Scott Sinclair!

Do you genuinely think it was a pen?

It was the slightest contact you'll see. Never a pen in my book.

 

We actually have 3 CB's - I take it you're forgetting Sviatchenko? Again, my point has obviously flown way over your head. 3 natural CB's (Boyata, Jozo, Erik), with Lustig, Tierney, Bitton, Ajer (and at a push, Ralston who CAN play there), so there's 7 options (I'll take away Ralston for the time being) who can play in positions that require either two or three (depending on formation).

Again, you seem to (for the purpose of your argument) seem to want to deny Jonny Hayes altogether. He was brought in as COMPETITION for the LW spot, considering that is his natural position - because he hasn't played there very much doesn't mean to say he's a right winger. He is a flexible player who can play in more than one position, something Rodgers seems to like with his players.

Therefore, we have TWO natural left wingers at our club, three if you include Mickey Johnston (who is on the cusp of the first team), and Tierney who can very easily slot into a further forward left hand position should the formation allow it.

Quite simple really...

 

I honestly do mate.

It was soft, but the defender - who should have been sent off earlier in the game for his lunge on Dembele - does pull at Sinclair and causes him to lose his balance. Sinclair, was blatantly held back by Ambrose earlier in the season, and didn't go down - which probably cost us.

We owe Scottish football nothing, we've been cheated enough over the years (and indeed still are in many cases) so I want our players to go down when there's contact however minimal.

 

This. Everyday.

 

The problem is, I've seen that so often go against us, or have had blatant pens turned down, that I just feel no sympathy for the opposition in this case.

 

No. I said "let's say we have two centre backs" i.e. imagine that we only had two.

Can't be arsed making the same point again. Read it back if you wish.

So the competitors to Sinclair...

Forrest - A right winger who has played on the left before but isn't anywhere near as good as he is on the right.

Roberts - Playing on the left takes away arguably his biggest weapon, cutting in and curling shots into the corner.

Hayes - The fact that he struggles to make the bench on occasion indicates he isn't good enough to be a first team player for us.

Tierney - Our first choice left back.

McGregor - A player who has proven to be far better in the centre of the pitch. Doesn't have the pace to play out wide.

Armstrong - See above. He's played out wide plenty of times, but was mainly garbage.

Griffiths - A striker who rotates with Dembele. Again, if he was going to play wide he'd be more effective on the right so he can cut in.

Johnston - I really like him, but at the moment he's not at a level where he can really provide serious competition to Sinclair. Still developing physically as well as technically.

There's no point going round in circles here. It's clear as day what my point is. Roberts and Forrest provide real competition for each other as they are both right wingers, and both at a similar level in terms of ability and what they bring to the team. We don't have that at left wing and as a result Sinclair can get away, so to speak, with playing below par.

I'll leave it at that.

 

Sinclair can get away with playing below par? Aye, that'll be why Rodgers dropped him against PSG eh?

As for the right wing position, Roberts has hardly kicked his own * this entire season, and is now way a first choice on the team sheet - mainly due to Forrest being in excellent form, but more probably to do with his own off-form.

Anyway, you're a bore a * at the best of times but you're outdoing yourself here with your own pig-headed angle here.

So, ta-ta

 

Rather be a bore than a *.

 

Ok then, a lying boring *

 

Never a pen, however that big daft * should have been sent off for that challenge on Dembele.

So I’m all out of * to give.

 

Needs a rest. Would give Hayes and Roberts a game each against Motherwell before we take anderlecht on.

Important to keep every member of the squad as fit as possible over the course of the season and we need a fully fit and fresh Sinclair to make sure we take the game to Anderlect and secure the Europa league spot.

 

Lennon going on today, he clearly forgets the howler they got in the semi-final these things even themselves out

 

Was pish all game. To be fair he has a point about the opposition marking him like * because they know he's the most dangerous player in our team when he's on form.

I think it was a penalty, but the red card was incredibly harsh. Kipre should've been off to begin with for nearly breaking Dembele's leg.

 

Sinclair should've had a penalty against Hibs as well in the league game.

Stone Waller in the last minute against Ambrose.

 

Hate seeing a player cheat, whether he plays for us or not. Ill take it but, he looked really sharp after the penalty as well

 

It’s soft but I think Sinclair is entitled to go down and ask for it.

The defenders got no business putting his hands on him there. He’s deliberately putting him off illegally and he’s hoping Sinclair will stay up. Cup final - experienced player does what he needs to.

Should point out that the contact doesn’t need to be enough to down Sinclair for it to be a foul and a penalty. Don’t know why people think that. Sinclair needs to go down because referees won’t make the decision otherwise.

Sending off is very harsh though. Rules should be looked at again I think if that was the correct decision.

 

All this chat about justifying how there was slight contact and how he's entitled to go down just goes to show how it is a dive. He didn't need to go down, there was no force making him go down, he chose to throw himself to the ground to get a penalty. I'd be saying the exact same if a Motherwell player had done the same, and I know we have had a number of similarly awful decisions go against us in games like this so I'll take it, but I still don't like seeing it, especially from one of our players.