papachris
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Well done again the Albion Women. Another cracking result against one of the top teams. It's been a great start to the season ️
That incident you refer to was a strange one on more than one level. So the ref stopped the game after a man u player went down in their pen area and clearly signalled she was stopping the game for a possible head injury. She did not then immediately call on the physios as i expected but went up to the player and spoke to her and then waited for some time for the player to recover, still with no medical intervention or inspection. Then she held the ball in the manner that officials do when they are restarting with a drop ball and duly did exactly that, dropping it at the feet of the keeper who then passed it to a defender on her right.Just back from the game. We were lucky not to be further behind at halftime as we were too slow playing out from the back and Man Utd were putting us under lots of pressure. Second half was a lot better with the substitutes providing more impetus and we deserved to get at least a draw and Parris took her goal well - we are the first team to score against them this season.
Man Utd liked complaining and doing niggly fouls as the match wore on which showed how we frustrated them. Some of the decisions from the officials were a bit odd - Man Utd even got away with a drop ball that they then hand balled in the penalty area which Kirby was rightly annoyed and frustrated about!
A draw against a top side, and up to second in the table - very happy with that!
I'm not up on the rules, but surely for any suspected head injury the physios should always be called on. And for any injury it seems generally the ref asks the player if they want the physio before calling them on but if they say no play doesn't restart until they are on their feet. Maybe we should be like Rugby and play on unless its a serious injury - say give a player 30 seconds to get up and if they don't play has to restart?That incident you refer to was a strange one on more than one level. So the ref stopped the game after a man u player went down in their pen area and clearly signalled she was stopping the game for a possible head injury. She did not then immediately call on the physios as i expected but went up to the player and spoke to her and then waited for some time for the player to recover, still with no medical intervention or inspection. Then she held the ball in the manner that officials do when they are restarting with a drop ball and duly did exactly that, dropping it at the feet of the keeper who then passed it to a defender on her right.
At this point we entered the realm of ultimate weirdness as the defender leaned forward and stopped the ball with her hand before passing it back to the keeper. Penalty! i shouted and so did a few others, but nothing from the officials. Now clearly the utd player was confused and made a mistake BUT the game had restarted and she handballed it deliberately so by the letter of the law surely it should have been a pen?
Yes i agree.I'm not up on the rules, but surely for any suspected head injury the physios should always be called on. And for any injury it seems generally the ref asks the player if they want the physio before calling them on but if they say no play doesn't restart until they are on their feet. Maybe we should be like Rugby and play on unless its a serious injury - say give a player 30 seconds to get up and if they don't play has to restart?
Not seen any mention of the incident in any report so its all very odd so its just like its been ignored. Still annoyed about it now!
In my case, complete unawareness that Seagull Travel laid on coaches to the Broadfield games. Maybe I've been really not paying attention but I don't think this has been well publicized. Not that I was at the Amex yesterday, but I've been put off going to Crawley because it's a pain in the arse to get to. I'll probably look into it now.What do we imagine is stopping most of those who came to the Amex hopping on the free bus and travelling 25mins to Broadfield?
It might be 25 minutes on the bus itself, but in reality it's an hour and a quarter either side of the match, so 2 and a half hours in total plus however long it takes you to get to and from the Amex in the first place (about 45 mins each way for me, and I'm not that far away).What do we imagine is stopping most of those who came to the Amex hopping on the free bus and travelling 25mins to Broadfield?
I'm not a fan of games at the Amex. Soulless empty stands, a bunch of tourists not watching the game, no swearing near little Florrie and Rupert. Critically, doesn't feel like home advantage when the girls only play there twice a season.
Exactly why despite the bus being free, and departing from near my house. I do not use it (does help that my train and bus is free )It might be 25 minutes on the bus itself, but in reality it's an hour and a quarter either side of the match, so 2 and a half hours in total plus however long it takes you to get to and from the Amex in the first place (about 45 mins each way for me, and I'm not that far away).
Four hours of travel is a lot for a team people are not yet fully invested in.
Parked in the development by the ground on a few occasions. Not too bad if you get there early ish. But yes it does get a bit busy.Parking in the development just before the ground is free but it can be hard to find a spot. Theres also a layby which has space for about 10 cars if you get there early enough. The K2 centre doesn't allow parking for long enough for a match, but slightly further away (on the K2 side but back towards the A23) is a business park that apparently you can park in though I've never done it as once the car park started getting really busy I started using Seagull Travel.
I suspect that this was a case of feigning head injury to slow down the game. It seems to be on the increase. If the Man Utd player had suffered a blow to the head then it is incumbent on the refereee to call on the physio (and possibly club doctor) to assess the player and carry out the concussion checks. The fact that the ref didn't call on the physio suggests she made a mistake or realised she had been conned.I'm not up on the rules, but surely for any suspected head injury the physios should always be called on. And for any injury it seems generally the ref asks the player if they want the physio before calling them on but if they say no play doesn't restart until they are on their feet. Maybe we should be like Rugby and play on unless its a serious injury - say give a player 30 seconds to get up and if they don't play has to restart?
Not seen any mention of the incident in any report so its all very odd so its just like its been ignored. Still annoyed about it now!