will fergie sign a midfielder in january?

I like American football and in that sport they have giant TV screens in all the stadiums which provide replays throughout the match. The crowds reaction to bad ref calls are hilarious. Great if they could do that in football but they don't for fear of riots I think.

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I watch around five or six games a week. It amazes me though how the officials can watch instant replays of contious rulings and still get it wrong.

Same here Vidicschin. The refs do sometimes get it wrong but their job is made harder by the constantly changing rulebook. On the whole I think it helps more than it hinders.

Away from the point, but the biggest nonsense in the NFL is the fairly new hitting rules, defensless receivers, blindside blocks, gets my goat that does.

General

I think some of the calls we see on hits are very inconsistant.

I can see the need for the illeagal block in the back call, but not when it is a push. This call seems a bit soft to me. Especially when, as you say, a receiver is fair game for being clattered from all sides.

Some of the pass interference calls are really lame, and these should be reviewable. A clasic example was the Redskins being foced twenty five yards back to their own goal line by an incorrect, and not even close call on Sunday.

you know this was a good topic with some good varried thoughts from different United fans. Then Billybob comes in with his usual drivel and it goes belly up, so well done Billybob!

Vidicschin, good point, the PI calls are often game changers and in some cases total rubbish. They need to sort that out or let the players play a bit more. Either way there will always be a grey line that separates good coverage from illegal.

On the blocking rule I was referring to the Hines Ward rule which prohibits blocking unsuspecting players head on, not from behind. You still see massive blocks which are allowed but the lack of consistency when a flag flies for the same block later in another match is messed up. NFL is a violent and highly enjoyable league, leave if that way.

Vidicschin, good point, the PI calls are often game changers and in some cases total rubbish. They need to sort that out or let the players play a bit more. Either way there will always be a grey line that separates good coverage from illegal.

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They bought in that rule because the Patriot corners were kicking the butt out of it when they won one of their superbowls.

What team do you follow, if any?

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"My opinion was not influenced by the controllers at ESPN"

Ok mate! I imagine it was your own TV feed that you were watching then? How much did it cost you to set up your own broadcasting company, how much did you bid during the last round of PL TV rights to secure your own feed just so that you can bypass my valid argument on this thread?

You were influenced by ESPN mate, like it or not, as it was their TV coverage that you had to watch. The process being as follows...

At a live game you watch what you want from your position, you have control. On TV you watch what ESPN (or whoever) dictates, thus you and your opinion are directly being influenced by them.

You are arguing against this as if you are not subject to the rules that everybody else is, it is simple enough to understand, your opinion is influenced by the TV pictures, and those pictures are not chosen by you!


Anyway, I agree with you on the pass interference rule, it irritates me when you have receivers constantly waving imaginary flags after nearly every close call...I also dislike the new review of all scoring plays, besides that I am ok with the rules and thus will allow them to continue without any meddling from me!

Ok mate! I imagine it was your own TV feed that you were watching then?

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Stop being a pleb Billy.

What team do you follow, if any?
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I like a selection of teams really, Raiders and Ravens especially, but I enjoy watching great players do great things and great coaches out think one another. What about you?