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28-09-2015, 17:18
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(28-09-2015, 15:29)Statesideowl Wrote: I don't necessarily think the ref was being biased against us. Just that he knew he'd made a bad decision, subsequently tried to make amends for it which made matters worse.
While their defenders red was harsh I agree, Mcormacks challenge made up for it and not sending him off cancelled the earlier incorrect decision out, but it didn't stop there did it?
Button should have gone, the rules are clear on this. When something like that happens it's a straight red. I didn't catch Hunts challenge but if it is as you say, MS. Then he should have gone too, and if the ref 'ignored' it that's criminal IMO
No-one has the 'right' to put their hands on someone else whether in public or during a sports event. Just the way I see it.
Officially, the referee doesn't see anything of the first half action until the end of the match but I suspect that information gets to him. I wouldn't be surprised if someone (say 4th official) who has seen coverage of the first half has told him that the red card was incorrect. That may then have affected his thinking, making Helan the unlucky fall guy.
One thing I do know is that referees want to stand out for the right reasons and three red cards in a match makes them stand out for the wrong reasons. From the point he sent Helan off, he seemed determined not to send anyone else off so became more lenient.
Had SSN on today & have seen Joao's winner at least twice every hour since 8.00.
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It was a cool, tidy finish. I hope that is only the tip of the Iceberg when it comes to the goods young Joao can produce.
So far he looks like a great signing!
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28-09-2015, 18:15
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Joao did two things that impressed me on Saturday, first was the way he left the defender for dead and calmly side footed the ball past the keeper, a lot of strikers would have blasted it or tried to be clever and take it around the keeper, he just saw his gap and put the ball into it!! The second thing that impressed me was the way he didn't rise to Button at all. Would have been very easy for him to either retaliate or to have gone down like a sack of potatoes, neither would have been good for him or the team but he showed great maturity and awareness of the situation to not really get involved!!
As regards the ref, ask any professional sportsman they will say the thing they need from the officials during a game more than anything else is consistency!! They need to know their boundaries and to me this ref was inconsistent as to his decisions regarding the cards he dished out. He didn't appear to get the actual decision for the fouls or penalty wrong, it was the treatment of the offenders that was all over the place!!
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(28-09-2015, 18:15)St Charles Owl Wrote: Joao did two things that impressed me on Saturday, first was the way he left the defender for dead and calmly side footed the ball past the keeper, a lot of strikers would have blasted it or tried to be clever and take it around the keeper, he just saw his gap and put the ball into it!! The second thing that impressed me was the way he didn't rise to Button at all. Would have been very easy for him to either retaliate or to have gone down like a sack of potatoes, neither would have been good for him or the team but he showed great maturity and awareness of the situation to not really get involved!!
As regards the ref, ask any professional sportsman they will say the thing they need from the officials during a game more than anything else is consistency!! They need to know their boundaries and to me this ref was inconsistent as to his decisions regarding the cards he dished out. He didn't appear to get the actual decision for the fouls or penalty wrong, it was the treatment of the offenders that was all over the place!!
I was right behind the line of Joao's shot because although he moved in from slightly the RHS of the goal, he opened up his body to place the ball to the keeper's left into the gap. It was clear even from 75 yards away that there was a gap there and we knew instantaneously that it was going in.
Haven't felt confident of an OWLS striker in a one on one situation for a few years. Just imagine if that chance had fallen to Nuhiu.
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5yr contract and we're under no pressure to sell Joao, or anyone else for that matter.
That silver lining's back!
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