (very) reluctantly withdrew him from the match. The local press wanted to cover the story but couldn't find an Arsenal shirt - so they did it with Barcelona only. Arsenal kicked up a fuss and he was relieved of his duties. There's no conspiracy, let Chelsea fans enjoy the fact they have excuses for Drogba's inability to finish the game off. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 11:35:58 He might have made some bad mistakes, but the ref should get a medal for the way he handled the Chelsea players at the end of the game. He would have been well within his rights to give a few of them a few slaps.
Its a vicious circle with refs. The amount of abuse, pressure and provocation that they get in major matches (before, during and after) means that there is a pretty small number that can handle it without totally going to pieces. I'm sure this contributed to the ref making so many mistakes last night. So we end up with lots of potentially good refs being forced out of the game or simply lacking the skill set to handle the high pressure games. If the refs didn't have to put up with all the shit they do and receive the respect they deserve their competency would improve dramatically. Before anyone says the players wouldn't show them a lack of respect if they got the decisions rights, that argument is just complete bollocks. Refs make mistakes, its part of the game. Players showing dissent isn't part of the game, is against the rules and they should be given severe punishments for it. Why can't we go the route of rugby? You never see that shit even in the top games and when a ref does make a bad decision. Rugby players are visibly scared of refs and show them nothing but respect. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: santasdead on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 11:42:16 Why can't we go the route of rugby? You never see that shit even in the top games and when a ref does make a bad decision. Rugby players are visibly scared of refs and show them nothing but respect. We have in england, with the respect campaign. The rest of your points are very good, time and time again refs make mistakes and they're careers are put in jeopardy (Poll for instance,even though that mistake was ingenious). refs can only go on what they see and believe is the correct decision. If last nights referee comes out and says he was wrong then fair play, but there is also a question of the assistants capabilities. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: herthab on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 12:27:40 I was slightly pissed last night when I posted 'Who gives a fuck?' on this thread, just come back from winding chelski fans up in my local (Great fun).
The ref was poor, but he is only seeing incidents from one angle, once. We got to see all the dubious descisions over and over and over again, from a multitude of angles. Barca won't be as shit as they were last night in the final and Chelsea deserved what they got. As for Drogba, what a complete twat! (Very funny though) Title: Re: Drogba Post by: michael on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:14:08 [url width=468 height=460]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/05/06/article-0-04D5D082000005DC-615_468x460.jpg[/url]
Interesting that the referee is wearing trainers. You'd never get an Italian ref doing that. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Sippo on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:16:15 they're moulds aren't they??
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:21:21 Tinpot. Lets bomb Norway.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Samdy Gray on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:22:17 Look like astros to me.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: donkey on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:26:20 Too be honest, regarding the penalties that werent given, its odd to have so many not go your way, but you could give a good argument against all of them. Even the "blatant handballs" could be argued that they were not deliberate. General rule of themb is if the players back is to the ball it cant be deliberate hand ball, and Pique's one, I think he had his arm out before the ball was kicked towards him. The one that Chelski got a free kick on the edge of the box was correct, initial foul was outside the box, and the other two shouts could also go either way. Drogba reputation for going down easier than a cheap hooker probably didnt help matters. At the end of the Day, I can understand why Chelski are so angry, I would be if so many decisions went against my team, but if they went the other way, the defending team would be right to be pissed off. Again STA talks sense. I can see why the ref didn't give any of the pens, his worst decision was to send of the Barcelona player for being fouled and Anelka kicking himself. And yet people say the ref was biased against Chelsea! The bottom line is, as has been mentioned, if Drogba was good enough at his job, Chelsea win. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: adje on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:37:16 Drogba makes a living out of cheating refs-payback time.He is a detestable fucker aint he?For me only the handball in the Anelka incident was a penalty and Chelsea deserve to go out for being too cautious when Barse went down to 10-why did they sit back and then take Anelka off?
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 18:40:24 The bottom line is, as has been mentioned, if Drogba was good enough at his job, Chelsea win. Maybe when he said "fucking disgrace" he was actually talking about the quality of his performance and finishing. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Whits on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 19:27:51 Blues captain John Terry, who also strongly remonstrated with Ovrebo, defended the reactions of the Chelsea players and Drogba in particular.
"I am fully behind Didier for the way he reacted," declared Terry. "The man wants to win. You can see the passion that he played with during the game and the passion afterwards. Does anyone think the england captain is showing a good example to the youngsters of today? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8038326.stm Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Doore on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 19:32:27 Very few top footballers set a good example. I can probably count on one hand the players I would be happy for my (as of yet non-existent) kids to model themselves on. Scholes perhaps.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 19:43:58 Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 19:46:15 Title: Re: Drogba Post by: axs on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 20:37:56 Very few top footballers set a good example. I can probably count on one hand the players I would be happy for my (as of yet non-existent) kids to model themselves on. Scholes perhaps. If you want ginger kids, I'll do your missus. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: jonny72 on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 21:28:44 Does anyone think the england captain is showing a good example to the youngsters of today? In an ideal world the England captain would be held to account and expected to behave in a manner becoming the position that he holds. Unfortunately that ship sailed a long, long time ago and I can't see anything changing in the near future to make it a requirement, let alone it being enforced. For me, those comments warrant the FA giving Terry an option to retract them and apologise, or to lose the captain's armband. Its just not acceptable behaviour from someone who should be setting an example. Not going to happen though as the FA had their testicles surgically removed a long time ago and are only concerned with winning games and tournaments. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: LucienSanchez on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 21:32:04 It isn't passion Drogba was showing, it was just him being a total dick.
This makes me hate Terry further, he should just keep his mouth shut. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: chalkies_shorts on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 21:34:40 Oh come on Terry is marginally more eloquent than Rio and both have the IQ of plankton. Terry hasn't got a fucking clue when it comes to PR - despite having a massive machine behind him to stop him fucking up he's got the brain of a rocking horse.
As for Drogba the penatly incident was fantastic. Which incident are the new found Chelski fans wound up about - when Toure won the ball and he went down like a sack of spuds or when he realised he wasn't getting a penalty and threw himself to the floor like a 2 year old who was told they weren't getting a packet of sweets. Pure comic genius. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Bennett on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 22:25:48 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeJM2rqGI9g
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Bennett on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 22:30:29 looking at that i'd say it's 1-1 on dodgey decisions, the only penalty i'd have said could've been given is etoo's handball, even though his back was turned- a trademark terry charge down though.
also given barca should've had a penalty in the first leg i am even more happy it's not chelsea in the final Title: Re: Drogba Post by: oxford_fan on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 22:35:52 First time i've seen that lot. None of them a pen except Pique's handball, which I'd have probably given.
The second appeal was a solid tackle on Drogba, great defending. Chelsea are a bunch of whiny cunts. Is there youtube of Essien and Iniestas goals? Title: Re: Drogba Post by: axs on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 22:52:19 Was that anelka diving like a bitch?
Drogba didn't appear to diive, but I wouldn't have given them as pens. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: stfctownenda on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 22:58:42 I think the one where Malouda is taking down in the box by Alves is a dead cert penalty and the handball from Pique was a dead cert. I would feel aggrieved it happened in a Swindon game.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: axs on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 23:00:17 I think the one where Malouda is taking down in the box by Alves is a dead cert penalty and the handball from Pique was a dead cert. I would feel aggrieved it happened in a Swindon game. Thankfully it was chelsea and we can all laugh. I'm going to a chelsea season ticket holders birthday party on saturday, I shall be laughing a lot. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: stfctownenda on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 23:04:17 Thankfully it was chelsea and we can all laugh. I'm going to a chelsea season ticket holders birthday party on saturday, I shall be laughing a lot. Haha true true, would be rude not to pass on some kind taunting on his birthday! Title: Re: Drogba Post by: axs on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 23:05:31 Haha true true, would be rude not to pass on some kind taunting on his birthday! Although I think i'll save it until after he's fed me. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Ardiles on Friday, May 8, 2009, 07:43:36 Thankfully it was chelsea and we can all laugh. I'm going to a chelsea season ticket holders birthday party on saturday, I shall be laughing a lot. If I was going, I would turn up armed with a CD copy of that fine duet by Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Caballé. Very good article in the paper this morning about Drogba's antics. The basic premise was that if you spend the greater part of your time on the pitch trying to fool the ref in to believing he saw something he didn't (yes, that's you, Didier), you've no right really getting all chopsy when when he makes a genuine error (or 4). Karma. Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Luci on Friday, May 8, 2009, 08:01:02 The boy who cried Wolf. What goes around comes around. I'd be annoyed if it was Swindon, of course however as its Chelsea, its nothing but amusing.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Phil_S on Friday, May 8, 2009, 09:54:10 What annoys me is that we have to put up with refs in our league, who are found to be "not fit for purpose" in the premier league eg Rob Styles.
So my thoughts are that it's about time a premier league club experienced true "not fit for purpose" refereeing. Seriously as far as I am concerned, & discounting the theory that the ref was bent, it strengthens the case for video evidence to be available for officials as in Rugby Title: Re: Drogba Post by: LucienSanchez on Friday, May 8, 2009, 10:24:17 If they arent fit for purpose in the Prem, they shouldn't be fit for purpose in any professional division... thats how i see it.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: donkey on Friday, May 8, 2009, 14:44:14 For me, those comments warrant the FA giving Terry an option to retract them and apologise, or to lose the captain's armband. Its just not acceptable behaviour from someone who should be setting an example. Not going to happen though as the FA had their testicles surgically removed a long time ago and are only concerned with winning games and tournaments. Really? Fuck they really are shit at this then aren't they. Even le Tournoi was 12 years ago. :o Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Samdy Gray on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 18:37:40 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VuZnAoZJ_g
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Nemo on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 18:46:08 That's a cracker.
Title: Re: Drogba Post by: Sippo on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 20:36:27 that was shit
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