[Albion] A minimum of four minutes added time

[Bozza]

I thought Huddersfield were going to benefit from getting back all the time they'd been wasting at the end of the second half, and the referee was going to add 6 or 7 minutes on.

If it had still been 0-0, I'd have been fuming at only 4 minutes. I'd like to think he took the position of the game into account.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

I agree. We said much the same. The ref was pretty kind to us and it's good to see that the team that wasted time since early in the match, paid for their lack of good sportsmanship.

 

[SUA Seagull]

Was thinking exactly the same at the time. The persistent Huddersfield time wasting plus subs and injury stoppages would have easily notched up an extra 6-7 mins and I too thought that at 1-0 to the non-time wasters the ref may have concluded that he wouldn't add on too much time to benefit the time wasters from their own poor sportsmanship

 

[Gazwag]

I thought the ref was totally unfair to Stockdale, allowed their keeper to time waste for 79 minutes then when Stockdale had the free kick just after we had scored it looked like he gave him a long lecture about time wasting.

 

[Icy Gull]

Is it obligatory to be small and have a shaved head to become a Championship referee?

 

[Eeyore]

Question. Much of their keepers time wasting was after he had dropped the ball and initially touched it. As the ball is then in play, would I be right in saying he is actually doing nothing wrong under the laws of the game ?

 

[Bozza]

Question. Much of their keepers time wasting was after he had dropped the ball and initially touched it. As the ball is then in play, would I be right in saying he is actually doing nothing wrong under the laws of the game ?

Correct. If the ball is live then it's up to us to get him to speed up by pressuring him.

I was referring to how long he'd take with each goal kick, almost as if he didn't know what to do and needed to think about it to remind himself. And there was one time when the ball went out for a goal kick and one of their players started taking the ball upfield with him, as if he'd forgotten that his 'keeper needed the ball to take the goal kick.

 

[Icy Gull]

Correct. If the ball is live then it's up to us to get him to speed up by pressuring him.

I was referring to how long he'd take with each goal kick, almost as if he didn't know what to do and needed to think about it to remind himself. And there was one time when the ball went out for a goal kick and one of their players started taking the ball upfield with him, as if he'd forgotten that his 'keeper needed the ball to take the goal kick.

Probably thinking about how he'd waste some more time and lost concentration for the goal.

 

[pb21]

If Huddersfield hadn't spent significant chunks of the game the match time wasting, they might have had time to score themselves.

It was very satisfying, once Brighton were one and starting to get some extra rest in during periods the ball was out of play, to see Huddersfield crying to the ref that Brighton were time wasting!

 

[Hastings gull]

If Huddersfield hadn't spent significant chunks of the game the match time wasting, they might have had time to score themselves.

It was very satisfying, once Brighton were one and starting to get some extra rest in during periods the ball was out of play, to see Huddersfield crying to the ref that Brighton were time wasting!

Absolutely. I jeered, along with so many others, when the keeper was in such a rush to take a goal kick, after we scored. I too was expecting at least 5 minutes extra, so it could be that the ref used some common sense as they were not going to benefit from their tactics.
Not by any means a complete performance last night, but better than Saturday, though, admittedly, that is not necessarily saying much. The congratulations offered to each other after the match and the general relief at the win, did, I feel, show that the team spirit is there and that hopefully Saturday was a blib, when they became rather too casual. OR, it might have been that the defeat at Newcastle knocked their confidence somewhat, and they felt that, compared to benitez's millions, they would never be able to compete, and reach the PL. Yes, Newcastle may well win the league with relative ease, but 2nd place is certainly up for grabs. Given that Huddersfield are top, could anyone say that they are really that good? There is much to play for with this team, given proper stewardship by CH and his staff.

 

[Machiavelli]

Correct. If the ball is live then it's up to us to get him to speed up by pressuring him.

I was referring to how long he'd take with each goal kick, almost as if he didn't know what to do and needed to think about it to remind himself. And there was one time when the ball went out for a goal kick and one of their players started taking the ball upfield with him, as if he'd forgotten that his 'keeper needed the ball to take the goal kick.

I thought Hemed was extremely poor at closing their keeper down last night, and my overriding impression of Knockaert playing up-, or off-the-front was chasing the ball down.

 

[Tekanne]

Question. Much of their keepers time wasting was after he had dropped the ball and initially touched it. As the ball is then in play, would I be right in saying he is actually doing nothing wrong under the laws of the game ?

Ankergren under Poyet used to just stand a few yards away from his goal with the ball at his feet. Must admit, it was quite funny watching the opposition's fans get on the ref's back for something that is completely legal

 

[CHAPPERS]

I thought the ref was totally unfair to Stockdale, allowed their keeper to time waste for 79 minutes then when Stockdale had the free kick just after we had scored it looked like he gave him a long lecture about time wasting.

This annoyed me. As soon as they were chasing the game the referee would give us the hurry up. DOUBLE STANDARDS I TELL YOU

 

[Albumen]

I thought Huddersfield were going to benefit from getting back all the time they'd been wasting at the end of the second half, and the referee was going to add 6 or 7 minutes on.

If it had still been 0-0, I'd have been fuming at only 4 minutes. I'd like to think he took the position of the game into account.

It was at least 6 minutes anyway, I thought he'd lost his whistle.

 

[wallyback]

Is it obligatory to be small and have a shaved head to become a Championship referee?

I shall put my application to be a ref in the post today!

 

[amexer]

Who makes decision on how much extra time

 

[Titanic]

It was at least 6 minutes anyway, I thought he'd lost his whistle.

It was six minutes because of the substitions that took place just after the 4 minutes was announced... and a veeeeerrrrrryyyyyyy sloooooow walk from Knocky!!

And to be fair to the ref, he was on their case for timewasting all through the 2nd half... several times he had a word with their keeper.... so it was only fair that he did the same to us.

 

[hoveboyslim]

I thought Hemed was extremely poor at closing their keeper down last night, and my overriding impression of Knockaert playing up-, or off-the-front was chasing the ball down.

Maybe that was the instructions given to them both by Houghton? Having said that, I don't think that is the best use of Knockaert's energy and skill to be doing the chasing!

 

[AmexRuislip]

I shall put my application to be a ref in the post today!

Will you be getting your head shaved, to add the personal touch?

 

[wallyback]

Will you be getting your head shaved, to add the personal touch?

Already done, I'm that keen!