Is the silence from St Kilda considered bad sportsmanship in light of the evidence?.. I say Yes?
604945
yeah, that sucks ass! well i think that the coach went in the locker rooms and said if you heard it, shut up. \nbastards! \n\nIt better be turned around....\nGO FREO...\n\n(LATER)\n\nYAY FREO WON... what a jump that was for saints 6th to 9th.\nfreo just upped from 7th to 6th.\nCOME ON DOCKERS!!!
745974
I see it as a sensitivity issue. Ponting has always had his share of run-ins with the laws of the game. Some of his illustrious team mates such as McGrath,Warney or Symonds are not angels either. So my reaction to this is "NOT SURPRISED AT ALL"   I dont really take some people's arguments about "pawar hogging the limelight" as even a credible point. For that matter, Pawar had every right to hog the limelight. He organized the champions trophy and is the chief of the hosting board. The aussies need to maintain their level headedness and patience off the field. At at a time when Asians feel exploited by the so called white psyche, it only makes sense for a white team to bridge that gap with pleasant behavior. If they felt Pawar was in the way,they could have obliged Pawar with a photo and then gone on to proceed with their celebrations. I wonder what would happen if Saurav pointed fingers at John Howard and rudely gestured him to leave the pesentation dias! ICC, cricket ausralia and even the government would lodge protests!
1110082
No, I think the refereeing in the past has been bad. The players have been allowed to run wild for so long. Finally, some boundries are being set and the players are walking right over those boundries. There are consequences for such actions.\n\nIt is the PLAYER'S job to learn what will and won't be allowed, and the way these players are so slow to learn, I wonder how many brain cells they have.\n\n95% of the calls and 99% of the cards I have seen can be backed up by the Laws of the Game.
775592
Firstly I think that these former players are from the old school of football where playing for Country is a privilege and comes first and is not seen as something to be bargained with. I don't believe it's solely racially based as the same opinions and alleged penalties were also used to get Makelele to return to play for France against his wishes. These players did it harder and with far less options and advantages than players have today. Perhaps they feel they are somewhat spoiled by the financial side of the game now and the love of the sport and ones country is fast becoming secondary. Who knows. With that said, every player has to decide for themselves when their time to retire or to have a break is and as such risk the chance of losing their positions in National teams, which I am sure they have considered. It also depends I imagine on what "fine print" is written into their contracts in regards to their availability for National call up. We have constantly had comments like these made about Australian players in relation to people in authority questioning their commitment. You just have to get on with it and not take it all too personally when a former player or legend voices their thoughts.\n\nSecondly, as for the impostors, I agree with you, it has been an insane day on YA...lol\n\nEdit: it wasn't me who gave the thumbs down to the question...lol
757756
Good luck, I doubt you will get anything back.  There was a bad call in Edmonton the other night that really changed the game.  Bad calls are a part of the game.
788132
It is one of the times that a referee makes the difference in the game, this time it was the wrong decision. And the sad part is that it was not a mistake, because the officals discussed it. \nI have seen bad decisions, because an official was not in the right place or just missed the call. This was different, this was a decision by committee (I assume).
924361
Agrees totally with you\n\nDiving and cheating is ruining the game to such an extent that Ref's actually miss real incidents.\n\nI thought players could be booked for diving. You can be booked for dissent and saying something rude. If refs were refs  things would be better and as for no tackling from behind what a joke. I expect footballers to come out with powder puffs and lipstick next
1021623
I also don´t think it was worth a yellow card, and I am also cheering for Germany...\nAnd you, guy, that answered this question first: Who gives a S*** if you think soccer is gay? Why do you even answer those questions if you are not interested? How rude...
926549
Like Bluestar said! It is making a mockery out of the game, the silly showmanship Prats. And it insults the intelligence of the fans.\nWell, my humble opinion!
479698
Conduct unbecoming of a sportsman!  It depends on the sport, but in American football its anything that would be considered poor sportsmanship.  Such as taunting, tackling someone after the play is over, doing a dance in the endzone.  Just being a jerk, basically.
92459
Fans do not have a right to express everything they feel, especially if it leads to violence. Throwing objects that hit players or rioting is unacceptable. So, at times, yes, games have to be played behind closed doors to punish clubs whose fans behave in an unacceptable way.
935487
Hi Andy!!!!\n\nBRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!! During the World Cup I saw this saying that I felt was very fitting.... IN GUUS WE TRUST!!! What he did for Australian Soccer was incredible.\n\nWish Adelaide United luck for tonight... I'm going to the game against Victory!!!! ROMARIO & KOSMINA VS. MUSCAT!!!!\n\nJust got home from the game... What a joke!!!!!! Bajic got red carded in the 13th minute for kicking Fred downstairs!!! That was a shocking game for United. I feel so sorry for Romario... he's trying so hard to score!!! AND will Veart ever retire - I'll pay his pention if I have to!!
72383
I disagree on the Champ Bailey fumble, there was no good camera angle to confirm it went out of the enzone and not in the field of play. The Samuel/Lelie "defensive" pass intereference...total BS...definately should have been on Lelie if anyone...but certainly...7 pts didn't make a difference anyway with all the turn overs. That being said, no...the officiating was not of the caliber of the playoffs if only based on that BS play alone!
1060946
i can just post the same video and told you all it's from another team. it's somewhat common for manager at national team or in the club to instruct their player to dive at tackle. i don't agree either. but  that's the way footbal played. just like injuring some player with hard tackle, it's common also. either we think it's good or not. the team can only be blamed if they have some agreement with the referee of the game. as long as it's not proved, what happen on the pitch is the ref own responsibilities
100254
I think the Seahawks and the Steelers and the Fans were all cheated by a biased officiating crew, for all the missed and bad calls. i was a football fan and now i am promoting letter writing to all sponsers of nfl activities to try to get the officiating problem solved... for ALL football fans. i don't want to take away the Steelers win ( congratz guys) but i want a obvious problem fixed. nuff said
1100070
Hey there,\nthe referee was too busy holding up time arguing over a foul with a player who had already been red carded and should not have been on the field. If he had of removed the player 1o min earlier when he should have, no time problem, goal to Australia. It should have stood.
1022801
This is a tough one.  I'm English and very proud of it.  I don't like the idea of hooligans though.  However if someone starts giving me grief, there is no way I will back down.  I guess this is the same for a group of lads who are supporting football.  If you look back in the history of English football there has always been hooligans.  However I believe that the action should be kept on the pitch.  Look at rugby fans, the game is violent and the fans get on great with each other.