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The Consequences Of A Nani State...

When you're trying to achieve the impossible and remove all danger from the world of football then there are going to be nights when people are sent off for very little...

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jtnufc (Newcastle United) says...

you've missing the point Triangler, the worry is that you think a pro-homosexual comment is an intrinsically bad thing. Also, being manly and being gay are not mutually exclusive, you muppet.

Posted 6:45pm 9th March 2013

gerardjh16 (Manchester United) says...

@Triangler, I believe I speak for most when I say, "stop over-analysing you absolute pansie!"

Posted 4:30am 9th March 2013

Triangler (Liverpool) says...

@jtnufc "What next? A red card for running in a style unbecoming for a heterosexual?" Surely that's the opposite of the attitude that any kind of contact is a foul (since being a 'man' would involve being willing to take a hit, would it not?) which was the overall theme of the piece as I understood it. In a game where strong tackling is practically outlawed, the idea of someone's running style not being 'manly' enough is surely the last thing someone would be sanctioned for. I can only interpret that is a sly dig at Sepp Blatter (could be the case) or a not-so-subtle promotion of homosexuality given that it's practically the opposite of the attitude of the article as a whole. Bringing sexuality into it at all was odd and I think it really can only be interpretted as pro-homosexuality or at very least opposing the attitude in some quarters that playing football is for heterosexuals and that not being heterosexual is to be discouraged in the game. I think most of us would prefer our football articles to be about football, not some sort of social commentary on society as a whole.

Posted 1:20am 8th March 2013

jtnufc (Newcastle United) says...

@Triangler - unnecessary pro-homosexuality comment?

Posted 1:42pm 7th March 2013

cookie_monster says...

Good article, football is too soft these days and reading some of the comments below just shows why.

Posted 6:15am 7th March 2013

Mulsey says...

it is interesting and perplexing in equal measures how many people criticise Jonny Nich having only read the headline of his articles. Very good article with some very nuanced points that clearly go straight over the head of many many of the modern pleb f365 readers. This used to be a site of football debate between people who put football debate above club allegiances. Can't really blame the site that most the people who comment on it's article's are too stupid to understand them. Chelseablue should get a special mention for the most ridiculous comment in the history of f365

Posted 3:26am 7th March 2013

steev13 says...

I think that's the best article I've read of yours, Mr Nicholson. Agree with every word. Though where was the reference to 70's rock...?

Posted 1:11am 7th March 2013

polaknuar says...

chelseablue_no1, I don't want to sound rude, but did you even engage your brain before starting to type? The 'victim' of the 'tackle' could see what was coming, Nani couldn't. The point the article and so many others make is that if you can't see what is coming, should you essentially always keep your feet on the ground, in case someone comes from behind and sticks their head in the way? I agree with what others are saying here; we don't want a return to the sort of dirty fouls we used to see. The Schumacher example you quote was surely a completely different kettle of fish, and pretty irrelevant (see sparkz's simple but entirely accurate analysis). Anyway, United lost, Madrid won, and as has been pointed out elsewhere on this site, Fergie will just need to come to terms with the fact that the breaks went the other team's way. All well and good, but sending Nani off was a really stupid decision, and simply highlights how poor the rules are at making clear what is and isn't allowed. There is just too much room for interpretation and, if you combine this with video technology, we are heading for a never-ending stream of mind-numbing debate about which teams should/shouldn't have won/lost/been denied oodles of cash from promotion/as a result of relegation/winning a final... Mind you, opinion based sites such as these must be licking their lips at the prospect (and no, the irony of my commenting here has not escaped me).

Posted 12:19am 7th March 2013

giggswill says...

The point isn't what Chopper Harris could get away with in ancient times. The point is that for football to be a sport players must be allowed to go for the ball when they see it in space. No one is shouting about Lopez punching Vidic in the head and why would they? Lopez had every right to go for the ball and so did Vidic. That isn't tolerating dangerous play, it's just accepting the nature of the sport. Nani also had every right to go for the ball, no player was near it when he committed. When players are obliged to avoid the ball for fear an opponent might try to play it then football as a game is dead.

Posted 9:10pm 6th March 2013

shades (Arsenal) says...

I grew up watching football in the late nineties, just when the lavendar started filling the air. Fir years i've watched it with blinding passion. I must admit however that over the last couple of years I cant finish a game without feeling unsatisfied. I think John's got it right. It's not the violence that we crave, but it has to be said that the game has become meek. All this tikitaka football starts to get on your nerves. It's become like the oneday game for bowlers. Can't bowl a proper bouncer, it's a wide if it's an inch outside legstump etc etc. What the hell are defenders supposed to do. Just track and contain? I'm not asking them to hack at players, but once in a while can they flatten a player when they get the ball and not be carded or sent off? Can we have one of those per player each game? That way every attacker will know the opposition guys all have one under their sleeves. Might even get a player like Ramsey to actually release the ball quicker and help the attacking flow knowing a Lee Cattermole is eyeing his a***

Posted 9:03pm 6th March 2013

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