Clattenburg Returns

[Whitey Grandad]

The second penalty against United looked pretty average. The third was just Sturridge being a diving pr*ck.

 

Vidic went flying in for a ball he was never going to get. Sturrridge certainly has previous but in this case I think he tries to avoid the lunge and does actually catch his foot (you can look at that either way) on Vidic's outstretched boot which is enough for a penalty. There was certainly a 'trip or attempt to trip' there. The later claim on Sturridge was a certain penalty. Certainly a booking for Vidic anyway. How long have we waited for a penalty to be awarded against Man U and now three come along in a row?

[david in sweden]

Vidic went flying in for a ball he was never going to get. Sturrridge certainly has previous but in this case I think he tries to avoid the lunge and does actually catch his foot (you can look at that either way) on Vidic's outstretched boot which is enough for a penalty. There was certainly a 'trip or attempt to trip' there. The later claim on Sturridge was a certain penalty. Certainly a booking for Vidic anyway. How long have we waited for a penalty to be awarded against Man U and now three come along in a row?

 

more's the pity ....only two of them were converted.

[Wurzel]

I didn't think Sturridge dived. He jumped the challenge, which didn't touch him, but he had to adjust to land. Without adjustment he would have landed on Vidic's outstretched leg, stumbled, penalty. With adjustment he managed to avoid him but foot landed inside of Vidic's and behind his own centre of balance leaving him no way of keeping his balance. No actual contact by an inch or so but he had no way of staying upright. Definitely should have had a 4th pen as well.

 

Can't believe *any* team can have gone so long without conceding a home penalty. Begs the question were referees genuinely afraid of the Fergy factor and how many points did it earn them over the years?

[Kingsbridge Saint]

Don't understand how Rafaels was handball but our one at Everton wasn't. Scouse lover obviously.

[Whitey Grandad]

Don't understand how Rafaels was handball but our one at Everton wasn't. Scouse lover obviously.

 

Who knows? Perhaps he listened to our complaints and changed his interpretation, perhaps he just doesn't like Man U.