Comments on: Alan Parry Scores Own Goal In Bolton vs Liverpool Match

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:23:40 +0000

this is just hilarious, simple, idiotic, fool.

By: Pear

Pear — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:53:36 +0000

The same thing happened on all the corners afterwards but Styles didn't seem to think they were fouls...

Indeed I agree with most people on here that
a) Reina should have been booked and punished by a yellow card for his push.
b) Nolan has the right to stand his ground.
c) Reina has no right to get the ball, he has to come round Nolan, not through him to get it.
d) Under Mourinho some of Chelsea's corner techniques were equivalent to gridiron and they got away with it.

By: Alan Parry's dad

Alan Parry's dad — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:08 +0000

Kevin Nolan has every right of standing wherever he wants to.

Alan Parry was damn right - and damn right to be upset with Styles. It was a horrible decision. Styles should be ashamed of himself for being either starstruck by mighty L'pool or for not knowing the rules of the game.

So should the fat Spaniard, the Gaffer and half the people commenting here. Making random rules because it fits your world view is pathetic.

Read the rule book. It's not that hard.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:06:30 +0000

Alan Parry is one of the best and most highly respected commentators in the buisness. It was his opinion that the goal; was wrongly disallowed just like it is your opinion that the decision was correct. It's a game of opinions …. Keep up the good work Alan!

By: Me

Me — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:51:44 +0000

Gosh, is it against the rules not to look at the ball now?! The ball wasn't even in the area at the time. You'll be wanting to ban running into the corner with the ball to kill some time next. I'm afraid these kind of things within the rule will always be operated when they can, like it or not. It's no good complaining when a team has the guile to use such areas to their advantage. As it is, Nolan did nothing wrong. If you want to put a rule in place that says 'if the ball is approachign the are in which you are standing you cannot stand your ground in front of the player and must get out of his way so he can get to the ball, and you must lock your eyes on the ball at all times' then your entitled to that opinion, however it's ridiculous. Would you have a different opinion if it had been two defenders standing front to back and the ball was coming in? I suspect so, however there is no rule which says a player must step aside to allow the goalkeeper to come and get the ball. That would be ridiculous.