Head to Head - Duff v Pires

[Peadar]

By way of digression, how did Darren Potter do?

Reasonable!
He was taken off at halftime.
Seemed to lack confidence.
That is to be expected, I suppose.
Just doesn't look like a right-sided midfielder.

[geysir]

I distinctly remember him along with Kilbane i think, remonstrating with the Linesman directly after the passage of play had died, perhaps it hasn't been caught on the footage or was in relation to something else (could have been between 10 or 15 seconds, maybe more, after he got back to his feet).

When you have a look, consider that if Kilbane was having a word with the ref it was probably because he (Kilbane) collided with the Italian defender and IHO he was hindered completly from contributing any more to the flow of play. The ref gives him a smile.

[fergalr]

It's the blindness of our own fans that annoys me at times. We'll continually make excuses for the actions of our players. He cheated, I don't love him any less but I except at times, that he tries to gain an advantage just like the other players I admire for their play but not necessarily their actions, Rooney, Ronaldo & Pires.

If the shoe was on the other foot and it had been an Italian we'd have spent the night boo-ing him, instead we gave the referee abuse for making a 99% right discision (1% was for not booking the player). Players will be players, fans will be biased.

Erh .... fans are biased? Hold the front page!

Duffer is an unassuming nice lad from Ballyboden who goes down easily.
Pires is a diving cheat.

Simple.

[Karlos]

Duffer is an unassuming nice lad from Ballyboden who goes down easily.
Pires is a diving cheat.

Simple.

The Evening Herald have reported an employee missing...........I reckon I've just found him!