Granted we did it and they didn't, but this thing about kicking the ball out of play when an opponent is on the floor is a nonsense. I'm watching the Burnley v Man City game on TV now, and Chris Wood for Burnley was put clean through as the result of a move with a City player lying 'injured' on the floor. Burnley just played on, and there not a single City player complained.
Quote from: hilts_coolerking on April 28, 2019, 02:56:28 PMQuote from: john2710 on April 28, 2019, 02:53:56 PMI don't buy this about Bielsa doing the honourable thing, I think he had little choice. He did though. Leeds hadn't broke any official rules so he could have just shrugged. He chose to do the decent thing.Call me an old cynic but he realised it was a pointless game and seized the chance to restore his reputation. At a stroke he wiped ‘spygate’ off the slate and gained a good sportsman image
Quote from: john2710 on April 28, 2019, 02:53:56 PMI don't buy this about Bielsa doing the honourable thing, I think he had little choice. He did though. Leeds hadn't broke any official rules so he could have just shrugged. He chose to do the decent thing.
I don't buy this about Bielsa doing the honourable thing, I think he had little choice.
Quote from: ktvillan on April 28, 2019, 02:45:15 PMBooing Jack for going down when clobbered by their thugs - at least he's used to it after playing Blues and Albion. Christ knows what they'll be like in the actual play-offs.Their thuggish challenges apart, my main concern today was how Bielsa managed to neutralise Jack today, having him man-marked. It worked a treat and I hope it's not something Albion decide to copy.Defensively we were excellent, the midfield put in a shift but I saw little threat from Kodja, Green or El Ghazi. That's a big worry. Finally, today once again proved nobody gets to bully us, no matter how hard they try.
Booing Jack for going down when clobbered by their thugs - at least he's used to it after playing Blues and Albion. Christ knows what they'll be like in the actual play-offs.
Quote from: Fred Crump on April 28, 2019, 03:06:23 PMQuote from: hilts_coolerking on April 28, 2019, 02:56:28 PMQuote from: john2710 on April 28, 2019, 02:53:56 PMI don't buy this about Bielsa doing the honourable thing, I think he had little choice. He did though. Leeds hadn't broke any official rules so he could have just shrugged. He chose to do the decent thing.Call me an old cynic but he realised it was a pointless game and seized the chance to restore his reputation. At a stroke he wiped ‘spygate’ off the slate and gained a good sportsman imageYou're an old cynic.
Quote from: Flamingo Lane on April 28, 2019, 03:07:05 PMGranted we did it and they didn't, but this thing about kicking the ball out of play when an opponent is on the floor is a nonsense. I'm watching the Burnley v Man City game on TV now, and Chris Wood for Burnley was put clean through as the result of a move with a City player lying 'injured' on the floor. Burnley just played on, and there not a single City player complained. I think it was the fact that Leeds acted as if they were about to put the ball out of play and then carried on that was the problem.
Quote from: Flamingo Lane on April 28, 2019, 03:07:05 PMGranted we did it and they didn't, but this thing about kicking the ball out of play when an opponent is on the floor is a nonsense. I'm watching the Burnley v Man City game on TV now, and Chris Wood for Burnley was put clean through as the result of a move with a City player lying 'injured' on the floor. Burnley just played on, and there not a single City player complained. The point is, and Im not arguing it was deliberate deception, they stopped playing as if putting it out, then didnt. If that had been done deliberately (I dont think it was pre-meditated) it would be exceptionally unsporting. If theyd have just played on as normal (like it sounds in that match) we might not have liked it but that would have been more acceptable. The villa players & bench kicked off as they were deceived.
Did bookies suspend betting after the Leeds goal?