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Right, now I played football yesterday; it was hot, a tough game, and I took a heavy blow to the face at one point, so I could do with your help.

I've just watched Sky's Football First highlights of the Blackburn match and the following four questions occur. I think I know the answers, but I'd like some independent confirmation:

1. Did Tim Cahill score a goal with his foot?

2. Did Tony Hibbert put in an inch-perfect, Beckham-esque whipped cross?

3. Did Phil Neville play in midfield, looking assured, solid and using the ball well?

4. Did David Moyes make a brilliant, bold attacking substitution that changed the outcome of the game?

Like I say, I did get hit pretty hard in the face, so apologies if I sound like I've gone mental.
Mike Allison, Leamington Posted 18/04/2010 at 09:20:33

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Ian Tunstead
1 Posted 18/04/2010 at 13:05:09

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Yes, all true Mike; not the first time they have happend either, and won't be the last.

Eric Myles
2 Posted 18/04/2010 at 13:43:24

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But just wait until some fans start slagging of Hibbert for being so far forward and putting in a cross and not being back in defence.

Peter Warren
3 Posted 18/04/2010 at 13:49:30

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2) - No.

David Moore
4 Posted 18/04/2010 at 14:15:02

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Peter, I hope you're taking the piss there. The only thing Hibbo did wrong with that cross was that he didn't put the sun behind a cloud so that Cahill could see the ball. He was brill yesterday, getting forward many a time as Pienaar was infield and kepping the ball on the carpet. I was very impressed with both he and Nev.

David Hallwood
5 Posted 18/04/2010 at 15:06:54

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No, it wasn't an inch-perfect Beckham-like cross, it must've been at least 2½" inches out... Typical fuckin useless Hibbert.

Colin Potter
6 Posted 18/04/2010 at 15:11:53

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I made that 3" Dave, And he hit it a little too fast! Maybe he needs a while on the bench.

Dave Wilson
7 Posted 18/04/2010 at 16:53:40

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Err, Which cross are we talking about? The one The tiger put over, or the even better one that resulted in Bainsey hitting the post?

If Coleman put either in we`d have nine threads about them by now.

Ian Kearney
8 Posted 18/04/2010 at 18:27:04

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Hibbert was solid, no more than that, and Nev was ok, though very lucky to get away with one awful pass.

Both are decent squad men, but the reason Hibbert's cross is getting talked about is because you can count the amount of quality balls he puts in the box in a season on one hand.

Andy Crooks
9 Posted 18/04/2010 at 21:46:41

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Right on all counts, Mike. Also, your blow to the face did not make you imagine that Mikel Arteta escaped a red card. How he stayed on the pitch is beyond me.

Mike Allison
10 Posted 18/04/2010 at 22:41:20

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Arteta's was a weird one, not sure which actual law of the game covers a poke in the eye. I guess I'm biased but it seemed like a yellow card rather than red, there was no force and no damage. Absolutely no idea how Pedersen ended up with the same punishment though, definitely harsh on him.

Keith Andrews should have been sent off though, he could have broken Neville's leg with a horrible stamping 'tackle' half way up his shin.

Peter Bourke
11 Posted 18/04/2010 at 23:14:09

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This thread seems awfully quiet compared to the others on here at the moment. Must be because all your points are correct, Mike.

And why haven't I seen anyone on here slating Moyes for putting Yobo on in the dying minutes? As I stated on another thread, last week's changes by Moyes were textbook and 99 out of 100 managers would have done the same, but sometimes it just doesn't work out. Again against Rovers his changes were textbook but i don't hear anyone slating him for it.

The hindsight heroes just do my head in.

Dick Fearon
12 Posted 18/04/2010 at 23:48:31

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Now then Mike, theres no need to use concussion as an excuse, we accept you as you are. And no, you were not hallucinating, at least not about what you saw on the box. Tim did get one with his foot but that did not stop the insane cries on this page to sell him.

Hibbo did put over a near perfect cross but if he was the real deal he would have dribbled into the box beat five men and smashed an unstoppable shot into the net. As for Pip, that was a doppleganger that our backroom staff had cloned from Zinedane Zidane.

Moyes himself would admit that bringing on Anichebe was a lucky mistake. Actually he wanted Senderos to come on but when he called out for the big bastard Vic thought he meant him. To top everything off, our best little spaniard was booked for trying to remove a bit of muck from Pedersons eye.

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