I also think from last night that the dutch have taken lots of

criticism for being thugs/cheats, but robben deserves credit for not going down easily when chopped down in the box. he would have prob got a pen to win them a world cup, but instead tried his hardest to stay up and score properly.

Posted By: Tony Martin on July 12th 2010 at 11:41:06

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So what does the wisdom of the Wrath think about Howard Webb's performance? (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:16:03
- I fucking hate the guy but thought he handled last night pretty well (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jul 12, 12:56:06
- I think he did well considering the players were disgraceful (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Jul 12, 12:16:58
- If he'd seen that foot to chest it would have been straight red... (Other Football) - Old Man, Jul 12, 12:14:07
  - was that incident any more (or less) clearcut (Other Football) - jayson blair, Jul 12, 12:40:03
- If he didnt visit each dressing room at half time i would like to know why (n/m) (Other Football) - Buckscanary, Jul 12, 12:08:24
- My overall view isn't that conclusive. I 100% agree with your summary though (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 11:43:51
  - You were dead right though (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:53:43
    - Iniesta was saved because Webb knew what a massive cunt Van Bommell had been (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Jul 12, 13:52:16
    - I'd sort of accepted his way (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 12:00:15
  - speech marks typo (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 11:45:30
- I also think from last night that the dutch have taken lots of (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:41:06
  - The foul was outside the box for sure, I watched it several times last night to check (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:48:32
  - agreed, he'd have certainly had Spain to 10, and could have been a biggy (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jul 12, 11:46:24
  - wasnt the foul outside the box anyway (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:42:27
    - ^^^ yes (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:48:42
    - proper sything down contact was actually in the box, was just hassling outside the (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:45:57
      - onlt cintact in the box was Robben trying to stamp on the keeper (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 11:46:38
        
        Here's a link (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 12:04:06
        
        You what luv? (n/m) (Other Football) - tudders, Jul 12, 11:56:21
        
        only contact (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jul 12, 11:59:30
    - it was well outside the box (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 11:43:58
      - he put his legs across him inside the box, just an arm round outside the box (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:47:02
        
        not sure we are talking about the same incident (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:50:33
        
        No he didn't (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 11:50:06
        
        Van Persie of course did the opposite. Away on the right side and dives (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 12, 12:02:56
        
        Ah, Schteve! Are the clogsters absolutely furious with Webby, or do they accept that they (Other Football) - Old Git, Jul 12, 12:09:01
- Agree... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jul 12, 11:27:57
- Thought he did a good job (Other Football) - Basil Wrathbone, Jul 12, 11:26:17
- thought he did a good job considering how difficult the players made it for him (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 12, 11:22:43
- Had he sent someone off early, he?d have been accused of ruining the World Cup Final. (Other Football) - lurd, Jul 12, 11:21:12
  - or to take the opposite view (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:36:38
    - the 'red card' offence by De Jong was fairly late in the first half I thought? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 12, 11:42:33
      - there were plenty of ocassions where a dutch player could have been shown 2 yellows before (Other Football) - grimsbycanary3, Jul 12, 11:43:41
        
        Van Bommell alone could have been sent off twice before that! (n/m) (Other Football) - woody, Jul 12, 11:47:39
- I think he tried to be reasonable with Holland to start with (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jul 12, 11:20:32
- Not great, but had a hard job. (n/m) (Other Football) - stringersrevenge, Jul 12, 11:19:19
- Agree (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 12, 11:18:23

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