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An interesting couple of points in the football365 mailbox...
Hand off
On the issue of the Llorente handball last night, you said in 16 Conclusions: āIt was a goal that will surely not count when proposed rule changes are brought into actionā. I disagree. Letās look at that proposed rule change from the International FA Board:
āFor example, a goal scored directly from the hand/arm (even if accidental) and a player scoring or creating a goal-scoring opportunity after having gained possession/control of the ball from their hand/arm (even if accidental) will no longer be allowed.ā
Llorente neither:
1. Scored directly from the hand/arm. It hit his hip and then possibly a City defenderās hand before going in.
2. Created a goal scoring opportunity after having gained possession/control of the ball from his hand/arm. Surely this provision cannot apply to him. He certainly didnāt control the ball with his arm. Can he have ever been in possession of the ball? It glanced off him, so no.
Apart from all of that, his arm was glued to his side at all times. There was no, even accidental, advantage gained, as if his arm hadnāt been there, the ball wouldāve just hit his side.
The proposed new rule, as I see it, is aimed at those who accidentally gain an advantage by handling the ball, which advantage leads directly to a goal.
The proposed new rule still allows for accidental handball to go unpunished in some limited circumstances, and I believe last nightās goal was one of those circumstances.
What think ye?
Tim OāKeeffe, Roscommon, Ireland
Hand off
On the issue of the Llorente handball last night, you said in 16 Conclusions: āIt was a goal that will surely not count when proposed rule changes are brought into actionā. I disagree. Letās look at that proposed rule change from the International FA Board:
āFor example, a goal scored directly from the hand/arm (even if accidental) and a player scoring or creating a goal-scoring opportunity after having gained possession/control of the ball from their hand/arm (even if accidental) will no longer be allowed.ā
Llorente neither:
1. Scored directly from the hand/arm. It hit his hip and then possibly a City defenderās hand before going in.
2. Created a goal scoring opportunity after having gained possession/control of the ball from his hand/arm. Surely this provision cannot apply to him. He certainly didnāt control the ball with his arm. Can he have ever been in possession of the ball? It glanced off him, so no.
Apart from all of that, his arm was glued to his side at all times. There was no, even accidental, advantage gained, as if his arm hadnāt been there, the ball wouldāve just hit his side.
The proposed new rule, as I see it, is aimed at those who accidentally gain an advantage by handling the ball, which advantage leads directly to a goal.
The proposed new rule still allows for accidental handball to go unpunished in some limited circumstances, and I believe last nightās goal was one of those circumstances.
What think ye?
Tim OāKeeffe, Roscommon, Ireland
After a sleepless night (like many I reckon) I think the magnitude of this win has finally sunk in.
Epic, epic effort to knock those buggers out over 2 legs. It really was. Even more so when you consider all the injuries we had. Sissoko going off completely destroyed our counter-attacking gameplan, yet we still kept going and nicked a goal.
I was so emotionally fucked at the final whistle I couldn't even jump around and go nuts anymore, but just eased back in my sofa with the biggest grin on my face ever. The game is indeed about glory.
Epic, epic effort to knock those buggers out over 2 legs. It really was. Even more so when you consider all the injuries we had. Sissoko going off completely destroyed our counter-attacking gameplan, yet we still kept going and nicked a goal.
I was so emotionally fucked at the final whistle I couldn't even jump around and go nuts anymore, but just eased back in my sofa with the biggest grin on my face ever. The game is indeed about glory.
Must've watched this 30 times already
Did you see that shot of Levy and his son in the stands... kerching!
Huevos means eggs but frequently used to describe balls
some people think this guy rigged his timeline to make it up ... it looks legit to me.
Already equalled the amount of CL semi Finals as the Death Star in N5 will have hosted in 13 years....
Just salty old fools
He actually is from my part of town.me to Sterling:
Love the guy, heās from my part of town.... but he had to go.
I played with him at QPR. he's not a bad fella all in all, just the emotion of football makes people say and think stupid things.
Most of us will be supporting him in the summer for England.
Really? I spent part of my childhood in NW10, not st Raphaelās or Stonebridge, but Church End. Six degrees of separation and all that.
I wanked over the contents of neighbours lingerie draw, whilst watching her sleep. I'm not sure they want a clip of that
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Fuck it. It's the daily mail desperately scrabbling for way to knock us down.
Best way to confuse a mail reader? Tell them asylum seekers are the natural predator of paedophiles