Sorry If Mentioned Before, WELL DONE LEICESTER CITY

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  1. Gue

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    <table class="articlebodyblack" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="textjustify"><font color="#000000">Nottingham Forest boss Colin Calderwood praised Leicester's decision to give them a 'free goal' in Tuesday night's replayed Carling Cup second round tie.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="articlebodyblack" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="textjustify"><font color="#000000">The original tie was abandoned, with Forest leading by a goal, after Foxes defender Clive Clarke suffered a double heart attack in the dressing room at half-time.

    And when Leicester returned to the City Ground, the decided to thank the hosts by allowing them to score unopposed from kick-off.

    As a result, Forest keeper Paul Smith dribbled the ball from the half-way line, before opening the scoring with just 23 seconds on the clock.

    &quot;It was an honourable gesture and I would like to think that football in general has come out of the game as the winner,&quot; said Calderwood.

    &quot;I think the crowd took it in the spirit it was intended.&quot;

    Despite the head start, Forest ended up losing the game 3-2.

    &quot;I'm proud of the players and happy we did it,&quot; said Leicester chairman Milan Mandaric.

    &quot;The idea came from the whole club - we all like to win games but morality and fairness is also important. It was a difficult situation, but it was the right thing to do.&quot; </font></td></tr></tbody></table>
     
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    Yeah well done from all those betting on first goalscorer too

    It's tantamount to match fixing.
     
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    RE: Yeah well done from all those betting on first goalscorer too

    if the bookies have a scrap of decency they'll pay out on the second goalscorer instead.
     
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    Contradiction there

    Bookies and decency in the same sentence :D
     
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    oxymoron ?

    :D
     
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    RE: oxymoron ?

    Who's a moron? :D
     
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    RE: Yeah well done from all those betting on first goalscorer too

    I suppose Leicester could have scored an own goal, that way the 1st goalscorer bet would still stand
     
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