Uncle Spielberg
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Should Virgo been sent off ?. Camillin was ADAM ANT he should not and was ranting but then back tracked and said he needed to see it again. Was it a red card in your opinion ?.
For those who saw the incident today
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Vankleek Hill Seagull
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According to the BBC Sussex commentator during the phone in, the Leeds player was off the ground when Virgo clobbered him. I think the acrobatic triple salko / double twist pike combination along with the home crowd convinced the ref to get Virgo sent off.
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Uncle Spielberg
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mmmm. Paul is an employee of the club so although he is a top bloke is not to be relied on for an impartial view of the events.
seagullsovergrimsby
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A two footed lunge which sent Gradel spiralling into the air , the ref had no alternative and had to show the red card.
Whitterz
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I hope to god Gus dont appeal. Could be a longer ban otherwise.
Had a good view. He was high and late. Looked worse than it was as both players in the air and contact sent him into a somersault, but probably the only decision the ref got right today. Virgo made some great blocks in 1st half.
Got quite tetchy in last 10. ElAbd & Becchio were having a right battle. I can't help feeling that time-wasting didn't help our cause in hindsight but a good away point, and in 2nd half we were by far the better team until the scuffed pen woke the crowd up & we went down to 10.
Got quite tetchy in last 10. ElAbd & Becchio were having a right battle. I can't help feeling that time-wasting didn't help our cause in hindsight but a good away point, and in 2nd half we were by far the better team until the scuffed pen woke the crowd up & we went down to 10.
The guy we should be criticising is Brezovan. Why did he throw the ball out ? He should have booted it up field. His crap throw put Virgs in an almost impossible position. Very unfortunate, as he had a storming game up til then
The Wookiee
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Good on Virgo, should of broke the dirty c'nts legs
Da Man Clay
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Totally right decision. Horrible tackle
FalmerforAll!**
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Anyone who just saw the replay on The Football League Show will know that it was indeed a red card. He left his left leg very high up on the shin of the Leeds player and although there may not have been as much contact as he made the tackle with his right, it could have been a potential leg breaker.
Absolutely.
And the penalty, while a little on the soft side, was definitely in the box.
FalmerforAll!**
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Yup, looks like the ref got everything right. I noted he even checked with the linesman through the earpiece to make sure. Good referreeing!
ChapManiA
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I am shocked. Paul Camillin on the BBC Sussex commentary made out that it wasn't a bad tackle and that the Leeds players got Virgo sent off.
From what I just saw on TV. It was a silly tackle, and the ref brandished the red card very quickly, and not at all the "Leeds players told the ref to send Virgo off" like Paul described.
From what I just saw on TV. It was a silly tackle, and the ref brandished the red card very quickly, and not at all the "Leeds players told the ref to send Virgo off" like Paul described.
West Hoathly Seagull
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Terrible challenge, though he was sold short by Brezovan, who as mentioned above, had been totally solid up until then. Worse will be the effect of the ban, as Virgs had been playing superbly up until then. Might need to loan a centre half unless El Abd can deputise successfully.
Yeah, good on him for costing his club two points.
Speaking of broken legs though, I witnessed a nasty one Friday night in the rugger league, not nice.
Let's get some perspective guys! The tackle wasn't a "leg breaker" it was a very badly timed and clumsy tackle from Virgo, after being put under pressure by a hasty throw out. There was no intended malice, and I thought the red was harsh at the time, even having seen it, and it looks worse on TV, I still felt it was perhaps a little harsh on Virgs. I can see why the ref has sent him off - but I think a yellow card was a more appropriate course of action (which was what I said at the time). I am sure the incident with Gradel a minute earlier, and the reaction of the Leeds players did not help Adam's case (Kisnorbo had his hands on Virgs before the red card was out). An appeal is a waste of time, as the foul was committed, and it is then down to the referee's interpretation as to whether it is serious foul play.
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mona
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Spot on from somebody who sounds as if he was at the game.
Was it just me but should Kisnorbo have been red carded? I thought so at the time and the tv seems to justify it.
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It looked a horror tackle in real time, and on TV it looks not much better. As blatant (and stupid) a red card from Virgo, ruining what was otherwise a fantastic game for him.
TV definitely suggests he should have been sent off as well!