Portugal v Holland (Neither Official Or Unofficial But Somewhere In Between Thread)

[Rangdo]

Absolutely we can raise our game, good result for us.

Really? You think so

 

[saafend_seagull]

their other players on a yellow will have to be careful too!

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Probably not, cos he got a posthumous yellow for it, even though ref didn't see it. And you can't be tried twice for same offence, so he'll probably still play.

No way, FIFA will be watching that and diffinitely will take action.

 

[Beach Hut]

Really? You think so

Yes I do otherwise I would not have said it.

We are a quality team we have 5 world class players plus several other very good ones.

 

[Beach Hut]

No way, FIFA will be watching that and diffinitely will take action.

Not possible I am afraid - he got a yellow so was punished

 

[Trigger]

Not possible I am afraid - he got a yellow so was punished

They really should be able to bend the rules for that... But like you say, there is no way in the world it can happen.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

No way, FIFA will be watching that and diffinitely will take action.

As Beachy and I said, he'll get away with it, because the ref gave him a yellow in the end.

 

[Beach Hut]

As Beachy and I said, he'll get away with it, because the ref gave him a yellow in the end.

And the referee had eyes in the back of his head as well

 

[Rangdo]

We are a quality team we have 5 world class players plus several other very good ones.

Really? You think so

I hope you're right, I really do, but I don't see why we should suddenly be able to raise our game.

We may not have played a team of the calibre of Portugal so far but we are in the world cup FFS and if you can't raise your game for that then theres not much hope really.

Portugal may now have a couple of important players out but we are already playing with one hand tied behind our backs because of Sven's stupid striker selection.

We are really, really going to struggle.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

And the referee had eyes in the back of his head as well

Exactly

 

[Timbo]

4 sent off.

Is this ref or Graham Poll WORSE?

Ref was fine. Players were an absolute disgrace.

 

[Beach Hut]

Ref was fine. Players were an absolute disgrace.

I would really struggle to support my national team if our players behaved like that.

 

[Beach Hut]

Really? You think so

I hope you're right, I really do, but I don't see why we should suddenly be able to raise our game.

We may not have played a team of the calibre of Portugal so far but we are in the world cup FFS and if you can't raise your game for that then theres not much hope really.

Portugal may now have a couple of important players out but we are already playing with one hand tied behind our backs because of Sven's stupid striker selection.

We are really, really going to struggle.

Disagree but that is the beauty of football.

We will get to the semis.

 

[Gully]

Referee set the standard of behaviour he was willing to accept with his first couple of yellow cards, after that the players continued to cheat/foul/abuse each other, etc, etc, he had no alternative but to carry on showing cards. The players should have realised what a gash ref he was, heeded the warning and watched what they did, they chose not to. What I failed to understand however was how he did not give Figo a straight red for what David Pleat described as a slight head butt.

 

[London Irish]

That was a war of a game - enjoyable though. Thought most of the cards were deserved, the only unlucky/borderline one was Deco's second yellow, but very lucky for Sven, evening next Saturday's game up very rapidly.

 

[Timbo]

That was a war of a game - enjoyable though. Thought most of the cards were deserved, the only unlucky/borderline one was Deco's second yellow, but very lucky for Sven, evening next Saturday's game up very rapidly.

I would imagine Deco's will be overturned. The second yellow was wrong. However the players brought it upon themselves rolling around on the floor every time they were touched.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I would imagine Deco's will be overturned. The second yellow was wrong. However the players brought it upon themselves rolling around on the floor every time they were touched.

You can only over turn a straight red I thought?

 

[NMH]

I would imagine Deco's will be overturned. The second yellow was wrong. However the players brought it upon themselves rolling around on the floor every time they were touched.

Huh? Deco was keeping the ball from the Dutch after they were awarded a free kick, struggling to prevent their player from getting it, and getting on with the match. Aggressive, timewasting, and completely repugnant cheating tactics meant to make sure that Portugal gained an advantage from a foul.

Yellow every time, and that it ciulminated into a sending off was completely justified. Figo should get a 'review ban' as well, a dreadful thing to see a professional player do, and while FIFA are bigging up the sporting profile of the game.

OFF!!