Ahhh that makes sense, what a shame the at the ex pro footballers on TNT didn’t know the multi ball throw in rule
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[Albion] You're the ref: Veltman v Rice
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US Seagull
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I did feel like Veltman absolutely knew the ball wasn't there and he was going to kick Rice before he even began to swing his foot.
He had his hands out in the universal "hey ref!" gesture before his foot left the ground.
He had his hands out in the universal "hey ref!" gesture before his foot left the ground.
Same as the Manchester United offside goal.
“Technically’ it was an offside goal, but, it should have been allowed because it wasn’t fair “
“Technically it was a second yellow, but it shouldn’t have been because it wasn’t fair.
I’m beginning to see some sort of pattern here.
“Technically’ it was an offside goal, but, it should have been allowed because it wasn’t fair “
“Technically it was a second yellow, but it shouldn’t have been because it wasn’t fair.
I’m beginning to see some sort of pattern here.
METALMICKY
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- Jan 30, 2004
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You are correct but that's irrelevant. Rice is the fool to get sucked into that.
Arsenal keep banging on about the Pedro incident but if he had of got a yellow how does does that change the outcome for Rice? Curiously it would have demonstrated the consistency they are going on about.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Not really. More because Joel gave Rice a blatantly deliberate major whack on the back of the leg for no real reason at all
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I'll answer the question when I stop laughing 
METALMICKY
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Decisions that go against the big boys should automatically be deemed unfair. Amazing they haven't introduced that rule this season!
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Skaville
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The ball was moving. He had no intention of legitimately taking the free kick
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His intention was almost certainly to blast the ball into the back of Rice, to then appeal to the ref that Rice had blocked his free-kick, triggering the issue of a yellow card.
Had Rice not, intentionally, kicked the ball away, we would probably now be debating "Should Rice have been issued with a second yellow card for blocking a quickly taken free-kick when the ball was still moving?"
He was booked for kicking the ball away, delaying the restart of the game. It's neither here nor there whether Veltman was about to restart play at that moment or not.
Rice shouldn't have been there.....Not really. More because Joel gave Rice a blatantly deliberate major whack on the back of the leg for no real reason at all
Tom Hark Preston Park
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Of course he did. Veltman is such a seventh dan black belt of the dark arts that he's even fooled a hilariously large section of his own fanbase there. He didn't fool McCoist tho
Skaville
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But the game could not have been restarted at that precise moment because it was moving. Shithousery at its finest and I’m not complaining, but I would have been apoplectic if that was given against us.
Saw the yellow first, Veltman wasn't on a yellow - so no. And also, I was watching on Optus - and as the yellow came out, the mike picked up 'Second Yellow' said by someone (not sure if it was onfield or the commentator)Anyone else initially assume the red card was for Veltman?
aolstudios
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What I love about Veltman is the image of angelic innocence and naivety he projects, meanwhile being one of the shithousiest players in the league. Tugging the shirt on the blind side, “accidentally” standing on toes.
Spend a half watching him, it’s constant and he never stops.
Then he’ll turn around and shake the player’s hand
We just watch Velts regularly. You're spot on, he *never* stopsWhat I love about Veltman is the image of angelic innocence and naivety he projects, meanwhile being one of the shithousiest players in the league. Tugging the shirt on the blind side, “accidentally” standing on toes.
Spend a half watching him, it’s constant and he never stops.
Then he’ll turn around and shake the player’s hand
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TNT showed one replay where they seemed to have the pitchside mic volume boosted and I heard the same.
I think it was very possibly Welbeck, as he certainly seemed to be expecting, and then agreeing with, the yellow.
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Average Seagull
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Sometimes a player deserves a red card just for stupidity. Kicking the ball away at a freekick when you're already on a yellow is one of those times.
Ref got it right, and the postgame wailing and gnashing of teeth is great.
Ref got it right, and the postgame wailing and gnashing of teeth is great.
Seagull1989
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Veltman knew what he was doing . Rice knew what he was doing .
Yellow card for both
Yellow card for both