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Wednesday, 18 October 06, 09:43 PM
Well the version 1.0 of OleOle is finally up and running, and is the start of what should be some very exciting times!
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Yesterday in the champions league... well, some very dodgy refereeing in the Arsenal vs CSKA Moscow game. Granted, Arsenal didn't show up to well in terms of overall play, but they were denied a brilliant (and perfectly legitimate) equaliser near the end for an alleged "handball" by Thierry Henry. I'm not sure why the referee called it, he wasn't in a good position at all to see it, and his response (the whistle and yellow card) was so quick that it seemed almost predetermined.
I've heard conflicting reports, but one said that the linesman flagged to show that it was a goal, and the referee ignored this. If anyone was in a position to see whether it was a goal, it was the linesman. Another strange factor was the lack of any replays. They showed umpteen slow motion shots of the CSKA attacker Dudu having his shots and headers blocked, but in this one defining incident of the match, the broadcasters failed to show anything other than a single slow motion of the original camera angle, when in fact there were angles available from the other side where the replays would have been far more telling. On Setanta Sports, in the post game show, the pundits were in the midst of discussing how bad of a refereeing decision it was, when the replay began. Then the host suddenly cut in, said goodbye, and they switched over to the Manchester United v FC Copenhagen game. FIFA trying to save face? Or Roman Abramovich's dodgy billions? Well either way, Thierry Henry was clearly unhappy...
Give us a buzz if you're interested in writing for or representing your favourite club or league on the website.
Yesterday in the champions league... well, some very dodgy refereeing in the Arsenal vs CSKA Moscow game. Granted, Arsenal didn't show up to well in terms of overall play, but they were denied a brilliant (and perfectly legitimate) equaliser near the end for an alleged "handball" by Thierry Henry. I'm not sure why the referee called it, he wasn't in a good position at all to see it, and his response (the whistle and yellow card) was so quick that it seemed almost predetermined.
I've heard conflicting reports, but one said that the linesman flagged to show that it was a goal, and the referee ignored this. If anyone was in a position to see whether it was a goal, it was the linesman. Another strange factor was the lack of any replays. They showed umpteen slow motion shots of the CSKA attacker Dudu having his shots and headers blocked, but in this one defining incident of the match, the broadcasters failed to show anything other than a single slow motion of the original camera angle, when in fact there were angles available from the other side where the replays would have been far more telling. On Setanta Sports, in the post game show, the pundits were in the midst of discussing how bad of a refereeing decision it was, when the replay began. Then the host suddenly cut in, said goodbye, and they switched over to the Manchester United v FC Copenhagen game. FIFA trying to save face? Or Roman Abramovich's dodgy billions? Well either way, Thierry Henry was clearly unhappy...
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