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Ashingtonclaret46

The Pope one this last weekend was a really weird one. Imo, he A. Got a touch on the ball and B. The Arsenal player does a completely theatrical and unnecessary Tom Daley impression from minimal contact after the ball has been touched away by Pope. Not a penalty for me, but all the pundits seemed t...

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Good win in a game where we had a lot of possession, however, I just can't get to grips with the reluctance to shoot in all teams in the modern game. There are periods in games where 25+ passes are strung together and the ball has only moved about 20 to 25 yards forward and on occaions has ended up ...

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The booking would have been for the dissent afterwards I’d have thought. Still a terrible decision to award the free kick. Sadly, it wasn't for the dissent afterwards because he went straight to his pocket when the Everton players foot landed on his opponents foot, even though this is a common thin...

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dougcollins wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 26, 2025 12:05 pm
The ex-refs will be on shortly to tell you he's actually 'a really nice guy'.

This one won't because, unlike dande, who obviously does know him, I have never ever met him, therefore it would be wrong to make a comment about his personality.

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Claretitus wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 7:00 pm
Maybe, but gave all the 50/50 ones to the “greens”. Precisely the point I was trying to make.

In your opinion, however, a lot of neutrals would not support you and would say that he gave decisions according to The Laws of the Game because of what he saw and considered to be the correct decision.

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He was pretty good to be fair, but we were probably all comparing him to Oliver last Sunday, who really should have turned up in the Liverpoo green shirt. Why would he turn up in a Liverpool shirt when he is a Newcastle fan? Surely, if he is as bad as you think, he would be favouring teams playing ...

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Isn't the number 30 offside, that the defender is having to mark and hold onto interfering with play? He 100% is if that is us attacking. In days gone by he would have been flagged offside and a free kick given, however, they have messed about with the Law so much that, because he did not touch the...

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Essentially arguments can be made on both sides in situations like these….and we know what that means! Yes, however, you have to remember that those running the game say that offside is black and white, you are either on or you are off and VAR proves this. I have always been of the opinion that VAR...

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Head injury so game should have been stopped immediately. That is the modern game and the directives given, unlike when I played it and officiated. The game really is going to the dogs because player safety is being taken to a new height. Don't want to risk injury, don't play the game. Simple really.

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I actually know a family who used to go to Ewood when they were in the Prem, now have season tickets on the Turf. Seen countless lads i know who used to reckon to support Man U or Liverpool now go on the Turf. How long do you think crowds would stay at this level if we spent a few years back to mid...

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I personally don't think it was handball. I think football has tied itself up in knots with handball. Handball should be for deliberate use of the arm or hand to control the ball. Hannibal went to block the ball and u can't just cut your arms off. He wasn't even looking at the ball All this was his...

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Stephen Ward was a master at it. Apart from the foul on Ekdal before Ugochukwu's booking, I'd like to see the second foul by Kerkez again. If it's the one I think it is, and didn't spot him as the culprit at the time, but it looked pretty arguable for a booking because it was a cynical pull back, a...

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............... 1st half a Liverpool player received lengthy treatment but Oliver didn't apply the rules and allowed him to stay on the pitch for the Liverpool freekick ............... He cautioned the offender who caused the injury, therefore, he was correct to allow the injured player to stay on ...

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ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Sat Sep 13, 2025 1:57 pm
I’d just posted that above. Another horrendous decision from her.

I saw that after I had posted. I was in the middle of typing when someone came to my front door. I came back and finished what I was typing and posted it and I have just seen your earlier post. At least we agree ---she is terrible.

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Having just seen that catch, I remembered that it was in the semi final of this competition and she disallowed a similar catch that we had taken off one of the Kent players. Perhaps she came in for criticism from the Lancs lads and she is getting her own back. It certainly makes you wonder.

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I've no dog in this fight but as a former Umpire at Minor Counties level I know that she is considered to be a pretty poor umpire. I haven't seen the incident but reading who the TV official is I can't say I'm surprised. I have to agree with the number oftimes that I have seen her this year. In the...

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They’ve just shown it again with the two spikes, first one the bat and then the leg. Sue Redfearn is the tv umpire. No idea how on earth she has given him out. Have to agree, that really was a poor decision and has probably cost us the game. Turns everything into a farce, althouth the onfield umpir...

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Claretitus wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 10, 2025 8:39 pm
Agreed. But it’s not a very high bar.

I'll bet that you couldn't jump over it if you were an official and you wouldn't even need to bend your knees to limbo under it.
Easiest job in the world from a seat in the stand or an armchair at home.

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Prem rules upheld. Top team win at all costs. LIke when they played Everton earlier this year and drew with Slot and his assistant Hulshoff, both being sent off at the end of the game along with Doucoure and Jones. Top team did not win and the ref got pilloried because he had played added time as d...

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MeeActon1 wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 10, 2025 6:44 am
Oliver is arrogance personified.

NO he isn't, in fact far from it, as you would discover if you lived in the community both inside and outside of football.

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jojomk1 wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 09, 2025 9:31 am
Just loves himself

No he doesn't.

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Rumpelstiltskin wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:22 pm
Oliver hates us.

He doesn't.

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WHen you put a team in to bat you have to try to dominate the mwith the ball. Sadly, our bowling attack lacks discipline and try to rely on too much short stuff instead of concentrating on line and length. It has cost us today once again because South Africa have scored at 6.67 per over in both game...

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How has he ruined his career? He has won the Championship twice, he has played in the Premier League for three and a half seasons and has been told by 90% of the fans at the club that he has just left that he is not good anough for the Premier League. He is definitley good enough for the Saudi Leagu...

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Don't know about anyone else but I'm getting sick of football being in the courts so often. It gets more and more ethically doubtful by the day. You have to ask questions as to just what is going on because some clubs can get away with everything whilst others suffer punishment and restrictions. Th...

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Rashid bowling very well, however, one or two of the others have been bowling too short and not a very good line.

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Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:40 pm
Just 0/72 from 7 overs.......forgettable debut!

He also had a golden duck.
Things can only get better from here for him. Line and length bowling was non-existent and you will always suffer if you don't get that right before you try any variation.
Good luck to him for the future.

Ashingtonclaret46

Great to see that England are still playing Hundred cricket.
Oops, I forgot, they have now faced 129 balls and only lost 8 wickets -----is this really a 50 over per side game?

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PGMO (there is no L now) are definitely not being dictated to by the Premier League. They have to use the laws as laid down by IFAB but at least make some positive attempt to use common sense. Very good Tony, however, perhaps somebody should let this lot know! https://www.premierleague.com/en/refer...

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Remember that it is the Premier League who are dictating to the FA and PGMOL just how the game should be played and administered and, as long as the officials are under their control, they will have to do as they are told in order to continue in their jobs. It is a sad state of affairs, however, whe...

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Quite a diatribe Rowls, however, the majority of things which you complain about have been prevalent in top football for many years now. PLayers not retreating 10 yards at free kicks, foul throws, throws and free kicks taken somewhere in the vicinity etc. Don't blame referees for not clamping down b...

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Newcastle fans hardly ever had a good word for him because they did not understand his contribution during his first half season to help their defensive frailties. In his second season, when he played, he never got the service because they didn't put crosses into the box. At least he stayed loyal an...

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Chris always scored more goals for us in the second half of the season and there is no guarantee that he would not have done the same when he left. He score 49 league goals for us and 28 of those came in the second half of the season. HIs transfer to Newcastle added a lot to their defence of set pie...

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Sorry it didn't all copy over. Here is the complete interpretaton guidance:- The referee will decide when the goalkeeper has control of the ball and the eight seconds begin and will visually count down the last five seconds with a raised hand. If during the counting process an attacking player press...

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Can you show me this rule change please because I don’t think this is correct. JUst to clarify that this is what is written in the interpretation of the 8 second Law by IFAB. The referee will decide when the goalkeeper has control of the ball and the eight seconds begin and will visually count down...

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He has never given us a decision against any of the supposed “big”clubs. Only good win I can remember with him in the middle was a 0-3 at Crystal Palace. That had more to do with how dreadful they were and no contentious calls to make. BTW. It was a pen. A shove in the back and the ball was live. T...

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The referee will decide when the goalkeeper has control of the ball and the eight seconds begin and will visually count down the last five seconds with a raised hand. If during the counting process an attacking player pressures or prevents the goalkeeper releasing the ball, an indirect free-kick aga...

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We certainly need a finisher, however, we all knew that anyway. We had some really good spells in that game but if you don't score goals when you are having these spells it will nearly always come back to bite you at any level.

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Kgun5 wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 16, 2025 3:49 pm
He's the only ref that I'm positive is a jackass to know off the pitch.

Great bloke who does a lot for local football and always has and has no airs or graces Sorry to disappoint you ---his dad is exactly the same and was also a League referee.

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Clive 1960 wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 11:20 am
Just was wondering if we should sing the National Anthem when we play Liverpool at home and see if they join in after booing it in the Charity Sheild last week..

To achieve what?

Ashingtonclaret46

What the hell was Smith doing? He had the warning with the first two balls which he didn't need to play at but then -----what a sucker!

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Smashing series to watch and it could still be an interesting finish. When our 4th wicket went down in the first innings we scored a further 72 runs before we were all out with Brook being the lsat wicket . WHen our 4th wicket went down in this innings we needed a further 73 runs to win. The compari...

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claretburns wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 03, 2025 9:37 pm
Didn't Charlie Austin fail one at Hull back when he was with us and Steve Bruce released the info to the press and the reason for the failure and therefore we received a lower than expected offer from QPR when we sold him?

Yes but Charlie thought that it was high.

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Christ that didn't take long. Congratulations deteriorate into "well, the standard is terrible and Lucy Bronze wasn't playing with a broken leg". They played against women, they won the whole tournament, and Lucy Bronze played through a lot of pain to do so. Well done her, and well done them. You c...

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Just like the 'rule' about making a player leave the field if they require treatment (except keepers), cue a new phenomenon of keepers getting cramp and groin strains three times a game. This has been happening in the Womens' Euros with keepers going down 'injured' when their team has been under a ...

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Surely if implemented correctly the introduction of this law would be welcomed? As was seen last night and in other games I have watched in the Womens' Euros, it is not being implemented correctly, although the keepers can be very crafty and bump into oponents and this could be seen as impeding the...

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The eight-second count begins when the goalkeeper has full control of the ball and is not being challenged by an opposing player. The referee will visibly count down the final five seconds, ensuring the goalkeeper can see the countdown. If opponents begin to pressure or obstruct the goalkeeper durin...

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It certainly wasn't applied in the Womens' UEFA Championship game between Germany and Spain last night, although it is in operation in this competition. The referee, who was very robotic in everythig she did, failed to punish the keepers for holding on to the ball. The German keeper in particular he...

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Pretty academic now, of course, but if Siraj had his wits and his bearings about him on that last delivery, could he have kicked the ball away as it trickled towards the stumps? Think I read somewhere that providing a batsman has already hit the ball, (which he had) then he would be ok doing that. ...

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Smashing Test Match and a good win for England in spite of their shortcomings in certain areas.

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