Manchester City v Leeds Utd Match Thread - Costa in for the ineligible Harrison

[rab_rant]

Heard when Bamford came off the pitch
"so we're just going to defend then"

No way

[Prisoner37]

He gave a yellow so no clear and obvious error, unlike last week on Roberts.
VAR bollocks!

[Carrick Dave]

I think Cooper has come back in worried about his position and determined to stand out by being the hard man at the back. He’ll struggle to get back in the team in 3 games time.

[Irish Ian]

I hope we just park a bus and waste time at every opportunity

[danhirons]

Cooper was doing fine for me. Turned.by fernandinho but slipped

[Overman]

Cooper whether it was unjust or not, he's gone. We need to play these w**kers at their own game, bring out the dramatics, waste time and continually disrupt play. I would like to see Gelhardt have a run at these lot.

[Aussieleeds]

Cooper was lucky not to cost us a penalty pulling on Stones' shirt during a corner.

It was obviously a red for me. Studs just above the knee with force. Rash. Needless.

So if a player volleys the ball and connects with an opponents knee on the follow through that’s a send off? When your stretching for a ball your studs are obviously up. There was just as much chance of Jesus injuring Cooper with his own follow through.
No send off for sterling whose studs directly stomped on Rafa’s ankle with force?

[John in Louisiana]

Interesting that Bielsa brought in Struijk and not Koch.

[Velotrax]

No send off for sterling whose studs directly stomped on Rafa’s ankle with force?

In all fairness, he stepped on his ankle not stomped

[White Riot]

I hope we just park a bus and waste time at every opportunity

Exactly, Var and this masturbator ref have ruined the match, so let's do what every other team does.

[YorkshireSquare]

Hardly touched him!

[Orange Box]

Stones falls over his own shadow don’t tell me the ref doesn’t have an agenda

[White Riot]

Such a soft game it is now.

If Alan Carr played footy he'd be considered a hard man these days

[John in Louisiana]

So if a player volleys the ball and connects with an opponents knee on the follow through that’s a send off? When your stretching for a ball your studs are obviously up. There was just as much chance of Jesus injuring Cooper with his own follow through.
No send off for sterling whose studs directly stomped on Rafa’s ankle with force?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the rule says it's a red card for excessive force even if you do get the ball first..

Softest foul I have ever seen on Kalvin just now.

[Irish Ian]

FC on the edgeof the box.

Not a foul

[Cjay]

That wasnt a foul . . . . .

[Velotrax]

Nice dive by Stones

[White Riot]

I will it if we beat these c**ts

[YorkshireSquare]

Nice dive by Stones

Where is VAR for that? What is the point?

[danhirons]

VAR ref is David Coote, I rest my case !

Wasn't the var ref who decided it