Paying the Penalty

Sunday, 22 November 09, 10:38 AM · Comments(4)

I have watched, rewatched, and watched again the penalty incident with Vela yesterday, it is as clear, blatant, and unmissible as the one by Fletcher on Arshavin at Old Trafford. Vela has his legged hooked clean from under him and there is no planet in the universe on which that is anything other than a stonewall penalty.

Absolutely disgraceful decision not to give. The Sunderland player isn't anywhere near the ball, he simply hacks Vela's leg away and Wylie has as clear a view as he could want. Something has to be done about this, it's bad enough when we don't get the '50:50' penalty claims, but when we are consistently being denied blatant ones such as this something MUST be done by Arsenal. Maybe if Wenger starts making a fuss in the media....then again, maybe not. Then we'd probably never get one.

Are we the only team in the Premier League NOT to get a penalty so far this season? Sure seems like it, and surely we must be the only team with so many stonewall penalty claims simply waived away.

I can't find any stats, any help to clarify would be appreciated.

Also, have a look at this It's clear where our problems lie, even having played a game less, we would be 5 points clear of Chelsea if games finished in the first half. What happens to us and our superior fitness in the second half of matches? Is it a concentration issue? Can it be anything else?

With the obvious lack of help from refs we are going to get this season, looks like we'll need to do it the very, very hard way.

Nobody's asking for favours, just what's due under the laws of the game.

Sort it out refs. And Arsenal in the second half!

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Posted by LadyArse | Comments (4)

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1. LadyArse Wrote: | 17.04GMT | Nov 22, 2009

WTF The Spuds just beat Wigan 9(nine) -1...watch out for the DVD....as my Man U Supporting mate says...the only club to release a mug when they win a throw-in