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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Game week 14 or we get tested.

Well, well..... As a RED i have to talk first about the gamed that mattered. Fulham hosted Liverpool and referee we got - Friend, was no friend of ours and after he unfairly dismissed Spearing with the straight red card it looked like 10 people Liverpool playing against 12 men Fulham. Dempsey was crying throughout the game and showing "real sportsmanship" by trying to fight with Bellamy, yelling and falling. As Alla noted in her update, everyone would be ashamed to have him in their team. But his last minute goal - through mistake of Pepe and defenders was hurtful and helped Fulham who were the weaker team who claimed 3 points and dropped LFC to the 7th spot.

Chelsea and Newcastle game was very engaging, Newcastle lost S. Taylor and played with 10 men because they used all their substitutions. At the end of the night, Chelsea won 3 points over and beat them at home. Not sure if this was result we all expected but if the team wins, team wins. The most controversial moment of the game was the moment when David Luiz should have gotten a straight red card for the foul on Ba but he did not. Making an earlier reference to Spearing's card and another red card to Bolton's player for challenge in midfield. The issue at hand is not whether or not these players deserved cards and what color it should have been but the bigger issue here is that fact that FA is not consistent with their calls as well as the fact that when referees make wrong calls, FA does not hold them accountable. It used to be a big deal when referee made a bad call and changed the outcome of the game, and everyone would talk about it. Nowadays fans are surprised when we get a fair referee because mostly they just make calls depending on whom they like more or who is playing a home game, or who they supported when they were kids.

Arsenal and Manchester United both claimed victories, some more impressive than others but Arsenal is now on the fifth spot and it looks they are there to stay or go up. Tottenham is doing their thing and I would not be surprised to see them claim the title.

Now we are looking forward to UCL day 2 and Curling cup..... We face Manchester City twice and wish us good luck! Also I am hoping that the Game week 15 brings more happiness to Anfield.

Thus, let's see what happens next.

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