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The Premier League campaign - 2011/12

I am Arsenal Till I Die

IBL wrote:
How the hell is he getting away with that? If the FA dont retrospectively punish him then its a disgrace.

Forget the FA. How did the referee miss the slap?

Nela

Just read that United will be without Darren Fletcher for the rest of the season.

I am Arsenal Till I Die

Not a very big blow, he wasnt playing much anyways. Was he?

IBL

I Am Arsenal Till I Die wrote:
IBL wrote:
How the hell is he getting away with that? If the FA dont retrospectively punish him then its a disgrace.

Forget the FA. How did the referee miss the slap?

On the video you can see the ref looking the other way. This should make it easier for the FA to act as the referee hasnt already dealt with it. A kick, slap and rake from one player to get away with would be criminal.

Nela

I Am Arsenal Till I Die wrote:
Not a very big blow, he wasnt playing much anyways. Was he?

No, apparantly he's been suffering from the dicease for a while. But it wasn't long ago that he was very important for them.

Their midfield really is underwhelming. I wonder if they'll buy in January.

Claudius

The last time Sir Alex was dumped out of the Champs League group stage, he went and bought Vidic and Evra in the winter. Then the won three straight titles.

Biggus

IBL wrote:
I Am Arsenal Till I Die wrote:
Forget the FA. How did the referee miss the slap?

On the video you can see the ref looking the other way. This should make it easier for the FA to act as the referee hasnt already dealt with it. A kick, slap and rake from one player to get away with would be criminal.

I remember when we could have had him for a couple of million, he would have been just what we needed over the last 5 years, with Kolo already here he would have settled in well. :mad:

Klaus

He couldn't get a work permit.

Rex

Having seen those vids Dules - do you still maintain that what Yaya did was nothing?

Captain

He was lucky to get away without a yellow in the overall match but those incidents with Mata are much of a muchness.

YounGunner

Its nothing. Yaya didnt try to slap him, it was more of an apologetic gesture that Mata pushed away.

Coombs

That was a slap and a straight red.

lorddulaarsenal

I still think it was nothing much. Have to consider the adrenaline and gamesmanship side. I'd hate to see it fully eradicated

Rex

Fuck me. IMO he should have been cautioned for the kick on Mata, had a straight red for both the slap and the attempted stamp on Ramires. The challenge on Ramires is what angers me the most. He is deliberately trying to injure him there! If he just wanted to stop him he easily could have just tripped him. Running your studs down someones Achilles tendon? Cynical and dangerous.

YounGunner

Coombs wrote:
That was a slap and a straight red.

It wasnt. Mata pushed his apologetic hand away. Thats all it was

Rex

Hah, you are absolutely right there about the "slap". Can´t believe I didn´t see that! Scary to think I have watched it like 5 times and yet didn´t see it for what it was until you pointed it out Youn.

IBL

In this day and age that was a slap and a straight red, if Vieira gets a yellow for air kicking Van Horseboy then Toure's love tap on Mata was again a straight red.

Timbob

Yaya was shit on the day. He's usually City's best player in big games.

Biggus

I think slapping Spaniards is cool.

banduan

Poor Arteta.

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