[Albion] You are the ref: Dale Stephens' challenge on Gaston Ramirez

[Bozza]

What was the correct decision?

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[ThePompousPaladin]

No way a straight red.

 

[Seasider78]

Stop play give player treatment and then start with a drop ball was a 50-50 challenge

 

[cirC]

Gaston Ramirez as he turned kicked the bottom of Stephens boot.He was late,Stephens was way to quick.

 

[TSB]

I'm starting to get the sense that [MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] isn't in full agreement with the officiating today.

 

[Dave the OAP]

In the premier league, it's a straight red if you raise your leg against someone clearing the ball and they get caught....it happens week in week out.


We had a premiershite ref who wanted us all to know it.

Therefore we should have expected it.

 

[Bozza]

In the premier league, it's a straight red if you raise your leg against someone clearing the ball and they get caught....it happens week in week out.

Dale Stephens won the ball.

In fact he didn't even win the ball. He cleanly took a ball that was there to be taken. Ramirez was so slow, his attempt to get the ball meant he smashed his shin into the bottom of Stephens' boot.

 

[Javeaseagull]

Hope we appeal. No way is that a straight red.

 

[Caveman]

If two players clash heads and one cuts his head, is this a red card? Imo it's the same outcome.

What didn't help was the ref had to speak to gaston the ladybird and also Stephens 5 minutes before.

Badly got this one wrong ref.

 

[El Turi]

Could understand if it Stephens made a stamping motion but he nicked the ball away and accidentally caught Ramirez on the follow through. A scandalous decision in a massive match and if the FA don't overturn it, they are institutionally corrupt.

 

[Caveman]

In the premier league, it's a straight red if you raise your leg against someone clearing the ball and they get caught....it happens week in week out.


We had a premiershite ref who wanted us all to know it.

Therefore we should have expected it.

Well might not be such a bad thing if we stay in the championship then. ****ing shocking decison.

 

[TSB]

Yellow for me. I think Stephens catches him on the follow through. It was his original card of choice and it would have felt fair enough.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Did CH comment on it?

 

[El Turi]

Also, there's no way in a million years he would have sent off a Boro player if it was the other way round. It would have caused a riot.

 

[nwgull]

Wasn't even a foul. Stephens gently side footed the ball - you can tell that from the short distance it travelled - it was Ramirez's mistimed swing into Stephens' boots that injured him.

 

[Dirty Dave]

If Ramirez had worn a proper pair of shin pads (I'm not sure he actually had any on at all) then the ref would have definatly kept with giving a yellow

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[jessiejames]

If only he had been the ref against Burnley, we probably would have won and Barton would be locked up after his stamp?

 

[Triggaaar]

Was Gaston trying to play the ball or trying to kick Stephens?

 

[cirC]

Was Gaston trying to play the ball or trying to kick Stephens?

He was so slow,your guess is as good as deans

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Could understand if it Stephens made a stamping motion but he nicked the ball away and accidentally caught Ramirez on the follow through. A scandalous decision in a massive match and if the FA don't overturn it, they are institutionally corrupt.

He didn't though Ramirez caught him with his shin whilst wearing tissue as a shin guard