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the ref again

the ref again

deepdale207

deepdale207

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Nowhere near as poor as last week's fun-sapper, today's ref was a tad inconsistent today. Why did he stop play as we broke in possession when a Sunderland tart slipped over????!!! I would accept it for a head injury but for a slip (and at worst a twisted ligament) what rule was he following to make that decision?

Just prior to McGeady's equaliser, Harrop went down in similar "I might be injured" fashion, yet ref happily allowed play to continue.

Having said that, the ref missed Maxwell's handball and assault on Whatmore, plus a couple of possible Sunderland pens, so maybe he did okay?
 
deepdale207 said:
Nowhere near as poor as last week's fun-sapper, today's ref was a tad inconsistent today. Why did he stop play as we broke in possession when a Sunderland tart slipped over????!!! I would accept it for a head injury but for a slip (and at worst a twisted ligament) what rule was he following to make that decision?

Just prior to McGeady's equaliser, Harrop went down in similar "I might be injured" fashion, yet ref happily allowed play to continue.

Having said that, the ref missed Maxwell's handball and assault on Whatmore, plus a couple of possible Sunderland pens, so maybe he did okay?
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It looked like the guy had done serious damage to his knee. I don't think any were pens but yes Maxwell did handball it and we were lucky
 
One of our own said:
It looked like the guy had done serious damage to his knee. I don't think any were pens but yes Maxwell did handball it and we were lucky
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up and sprinting around like a spring lamb within 2 mins. ungentlemanly conduct? frustrating, as we were on a counter-attack.
 
One of our own said:
He went over on it badly right in front of the ref. Could easily have been his ACL. Fortunately for the lad it wasn't but looked like it
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it looked like it because of his over-acting which clearly conned the ref. Maybe Harrop should have pretended too. Would/should the ref have stopped it?
 
It was a decision outside the laws of the game. You can only stop play for a potential head injury. Even if he'd snapped his ACL, continuing play would not change anything. It was a bizarre call only seen in junior football. I was right near it and to be fair the ref did immediately look a bit embarrassed. I think he reacted as a caring human rather than a ref and quickly realised he had got it wrong. The way we were playing we'd have slipped on our arse and given the ball anyway so it didn't really matter.
 
Did Maxwell definitely handball then? Looked stonewall from where I was but the ref and lino didn't think so and they were much closer than me. Linesman was looking right at it.
 
Randall Flagg said:
Did Maxwell definitely handball then? Looked stonewall from where I was but the ref and lino didn't think so and they were much closer than me. Linesman was looking right at it.
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Absolutely he handled it, both hands straight into touch, he was running straight towards were i was sitting in the Finney.
 
Definate handball by Maxwell, possible red probable yellow. There were a few yellow cards not given especially the tackle by McGeady on Earl which should have been a yellow after the attack had finished.
 
deepdale207 said:
............. ref missed Maxwell's handball and assault on Whatmore, plus a couple of possible Sunderland pens, so maybe he did okay?
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Maxwell was lucky to stay on the pitch...... Not sure about the pens, but i heard a sunderland outside the ground saying that one was a definite pen......
 
Rally Monkey said:
I was in the Finney close by. It hit is head.

Difficult job, refereeing.
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Right in front of us on the Finney, he definitely handled it, but it was so far from the goal (with defenders back) and right by the touchline I cannot see how it was anything other than a free kick and a yellow card.
Pretty sure any outfield player would have only got a yellow.
 
deepdaledreamer said:
Right in front of us on the Finney, he definitely handled it, but it was so far from the goal (with defenders back) and right by the touchline I cannot see how it was anything other than a free kick and a yellow card.
Pretty sure any outfield player would have only got a yellow.
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I always thought that if a keeper handled it outside the box it was a straight red ??
 
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