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Storey got to the ball before Graham and then Graham shoved him past the ball, clear foul.
 
Preston Lad said:
Graham definitely puts both hands on Storey and pushes him.
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You can see Graham push Storey as Storey is just about to stop running and possibly put in a challenge but the push forces Storey to tale a few steps further away from Graham allowing Graham to get his shot away. Plus Rudd didn't even try to make the save because the whistle had already been blown.
 
Regardless said:
Well, based only on that video... there was no foul.

Still the right decision not to award the goal though 😉
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Disagree Regardless, you can see Graham push Storey just before he gets his shot away. The push causes Storey to take a few more steps rather than stay close to Graham and not get a challenge in
 
norfolk white said:
Disagree Regardless, you can see Graham push Storey just before he gets his shot away. The push causes Storey to take a few more steps rather than stay close to Graham and not get a challenge in
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Yes - I did not notice the push first time round but it is there. But we have to get out of this habit of sitting back if we take the lead - we might have paid for it on Saturday if Rudd had not made that save from the deflection or their player had not missed his kick on what might otherwise have been a sitter near the end. Hopefully the return of Pearson will have an energising effect.
 
norfolk white said:
Disagree Regardless, you can see Graham push Storey just before he gets his shot away. The push causes Storey to take a few more steps rather than stay close to Graham and not get a challenge in
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The ref blew well before Graham took the shot, Rudd made no attempt to save so they can't say it should have been allowed anyway.
 
norfolk white said:
Disagree Regardless, you can see Graham push Storey just before he gets his shot away. The push causes Storey to take a few more steps rather than stay close to Graham and not get a challenge in
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volley said:
The ref blew well before Graham took the shot, Rudd made no attempt to save so they can't say it should have been allowed anyway.
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I do agree Norfolk.

I'd seen the two pushes... but they looked pretty innocuous to me on that video - looked technical fouls but not the sort I expect to be given. But on a better screen, with better Sky highlights, the pushes looked more substantial. And from the players' body language, I did think the whistle must have gone some time before the ball hit the net - as per volley's observation.
 
ernest said:
Yes - I did not notice the push first time round but it is there. But we have to get out of this habit of sitting back if we take the lead - we might have paid for it on Saturday if Rudd had not made that save from the deflection or their player had not missed his kick on what might otherwise have been a sitter near the end. Hopefully the return of Pearson will have an energising effect.
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Not sure there's a lot we could have done - we were never consistently on the front foot, even before we took a lead. For all that they've been on an iffy run, Rovers are far from a poor side, they just lacked a bit of quality up top, and we never got into the game in midfield which obviously places the defence under pressure.

More than one way to skin a cat - sometimes digging in and battling is the best that can be done.
 
volley said:
The ref blew well before Graham took the shot, Rudd made no attempt to save so they can't say it should have been allowed anyway.
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Yup, no-one was really complaining at the time, players or fans, which tells you all you need to know.
 
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