Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Unconscious player sent off for diving in Belgium
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See this is where a RATIONAL hatred for referees can surface. What a pompous prick.
It is quite obvious by the time the guy is on the stretcher that he is NOT faking it. How can any reasonable-minded person, at that point - having had plenty of time to think things through - send the player off?
It is quite obvious by the time the guy is on the stretcher that he is NOT faking it. How can any reasonable-minded person, at that point - having had plenty of time to think things through - send the player off?
The Large One
Who's Next?
I'm surprised his team-mates didn't bray the referee's face in.
Manx Shearwater
New member
If only that had been Ronaldo...
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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That's what is so funny, if he had gone running over there in the heat of the moment brandishing the red card not realising the extent of the injury, then that's one thing. To wait for him to be strapped to a stretcher, given oxygen and then gently lifted up to be carried away and THEN show the card.. That's just comedic genius.
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Manx Shearwater
New member
Is this the same ref we had against Burnley?
John Bumlick
Banned
it's quite clearly a second yellow....
Superphil
Dismember
Times like that I wouldn't have any objection to the entire team walking off the pitch and refusing to continue the game.
Capricorn
New member
It's unconscious diving bastards like this that ruin the game for everyone. They think they can get away with murder just because someone elbowed their vertabrae out of place.
Ah, ok. Not actually seen the video, just a picture
public school boy
Banned
Sounds a bit Irish to me.
I'm usually quick to defend referees on here, but even I can't defend that. I will highlight, though, that he isn't being sent off for simulation (diving) he is being sent off for a second bookable offence. The "dive" is no more the sending off offence than whatever he got the first yellow for.
Sussex Nomad
Well-known member
The milk of human kindness... he's unconscious, worse case scenario he dies, but he's getting a second yellow anyway!
northernblue
New member
- Nov 24, 2010
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Its unbelievable!! words fail me, i think i would in this case find it hard to not resort to violence!
Cian
Well-known member
1933 called.
NMH
Banned
Smart ref - making sure the player doesn't waste time trying to get back on the field once he's regained consciousness. 