[HerefordBull]

When you watch the penalties they were both put into the same area of the goal.........of course the big difference is that their keeper didn't get sent the wrong way but waited that fraction of a second later and read Boyle making it look like a pass back. Our keeper had gone and left it to look easy for their player. I used to keep goal a bit myself and always watch penalties with interest and it is amazing how many go down the central third of the goal. Certain keepers have a good record of saving them and in my experience these are ones that don't give the taker any easy choices where to put the kick and don't move early. If the kick is put low with power and into the corner no keeper has a chance anyway.

With regard to awarding the kick for them it is a difficult one for the ref having seen it again on the replays. Fontaine did get the ball but at full speed he is stretching across the player from the "wrong" side and from some angles would look like a foul. I think his delay was he was just giving himself a moment to think about a crucial decision......but again he only gets one view of it. Yes it was soft but we would have taken it no doubt if it had been at the other end.

In general the ref had a good game for us and I don't think we can blame him for our inadequacies in not winning the game. A draw though would have been a fair result. For all our possession and play we still did not create any clear cut chances in front of goal whereas Dundee United did.......great block by McGregor in the first half to divert the ball over the bar.

We need to find someone quickly or get Keatings back who can strike a dead ball for corners and freekicks..........won't go on any further I'll be on my favourite topic....Stevenson...

We are still top of the league and now need to go on a good run in the next 5 games prior to playing Dundee United at ER where I hope we can get some revenge for last night.

GGTTH