Liverpool's title ambitions were laid to rest today when a Darren Bent scuffed shot deflected off a round fat red object lying in the six yard box, flummaxing Reina in the process and beating the helpless keeper all ends up.
West Ham fans will smile and think, what goes around, comes around. Wind back the clock nearly 30 years to the 14th of March 1981 and it was West Ham who were robbed in another famous Wembley final when a round fat red object in the six yard box was incorrectly deemed not to be interfering in play, even though it played a major part in flummaxing Phil Parkes and resulted in the helpless keeper being beaten all ends up by a shot he would otherwise have saved.
That same round, fat, red object, who had ducked under the match saving shot whilst lying in an offside position in the six yard box, was on the bench to see the Sunderland goal. I wonder if Sammy Lee picked up on the irony and recognised the beach ball as his absolute spit?
Haha! Great pic and headline!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that, thanks for the history lesson!
That's two Cup Finals against Liverpool that we were cheated out of victory!
ReplyDeleteCue the recollections of the commentator screaming 'Gerrard!' and Shaka diving....sorry, tripping to his right. Bless him.
ReplyDeleteFunny how Pards said before the game that Gerrard was the only one separating the quality of the sides.
Sign the beach ball!
ReplyDeleteOnly on the pitch for a matter of seconds and with its first touch finds the back of the net.
Better than anything we've got at the moment.
LOL Very good 1137, it didn't move much so it may have been Tristan!
ReplyDeleteStani, Pardew would have been more accurate if he had said a sense of sportsmanship was the biggest difference between the two sides. Cue Carragher "Don't throw the ball behind for a goal kick, throw it to Scaloni and press him! I know they put it out for our guy to be treated but that's their bloody fault for being honest! Me mates have already got the wheels off their coach!"
my recollection was that we put it out for treatment to one of theirs hence their throw in
ReplyDeletePrecisely Deane, Scaloni put it out for the guy to get treatment. Sherringham did his nut and pointed upfield. Scaloni shrugged his shoulders and pointed to the injured player. Carragher, the cheat, gave orders to throw the ball back to Scaloni and press him, he booted it into the middle of the pitch, fifteen yards outside our box, Reo-Coker was asleep, Gerrard wasn't, goodnight Vienna!
ReplyDeleteTrue. Why do we have to be so good an honest all the time. We'll never survive, ask Darwin.
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