Carling Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg City vs Utd (19.01.2010)

efb

This is getting tasty. I Craig Bellemy. Wouldn't really fit in the Arsenal set-up, but he could play with the kids in the League Cup!

ntlbell

foul well outside the box, there's no question about it.

MIN2511

MIN2511 wrote: »

wtf is wrong with Bellamy?

He's a Pool fan playing for City against united

It's great to see a bit of passion tbh.

Johner

ntlbell wrote: »

foul well outside the box, there's no question about it.

Same thing happened at the weekend against Everton for City and a lot of people on here said it was a penalty!

mrDerek

anyone else here think mike riley isnt fit for refereeing just a shockin performance from him so far.
think ill try the bellamy style penalty claim this weekend.
dive a mile outside the box and just try slide my way into it.
if it worked for him why not me

starbelgrade

Did you see the ref picking Tevez's wallet up & handing it to the linesman?

Instant Karma

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Ah, you love people who try to injure the opposition. You're a lovely person.

Come off it, thats a massive leap to take, poster never mentioned anything about injuring a player. I don't believe for a second that Bellamy would ever try to intentionally injure another player. He's no Roy Keane.

RasTa

Meh, entertaining anyway. Fletcher looking rusty, not happy with all these long balls.

IvySlayer

Just hope Ferguson doesn't decide to land himself some bans.

OPENROAD

mrDerek wrote: »

anyone else here think mike riley isnt fit for refereeing just a shockin performance from him so far.
think ill try the bellamy style penalty claim this weekend.
dive a mile outside the box and just try slide my way into it.
if it worked for him why not me

Bad decision but sure City fans are not complaining

nicklauski

For once I agree with Hansen & Shearer. Foul out side the box.
Tevez celebration was pointed at the United fans.

super_furry

starbelgrade wrote: »

Did you see the ref picking Tevez's wallet up & handing it to the linesman?

Oh I get it, you're trying to make a joke about Tevez liking money. Not very good though, is it?

MIN2511

rarnes1 wrote: »

He's a Pool fan playing for City against united.

It's great to see a bit of passion tbh.

He needs to get his priorities sorted...

I don't think he expected Valencia to react that way.

ntlbell

ntlbell wrote: »

foul well outside the box, there's no question about it.

The same thing happened City v Everton.

It evens out over the season as the saying goes

Xavi6

Well that was exciting. We don't really deserve to be level cause we've been shit but we'll take it.

Delighted for Carlos. Took the peno superbly under the usual gamesmanship and immense pressure.

Anderson has been woeful for United imo.

kmart6

Can see Tevez getting reprimanded for that afterwards!

CCCP^

LOL United. Come on City

Mitch Connor

Johner wrote: »

Same thing happened at the weekend against Everton for City and a lot of people on here said it was a penalty!

no. the same thing did not happen.

Against Everton Richards tugged at Saha outside the box and CRUCIALLY inside the box too.

Tonight Raf tugged at Bellamy outside the box and NOT inside the box. Spot the difference? One had a foul inside the box, the other didn't. The ref thought he saw a pull, which didn't happen.

jaykay74

Ref is having a shocker. Fergie made a big mistake having a go at the refs a few weeks back. Its all coming home to roost unfortunately.

ntlbell

Johner wrote: »

Same thing happened at the weekend against Everton for City and a lot of people on here said it was a penalty!

I don't care what people in "here" said.

it was outside the box TONIGHT.

Gonzovision

Enjoying this. More of the same second half.

super_furry

nicklauski wrote: »

For once I agree with Hansen & Shearer. Foul out side the box.
Tevez celebration was pointed at the United fans.

Yep, never a pen but I think Tevez's celebration was aimed at Rooney. You could clearly see him say something to try and put him off as he ran up to hit the pen.

Mars Bar

mrDerek wrote: »

anyone else here think mike riley isnt fit for refereeing just a shockin performance from him so far.
think ill try the bellamy style penalty claim this weekend.
dive a mile outside the box and just try slide my way into it.
if it worked for him why not me

Mike Riley?!

I thought it was Mike Dean?

Terrible decision and he should have booked Bellamy for that terrible tackle on Valencia. Nice to see about of human emotion outta Valencia though!

Drumpot

nicklauski wrote: »

For once I agree with Hansen & Shearer. Foul out side the box.
Tevez celebration was pointed at the United fans.

Wont hear too many ABU's remember that ref decision the next time they are saying fergie owns the ref ! !

Tevez is such a twat . . What did the United fans do to deserve that ? City deserve him . . With adebayer and bellamy, certainly a lovable club . .

Xavi6

mrDerek wrote: »

anyone else here think mike riley isnt fit for refereeing just a shockin performance from him so far.

Not sure about Riley, but Mike DEAN has been quite average

IvySlayer

In the Everton - City match there was 2 pulls of a shirt, first outside box, ref plays advantage, second inside box, penatly.

There was no tug inside box this time round.

Xavi6

ntlbell wrote: »

I don't care what people in "here" said.

it was outside the box TONIGHT.

Well we do strive for consistency....

OPENROAD

ntlbell wrote: »

I don't care what people in "here" said.

it was outside the box TONIGHT.

True

Sometimes you get decisions, sometimes you don't

MIN2511

kmart6 wrote: »

Can see Tevez getting reprimanded for that afterwards!

I doubt it

Mars Bar

Anyone else far from impressed with Evans?

Seems to be picking up some bad habits off Gibson, he doesn't want to go forward with the ball at all.

mike65

Shocking stuff from the City left side, poor old Bellamy was having to do the work of two men, in that sense I'm glad he got something for the double foul. Mancini has to push up two of De Jong, Kompany and Barry.

Mitch Connor

jaykay74 wrote: »

Ref is having a shocker. Fergie made a big mistake having a go at the refs a few weeks back. Its all coming home to roost unfortunately.

Shows he was right on a whole other level though.

He questioned their physical fitness. They are now showing that they are not mentally fit to ref the games. Which is a lot worse than what Fergie said.

starbelgrade

super_furry wrote: »

Oh I get it, you're trying to make a joke about Tevez liking money. Not very good though, is it?

The joke or the fact that he's a footballing mercinary?

mayordenis

Do we need a Sig update Xavi?

efb

He was grappling at his shirt inside too... but not a penalty.

Reminds me of a Justin Timberlake song...

magma69

jaykay74 wrote: »

Ref is having a shocker. Fergie made a big mistake having a go at the refs a few weeks back. Its all coming home to roost unfortunately.

Yes you are right. It is all a big conspiracy. The referees meet up in their secret chamber under the centre circle and discuss what manager they are going to give bad decisions against based on what they say in interviews. :rolleyes:.

ntlbell

mars bar wrote: »

Anyone else far from impressed with Evans?

Seems to be picking up some bad habits off Gibson, he doesn't want to go forward with the ball at all.

are you mixing up names?

redout

mrDerek wrote: »

anyone else here think mike riley isnt fit for refereeing just a shockin performance from him so far.
think ill try the bellamy style penalty claim this weekend.
dive a mile outside the box and just try slide my way into it.
if it worked for him why not me

Mike Dean is the referee.

nicklauski

super_furry wrote: »

Yep, never a pen but I think Tevez's celebration was aimed at Rooney. You could clearly see him say something to try and put him off as he ran up to hit the pen.

Yeah Ronney said something, my lip reading wouldn't be great, but it looked to me, mind the post. But I was half watching this, half the build up to the peno.

Tevez gesture was pointed at the United fans down that end of the ground.

_blank_

starbelgrade wrote: »

The joke or the fact that he's a footballing mercinary?

There's not many footballers left who aren't mercenaries.

Spiritoftheseventies

mayordenis wrote: »

Do we need a Sig update Xavi?

????

eclectichoney

mars bar wrote: »

Anyone else far from impressed with Evans?

Seems to be picking up some bad habits off Gibson, he doesn't want to go forward with the ball at all.

That to-and-fro-ing with VDS was not clever alright.

very, very disappointed with Ando tbh.

ntlbell

efb wrote: »

He was grappling at his shirt inside too... but not a penalty.

Reminds me of a Justin Timberlake song...

"I'm pulling bbeeeeeeeeeeeeelyy baaaaaaaaaack"

Xavi6

starbelgrade wrote: »

The joke or the fact that he's a footballing mercinary?

Not entirely true. He also wanted first team football and we were offering that, with a nice pay packet obviously.

elius

Who care about him, what pisses me off more is hanson saying united are going through a bad patch.. Sorry second in the league and where going through a bad patch. I mean WTF :rolleyes:

efb

starbelgrade wrote: »

The joke or the fact that he's a footballing mercinary?

If I grew up with the poverty he did, I wouldnt be worried about which multi billionaire was paying my wages. Christ you'd swear he grew up in Old Trafford...

ntlbell

eclectichoney wrote: »

That to-and-fro-ing with VDS was not clever alright.

very, very disappointed with Ando tbh.

ando's pass selection and over all descion making has been really poor.

not the game for it.

Quint

starbelgrade wrote: »

The joke or the fact that he's a footballing mercinary?

Ah yeah, all the man-u players play for free :rolleyes:

As a neutral, I think Tevez is a legend! Delighted to see him score against his former club

Instant Karma

For the record, I don't think the peno against everton should have been given & I don't think that should have been a peno tonight, that said however, I am absolutely delighted.

super_furry

starbelgrade wrote: »

The joke or the fact that he's a footballing mercinary?

If Ferguson hadn't dicked him around for six months, he'd still be at United.