Now that could be seen as excessive force, but this one... Is blatantly just assisting the stewards, never a sending off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63q4tcgll4s
all the incidents there involved Michael Owen so had Owen tackled the fan Willard would have red carded the fan
What option did the ref have? The goalie was booting him while he was on the ground so violent conduct without a doubt. I think the manager may be asked to explain himself as well.
Knew some fowk would say the ref was right. Bloke's come running at him and tried kicking the keeper. He deserves a good f.cking slap.
I agree but what he deserves and acting within the laws of the game are very different. The ref had no option.
Talking of laws of the game is there any about drying the ball before a throw in? Drying it on their shirt fair enough but Pedersen for Blackburn was using a towel that was obviously put their for that purpose.
The referee was right! It's obvious to all that the moron running on the pitch shouldn't have been there and will no doubt be punished for his lunacy. However, it was the jobs of the police and the stewards inside the ground to take care of him and take care of him they did (albeit after he managed to wriggle onto the pitch in the first place). The goalkeeper didn't have to volley him numerous times. He didn't have to blow up and turn into a mad man. He could've just walked away and let the security team take care of the matter. The fact of the matter is, the goalkeeper committed violent conduct by laying into the invader with his boot. The goalkeeper had to be reprimanded, and he was, by the man in charge of the game, the referee. 100% correct decision.
Definately. Everyone should be entitled to protect their place of work when someone attacks them in there who shouldn't be there in the first place. I don't blame the keeper for giving him two good boots, or the manager for taking his players off. It's the ref who needs sorting by the Dutch FA.
He was laid on the ground helpless when the goalie was booting him, he was out of control and went too far. The referee was doing what he had to do so how can he be held responsible for this?
If he hadn't committed multiple criminal offences in the first place (trespassing, drunk and disorderly, assault etc) he wouldn't have been helpless on the ground getting what comes to him as he would still be in the stand where he's supposed to be.
Cheers Wellsie, so if a set of steps were made available for both teams could you take a throw in standing at the top of them, they wouldn`t be encroaching on the pitch if placed adjacent to the touchline. Not a serious question but makes you wonder what they will allow next, maybe someone has to trip over the towel and receive a serious injury before the powers that be really address the situation.