mjking73
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Back in the 80s and 90s, a good tackle. 00s and 10s just a foul but under the current rules a yellow min. Actually a yellow was better as VAR couldn't have intervened. A red may have been overturned.
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[Albion] You're the ref: Morgan Gibbs-White
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But surely if he had got a straight red and VAR overruled it it would've been downgraded to a yellow and then sent off for two yellows?
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Carsley’s soft spot for his former U21 players?
American Seagle
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- Jun 14, 2022
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Definitely a yellow, could easily have been a straight red.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
It's atrocious. The little black-clad Spanish goblin is immune from punishment for camping outside his technical area, and even encroaching on the pitch, game after game.
de la zouch
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- Jul 12, 2007
- 572
Ok
It was as much as a reference to the other “poll” which had a 90% plus answer and was a duh brain moment.
Unfortunately the England squad is full of players like him - average and extremely unlikeable. That’s why I’ve lost all interest in the national team the last few years.
crodonilson
He/Him
Just a note that Alex Crook on TalkSport, a huge United fan and their chief football correspondent, thought the ref had given a straight red and rightly so. He was convinced it was at least a booking and for him a straight red.
Weststander
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Just watched it on MOTD2. To me a straight red, both legs enveloping Pedro’s could easily have broken his leg. All at speed.
sussex_guy2k2
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- Jun 6, 2014
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Yeh, I get that argument. I think it’s probably one of those orange card tackles that could go either way. But it’s a yellow minimum.
fly high
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On radio after the match Warren said ref only booked him after he saw 4th official told him too.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
- 12,083
Yep that has been widely report and is correct.
Pretty sure the Ref had his heart broken by a Sussex girl and is still working through some issues.
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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Just watched the MOTD replays. The clearest second yellow you will ever see. MGW is off the ground and goes through Pedro to get to the ball. Even if he does get a toe on the ball its irrelevant because of the force used which takes out the player, and stops an attack. Gibbs-White and Nuno are probably as angry as they are not because they wouldnt agree its a second yellow if shown it again, but more because at the time with the ref making that 'got the ball' gesture and then seeming to changing his mind they probably feel the ref just doesn't know what he's doing. If the ref just instantly gives a yellow they probably have no case to be angry.
Also, i've seen no replay to show Fab do anything.. why did he get a red? Seemed very confused when the ref carded him.
Also, i've seen no replay to show Fab do anything.. why did he get a red? Seemed very confused when the ref carded him.
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Withdean South Stand
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- Mar 2, 2014
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It was an absolute stinker of a tackle, could have been really nasty for Joao Pedro and it was luck rather than intent/execution that it wasn't. A yellow all day long, possible straight red although it wasn't exactly Martin Taylor on Eduardo bad.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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The ref showed his level of competence, by deciding that "getting the ball" was enough to negate giving a clear card.
Since when has it been ok to clatter through a player if your foot touches the ball on the way through?
brighton_tom
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- Jul 23, 2008
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True. I guess that's the source of MGW's anger. He thinks the ref is either saying ''he got the ball, so no foul'' or ''he got the ball, so its a foul, but no card'' but then see's a red card in his face. Either way its a complete cock up of how to handle things from the ref as its the clearest card he should ever have to give.
Richy_Seagull
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The ref clearly made a howler of a decision and then was corrected by the Lino/4th official. Not sure what the fuss is about.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Yes it was.
beorhthelm
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- Jul 21, 2003
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dont understand all those (on twitter) saying it's never a red card. it wasn't given a red card! cynical tackle deserving a yellow. not first time, seems a lot of people think that if a second yellow doesn't warrant a sending off, it shouldn't be given.