Other Games - 2016/17

[saunders_heroes]

Not sure if I'm a grumpy old man but did anyone else think it was an outrageous dive by Townsend for the penalty. He moved his trailing leg into the goalie who didn't have his arms out then dived over. Deserves a ban on its own that. Not really mentioned in commentary - am I mis-seeing this?

Exactly what I thought. Townsend is a disgraceful cheat who should face a ban, how come nothing much has been made of it in commentary? Retrospective bans for diving would practically stop that kind of cheating overnight but nothing's done about it. The media etc would rather concentrate on blaming the refereee for everything while players get away with murder.

[spangley1812]

Not sure if I'm a grumpy old man but did anyone else think it was an outrageous dive by Townsend for the penalty. He moved his trailing leg into the goalie who didn't have his arms out then dived over. Deserves a ban on its own that. Not really mentioned in commentary - am I mis-seeing this?

Exactly what I thought. Townsend is a disgraceful cheat who should face a ban, how come nothing much has been made of it in commentary? Retrospective bans for diving would practically stop that kind of cheating overnight but nothing's done about it. The media etc would rather concentrate on blaming the refereee for everything while players get away with murder.

Agree with you both............He cheated and should be banned for 3 matches

[AV82EC]

Heads off to ArsenalfanTV to watch the fun and games "younahwotimsayin blud".

[peter w]

Not sure if I'm a grumpy old man but did anyone else think it was an outrageous dive by Townsend for the penalty. He moved his trailing leg into the goalie who didn't have his arms out then dived over. Deserves a ban on its own that. Not really mentioned in commentary - am I mis-seeing this?

The defender caught him before the keeper got there.

[manic-road]

Not sure if I'm a grumpy old man but did anyone else think it was an outrageous dive by Townsend for the penalty. He moved his trailing leg into the goalie who didn't have his arms out then dived over. Deserves a ban on its own that. Not really mentioned in commentary - am I mis-seeing this?

Exactly what I thought. Townsend is a disgraceful cheat who should face a ban, how come nothing much has been made of it in commentary? Retrospective bans for diving would practically stop that kind of cheating overnight but nothing's done about it. The media etc would rather concentrate on blaming the refereee for everything while players get away with murder.

Not sure if I'm a grumpy old man but did anyone else think it was an outrageous dive by Townsend for the penalty. He moved his trailing leg into the goalie who didn't have his arms out then dived over. Deserves a ban on its own that. Not really mentioned in commentary - am I mis-seeing this?

Exactly what I thought. Townsend is a disgraceful cheat who should face a ban, how come nothing much has been made of it in commentary? Retrospective bans for diving would practically stop that kind of cheating overnight but nothing's done about it. The media etc would rather concentrate on blaming the refereee for everything while players get away with murder.

Agree with you both............He cheated and should be banned for 3 matches

When I watched it in real time I thought it was a nailed on pen, it wasn't until I saw it in slow motion and from a different angle that it looked like he made a meal of the "contact".

[kippaxvilla2]

I really want Arsenal to finish 7th and for them to announce that Wenger has signed a new five year contract.

[mr underhill]

I wouldn't mind them finishing seventh and for him to sign a contract with us, to be honest.

[cdbearsfan]

I expect Bruce will still be here next season. The Clyde job is still available for Wenger.

[in exile]

I expect Bruce will still be here next season. The Clyde job is still available for Wenger.

What does your username actually mean?

[cdbearsfan]

cd = initials.
Bully Wee = nickname of Clyde FC. Of disputed origin, see below.
Fan = self-explanatory.



In case it was the nickname you were querying, more info below, C&P'd from the official website.

"As nicknames go, "The Bully Wee" is quirky and affectionate. It's not clear when it was first coined, or by whom, but it has been synonymous with Clyde.

There appear to be three main theories how the name originated. The first refers to the fact that Clyde's support and possibly players were drawn from the Bridgeton area. Renowned for their pugnacious character the support were 'wee bullies' and hence the Bully Wee.

The second theory takes a European dimension. Apparently some Frenchmen were at Barrowfield around 1900. Upon a disputed goal they cried: "But il'y, oui?" This translates as: "Their goal, yes", but sounds very like "Bully Wee".

Our third and by far the most credible theory is that "Bully" was a Victorian synonym for first-rate/good/worthy. As Clyde were a small club it seems obvious that "Bully Wee Clyde" must have rolled off the tongue."

[Somniloquism]

I expect Bruce will still be here next season. The Clyde job is still available for Wenger.

What does your username actually mean?

Isn't it obvious! He is a big fan of listening to Bovines Urinate but only if recorded onto Compact discs.

[cdbearsfan]

I had considered putting, almost word for word, the same that you've put, but decided that would be mean!

[in exile]

I had considered putting, almost word for word, the same that you've put, but decided that would be mean!

Yes, mean and uncalled for.
Thank you for clearing that up!

[mr underhill]

In other news, North Korea has exploded.

[wittonwarrior]

In other news, North Korea has exploded.

I always thought North Korea was another name for Middlesborough (interchangeable)