[Football] MOTD - 22:30 BBC One

[GT49er]

So - is Lineker going to say Spurs were robbed?

Didn't he say something a bit controversial a couple of weeks back? Can't remember what it was - what he says obviously doesn't matter much.

 

[AmexRuislip]

So - is Lineker going to say Spurs were robbed?

Who really cares now.
He's ex Spuds, what do you

 

[GT49er]

Geez! - the BBC commentator's a Spurs fan too. "Yeh, that was hand ball by Mitoma" - prat! (is that still filtered out?)

Edit: apparantly not!

 

[Cheshire Cat]

So - is Lineker going to say Spurs were robbed?

Robbed of what?

They won.

 

[Red Squirrel]

"slightly fortuitous" from Lineker, oh do feck off.

 

[GT49er]

....... and Lineker moves quickly on to the next match...............

 

[The Rivet]

Utterly convinced we have been done by incompetence (again) and the 'clear and obvious error' travesty rule!

 

[tigertim68]

Lineker could not wait to get to the next match

 

[KZNSeagull]

Reasonably scathing but measured. From what Shearer says, Welbs goal should have stood and we should have had at least 2 penalties. Mitoma handball marginal, but if the rule is the the shirt line, it was not handball. Daylight robbery

 

[Gazwag]

So we should have had 3 penalties the Mitoma goal and Ali Mac a goal as well, yes f***ing corrupt.

2 points taken by the FA today, 2 points v Palace 2 points with the handball at the end v Brentford that's 6 f***ing points the FA have kept to keep us out of Europe

 

[hart's shirt]

Commentator:
"It's not always the best side that wins the game and it would be stretching credulity to say that Tottenham were the best team today."

Lineker: "A slightly fortuitous victory for Tottenham..." (deliberate understatement)

(Regarding the disallowed goals)
Shearer: "I've got to give them (VAR) the benefit of the doubt." (regarding clear and obvious errors by the match officials)
(Welbeck's disallowed goal) "I'm not even sure it's hit his hand. It might be his hip."
But he did say that there were "2 clear penalties" that should've been given.

Murphy: "There's no reason why those 2 penalties weren't given. As far as I can see, it's complete incompetence."

 

[Bodian]

Robbed of what?

They won.

Oh yes - I meant we were robbed.

However, Shearer/Murphy reckons there should have been three penalties, and that it didn't hit MacAllister's arm.

 

[Seagull27]

In fairness, both Shearer and Murphy ripping into the two VAR decisions for the penalties, fairly strong language used.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

That hit Mac Allisters hip...how they can rule that goal out based on the video evidence I do not know??

 

[Bodian]

Oh yes - I meant we were robbed.

However, Shearer/Murphy reckons there should have been three penalties, and that it didn't hit MacAllister's arm. 6-2 then.

 

[birthofanorange]

Yes. We were robbed by whatever you choose to call it - incompetence or corrupt - the outcome is the same.
f***ing shocking.

 

[beorhthelm]

MacAllister touch wasn't even his arm/hand. if VAR can't tell, isn't the benefit of the doubt with the attacking team?

 

[Bodian]

MacAllister touch wasn't even his arm/hand. if VAR can't tell, isn't the benefit of the doubt with the attacking team?

Yes - especially as it was given on the pitch.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

I am stunned having seen those highlights again

Spawny Brentford get the benefit of 2 pens in the first half

 

[KZNSeagull]

For me, that analysis just makes it worse. The only one that can be defended is the Mitoma goal. The others are all obvious errors. If we were playing in Red or Sky Blue and came from the North West, there is no way that all of those decisions would have gone against us. 1 maybe, 2 possibly but all of them? Never.

The game is crooked.