Premier Leagues most shocking moments ( spurs )

[SugarRay]

Just watching it now. The top 50 shocking moments of the premier league so far...

We have featured a few times -

Nani goal that should never have been.

3-0 up, lose 5-3 against United.

The collapse last season going from 10 points clear in 3rd to not even getting champions league.

Mendes goal not given.

Lasagne-gate.

Seriously, when is all this going to even itself out! Got to laugh I guess!!

If and when it does even itself out that will be one hell of a season! Reckon we could be looking at winning all 38 games en route to the title.

 

[hellava_tough]

I think we're probably the most entertaining team to support

We've also got more fans with heart trouble than any other club

 

[Dare!]

3-0 up, lose 5-3 against United.

Still can't believe that match. Only Spurs, eh?

 

[Cavehillspur]

Couldn't believe that match. Only Spurs, eh?

That was on my birthday, fken typical! Never forget it.

 

[Dare!]

That was on my birthday, fken typical! Never forget it.

According to Google that match was on the 29th September, which is the same day we play United at Old Trafford this season. Hopefully you'll get a better present this time around, haha.

 

[Cavehillspur]

According to Google that match was on the 29th September, which is the same day we play United at Old Trafford this season. Hopefully you'll get a better present this time around, haha.

Yep, already have it pencilled in the ol diary, not looking forward to it lol

 

[RichieS]

Couldn't believe that match. Only Spurs, eh?

Wasn't their comeback started when Webb awarded them a ridiculous penalty?

 

[Mouse!]

Wasn't their comeback started when Webb awarded them a ridiculous penalty?

No that was when we were 2-0 up at HT at OT, and Webb gave a pen that never was and they won 5-2.

 

[Andy]

Nani goal was always a Gomes fuck up.

 

[Tomdon]

I am starting to get the feeling that you are going to add another date of shocking moment into your list, after realizing that we are not going to add any more players to our squad at the end of this transfer window.....(or by adding only Adebayor)

 

[RickyVilla]

I am starting to get the feeling that you are going to add another date of shocking moment into your list, after realizing that we are not going to add any more players to our squad at the end of this transfer window.....(or by adding only Adebayor)

So you are ITK then? I love your optimism btw. True Spurs fan.

 

[Gbspurs]

Both lasagne-gate and 5-3 games I was listening to on the radio. Somehow that made it seem worse!

I don't know about most amazing moments but the man city game must come close. 2-0 down and looking well beaten only to come back and early win it just to see a last gasp penalty from a player that should have been sent off. Bastards!!! That's the one game of last season I just can't get out of my head. I think if we has nicked a win there would have been no stopping us.

 

[Monkey boy]

That was on my birthday, fken typical! Never forget it.

Lol @ whoever the cruel swine was that liked this post!!

 

[RickyVilla]

That was on my birthday, fken typical! Never forget it.

My birthday was the 5 2 spanking by the nomads. I feel your pain brother.

 

[StartingPrice]

Nani goal was always a Gomes fuck up.

No it wasn't.

Why do Spurs fans do this?

Nani handled the ball.
If the referee saw him handling the ball, he should award either a free-kick or an advantage. If he doesn't, the ball would have went out for a goal-kick. Did he award a goal-kick, no. So we have either a free-kick or advantage (which would be strange to do anyway, seen as the ball was dead and their was no advantage to be had). So, when Gomes puts the ball down, either it is a free-kick and no United player can touch the ball until Gomes has played it, or it is an advantage, in which case either we have to, like, actually gain an advantage, for which we need to play the ball, or the ball is brought back for the original deadball - that is standard practice. So, when Nani scores with the ball on the ground, either it is an infringement because he has interfered with a free-kick before it has been taken, or it is an infrginement because he has interfered with an advantage before the advantage has been played, and we should be presented with the ball to take the original dead-ball.

Subsequently, when it looks like the referee isn't giving the goal, Paul Scholes pushes him, a move that saw Paolo di Canio banned for ten games - result, not penalised. Subsequently, while the referee is trying to discuss the situation with the referee, Rio ferdinand stands screaming in their faces - result, not penalised. Subsequently, Michael Dawson quielty attempts to remonstrate with the referee (was he captain, in which case this is not only understandable but allowed?), result, a yellow card.

So, from an incident where Nani should have been booked for deliberate hand-ball and we should have had either a free-kick or advantage, or the orignal goal-kick given, they manage to get a goal through another yellow card offence by Nani, and so should have seen red, no free-kick is taken and no advantage is accrued, Scholes is not dismissed, Ferdinand is not yellow carded and Dawson is given a yellow card for nothing. And Spurs fans construe this as a Gomes feck up

Tell me, how can a team have the advantage if they haven't kicked the ball? And, is it standard practive if no advantage accrues to go back and award the original dead-ball? If you answer YES to both of these questions you can only conclude that if the referee, in his head was playing the advantage, he should have blew for a free-kick when Nani scored. Exactly the same thing happened with THudd and he was yellow carded and the oppos given a free-kick. Even the United fans could see this, hence the mocking song "We're United, we do what we want."

 

[RickyVilla]

Always gotta be a scapegoat for some people SP.

 

[Mullers]

Pfft thanks for the memories.

 

[StartingPrice]

Always gotta be a scapegoat for some people SP.

True that!

Doesn't the Octopus make enough genuine cock-ups for folk to be happy scapegoating him with, though?

The thing about this incident, though, was that the only reason for anyone, anywhere, meeja included, to treat it as anything other than yet another act of massed incompetence/bias/gambling dodginess from Mark Clusterfeck would be from collusion of cover-up. And yet Spurs fans fell over themselves to blame poor old Huerelho

And what was he supposed to do? He was clearly looking to Clatty for instructions. If it was a goalkick he couldn't have taken it where the ball was. If it was a free-kick he had to put the ball down, if it was advantage it was to our advantage for him to pick the ball up - but he could have been penalised for that if Clatty had, in fact, awarded a free-kick.

 

[Andy]

Tell me, how can a team have the advantage if they haven't kicked the ball? And, is it standard practive if no advantage accrues to go back and award the original dead-ball? If you answer YES to both of these questions you can only conclude that if the referee, in his head was playing the advantage, he should have blew for a free-kick when Nani scored. Exactly the same thing happened with THudd and he was yellow carded and the oppos given a free-kick. Even the United fans could see this, hence the mocking song "We're United, we do what we want."

All if, buts and maybe's imo, yes the ref should have done better, yes he should have given a free kick, yes i totally agree he should have penalized others but at which point did the ref blow his whistle? what's the old saying? you play to the whistle. HG put the ball on the floor when he could and should have just held on to it, he decided that he thought it was a free kick, no matter what decision the ref gave, he thought it was...(he was right and it should have been)but HG was not the ref making decisions, he had no reason to put the ball down and should have held onto it until he was certain of the referee's decision. why not approach the ref by walking to the edge of his area and ask?
I'm not anti Gomes either, i thought he was an amazing keeper, yeah he had a few daft moments(probably about five in total that i can recount and couldn't kick for toffee) but he was an amazing shot stopper for us when needed.

to the bit in bold: Sadly to answer your question due to complete fuck up by the ref the whistle was not blown so there was no advantage, yes it's standard practice to go back but he did not seen a reason to blow due to him being a dick, can't conclude what was going on in his head apart from thinking play on, then watched HG put the ball down for an infringement he had not given, he then watched United roll the ball into an open goal, his mind said 'goal then'
Gomes should have played to the whistle.
The ref was at fault, but Gomes has to take some blame for not asking what decision was being given if unclear whilst the ball is in his hands so no advantage could be played either way.

 

[StartingPrice]

All if, buts and maybe's imo, yes the ref should have done better, yes he should have given a free kick, yes i totally agree he should have penalized others but at which point did the ref blow his whistle? what's the old saying? you play to the whistle. HG put the ball on the floor when he could and should have just held on to it, he decided that he thought it was a free kick, no matter what decision the ref gave, he thought it was...(he was right and it should have been)but HG was not the ref making decisions, he had no reason to put the ball down and should have held onto it until he was certain of the referee's decision. why not approach the ref by walking to the edge of his area and ask?
I'm not anti Gomes either, i thought he was an amazing keeper, yeah he had a few daft moments(probably about five in total that i can recount and couldn't kick for toffee) but he was an amazing shot stopper for us when needed.

to the bit in bold: Sadly to answer your question due to complete fuck up by the ref the whistle was not blown so there was no advantage, yes it's standard practice to go back but he did not seen a reason to blow due to him being a dick, can't conclude what was going on in his head apart from thinking play on, then watched HG put the ball down for an infringement he had not given, he then watched United roll the ball into an open goal, his mind said 'goal then'
Gomes should have played to the whistle.
The ref was at fault, but Gomes has to take some blame for not asking what decision was being given if unclear whilst the ball is in his hands so no advantage could be played either way.

I've already answered this - If it had been a free-kick, as it should have been and no-one was sure, and he had held-on to the ball and then kicked it, the ref could have called it back and (not sure on the ruling here) either giving a free-kick or a 50/50. He couldn't go to the edge of the area and ask because, if you rewatch the vid you will see that Clatty was in the centre-circle. Again, if you watch it you will see that Gomes gestures a couple of times to Clatty as if to say hat have you given and Clatty doesn't answer him, just kinda smirks.

So, what you are saying is that Clatty clearly saw Nani (apparently dive and then) deliberately handle the ball, but thought he would just ignore it - but the authorities didn't question his competence on that after the match?

The ref was at fault - Gomes looked to him for guidance and wasn't given any. As I said, exactly the same thing happened with us and THudd, result THud was booked.

Seems like a lot of ifs and buts to pass blame on to Gomes when we, and he in particular, was the victim. Even after the goal was scored, where we could all agree it wouldn't have happened if Gomes had played to the whistle, the ref should have disallowed it and booked Nani, he was going to until Scholes pushed him (which, somehow, was excused), and then he went over to the assistant to trry to discuss it, with Ferdinand screaming at them - why would he think about disallowing it and then go over to consult the linesman if he hadn't given anything?

The whole thing stank.