Why was play not stopped and the Fulham player not booked for simulation before they scored their equaliser?
'Cos the ref was a lovely person, simples. Started the game by instantaneously giving all 50-50 decisions to Fulham, descended into deep incompetence and then finished in fawning obedience of everything the Fulham acting school wanted him to do after they threatened him following our goal. Fulham last season were a class outfit marshalled by Parker, with the skilful Malone marauding down the wing and the strong focal point of Martin. This season I've seen them twice now and the only thing they are class at is magnificently choreographed cheating. If an opposition player as much breathes on one of them, they go down like they've been hacked over by a combined harvester or shot by a sniper, they then roll around in faux agony while the rest of the team surround the gullible ref and get the opposition player booked. "Injured" player then gets up with mysteriously no ill effects. If booking doesn't materialise, player on floor increases intensity of acting and goalkeeper joins in haranguing of referee. Repeat ad infinitum. Fair play to their midfield though, Johansen, Macdonald and particularly Norwood totally ran the game throughout - not in a footballing sense - they just refereed it marvellously for themselves. Surely nobody can complain about the lack of quality referees around these days when tiny London hamlet Fulham on its own has got three such dominating referees. Norwood in particular managed the majority of the decision-making, meaning the bald, unfit, old guy in black was totally superfluous, even though he did intervene now and again just to demonstrate his subservience to his controllers in white.
I thought today I expected to lose but would enjoy the game, because last season the really did show us a lesson in football . Today, wow, diving, cheating, for 90 minutes an utter disgrace.
I wondered same when i was watching replay on sky sports app.. 1. he was definately offside. 2. He was behind davies meaning that you need 2 defenders to be behind davies to play him onside anyway which makes it even more unbelievable.
Referee was dogsh!t. Sessegnon clearly dived in the area. Booked Cavare & gave them a free kick outside. It was either a penalty or a dive. I was convinced it was a dive & video replay clearly shows it. Gave us nothing all day.
I couldn’t go yesterday but just watched the highlights I was wondering that I was also wondering why their lad wasn’t sent off for the foul before Cavare lost his head. It was quite blantanty dangerous play. I forget who it was but someone was sent off in the premier league a few weeks ago for the same foul - ie ‘taking one for the team’ - he had zero intention of getting the ball.
Not sure how we can moan about Fulham cheating Davies was embarrassing with the time wasting. Surely diving on the ball for no reason is also cheating
Davies was on his knees with his feet behind the line and someone else was on the line next to Davies. I wouldn't be surprised if the attacker laid on the floor wasn't in line with them
Morning lads, the diving cheating seems to be all part of championship football now ,Preston done it to us early on in the season think they call it game management now, I see you have qpr Saturday , they are terrible, get a win down there and everything will seem more positive , you get the first goal and there fans will be on hollow heads back, best of luck.
