that replay from behind is the clincher
He definitely moved his knee downwards. Not the action of someone trying to avoid the keeper's head!
It's a well-known fact that players will put a heavy challenge in early, with the intent of "letting them know I'm here" and that they aren't going to be bossed around - particularly against a superior side.
John Fashanu made a career out of it (see John O'Neill). In fact, he admits that he'd go to see the ref before the game and ask about his family etc, so that when put in an early crunching tackle, he'd get a friendly warning from the ref rather than a yellow card.
Players rough each other up all the time - perhaps that was what Hunt was intending. I'm sure he didn't mean to put him in hospital, but I can't see how anyone can say he tried to avoid the collision.
Posted By: Hull Canary on October 16th 2006 at 10:51:44
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- Cech/Hunt - what's the WOTB verdict? (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 16, 10:34:20
- Cech slid into Hunt - have a look at BBC slow mo pictures (n/m) (Other Football) - Commisar_Canary, Oct 16, 14:36:13
- Pat Nevin, Jamie Redknapp, and Shay Given all said the same. (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 16, 10:48:32
- Thought both were really. Second one, if a keeper flew out and took 3 players out (Other Football) - pants, Oct 16, 10:38:54
- Clearly an accident... (Other Football) - Wiltshire Yellow, Oct 16, 10:36:48
- I don't think it was deliberate as such... (Other Football) - Brom, Oct 16, 10:35:56
- Accident, Both Times (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Oct 16, 10:44:39
- exactly what I think - maybe it wasn't deliberate, but he certainly didn't try to avoid it (Other Football) - Hull Canary, Oct 16, 10:42:35
- Do you know, having now looked at the replay from behind the goal (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 16, 10:44:41
- that replay from behind is the clincher (Other Football) - Hull Canary, Oct 16, 10:51:44
- Do you know, having now looked at the replay from behind the goal (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 16, 10:44:41
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