Ted Hughes wrote:johnpb78 wrote:kinkylola wrote:fucking taiwan only has one channel showing the world cup ... so I'm stuck with uruguay mexico right now, wishing I could watch the shit going down france vs. south africa.
more about the red card please? was it an actual red? really just an attempted bike?
Cisse went for an overhead kick, kicked a feller in the chest/arm and was originally shown the red. After the confusion however, the red was shown to Gourcoff for an aerial challenge where he led with his arm. A very very harsh sending off as you see that challenge all the time.
You do now & it's become accepted in Andy Gray World because he was an arm-flailing elbowing twat & he's gone on & on excusing it because he wants to give his career credibility. Personally speaking, I was fucking good at heading the ball & the only time I needed to do that was deliberately, if some fucker had kept on elbowing me in the chops I didn't consider it warrented head butting him.
Henry could have redeemed himself by playing it for laughs when he came on; wearing a huge pair of Benny Hill style artificial hands & patting the ball round the pitch.
The challenge was fine, I think the ref thought he led with his elbow, but that wasnt the case. The direction he was travelling in, his leading arm had to go somewhere.
Anyway, fuck that, France have scored one - which to me would be a perfect result. France go home, and South Africa can stick them fucking horns up their arse for the rest of the tournament.