They should have been down to 10 men when their player grabbed Bradshaw and threw him to the ground literally one minute after the referee had warned him about his conduct
Damn, you're right. I knew there was something else I meant to include in my report. That incident was a shocker. It's getting to be a regular thing now where referees waste so much time lecturing both sides during these corner routines. They talk to both sides but never seem to do anything about it. Perhaps Bradshaw did something that we didn't see so the ref cancelled two things out - who knows. The fact is though that their defender literally threw him to the ground, so how come that's not a penalty. Can you get a penalty if the ball is dead at the time? Not sure about that.
I was directly behind the goal. There was a slight scuffle but I was shocked when he threw TB to the ground. It was petulant but I dont think it warranted more than a talking to.
Sam Baldock was booked for diving early on. He'd not fouled anyone or dove prior to that. The ref booked him for his first offence. He then dove again in the 2nd half and the ref just waved him back to his feet. He also deliberately handled the ball on the floor and got away without even a foul being given too. Incredibly inconsistent. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
You was shocked when he threw TB to the ground? So an incident off the ball which actually shocked you doesn't warrant the associated punishment as set out in the laws of the game? How can you not think it deserved the punishment that FIFA dictates yet at the same time feel shocked by what he did?
Id forgotten about that as well. He gave the referee a decision to make - think about some of our sendings off against us - Marley and Roberts for example and then think what would have happened if one of our players had done that.
