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2025 FA Cup Final thread

Three days later my considered opinion is that I couldn't care less. Strikers who leave a trailing leg or look for contact are praised for being clever IF Hendo got away with one then good luck to him. Having seen the incident too often it looks like an instinctive move on his part but still...who cares? Apart from old DysPEPsia of course.
 
Teddy Eagle said:
Three days later my considered opinion is that I couldn't care less. Strikers who leave a trailing leg or look for contact are praised for being clever IF Hendo got away with one then good luck to him. Having seen the incident too often it looks like an instinctive move on his part but still...who cares? Apart from old DysPEPsia of course.
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Indeed, and I don't care about who took the penalty either. I'm not sure anyone else except Sky are either.
 
ASCPFC said:
Indeed, and I don't care about who took the penalty either. I'm not sure anyone else except Sky are either.
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Very amusing at half time yesterday when the stadium announcer who was running the half time penalty shoot out for the kids asked the first penalty taker for Wolves whether he really wanted to take it or did he want to let his friend take it for him
 
Willo said:
The ball hit Sarr who was in an offside position and it impacted the goalkeeper as it wrong-footed him.
Clear offside, no issues.
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Impact on wrong footing the keeper is irrelevant, unless Munoz shot just went in alone or deflected by a city player and Sarr was in the keepers way
 
Teddy Eagle said:
Three days later my considered opinion is that I couldn't care less. Strikers who leave a trailing leg or look for contact are praised for being clever IF Hendo got away with one then good luck to him. Having seen the incident too often it looks like an instinctive move on his part but still...who cares? Apart from old DysPEPsia of course.
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Maybe we did get away with one. What I do know is that nobody knows what might have happened had Deano stayed in his area. Haaland's touch might have been heavy and taken him well wide of the goal. He might have missed it altogher, allowing Deano to gather it. What saved us was Haaland never had the ball under control. It was a long ball over the top and he didn't touch it once.

They seem to forget getting away with this a few years ago:

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Spindle said:
Wtf? I'm talking about if it didn't hit Sarr. Since it did, impact on the keeper is irrelevant since Sarr was simply offside
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It did impact the goalkeeper as I stated but you are right in your assertion that Sarr was offside when the ball ricocheted off him and the goal was rightly disallowed.
I accept that my comments gave the impression that I was asserting that the impact on the goalkeeper was the sole reason for the goal not being allowed to stand. I was merely making a statement of fact.
I was somewhat fatigued after a long drive home last night !
 
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Willo said:
Thank you Craig_THFC for your kind and generous sentiments.
The very best of luck to Tottenham in the Europa League final. 👍
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Well thank you since WE f***ing DID IT!!!


I should warn you it is not as easy as it looks. Any season we have been in Europa our league form has suffered. It is extremley difficult having to accomodate the Thrusday nights with Sunday PL fixtures where the atmsophere (Least at Spurs) can be very flat and always having 3 days rest whereas CL sides get a couple more.

There's even been one occasion (years ago!) where we played a quarter final in the EL against Sevilla on the Thrusday night then played away at Stamford Bridge on a Saturday early kick off!

It is very demanding.

But if us and United (as diabolically shocking as we have been) can make it this far there's no reason you guys can't too.

Best of luck to you guys in Europa next season. Enjoy the travel, enjoy the ride and I hope you guys smash it!
 
Craig_THFC said:
Well thank you since WE f***ing DID IT!!!


I should warn you it is not as easy as it looks. Any season we have been in Europa our league form has suffered. It is extremley difficult having to accomodate the Thrusday nights with Sunday PL fixtures where the atmsophere (Least at Spurs) can be very flat and always having 3 days rest whereas CL sides get a couple more.

There's even been one occasion (years ago!) where we played a quarter final in the EL against Sevilla on the Thrusday night then played away at Stamford Bridge on a Saturday early kick off!

It is very demanding.

But if us and United (as diabolically shocking as we have been) can make it this far there's no reason you guys can't too.

Best of luck to you guys in Europa next season. Enjoy the travel, enjoy the ride and I hope you guys smash it!
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Congrats. Certainly preferred you winning to United. Their soap opera will continue.
Palace will be fine next year. They always finish between 10-15 and never have a change of points from the year before of more than 6. It's practically a Law of Nature
 
Isley46 said:
Exactly this - we were right in line and above the incident (front of 528) and no-one noticed anything plus none of the Man City players appealed - when the ball went to the other end in the next phase of play they were more interested in contesting the throw in. We watched both ITV and BBC coverage later that night (recorded both full programs) and not one of the commentators on either side commented on the incident when it happened - only during the delay for the VAR review when they were prompted.
Sick and tired of all the 'blatant hand ball comments'
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If the keeper handled outside the area it's an infringement, whether intentional or not, goalscoring chance or not, the ref should have awarded a free kick to City there on the edge of the area surely?
Glad we got that bit of luck, as it evened out with the penalty that never was.
Great performance and deserved victory.
 
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Willo said:
The ball hit Sarr who was in an offside position and it impacted the goalkeeper as it wrong-footed him.
Clear offside, no issues.
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Yup, and Sarr's rather dramatic leap to the floor was evidence he realised what he did; but it fooled no-one.

As others have said, Henderson obviously handled outside the box. There should have been a free kick on the edge of the box and a yellow card for Henderson. But VAR cannot intervene to award that. It can only recommend a red if it denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity. VAR took a long time to decide there was no clear and obvious on field error on that point.

I also agree with the point made by others up the thread that the ref was very lenient indeed on Man City's cynical fouls designed to stop our breakaways. They could easily have lost a player or been forced to make unwanted subs or tactical changes to avoid that.
 
Skip said:
Maybe we did get away with one. What I do know is that nobody knows what might have happened had Deano stayed in his area. Haaland's touch might have been heavy and taken him well wide of the goal. He might have missed it altogher, allowing Deano to gather it. What saved us was Haaland never had the ball under control. It was a long ball over the top and he didn't touch it once.

They seem to forget getting away with this a few years ago:

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Key words: clear and obvious.
 
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