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t was after Stokes got done, think Doyle thought it must be ok then.
Yes. He did indeed put his elbow in to his chest in a sort of clumsy shoulder barge but it was more enthusiasm than anything reckless. In another game he could have been sent off but that would have been extremely harsh. The ref was right on the spot so Exeter can't claim it as a 'should have been a sending off'.
No idea i am pissed now as i drove back from London having had only a hand shandy
Just seen it
Laws of the game it’s a red but I bet that sort of incident happens in 99% of games!
Laws of the game it’s a red but I bet that sort of incident happens in 99% of games!
It wasn't good (probably yellow) but hey, Duffy Notts County got away with a last man deliberate block off first leg, and deliberate elbow (to neck rather than chest ) second leg. But all refs decisions went against County? Plus Nolan and his crew tried their best to get Doyle sent off for a yellow offence (which he got). Cheating basically.
Exeter you sat too deep and you know it. Coventry have had a season of park the bus and have learnt how to unpick it. Did you really threaten until 80 minutes?
Exeter you sat too deep and you know it. Coventry have had a season of park the bus and have learnt how to unpick it. Did you really threaten until 80 minutes?
Was told if was a red and a pen
Defo not a pen. Red maube depending on ref but not our problem right now!!
Defo not a pen. Red maube depending on ref but not our problem right now!!
I think it’s fair to say that Doyle got away with it, although it was to the chest not the face. On the other hand though the lad he did it to was equally lucky if not more as it was his elbow that meant Stokes had to go of to recieve a stitch according to the Radio commentary at the time. So all in all it was equal and no advantage went our way through a bad decision.
I'm sure Kevin Nolan has already reported it to the FA.
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Outside the box. Was a clumsy attempt at being cynical. Red would have been harsh, but understandable.
That guy needs a shave, a black coffee and an evening with Mrs Nolan, in no particular order.
Fair play to the Exeter lad who just got up and got on with it. No trying to convince the ref etc as Lincoln and County would have.
Was a daft thing to do though, watched on telly when I got back when you first see it it doesn’t look that bad but once Sky show it from multiple angles and that horrible City hating prick Don Goodman puts his two pennence in it looks worse every time looks very close to the penalty area too
The thing that would make it a red is how he balls up his fist before ramming him, was clearly intent on giving him a whack. Still as mentioned the ref was looking straight at it so i don't think any action will be taken. Still pretty stupid in such a big match.
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The angles simply show it as it is: actually a quite nasty block, though that doesn't mean that Doyle meant to hurt rather than block. Not even close to a pen but could have been seen as dangerous play (would have been harsh).
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Bloke shouldn’t have run into him, Doyle raised his arm to protect himself
In his 1st spell with us, I saw us play at Piswich when Doyle, off the ball, elbowed one ot theirs in the forehead. Ref stopped the game and we feared the worst.... Ref produces a yellow card and shows it to the Ipswich player. Very fair in my opinion !
