Yep. I was applauding the ref for that, but everyone else is saying it was harsh and should have just been a yellow.
It was exactly the type of offence that needs kicking out of the game.
If you knew you were going to get a red for deliberately tripping someone up, or wrestling them to the...
Yeah, he did.
I am advocating a rule change. I hate to see players making absolutely no attempt whatsoever to make a tackle and just trip up or pull back a player knowing they will only receive a yellow card.
Cynical offence should result in a red.
Anyone see the Wolves v Swansea game in the FA Cup highlights?
I can't find the thread where this was discussed re cynical trips, shirt pulling, pullbacks etc., but the Fer red card is exactly the type of offence that some of us were arguing SHOULD be a red card.
Just a cynical trip with no...
I must have read it wrong. Just looked again now and it does say 5th.
I will edit my post so as to recover some sense of dignity. ;)
Edited.
Backs out of the darkened room quietly.
Well I thought that stat looked really outrageously bad. I got that quote from the BBC site. Obviously an error on their part.
Unless my eyesight has gone completely wonky.
Even 5 times is awful.
This is going to be an absolute massacre.
Aussies declare on 649-7. England now 15-2.
156 for S Marsh, 101 for M Marsh.
Luckily for us, we are only 288 runs behind. :(
You see, I doubt their stamina to do so. I reckon if we were top of the league like Luton and beating teams, scoring 4, 5, or 6 goals week in week out, they WOULD come back.
It totally suits the NOPM model while we struggle.