Your excuse for Robinson makes it even more unforgiveable to me. If its a player who you know is going to throw himself to the floor at the first opportunity, why on earth would you charge into the back of him. You can't tell me any of them were given without obvious contact. It was completely braindead (and, like i say, he wasnt alone - i just highlighted him, because he was the one who did 3, in quick succession, at a crucial point. -- SW6.doc

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Date Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 09:36:23am
Author: Same Old Story
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 84.69.53.52
Subject: Your excuse for Robinson makes it even more unforgiveable to me. If its a player who you know is going to throw himself to the floor at the first opportunity, why on earth would you charge into the back of him. You can't tell me any of them were given without obvious contact. It was completely braindead (and, like i say, he wasnt alone - i just highlighted him, because he was the one who did 3, in quick succession, at a crucial point.
In reply to: Jim© The Devon IP 's message, "On the Robinson point, I agree to a certain extent, but 90% of those fouls were against Paqueta who is a cheat. Always thought he was, always hated him for it, it's just not how football should be played. It was a tough watch for all the reasons you've said. I don't get the anger with ESR at all. He was part of a side that created more than enough to walk the game but Leno had other ideas" on Wednesday, January 15, 09:20:40am

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It’s tricky v Paqueta, he’s smart, he’s a big powerful player, sometimes he’ll take the contact and he won a lot in the air against our CBs, other times he rolls around after the slightest contact. Robbo’s success is built on his aggressive nature, getting in to the face of saka/salah etc, winning ball in transition when they’re not set, higher risk and won’t always get it right. (NT) -- Henry1879, Wednesday, January 15, 09:44:10am (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)
- Again, fine, but don't keep doing it in quick succession. However many excuses get thrown up for that last night, it was braindead. (NT) -- Same Old Story, Wednesday, January 15, 09:49:57am (NoHost/84.69.53.52)
  - Not excuses, just why he was doing it, it was a clear effort to try and inject urgency, which was far more an issue than giving away a couple of fouls, if the other players showed that urgency and aggression from earlier on we’d have been in a better place. Won’t always get it right, but I don’t see it as brain dead because the rationale is there to do what the team needed. (NT) -- Henry1879, Wednesday, January 15, 10:04:56am (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)
    - I know what you're saying, we're just having a circular discussion. I disagree. It was braindead. Do it the first time, then realise whats happening and don't keep doing it. Seems we'll have to disagree here. (NT) -- Same Old Story, Wednesday, January 15, 10:24:29am (NoHost/90.241.67.51)
      - Yeh fair, overall I share your sentiments though, absolute hair pulling type game, still, that seems to be the norm for us v West Ham, all the moments seem to go their way and despite them seemingly being a poor team we find a way to not win. (NT) -- Henry1879, Wednesday, January 15, 10:29:48am (croy-26-b2-v4wan-167127-cust1611.vm24.cable.virginm.net/82.38.22.76)

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