That quick free kick.....
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It was fine for me north end switched off
The referee made an error allowing the quick free kick. He called Bauer over to talk to him but Rovers took it and played the ball to were Bauer would probably have been. One of the few mistakes he made but fortunately no harm was done.
How can the ref allow the opposition to take a quick free kick while calling one of our central defenders over to have a word with him? Leaving us a man short in a dangerous area?
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Nope - when the ref pulled Bauer over to have a word with him then at that point the free kick is no longer allowed to be taken quickly, because the ref is interfering with play by moving our player out of position
One of the worse refereeing displays i have witnessed in a long time, never got a grip of the persistent and bad fouls and missed several nasty fouls which would have been yellow and certainly red in gallaghers case.
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It was also taken from the wrong place
Thought the referee was abysmal for both sides.
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It was taken about 5 yards away, standard.
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It's not as clear cut as you say the ref didn't blow and call Bauer over but he was about to and Bauer was expecting the discussion as was holding his hands up looking and talking to the ref then Blackburn took a quick free kick, we should be more tuned in and Bauer wasn't out of position because of the ref he was out of position because he just floored their player and was pleading his innocence with the ref. Watch it back, that's what a quick freekick is.
I accept you don't see it that way.
Im a big fan of the quick free kick in general and it's dying out of the game, most freekicks these days are a song and dance pissing about spraying foam setting everyone in position, must take 45seconds easy, only for someone to blast it into the top tier.
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I don't agree with that either, he was very lenient to both teams with respect to some solid tackles going in, think we benefitted from some questionable decisions but two massive calls he had to make was a pen shout for both sides which in fairness he got them both right. One for Browne (I think) who cut inside their defender and was pushed over but in fairness Browne didn't really have control of the ball and the rovers one Danny Graham smashing into Bauer which looked like a pen but in the reply it was him smashing into pne players. I thought the ref was ok, got the big calls right and was lenient with some tackles.
Certainly red for Gallagher? Our Gallagher?
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Presumably when he lashed out at Pearson off the ball.
clearly vastly differing views from the comments below and so 'my' specific take on it was.
The ref 'did blow' (otherwise it wouldnt have been a free kick!).
The ref immediately called Bauer towards him
Bauer started to walk to him
Rovers took the free kick, from where the ball was, into the area vacated by Bauer for the unmarked AA.
Armstrong cut in and shot wide
The 2 PNE defenders who had got back, Davies & Rafferty, and most notably Raff immediately turned and berated the ref.
Bauer (& I think Clarke but may have been one of the midfield) confronted the ref.
why would any of the players protest to the ref IF it was 'as others suggested' just team mates switching off?...they would have had a go at their teammate.
so europne...believe whichever version you wish.....my version is what I saw and what I immediately commented on to my travelling companions at the time.
sorry - -hadnt time to finish earlier and now have, above.... though it wasnt me that asked the question.
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Not very differing tbf I'm on my own by the looks of things but I can't see how you can say the ref calls Bauer over immediately, the ref calls the foul the first interaction between the ref and Bauer was Bauer's move as he was pleading innocence the ref then goes to blow his whistle bit by then rovers has moved the ball on in a quick freekick. I don't fully agree the ref had called Bauer over initially, we can't really tell anyway, it was quick, but I do agree it was scruffy. We still need to switch on!
shown at about 54 second here, the free kick was taken nowhere near where the foul was, but it doesnt look like the ref actually called bauer over, he just expected the ref to call him over, either way, the ref should have pulled it back to be taken from where the foul actually happened
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The shout for a pen we had was surely on Harrop who was clearly fouled.
its all debateable...to me, still, the ref moves his arm (after giving the free kick) towards his chest (in what I read to mean come to me) and Bauer who 'was starting to trot back and holding out his hand to apologise, stops and checks himself towards the ref (a pace or two) as Bell takes the free kick quickly from where he was....so the ref allows it ..... As the footage stops you can see Raff turn and approach the ref with protests...it stops before the others join in...
To me, if they think the ref is going to speak to Bauer (which is what I still believe was the case), the defence arent going to switch on.....even though Davies and Raff did get back..
To me, if they think the ref is going to speak to Bauer (which is what I still believe was the case), the defence arent going to switch on.....even though Davies and Raff did get back..