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Pearson - Absolute liability

Pearson - Absolute liability

With Pearson playing tonight there is little chance of Leeds or any other club in the division steam rolling us at Deepdale ,it very rarely happens. Once he's gone things could look very different.
 
miff said:
At last someone who watches and understands what goes on. I would like to know how many of the posters on this thread actually attend games or just talk like they saw the game. And saying ref's job is hard but not accepting the fact that Pearson is being targeted like you say. Sick of seeing Pearson dumped on the floor and ref waving play on. How many times do opposition players have a go at the ref and get away with it.
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You are right that some refs have played on when Pearson has been fouled, often playing advantage. Where they have let Ben down is in not booking the offender afterwards. You are also right in pointing out that refs are inconsistent (and not in Ben's favour). On Saturday the ref let Norwood get away with two or three cynical fouls, kicking the ball away a couple of times, and having a go at him, without being carded.

However, as someone who also watches and understands what goes on, I saw Pearson start having a go at the ref in the first couple of minutes, and continue throughout the first half. Early doors, Alan Browne, someone who may have been captain but I think is younger than Ben, had to push him in the chest to get him away from the ref to avoid him being booked. We could argue about whether or not, as an individual act, Pearson moving the ball at the free kick warranted a booking, but after 30 minutes of repeatedly having a go at the ref, it was both inevitable and deserved.

Ben has only made 29 starts this season, but has been either booked or sent off in 15 of those games. Too often on the pitch he comes across as someone who is immature, petulant, and has anger management issues. For the good of the club, the player and his team-mates he needs to change this. Referees attitudes towards him will now only change after he has changed his behaviour.
 
"You've said "football field." Nullifying any good points you might make." ???

sorry for not understanding your point … but why? I played on many fields and many pitches. is there a problem with football field.... as in the field of play?
 
The results with him playing speak for themselves. Glad there’s someone with passion in the engine room of the side. I certainly wouldn’t want a player of his caliber on the opposing side.
 
I do not care how good he is. He has lost more games for us than he's won because of his inability to control himself. Cash in..there I'[ve said it.
 
Atkypne said:
I'd fook him off now. What a dick.
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I dont think that was a straight red which suggests to me that the ref was out to get him (further evidenced by the ayling non-booking) but irrelevant really as it was def a yellow.

He has a problem. It needs sorting out.
 
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