Should the FA look into Thornton??

[Lord Griff]

Oh, and of course McCormack has no previous does he ! The blokes a liability.
End of.

He got sent off ( twice I think ) whilst on loan at Orient and booked several times.

So he is hardly an angel is he ?

 

[Beefy]

Even though he rode the challenge, contact was still made. If he hadnt ridden the challenge, then McCormack would probably have crocked him. Did McCormack get anywhere near the ball ? I dont think so.

As I have previously stated, it probably wasnt worthy of a booking because minimal contact was made, but McCormack is the idiot as he should have been giving the ref no reason whatsoever to even talk to him, let alone book him as he had been cautioned in the first half.

McCormack didn't make a challenge which is why he didn't get the ball. He ran past Thornton just after Thornton had passed the ball, they brushed legs at most and Thornton went down as if he'd been shot.

 

[Beefy]

Oh, and of course McCormack has no previous does he ! The blokes a liability.
End of.

He got sent off ( twice I think ) whilst on loan at Orient and booked several times.

So he is hardly an angel is he ?

You can't blame him for taking any chance he could to get out of playing for Orient, though.

 

[Sean 2]

Oh, and of course McCormack has no previous does he ! The blokes a liability.
End of.

He got sent off ( twice I think ) whilst on loan at Orient and booked several times.

So he is hardly an angel is he ?

Are you still here? Mods remove this tw-at for the sake of my influenza.
Orient fans on here are growing like a cancer,annoying us poor shrimpers daily whilst we try to console each other.

 

[Lord Griff]

Shame about gimpers like you Shrimp and Two Veg.

It was probably you who called me, my 3 year old son and 9 year old daughter Orient scummers at the Essex Cricket Festival yesterday.

Anyway, IMO, minimal contact was made and a booking/sending off was very harsh.

I also remembered an incident from a Southend/Orient derby a few years back when Dave McGhee was sent off for Orient for a late challenge. Minutes before that, Duncan Jupp produced an awful tackle on Matt Lockwood which resulted in a bad ankle injury. That went unpunished.

These things happen.

Re Thorntons diving, apart from the one incident that you claim to have happened, I cant think of any others apart from the one that led to our equaliser - which was a stonewall decision.

IMO, I think it was a combination of his appearance, which makes him very recognisable around the pitch and his excellent performance which made him stand out, rather than his 'constant diving' that you guys refer to.

 

[Beefy]

Re Thorntons diving, apart from the one incident that you claim to have happened, I cant think of any others apart from the one that led to our equaliser - which was a stonewall decision.

IMO, I think it was a combination of his appearance, which makes him very recognisable around the pitch and his excellent performance which made him stand out, rather than his 'constant diving' that you guys refer to.

He went down three or four times very easily. Including the one for the goal (which WAS a foul although Thornton made the most of it which is always going to antagonise a home crowd as you well know). You could also see that he was in the ear of several of the Southend players. And you just know from his demenour that he's the type who thrives on the boos from the opposing fans, which again just winds us up even more.

The referee was as much to blame about the whole thing as Thornton was. Leaving aside the disgraceful decision to send a player off when he clearly didn't see the incident (as is apparent from the Virginmedia clip), he officiated the game in completely the wrong spirit and it was only ever a matter of time before it boiled over.

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

- he just lays there,

And why did he do that I wonder, c'mon just admit it and move on. He cheated, you got away with it and you won. You wont be the last team to do it but to deny it.......

 

[Lord Griff]

Just remember chaps, as they were 'premiership' refs, they had the mics and earpieces on. It could well have been the lino on the West Stand, who would have been around the halfway line, who called the yellow card.

 

[CC51DAS]

He went down three or four times very easily. Including the one for the goal (which WAS a foul although Thornton made the most of it which is always going to antagonise a home crowd as you well know). You could also see that he was in the ear of several of the Southend players. And you just know from his demenour that he's the type who thrives on the boos from the opposing fans, which again just winds us even more.

The referee was as much to blame about the whole thing as Thornton was. Leaving aside the disgraceful decision to send a player off when he clearly didn't see the incident (as is apparent from the Virginmedia clip), he officiated the game in completely the wrong spirit and it was only ever a matter of time before it boiled over.

You are spot on about the ref and the problem with the camera angle is that it makes Macca look MUCH closer to him than he actually was - he was a good metre away from my viewpoint behind the goal .

Anyway , prob time to change the subject - how about Gilbert's handball that the ref also missed - clear sending off in my book

 

[Sean 2]

Shame about gimpers like you Shrimp and Two Veg.

It was probably you who called me, my 3 year old son and 9 year old daughter Orient scummers at the Essex Cricket Festival yesterday.

Anyway, IMO, minimal contact was made and a booking/sending off was very harsh.

I also remembered an incident from a Southend/Orient derby a few years back when Dave McGhee was sent off for Orient for a late challenge. Minutes before that, Duncan Jupp produced an awful tackle on Matt Lockwood which resulted in a bad ankle injury. That went unpunished.

These things happen.

Re Thorntons diving, apart from the one incident that you claim to have happened, I cant think of any others apart from the one that led to our equaliser - which was a stonewall decision.

IMO, I think it was a combination of his appearance, which makes him very recognisable around the pitch and his excellent performance which made him stand out, rather than his 'constant diving' that you guys refer to.

So nice you'd speak of me in that way ,to think that i,father of small twins,would behave in such a way at a nuetral sporting come-together.
See? You can't help yourself Orient scummer,no respect,it's what YOU are all about!
BTW, with your bairns in tow,how the hell did anybody know you were Orient? Could it have just maybe been your fat gob?
Did you try and get the person arrested?
Thornton my arsh:fart:

 

[CC51DAS]

Just remember chaps, as they were 'premiership' refs, they had the mics and earpieces on. It could well have been the lino on the West Stand, who would have been around the halfway line, who called the yellow card.

Well , I wondered if that had happened but as the ref said after the Charlton game , he went across to consult the linesman so everyone could see that he'd done it . I guess we'll never know

 

[Lord Griff]

Shrimp 2 Veg, my son was wearing his Orient shirt. HTH.

 

[Beefy]

Shrimp 2 Veg, my son was wearing his Orient shirt. HTH.

I hope someone called social services. Poor blighter.

 

[CC51DAS]

Shrimp 2 Veg, my son was wearing his Orient shirt. HTH.

Do Orient play cricket as well then ??

 

[Lord Griff]

Not at all, but being we live in Rochford, we thought we would go along and support our cricket team.

And as its my sons first proper football shirt, he wont take the bloody thing off, so I let him wear it.

HTH.

 

[CC51DAS]

Not at all, but being we live in Rochford, we thought we would go along and support our cricket team.

And as its my sons first proper football shirt, he wont take the bloody thing off, so I let him wear it.

HTH.

Thanx for clarifying that - I was beginning to wonder whether the poor kid had any other clothes .

But hopefully if you live in Rochford , he'll have a blue shirt next time

 

[Sean 2]

Shrimp 2 Veg, my son was wearing his Orient shirt. HTH.

Of course,you thought it would be good to let him,like the good and sensible father would.You probably took it out of the cupboard and handed to the poor kid and MADE him wear it 'cos you never had the nuts.

There you go,typical sh1te parenting from no other than an Orient scummer.

I just hope you didn't put your kids through too much.


:thump: :thump: :thump:

 

[Sussex Shrimper]

I wouldn't mind betting that Thornton has "ridden" quite a few tackles in his time, if you catch my drift.

With apologies to Jonny Stokes, whose behaviour has been commendable since Saturday, it really does never cease to amaze me just how many prize tosspots suddenly appear out of the ether the second that they feel that their team has the upper hand, only to vanish back there the moment the moment that ceases to be the case. We saw it last year with the inbreds and we're seeing it again with Orient now.

 

[McNasty]

We welcome sensible debate from fans of other clubs. We will not tolerate blatant abuse from anyone , and will take action against abusers no matter who they are.

 

[davewebbsbrain]

Mate, you are seriously ****ing blind if you cant see some contact between McCormack and Thornton.

And how anyone can say Thornton is play acting is beyond me - he just lays there, he isnt rolling around in agony for ****s sake.

It wasnt worthy of a booking, that I do agree with. But you were extremely lucky that Peter Clarke didnt get into trouble, by trying to drag Thornton to his feet and also Jamal Campbell-Ryce gave Thornton a slap as well, which I have seen many a player red-carded for. Indeed, you may find that if those two players hadnt done that, which ensured there was some handbags, McCormack may have been just spoken to, instead of being cautioned.

Also, in the lead up to the incident, you may notice Che Wilsons poor challenge on Adam Boyd which went un-punished.


So get a life and get over it.

He bloody deserved a slap the cheating ****..no contact, he threw himself to the ground and laid there as if he was on deaths door..Any pro worth his salt wouldn't even have gone down, let alone stay down. You can see by Clarkes, Mahers and Mccormacks reaction that Thornton was acting. He needs to be hauled before the FA,and charged, like the FA themselves said they will clamp down on diving and play acting..

Thornton is scum, end of, shouldn't even be called a pro!!