Referee tonght

Not very often I say this but I actually thought the ref had a good game tonight. Apart from the 5 mins of injury time (No idea where that came from) the ref appeared to understand the game and let the tackles go that were good tackles (But hard) but pulled up the ones that were cynical.

Didnt particularly show any bias to either team but I would be happy if he referee'd a few more of our games before the end of the season.

Any thoughts?

PS ..... For one who has knocked Davey's and his team in recent week I have to take my hat off at the last 2 perfomances for sheer determination, passion and hard work ............Win or lose it's what makes you proud to be a tarn fan. Cheers Simon

 

You mean he didn't give them two penalties that we'd have been screaming blue murder about if they'd been committed against us? That standard of 'good'?

 

More Like Him And D'Urso Please

He didn't bottle it on the penalty shouts Stoke had. Only thing i saw wrong was Hendrie should have been sent off. First for retaliation on Austin. And then for the intent in the challenge when he did get booked.

 

I wouldn't have minded losing to Wednesday, Leicester, Colchester etc IF the players had showed the same fight and determination of the last two games!!! We look a totally different team tonight, and last Tuesday. Whether that is down to Davey, fans reaction against Colchester OR the signings, it is a welcomed one.

 

RE: More Like Him And D'Urso Please

Agree with you on Hendrie, shoulda got a straight red for the lunge when he got booked, obnoxious little twatty Villa reject (N)

 

No I thought his overall game was good not just the penalty claims he correctly ignored. As for the sending off of Hendrie ....I think he was right again ... there was some intent but nothing more than handbags ........To be fair the same could have been said for sending Dvaney off in the first half when he kicked out at his opponent and then pulled Lawrences shirt both after he'd received a yellow card.

 

Austin used both hands to shove the guy over. Made a meal of it, but I've seen them given, and if it had been against us they'd have heard my expletives from here.

That said, I did think he handled the game well. Nice to see someone use common sense than the letter of the law for every decision.

 

Really?

Gave them loads of free kicks for very soft challenges.

Thought he was dreadful

 

RE: Really?

i am with you. i thought he was poor.

Have seen a lot worse but also a lot better

 

I thought he was "picky" and pulled the game up too many times, but he definitely wasn't a "homer" and was the same with both sides. 5 minutes extra was down to 4th official (w@nker, where did he get that from, no physio on and no major stoppages in 2nd half) he didn't fall for Stoke diving so fair play to him.

 

I was sat with two Referees in the Little George in Wombwell tonight and they were both highly critical of the ref. I personally thought he was a homer. Where did he get 5 minutes from, the physios never got on the field?

Stoke were NOT POOR we stopped them playing with the pressing game we played.

Every time a Stoke player had the ball we had two or three player pressing. We were bloody magnificent.
Proud to be a Red 2 night.
Keep at them Simon.

Oh, and who got the man of the match tonight it wasn't the bloke a lot of posters wanted dropping for Kay by any chance?
(casualty)

 

Richie Myth? nt

 

RE: Richie Myth? nt

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Richie Myth

There's no Richie myth, what Richie achieved last season, against the odds means that we play the Stoke's, the Birmingham's and Sunderland's this season.

There's nothing to say that if Richie would have won his battle of wills with Shepherd, that he wouldn't have bought quality players who would have kept us up.

Only a t@sser would belittle what Richie has done.

 

and only an idiot

would forget that he was taking us back down.

 

RE: Richie Myth

Ok I must be a ****** then.</p>

If he was so good a manager and coach why is he on Sky?
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RE: Richie Myth

On Sky to earn a crust till the next job comes along I expect. He'll not be able to afford to put his feet up for long on what Shepherd was paying him that's for sure.

And I say AGAIN, if Richie had signed the couple of decent players he wanted we could have still been looking at staying up and not paying for players who either aren't good enough or who are surplus to requirements i.e. K Reid, Mattis, Jones, Eckersley and I would argue McCann (although I suppose we had to sign someone to replace McIndoe whose contract wasn't worth a fart).

 

aye but he did not did he?

if ifs and buts were apples and nuts we'ld all have sore guts.

I thank you

 

RE: aye but he did not did he?

Nope, he did not and eventually we'll find out why won't we?