At the time I thought GW had been shown a straight red after his second booking for his ranting then - wasn’t Dunk shown a second yellow at Forest away last year and then a straight red for his swearing at the ref?
A way forward imo would be for the four officials to act more as a team. The ref still makes the decisions but let the assistant refs and 4th official, as he did on Sunday, be more proactive when they see incidents. Also for the referee team to explain key decisions after a game . Eg I couldn’t...
One of the differences is that in my work when I make a mistake or have misinterpreted information given to me, I can explain why I got it wrong. I think PGMOL not allowing referees to explain their decisions be they right or wrong does not help them and fans inevitably see them being...
I don’t agree. It is the inconsistencies that you see by a) the same referee and b) the inconsistencies between different referees that is very frustrating. TV pundits don’t help matters saying things like “he’s entitled to go down” or it was a “clever foul” (thinking of you especially Mr Kane)...
In one of the old pre refurbished mill buildings near Manchester Piccadilly a few years ago, we visited a pop up bar on one of the floors before the match. They sold “pots” which was basically a scaled down beer glass but contained two thirds of a pint. Is it mandatory to serve beer in half or...
I wonder if there is a funding delay? The days of cheap development money was a long time ago and it does have a significant effect on developer’s bottom lines.
Player only needs to go off for 30 seconds if the trainer comes on, only if the player who injured him is not carded. GW was carded so Pedro didn’t need to go off.
I don't think Jones helped his situation by intimating the Forest player got the ball first (he didn't). A good ref would have waited a couple of seconds to assess the situation and take advice from the 4th official (which was obviously passed onto him) if he didn't have a clear view. From the...
Bearing in mind players can be sent off and charged with violent conduct for flicking a finger at someone’s head, it will be interesting to see if any retrospective action will be taken against Harland for throwing the ball at the back of an Arsenal player’s head after City’s last minute equaliser.
Have been to Wild Lemon three times now. Really nice food and friendly unpretentious service. We had the roasts there in April for my mum’s birthday and they are really good value.
To me it looked like GW was out of control and once he committed to the tackle, it was clear all day long that he was going to endanger Pedro - which he did. Watching it on the replays after the game he only touched the ball by going through Pedro’s legs. The fact it was a scissor tackle which...
I went to a service at a local crematorium about 10 years ago. I’m not sure how, but they had technical difficulties with the PA system and instead of the solemn entry hymn, they mistakenly played the deceased’s exit music Bring Me Sunshine by Eric and Ernie. It did break however break the ice...