30 Oct 2016 12:31:05
Hello everyone

Just want to hear your thoughts on Firmino picking up a yellow for the shirt off celebration. He's absolutely a beast and my favorite Liverpool player, but he has this tendency to "want to" take his shirt off after every goal he scores and finally did yesterday. I don't want the lad missing any game, least because of accumulating stupid yellow cards.

1.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 12:36:15
I thought that goal killed the game beyond Palace reach and hence took the shirt off. Moreover that finish was just world class.

2.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 12:46:16
it was unnecessary imo.

im not talking about the rules on taking your shirt off, bt the action of doing something while being fully aware that youll get booked.

whether it should be a yellow or not is another topic.

probably the only thing i don't like to see from my favourite player tbf.

3.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 12:55:36
The vision and weighted pass from Hendo was just as class.

4.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 12:58:46
SCM not at all related to OP.
Silly way to pick up a yellow. could come back to bite us!

5.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 13:39:04
Indeed it was a great goal, and settled some nerves, but he has the knack of wanting to do it every time he scores. To be fair he has controlled himself on more than one occasion, but picking up a yellow card for that is a bit stupid considering he's usually the brightest and sharpest player on the pitch. Hope klopp gets it sorted.

6.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 14:00:59
Probably he got lost in the moment.

7.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 14:16:42
I like it to be honest. Knows it will get him a yellow card but does it anyway, because he's in the moment and wants to celebrate.

If Firmino got five yellow cards for taking his shirt off and missed a game it would just highlight how ridiculous a rule this is and that it clearly needs rethinking.

8.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 14:57:09
It wouldn't though Joe, it would just highlight the complete stupidity of some footballers not being able to follow simple rules. As. Someone else above said, whether it should be a yellow or not is irrelevant, it's the rules right now and any player should get fined by his club for that. There'll always be mistimed challenges and even the occasional "taking one for the team. " We need him in as many games as possible and getting paid that highly to be a professional should mean just that, you act like a pro. If / when he misses a game for accumulated yellows I just hope it doesn't cost us.

9.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 15:30:19
It's the rules and if you intentionally break it your only helping the opposition.

10.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 15:36:15
I don't really care asking he don't get a red card.

11.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 15:37:58
@Lfc hopeful - this isn't like working in Starbucks though this is scoring an important, result-clinching goal. The game is emotional and the players, though professional, are not immune to those emotions. If the club wants to piss off one of its best players for getting emotional about scoring for the club then a fine would be a great way of doing that.

12.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 16:16:46
And when he can't play in a game because of that the club should just accept that? I know it's emotional but you don't have to take your shirt off! If it wouldn't get him punished he could take his whole kit off for all I care, but let's say he misses the city game in a few weeks cause he picks up a few more yellow, how stupid would that be!?

13.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 18:24:55
Its an emotionl game. you can't have this debate wihout accepting the point that the rule itself is just bollocks. Players yelling obsenities and gesturing like wild animals to the refs and linesman get nothing and then you get a yellow for taking your shirt off in celebration of a goal? Just crazy.

{Ed002's Note - The rule is there because the FA are looking to find more and more ways to penalise LIverpool - you are right, it is a conspiracy.}

14.) 30 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 19:49:00
I don't think individuals mean it as a conspiracy towards Liverpool ed2. People can vent their feelings at will and be it Liverpool or any other team receiving a yellow, I am against that rule. I think you need to maybe take a break from this site if Liverpool fans stress you out to the point were you throw vile remarks towards them. Or maybe just comment on the team that you support but I'm sure that will put u out of work with not much to do. Cheers. Hope this gets posted as I am sure people have a right to vent their feelings just like the eds.

{Ed002's Note - You may like to see young men topless, and given by you showing what a wanker you are with the rest of you post it is no suprise. I remain astonished at the amount of little Johnny Jerkoffs that support Liverpool and get pissed when anyoneone suggests that they should not be looking at these smooth-skinned young men. I suspect you have a career in waxing men ahead of you - and of course a very large Kleenex bill. I love it when you really embarrass yourselves like this.}

15.) 31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016 00:21:05
It is ridiculously stupid to take your shirt off.
I know it's an emotional game but outside of St James' Park how many fans take their shirts off when they're emotional? How many other sports do it? Tennis players do it when they're sweaty but that's about all I can think of. I would prefer to see it eradicated from the game to be honest, it's not something I want to see at the match.

16.) 31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016 01:41:45
of all the things I don't want to see at a football match, in order, it'd be along these lines:

1-any kind of abuse from fans, racial, homophobic, mocking tragedies etc
2-abusing officials
3-diving
4-50/ 50 handballs / fouls that don't get called in the box just because it is in the box - why not call an indirect free kick if you don't think it worthy of a pen!
5-Liverpool players making mistakes. although arguably this could be #1 on me list.

17.) 31 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 21:19:33
not really sure what your reply has to do with my comment ed002. the rule in general is stupid, it's nothing to do with Liverpool. but we are talking about it because the specific example was in our game.

back to the rule, I just think it's small fry especially when ya think about all the other rubbish that goes on on the pitch and in the stands, I'd hazard a guess that there are far more important things in the game to be stamping out than a dude flexing his muscles to celebrate scoring a goal.

{Ed002's Note - It is a pitiful excuse you are using because a particularly stupid player got himself booked.}

18.) 31 Oct 2016
30 Oct 2016 22:54:01
I know what you're saying. But every now and then I like to see the consequences ignored and ridiculous rules contradicted, rather than just blindly abided.

PS. pretty homophobic Ed :s.

{Ed002's Note - I assume you don't know what "homophobic" means. BUt you are right, clubs like Liverpool should not need to have to adhere to the rules like others. Pitiful.}

19.) 31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016 14:39:36
Normally like Ed2's jokes at our expense and take them in jest, but I really don't think you should be mocking a fan for liking to see "young men topless" and needing Kleenex afterwards.

So what if that was true Ed? In this case I think you're making yourself look foolish.

To the original point, Firmino was stupid to take his top off in my opinion, he knew it was going to be a yellow and it cost me 1 point for my fantasy team! Lovely goal though.

{Ed002's Note - I imagine a great number of Liverpool fans are like that - hardly making myself look foolish.}

20.) 31 Oct 2016
31 Oct 2016 14:58:03
I think I was being polite with foolish to be honest. Maybe inappropriate would be another way of putting it. Or possibly something worse, either way, probably best to avoid such topics.

As I said, your usual posts make me laugh, but this one wasn't funny and I'm not sure what you were trying to achieve from it.

{Ed002's Note - One damp patch after another. If you are offended then dont use the site anymore.}