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I honestly think that Hunt did more in the 30 mins he was on the pitch than if another player had come on and stayed on for 60. The shot in the arm it gave the team actually stayed until the end. Prior to his introduction they were limp & lifeless.
I think it was stupid of him not to know the risks of that type of tackle on the continent. He'd have got away with it in England.
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Originally Posted by paul_oshea
Didn't think it warranted even a yellow card!
Two-footed, airbourne tackles are sending off offences.
i dunno if i would call it two footed or airbourne.especailly as he attempted to tuck his trailing leg. not that it matters, the card had its effects on the night, deserved or not.
One footed tackle, the leading foot, studs up, no contact with the player, plenty of the ball. The trailing leg was bent back, caught the Czech player and "crippled" him. Centre halves do it all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ifk101
Would have been considered a good tackle in some quarters.
Wasn't a red card, yellow card or even a foul. Ref bottled it and if his name ever appears on a Irish fixture again we should object.
After watching John O'Shea flute around for a game and a quarter the sight of someone who cares coming on to the pitch is what has most people excited.
Thats got to be one of the most idiotic posts I've read here in over 4 years. To say it wasn't even a foul demonstrates to me that you know absolutely nothing about the game of football. Clown!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Port Saint
Agreed. Worse than the Ireland v Scotland thread.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by baileban
just trying to be different for the sake of it.
Irish fans always want effort. Mageady has ability but his performances over two games were devoid of any effort.
Mob???? your transition from shamrock waver to purist must be complete now...:D
It was a red card simple as that. Hunt is a filthy player who cannot tackle! I think he is a great player but I think he has a bit of a nasty side to his game and every now and again it raises its head. He went to win the ball but the tackle was so bad I dont think the ref could look past a red... However if any of us had the chance to batter one of those diving fecks think we would have done the same and for that he is a HERO. He could have pulled out of the challenge on Cech is choose not to you dont fall to the ground trying to run after a ball. Hew didn mean to hurt him but to "let him know he was there"Quote:
Originally Posted by joeSoap
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Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Your hardly playing a bit of Devils advocate there Neil are ya...:confused:
No he isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by baileban
In the big scheme of things he has done very little for Ireland.....yet.
Getting sent off for what was an exceedingly stupid and overly aggressive tackle, in a game like that and with a referee like that, was very disappointing.
Heroic :rolleyes:
He really livened Ireland up on the night with his positive and energetic performance and he was exactly what we needed at the time. We did not need him having an early bath.
Hopefully, as someone has mentioned, he will learn from it. He can be a great player for us if he does.
Again trying to **** stirr. You dont know me or know anything about me so you should keep your **** stirring personal comments to yourself please. I have spent hard earned cash going to games for years so how dare you suggest I am some sort of shamrock waving ole oler.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billsthoughts
You dont know the motivation for why I started the thread. If the only time you reply on this forum is to stir me up that says more about you than it ever will about me.
Hunt did not give a ****e anymore than any of the guys out there. His style of play is to run around like that and it has done him well in his career. I like him as a player and his introduction gave us better balance. But just when we were coming back into the game, he basically through that away with a stupid and reckless challenge. To me getting send off for a stupid tackle is just as damaging as not tracking back.Quote:
Originally Posted by baileban
Referee was to blame.
No previous yellow card, no persistent fouling, Hunt won the ball (admittedly with studs up, but in the Premiership that's a straightforward yellow only)
The role of the referee should be to ensure that there is a good, fair game between two teams - not to decide the game. That's what that tw*t did
It was hardly a stupid and reckless challenge. He was too committed and followed through with his trailing leg. never a sending off and Andy reid done a much worse tackle a minute later. The referree stupidly gave into the crowd and the czech player that was harrassing him. Alos maybe im alone on this but i think starting hunt would have had a major psycological effect on Cech. if i was the manager i would pbviously have started Hunt, and told him that whenever there was a set piece to stand right under cech's nose and look him in the eys, but say nothing. im actually serious about this, i think that would have been a very good ploy on our part. Simply put to say he let down the country is absurd. If thats the case Mcgeady let down the whole country in the two matches for playing like a Suunday League footballerQuote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
I agree McGeady was terrible and should not have started either of the matches to be honest. Hunt gives far more going back and forward than Mc Geady does at this moment in time.
You fell for his wind up :rolleyes:
As for Hunt's tackle, the referee doesn't get to see slow motions. When I first saw it I thought it would be red. The slow motion shows he got the ball so no, he didn't let his country down as he shouldn't have been given a red. No harm in letting the opposition know they can't dally on the ball. If it had been a two footed jump and he got sent off, yes it would have been stupid and he would have let the country down by being sent off.
Hunt is pretty much a hit and miss player in his dribbles but is certainly more effective than McGeady. Incidentally, I don't agree that the latter doesn't try. He's just not very good at what he tries. When we needed to keep the ball in the first 30 minutes, instead of a simple pass he'd either fall over trying something or fail to beat two players and lose possession.
[QUOTE=OwlsFan;773532]You fell for his wind up :rolleyes:
Well if that is all he has to offer this forum.
bin this thread its a disgrace.......