Olsson - no sending off

[crookie]

Should have been booked for holding onto the ball, then a yellow for the murray incident. Simple two yellows for me, wouldn't have affected the result though. not sure why he's their captain though, v ordinary player, fiery temper

 

[Da Man Clay]

Should have been booked for holding onto the ball, then a yellow for the murray incident. Simple two yellows for me, wouldn't have affected the result though. not sure why he's their captain though, v ordinary player, fiery temper

He isn't. Russell Martin is.

 

[crookie]

He isn't. Russell Martin is.

fair enough, my bad, thought he had captains armbands on

 

[jessiejames]

He's a bit of a hot head, a couple of minutes before his time wasting whilst losing 1 nil, be was having a right go at his manager. I can't understand why he was not substituted at half time as he was clearly injured.

 

[Notters]

Astonished he wasn't subbed.

 

[sydney]

both martin and naismith decked jiri in the second half and got away scott free.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

The ref was spot on. He punished him by keeping him on.

 

[The Birdman]

I am glad the ref didn't send him off it was better to beat 11 players and sometimes teams play better when they go down a player.

 

[Finchley Seagull]

The head thing defo 50:50 but didn't realise til the highlights he kicked Murray off the ball - could've been straight red for that tbf. Looked like a second yellow for foul on Skalak but want to see it again...

Agree with this. The head to head was a booking each at worst but he should have been sent off for the kick out at Murray. As others have said he could already have been booked for the dissent/not giving the ball back to Stockdale and then fouled Skalak after the incident with Murray and could have been sent off too. Very lucky but, as others have said, in the end it was fine to keep him on the pitch.

 

[Deadly Danson]

I don't suppose anyone has a video of the comedy moment Ollson missed his kick in the first half and then went down injured? I can't remember such a perfect moment of farce for a pantomime villain at the Amex.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

The only decision the ref got wrong was booking Murray.

Not really

Murray got involved with the other player and fronted him up. It's a yellow card every day of the week. Certain referees might have got red cards out for their little fracas.

 

[JonnyComeEarly]

I don't suppose anyone has a video of the comedy moment Ollson missed his kick in the first half and then went down injured? I can't remember such a perfect moment of farce for a pantomime villain at the Amex.

Haha. Was celebrated like a goal. Comedy gold

 

[Hastings gull]

What did people make of Olsson staying on the pitch?

My first thought was he should have got a straight red for putting his head on Muzza. But when I saw the highlights, it looked more 50-50.

Then the foul on Skalak. You could make an argument it was a collision rather than malicious. Though my view is he knew exactly what he was doing and it should have been a second yellow.

Yes, the highlights did show that it was rather 50-50 and so you either book both or none. But I was amazed when Olson carried the ball away as he did for such a protracted period of time and got no yellow for that. had he kicked it away, he would have done, so what is the difference?

 

[ManOfSussex]

Having seen it this morning, I think the ref got it right. I thought straight red yesterday afternoon though for Olsson.

 

[mreprice]

The only decision the ref got wrong was booking Murray.

Many refs would have sent Muzza off for initiating contact but it would have been harsh.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

In terms of hilarity, Olsson's performance yesterday was equal only to Fabio's cavalcade of incompetency v Solly March last season, and of course Dan Harding's infamous Amex humiliation.

 

[carlzeiss]

Not really

Murray got involved with the other player and fronted him up. It's a yellow card every day of the week. Certain referees might have got red cards out for their little fracas.

Correct , other refs would have shown Murray a red for instigating the incident .

 

[Hillian1]

In terms of hilarity, Olsson's performance yesterday was equal only to Fabio's cavalcade of incompetency v Solly March last season, and of course Dan Harding's infamous Amex humiliation.

Harding being reduced to tears will remain one of my favourite Amex moment's ever.

 

[Martlet]

I thought the ref was excellent today, got nearly every call right.
Olsson is just a pantomime villain, we were better off with him staying on, he wasn't very good, and his replacement may have been better

Replacement for a sending off?

 

[hampshirebrightonboy]

Never a sending off. First one was handbags with Murray making a meal of it. The Skalak incident was just two players going for the ball and Skalak got their first, then made a meal of it.

The only decision the ref got wrong was booking Murray.

If Murray made a meal of it to get him sent off then a yellow is probably fair