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CHEAT OF THE WEEK 24-10-07
Peter Owen
Rob Copeland, a Celtic fan, was one of many who emailed to applaud
our panellist's condemnation of Dida of AC Milan who fainted to cheat.
Therefore, this total one-off sets the standards for our season ahead.
UEFA also soured the face of the beautiful game by sentencing Dida to
no-more that a community sentence in the eyes of my rule book.
Fault also lies with the referee, because he should have dismissed the
stretcher bearers and told Dida to find his feet and shown his authority.
Please tell us if you think these comments shine an open honesty
and more so, what punishment you thought should have fallen on Dida's head?
Footballers, fans & officials alike, throw their mouse at our house every
week to see whose in the dock and who is our... "Cheat of the Week".
Rob's position could well be your ball next week. You can defend us or
throw the kitchen sink at us, but we shall not be moved.
We also guarantee that if you write your name on a kitchen sink you will
get the same kick in, because swapping shirts shows one's true colours.
From Rob Copeland
The Diddy (Dida) Affair.
Great article on Dida. As a Celtic Fan and having seen the inside from twenty yards I was shocked and disgusted at the behaviour of this so called profesional footballer.
I hope UEFA ban him for a couple of matches and then look at the
incident against Inter. I believe he also faked injury at this match.
I am glad the fan that ran on to the pitch has been banned for life but
I just hope we do not get a points deducted for this incident.
Good luck for the 20th. I hope you beat Chelsea 3-0.
Hail Hail
Rob
The punishment handed down to Dida was indeed a two match which was later reduced on appeal
hurt the eye-balls of honesty. Therefore, those same eye-balls must see the reactions
of expert panellists to such injustice, because every aspect of the issue stinks!
This week's nominations for Cheat of the Week are as follows:
Aleksandr Kerzakoz - Russia
His dive against England will have further repercussions because the referee failed
football by not producing a yellow card and a stern warning. The Russian Leopard has now being given the green light to try his luck at finding another spot in Israel.
Steve Gerrard - Liverpool
To encourage any referee to take action against a fellow professional is treason on
the high fields. Millions of honest soccer fans saw Bloody Red at the overall actions
and antics of Steven Gerrard.
Dirk Kuyt - Liverpool
"I was trying to make a tackle, I did not want to touch him". Now when one ushers
those words after imitating a Boeing 747 of a tackle, you come under my wing as a
cheat, because weak minded words and violent intent. cheat the eyes and the ears.
And so to the panel...
James Bassett
Dodgy ground, perhaps, but I can't help but think that Mark Clattenberg is the biggest cheat in football this week. Not that I doubt his integrity, but Liverpool's 2-1 win over Everton wouldn't have occured without his bizarre interventions or, in the case of Joleon Lescott's two non-penalties, the lack of them.
However, since he hasn't been nominated, I'll have to go with Stevie Me. Not only did he opine to Clattenberg that the yellow card for Tony Hibbert become a red, he waited until precisely the moment he entered the area before he decided to go to ground.
Oh, and the look on his face when he was subbed? Just priceless.
Jeff Winter
The good news is that this season, Dida apart, we have not had as many outrageous dives etc.
I think that this week we are searching for a culprit rather than have one that stands up and smacks you in the face.
Of the three Gerrard is becoming a bit of a moaner and deserves the accolade, though I do not think his comments influenced the ref who had to sent Hibbert off. The yellow card conspiracy theory is bollocks.
Dave Easson
Now here's a tricky one for me! Most of you know I'm a Scouser, and a red at that, but I'm going to have to choose one of my lads here.
Hilarious as last week's Merseyside derby was, I realise Mr.Clattenburg made the odd mistake. To be fair I think he only got two decisions wrong. Kuyt should've walked and Lescott was (probably) fouled in the last minute in the area (probably).
Gerrard's actions? Well he is the captain and allowed to talk to the ref, and if the ref had shown yellow you can bet it'd be Clattenburg I'd be nominating this week cos if he can't see that as a professional foul he needs to get back to Specsavers and have a bloody good look at himself. Maybe the refs are too pally with the players, but if Poll can call John Terry "John" then Steve Gerrard can call Mark Clattenburg "Mark".
The Kuyt tackle was atrocious and although it was on Phil Neville, and I'm not against seeing a Neville in pain, I think it'll have to be Dirk who gets the gong this week.
STEVEN GERRARD
The rule book of commonsense holds the decisions which cover cases like Gerard's.
When he was driving forward, his outstretched right arm was keeping Hibbert at bay,
which backbones the whole incident, but let's excuse the funny bone.
Therefore, a tug for tug issue developed which the ref could have stop-watched,
such was its length. More importantly, his view was perfect and his mind was active.
At the precise moment both players fell almost side by side in the box and the referee
had made two decisions, one being the colour of the card he was going to show!
Paul Daniels may have been impressed with that palm, but I bet Keith Hackett spilt
his cup of Horlicks down his pyjamas and never slept a wink.
Mark Clattenburg needs to just turn his shorts inside out and that will sort things out.
Rafa Benitez even had the audacity to suggest that Kuyt's disgraceful lunge, which
may enter the Guinness Book of Records, deserved no-more than yellow.
He dived deeper than that famous Merseyside Submarine in making that statement
and if that's his idea of fair-play then he must be an ex cage-fighter.
Gerrad pointed out what lies ahead this season and it's not a one off. He deliberately
takes full advantage of such situations by egging on any challenge inside the box.
But we have cracked his shell wide open and it's definitely a double joker alright.
Please email us your own personal opinions and have the balls to say it like we
do, whether you agree or disagree?
Finally, we shall not be moved.
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