Brilliant performance.

ltr · **Joined:** Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:12 am **Posts:** 818

Surely the Burnley guy would have cottoned on after Behan's first free kick. Hang on, what happened the last time I stood here? But no. And I'm glad he did cotton on, it wouldn't have made the moment even half as funny as it was.

Mute Witness · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 10:10 am **Posts:** 3572

We have so much potential it's frightening. That was a brilliant peformance.

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:53 am

I wish it was Saturday tomorrow. :grin:

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2478

They were just time wasting - twice we were in good positions and the referee stopped the game both times. On the first restart they kicked the ball into touch in our half! Poor refereeing again - every home again we have had crap refs so far this season. Lets hope we get someone fair against Norwich or is that too much to ask for...

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:23 am

JohnnyMars wrote:

They were just time wasting - twice we were in good positions and the referee stopped the game both times. On the first restart they kicked the ball into touch in our half! Poor refereeing again - every home again we have had crap refs so far this season. Lets hope we get someone fair against Norwich or is that too much to ask for...

Did understand the point about bad refereeing stopping the game when we were in good positions, but with respect to the point about them kicking the ball back into touch in our half the ref has no control of that at all.

Compo · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:32 am

MadJohn wrote:

Compo wrote:

JohnnyMars wrote:

They were just time wasting - twice we were in good positions and the referee stopped the game both times. On the first restart they kicked the ball into touch in our half! Poor refereeing again - every home again we have had crap refs so far this season. Lets hope we get someone fair against Norwich or is that too much to ask for...

Did understand the point about bad refereeing stopping the game when we were in good positions, but with respect to the point about them kicking the ball back into touch in our half the ref has no control of that at all.

Personally I reckon it should be classed as unsporting behaviour. Kicking it to a defender on the halfway line would be one thing, kicking it past him and into the stand was taking the piss. It was good to see the referee restart with a contested dropball after the second stoppage.

Totally agree and good to see the ref had a drop ball in the second instance, the ref can do nothing not even caution the player regarding were the player kicks the ball back to under the laws of the game. Look at the times when a goal has been awarded when a player has kicked it back to the keeper and it has went in.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:29 am

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

Jonny wrote:

The ref shouldn't be stopping the game when someone gets hit with the ball - it was a joke.... rage

I agree, an elbow to the skull or something that is dangerous then i agree but a ball in the face?? ffs the whole point of him standing there is to block the ball!!!!

bRISTOL rOVERS WERE A DISGRACE LAST WEEK IN GETTING THE GAME STOPPED EVERY TIME THERE WAS A THREAT TO THEIR GOAL - SO THEY WERE HITTING THE DECK LIKE FLIES BECAUSE THE REF ALLOWED THEM TO GET AWAY WITH IT. tHE INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO STOP THE PLAY AGAIN LAST NIGHT BUT THE REF DID SO ANYWAY. i WONDER IF PLAY WOULD HAVE BEEN HALTED AT THE OTHER END.....

shite caps lock but I can't be arsed to type it again!!!

Jonny · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:18 pm

parmopooly wrote:

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

Jonny wrote:

The ref shouldn't be stopping the game when someone gets hit with the ball - it was a joke.... rage

I agree, an elbow to the skull or something that is dangerous then i agree but a ball in the face?? ffs the whole point of him standing there is to block the ball!!!!

bRISTOL rOVERS WERE A DISGRACE LAST WEEK IN GETTING THE GAME STOPPED EVERY TIME THERE WAS A THREAT TO THEIR GOAL - SO THEY WERE HITTING THE DECK LIKE FLIES BECAUSE THE REF ALLOWED THEM TO GET AWAY WITH IT. tHE INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO STOP THE PLAY AGAIN LAST NIGHT BUT THE REF DID SO ANYWAY. i WONDER IF PLAY WOULD HAVE BEEN HALTED AT THE OTHER END.....

shite caps lock but I can't be arsed to type it again!!!

The only way forward is for us to do the same - a very sad state of affairs in the modern game...

nick · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:25 pm

MadJohn wrote:

Personally I reckon it should be classed as unsporting behaviour. Kicking it to a defender on the halfway line would be one thing, kicking it past him and into the stand was taking the piss. It was good to see the referee restart with a contested dropball after the second stoppage.

The ref can't stop one team from contesting a drop ball though, can he?

I know it's sportsmanship and all that, but there have been several recently when we've been fully within our rights to contest it, but haven't - just get stuck in I say, what can they do?

POOLIE87 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:10 pm

i was disappointed with the referees consistancy as not many times in football does exactly the same incident happen and the referee managed to come up with two different decisions.

Brilliant performance.

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