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Post by wardrobe monster on Feb 22, 2004 0:48:01 GMT
I would rate the ref's performance today as the worst I've seen for some time.
He booked Williams and Russell based only on the Wigan player's reaction.
Clarke should have been booked for poleaxing their lad who subsequently had to go off, but he didn't
He booked their player for apparent dissent, but forgot to move the ball forward 10 yards.
On numerous occassions he gave free kicks from a distance of some 20 yards when the linesman was only a couple of yards away. His only saving grace is that he was unbiasedly crap.
He basically lost the plot big time, so step forward mr Prosser for your dickhead of the year award. Closesly followed by the brave wigan "lads" who ran down after they scored and tried to take on the occupants of our family stand. You win the team dickhead of the year award.
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Post by no1stokie on Feb 22, 2004 0:52:50 GMT
He din't make any life treatening mistakes, they were all little things that in the end we didn't notice.
Yer they were right knob heads, they'd been taunting us kids in the family satnd all game and wouldn't go to the other side where they had some competition from some adult (i think) stokies!
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Post by wardrobe monster on Feb 22, 2004 1:00:15 GMT
nothing "life-threatening"..no, but when you can recall a good dozen or so bad decisions then hes clearly done a bad job. He booked williams in the 3rd minute there was no real contact made in a tackle..the ball moved on and when he looked at Ellington(?) holding his face he blew for a foul. Likewise when Russell won the ball fairly but the wigan player complained he called play back and booked russell. I think fair credit should go to williams for staying on the pitch after being booked so early.
When he booked the wigan player for dissent , the rules state that the free kick should be moved forward 10 yards...he did not.
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Post by no1stokie on Feb 22, 2004 1:04:41 GMT
Ok yer i see your points. Lots of bad decisions and i agree with you but how many of them cost stoke the two extra point or cost wigan the 2extra points?!
I don't think any, that doesn't excuse his decisions no but i can think of some refs who hav or haven't given decisions that have led to points!
Sheffield, PNE (both ways, didn't give two penalties though gave a jubious one), Last week ( i assume you didn't go that, you couldn't describe it as the worst in a while if you had)
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Post by no1stokie on Feb 22, 2004 1:06:11 GMT
Soz mate, just read through what i put and the very last thing i said about not having been last week sounded as if i was doubting your loyalty, i wasn't!!!!! Sorry!!!!
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Post by Davef on Feb 22, 2004 1:33:36 GMT
Agree totally Wardrobe. The Wigan lad was definitely booked for dissent and he failed to move the ball forward ten yards. I mean, what we we rather have, a free kick from 30 yards or a free kick from 20 yards?
He wasn't going to book Darel as well until the Wigan player started moaning.
I wouldn't say he was awful, but he was very inconsistent.
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