They appeared to have a number of balls lined up next to their dugout. Not sure why you would have that as the away team except to waste time? Presumably visiting teams don’t bring their own warm-up balls - or do they? Cannot be their job to supply replacement match balls so they were obviously cheating and it was premeditated.
Fourth official should have been all over that. Hardly the reason we lost though.
The visiting team bring everything they need.
For warm ups yes. Once the game has started they dont need them around, especially not 5 yards from the playing area.
It guess it would allow Birmingham to get on with the game quickly if they were chasing the game and the ball went into the stands (what with fans sometimes deliberately slow to give it back)
It guess it would allow Birmingham to get on with the game quickly if they were chasing the game and the ball went into the stands (what with fans sometimes deliberately slow to give it back)
Like they were worried about time wasting ! That's all they did.
It guess it would allow Birmingham to get on with the game quickly if they were chasing the game and the ball went into the stands (what with fans sometimes deliberately slow to give it back)
Like they were worried about time wasting ! That's all they did.
We cant really complain about time wasting in general when we've done it enough ourselves
Kicking a ball on to the pitch when another team is attacking just takes it to new levels of shithousery though!!
It guess it would allow Birmingham to get on with the game quickly if they were chasing the game and the ball went into the stands (what with fans sometimes deliberately slow to give it back)
Like they were worried about time wasting ! That's all they did.
We cant really complain about time wasting in general when we've done it enough ourselves
Kicking a ball on to the pitch when another team is attacking just takes it to new levels of shithousery though!!
I liked it when the keeper started doing kick ups in the 94th min before his goal kick.
It guess it would allow Birmingham to get on with the game quickly if they were chasing the game and the ball went into the stands (what with fans sometimes deliberately slow to give it back)
Never seen the visiting team supply a replacement match ball.
Are they both the same offence though "Bringing game into disrepute?" They for cheating and Bowyer's for aggressive throwback of THEIR ball? In my opinion either both red or both yellow. It can't be yellow for one and red for another. If it is was for leaving his technical area that is so very harsh, Ref sending Bowyer off showed how shit he was. I agree with others, we didn't lose because of the ref. We lost to a well organised and drilled side who done a job on us. Straight after the incidents with the dugouts, there were 2 fouls by their players which warranted yellow cards but didn't give them. A bit later on their no 16 deliberately kicked our player (Williams) when we tried to play it ouf of defence and caught him. No yellow card for the 1st offence but gives a yellow for the 2nd one. Ignores handballs by their players, Williams gets kicked by the touchline and is wincing in pain, ref ignores it. Their player goes down first claiming he has leg problems then they decided he needs reconstructive head surgery for 5 mins. (he should have been told to go off the pitch). Their GK timewasters, ref tells him to hurry up and then keeper does keepie puppies to waste more time straight after. No 10 blazes over, Croner to them. Dills but have been 10ft to save that. No 19 should have been booked 3 times. Didn't get a single booking. Yes he made mistakes on both sides 1st half but let them get away with a lot. The amount of time Leko was held back by their players but no free kicks were given to him.
They appeared to have a number of balls lined up next to their dugout. Not sure why you would have that as the away team except to waste time? Presumably visiting teams don’t bring their own warm-up balls - or do they? Cannot be their job to supply replacement match balls so they were obviously cheating and it was premeditated.
Fourth official should have been all over that. Hardly the reason we lost though.
The visiting team bring everything they need.
Including the fanny in black ? :-)
Regarding Bow leaving his technical area, that happens every time one of the managers wants to have a word in the 4th official's ear about something or other on the pitch. We see it all the time from our seats in the East.
Unfortunately time wasting and cheating is now common in the modern game Fake injuries,diving,shirt tugging,and any skullduggery to waste time all need to be stamped out As do all the crap refs
Our fucktard fans lobbing plastic bottles in to the penalty area helped speed up time as well
Even worse was that at least one bottle didn't make it as far as the pitch, as the twat throwing it was right at the back of L block. Hopefully it didn't hurt anyone.
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Kicking a ball on to the pitch when another team is attacking just takes it to new levels of shithousery though!!
but to be honest, he did throw it very aggressively and despite the circumstances, can’t see it being upheld.
Regarding Bow leaving his technical area, that happens every time one of the managers wants to have a word in the 4th official's ear about something or other on the pitch. We see it all the time from our seats in the East.
Fake injuries,diving,shirt tugging,and any skullduggery to waste time all need to be stamped out
As do all the crap refs