RSL vs. FC Dallas

[fuegote]

Originally Posted by Aerick

I haven't seen any highlights on MLSnet.com yet. Is that because FC Dallas didn't bring their camera crew, and now we don't get to revisit any of those goals, let alone have them be contenders for GOTW???

HDNet

that is all.

[noxum]

If anyone has a way to pull the video off of tv or HDnet, try and post them on youtube

[xlyte]

Originally Posted by Balanceut

Talley's red card was deserved due to it being a flagrant aggressive tackle from behind. That kind of tackle ends careers. I didn't like it and I've seen such given only yellow (or not), but red wasn't outlandish. Happened right in front of DadofSix's seats, so I hope he can give his view of the foul.

i didn't think the challenge was that harsh, without seeing a replay i can't say whether or not i think it deserved red but from what i saw i thought it only deserved yellow. However, i can deal with talley getting sent off ... IF the calls were consistant. That tackle was no worse than the tackle 5-10mins earlier that talley had against him when O'Brien (is that right?) couldn't even see the ball but just stamped on talleys leg from behind, and only received a yellow. or in the second half, iforget who was involved but it looked exactly the same (to me) as the talley tackle and didn't even get a yellow.

I can deal with harsh calls and harsh cards, all you have to do is adjust your game to be less agressive ... but its the fact that we get 3/4/5 of the same incident in a game, one won't get a free kick, one will get a free kick no card, another will get a free kick and a yellow and another will get a free kick and a red.

[I_Believe_In_Kreis]

Originally Posted by Balanceut

But, I think the ref saw him hold up, not follow through, and saw that the goalie nearly exited the box with the ball in order to increase the contact. The foot was high and wrong, but the goalie made sure the contact happened. Therefore, Yellow.

No, he got yellow because the ref knew he screwed up by giving Talley a red earlier and didn't want RSL to be down two men. That reeked of a makeup call. I can pretty much guarantee that if Talley hadn't got a red, Harris would have.

Originally Posted by Balanceut

Talley's red card was deserved due to it being a flagrant aggressive tackle from behind. That kind of tackle ends careers.

Again, no. The tackle by O'Brien on Talley 5 minutes earlier (where O'Brien only earned a yellow) was the kind that ends careers. Talley's tackle, while flagrant and from behind, was one-footed and only clipped O'Brien's foot that was off the ground. On the other hand, O'Brien's tackle was two-footed and he went all the way through Talley's weight bearing leg. THAT'S how careers get ended. Talley's tackle deserved a yellow for being flagrant. O'Brien's tackle deserved a red for being flagrant and intent to injure.

EDIT: It looks like O'Brien succeeded in his intent to injure. Talley will have an MRI today to look for a ligament tear. But that's right, I forgot: O'Brien didn't deserve a red for his tackle. Meanwhile, when RSL plays Dallas this weekend, he will be prancing around like a reindeer on his perfectly healthy knee which he didn't injure because of that "flagrant aggressive tackle" that earned Talley a "deserved red."

[Steve-o Pastorin-o]

So why wasn't Watson subbed in?

[Hittem_again_harder]

I didnt realize that hit was so hard on Talley.

My wife just got me into RSL just a little while ago. That was a fantastic game on Saturday.

My friends Tivo missed out on recording it. Would anyone know where I can get a copy of the game to show him?

Being new to soccer could anyone answer a question? Are the refs always so inconsistent on thier calls. I can understand not seeing a situation and having to compensate for it but some stuff is so obviously inconsistent.

[Jose Luis Luviano]

Originally Posted by Hittem_again_harder

I didnt realize that hit was so hard on Talley.

My wife just got me into RSL just a little while ago. That was a fantastic game on Saturday.

My friends Tivo missed out on recording it. Would anyone know where I can get a copy of the game to show him?

Being new to soccer could anyone answer a question? Are the refs always so inconsistent on thier calls. I can understand not seeing a situation and having to compensate for it but some stuff is so obviously inconsistent.

Welcome, Hittem!

The problem is that the game was on HDTV. I wasn't on any of the Direct Kick channels. I sure can't afford a High Def TV.

Yes, refs even in the world's best leagues can be very inconsistent. Heck, a ref from one of the world's best leagues (The English Premiereship) forget to throw a guy out of a World Cup match after issuing 2 yellow cards.

If you hang out in E32 or maybe in E38; we can get a chant of "Palomino is better" going towards to ref.

I listened to a lot of the game on the radio; Scholesy said that Talley's red was justified.

[beaveman]

Originally Posted by Balanceut

Talley's red card was deserved due to it being a flagrant aggressive tackle from behind. That kind of tackle ends careers. I didn't like it and I've seen such given only yellow (or not), but red wasn't outlandish. Happened right in front of DadofSix's seats, so I hope he can give his view of the foul.

Now that I think about it, the red card might have been justified, but I don't agree with this reasoning. The flagrant, aggressive tackle from behind probably warranted just a yellow. But the tackle was also a retaliation of O'Brien's tackle just a few minutes earlier. The ref probably felt things were getting a little out of hand and responded with a straight red card. Of course, I think O'Brien should have been ejected for his tackle, and then Talley wouldn't even have the chance to retaliate.

[Hittem_again_harder]

normally I skip my seat assignment and try and sit by the loyalists there. The chanting makes the game alot more fun and enjoyable.

Its just great to hear "get a rope, find a tree"

[beaveman]

Originally Posted by I_Believe_In_Kreis

EDIT: It looks like O'Brien succeeded in his intent to injure. Talley will have an MRI today to look for a ligament tear.

Looks like the MRI is not needed after all - good news for the team, great news for Talley.
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