Ditto, I saw the yellow and then a min later the player looked like he was coming to the touchline to get subbed off, only we noticed nobody was coming on in his place.Thought he was fairly anonymous, which in this context is a positive. The red card was odd, I’m not convinced that he ever got around to showing the card.
The lines person had a bit of a mare though.
Thought he was fairly anonymous, which in this context is a positive. The red card was odd, I’m not convinced that he ever got around to showing the card.
The lines person had a bit of a mare though.
Maybe but rules are rulesWasn't there, but looking at the iFollow footage, the first pen was more than soft - not quite sure how it was given. The Cobblers player probably ought to have been booked or at least warned for going down far too easily, and I can see no fault on Murphy.
The second one was a penalty by the letter of the law, but in this case the law is an ass. The player wasn't seeking an advantage, the ball was hit at him from a couple of yards away and I am not convinced he was intentionally 'making his body bigger' by stretching his arms out. Unless players are going to play the game with their arms firmly clamped to their sides like Irish dancers, I am not sure what they can do!
Neither were pens. Their lad should’ve been sent off for a straight red and a second yellow. Murphy could definitely have been sent off first half. The lad who was sent off was sent off for nothing. I thought he was hopeless tbh and we’re all being a bit kind because we won easily.
reasonable ish- albeit hes a NL league level referee- a few strange decisions , but nothing match changing-
a steady , average 5 from me
fair comment that, and fair qs too ... agree pens were both iffy - we've seen em given- as we did last night ( and last night they levelled each other out?) , the red was late on and we were then 3-1 up. Although not great, last nights match officials were a low level upgrade ( in consistency stakes if nowt else, on the last trio of jokers we had imposed on an Oxford game)Out of curiosity, Sarge - if two dodgy penalties and an absurd red card don't count as match changing decisions, what exactly would??
Or are you just saying that we were so superior to Northampton in every way that the ref couldn't have changed the outcome even if he'd been bought!?
I thought he was utter rubbish. But thankfully, he's a conference ref so we won't see him again any time soon in a competition that matters!
fair comment that, and fair qs too ... agree pens were both iffy - we've seen em given- as we did last night ( and last night they levelled each other out?) , the red was late on and we were then 3-1 up. Although not great, last nights match officials were a low level upgrade ( in consistency stakes if nowt else, on the last trio of jokers we had imposed on an Oxford game)
It was the JPT- level of referee ( and assistants), were 'non league, as was thier handling - however in comparison to that excuse for of referee ( Sam Purkiss) and his brainless assistants in the last league game, Gareth Rhodes was no where near as shambolic (IMO)