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  tcguanz

  9 months ago

  I mustv say though Cahill sent off was a little bit unfair, the main reason his sent off was due to his ignorance when Mike Riley signalled him to come forth to explain his foul. Riley was too angry and gived a red card!
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  Johnathan Starling

  9 months ago

  If that was the case, what Riley should have done is shown a yellow for the tackle and then flash the yellow again for dissent before showing the red.
  
  If he did let his anger get in the way of a decision, all the more reason for him to be taken to task.
  
  Thank you for your opinion.
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  magicspacemonkey

  9 months ago

  Cahill made the decision easy for Riley, his tackle was late, two footed, clumsy and dangerous, Cahill's decision to continue to ignore the referee when called back was in itself a straight red card offence, Cahill ignored the ref for 30 seconds which culminated in a straight red, you can see by Moyes reaction as Cahill left the pitch he knew it was deserved. At least that decision was made correcly, shame about the disallowed goal that was perfectly ok.
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  Johnathan Starling

  9 months ago

  To be perfectly honest with you, my read on Moyes's reaction was 'here we go again'.
  
  And continuing to ignore the referee is not a straight red card offense. Straight from the FIFA Rulebook for reason to be a red card, 'uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures'.
  
  I'll say it again, if Riley wanted to send Cahill off, he should have shown a yellow for the tackle and then a yellow for dissent.
  
  As for Torres being denied a perfectly okay goal...thank Riley for that one. I couldn't tell you what he blew his whistle for. I am convinced he just loves to hear that thing.
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  carl

  9 months ago

  The tackle was clumsy and miss timed, it looked worse live than in the replays. A yellow card was all the tackle was worth. I can only think the red was a culmination of the tackle and dissent. He was unlucky to be sent off. Youv'e got to blame the FA for appointing Riley in the first place to ref such a heated derby, especially after his performance last weekend.
  YNWA
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  stonyk

  9 months ago

  He was a terrible ref. Denied torres a perfectly good hat-trick. Also, I thought the takle was similar the middlesborogh one against man u. That was regarded as disgraceful cos has non tackling leg caught the guy. How is this one different?
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  Matt

  9 months ago

  That I will agree with. Torres was denied what should have been an impressive and fast hat-trick with a great well taken third goal.
  And yes, it wasnt too dissimilar to Pogatetz except he didnt catch the man as bad, but could have.
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  Matt

  9 months ago

  Seriously, Torres' goals werent overshadowed by Riley at all. The match was over by the sending off anyway. Cahill is a cocky gobshite who showed disrespect ala Ashley Cole last season and rightly got sent off. He was also obviously seeking revenge for the Arbeloa thing. As for Arbeloa, he was provoked too but nobody mentions or shows the little kicks Osman (i think?) was taking before his kick.
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  Johnathan Starling

  9 months ago

  As far as I'm concerned, Torres two goals were overshadowed by the stupid rediculous way Riley called the entire 90 minutes. You can look at the 3 minutes of brilliance of Torres as your overriding storyline, but to me that's not the case.
  
  And if Arbeloa is going to retaliate the way he did because of the way Osman or anyone for that matter marks him, then maybe the Premier League is not the league for him.
  
  As for Cahill, he was sent off for the tackle, not what he did after it. As for the tackle itself, the studs did not connect with Alonso. Alonso yes was a sitting duck, but a clumsy tackle does not make it a red card challenge.
  
  And to say Cahill disrespected ala Ashley Cole...please tell me you're joking. When at all did Cahill start getting into the referee's face and pointing to the back of his shirt? That's right he didn't. You can read above to see how I think the situation should have played out.
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  Richard Whittall

  9 months ago

  The Cahill tackle deserved a red. Certainly not all Premier League refs would have given it, but it was well within Riley's rights to give it. The Everton supporters didn't seem too miffed about it. I have to say, the only decision worth mentioning this week was Rob Styles 'penalty' decision against Bolton...pathetic.
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  Johnathan Starling

  9 months ago

  Sorry, I didn't see Cahill's challenge as Serious Foul Play or Violent Conduct, and I stand by that.
  
  As for Rob Styles penalty decision...it is Rob Styles after all. I'm pretty much numb to the decisions he makes. I don't expect him to be getting any top flight games for a couple of weeks unless it is as the fourth official after Saturday though.
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