Thing is, in the last few years everyone's become aware of ways to illegally win fouls.
Corner flag and put your back into the guy behind you and fall on thr ball. Foul
Lose out on a 50-50 and fall over and grab the ball. You in the foul
Hand slightly on your back, fall on the ball. You win the foul
All fans know these are cheat pathetic ways to win a free kick and last year refs were told to start letting them go. But the linos are still backwards. They can't wait to wave their flag in the air and the ref then has to give the foul.
I get that these days it's a fast game and officials will miss stuff and mistakes will be made. What gets me is how regularly there's things that every person in the ground can see but the officials.
It gets to the point you start doubting yourself but then you see it back and it confirms what you saw with your own eyes. How does such obvious stuff get missed week in, week out.
And that 1 on 1 between Simms and their FB which was a fair shoulder charge but the guy went down like the sack of shit he is and lino fell for it. Appalling decision.
The only thing he did get right was the no offside decision for their second goal. I wonder if Dovin was sure it was offside and didn't scramble for it. Their keeper would have stopped that. He played a blinder
The first swing was the worst. He didn't make contact, so not sure where the rules stand on that, but there was clear intent. One of the most aggressive acts I've seen in a long time on a football pitch.
The first swing was the worst. He didn't make contact, so not sure where the rules stand on that, but there was clear intent. One of the most aggressive acts I've seen in a long time on a football pitch.
Seating where we do we were in a great position to see the ref. the linesman and both incidents.They got this old geezer on his feet I could not believe they got both so badly wrong.They had no excuse .
Seating where we do we were in a great position to see the ref. the linesman and both incidents.They got this old geezer on his feet I could not believe they got both so badly wrong.They had no excuse .
Seating where we do we were in a great position to see the ref. the linesman and both incidents.They got this old geezer on his feet I could not believe they got both so badly wrong.They had no excuse .