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Stevenage Boss Not happy
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tagz":fhfmzf1x said:
It WAS our throw in and he was preventing us taking it. Obviously going for the Ferguson siege mentality and why let the truth get in the way of a good whinge.
Cant remember the last time we had a "homer" most refs we have had in recent years give us nothing!!r4h4al":1l4yi6rh said:
For the Tyler Harvey incident it was clearly Westley who was at fault as he prevented Harvey from getting the ball for our throw-in. He pushed Harvey for no good reason.
For the Mellor handball, the incident happened outside the penalty area (so how could it possibly have been a penalty?) and there were a couple of other Argyle defenders in close proximity (so not a clear goalscoring opportunity). The punishment for handball is a yellow card I believe (so what is the problem).
As far as the 8 minutes of stoppage time is concerned. First, it is notable that the referee played 4 minutes of stoppage time in the first half so it was already evident that he was a ref who, unlike many others, was quite prepared to add an appropriate amount of time to cover stoppages (in the first half there was the clash of heads that delayed play considerably). At the end of the second half he signalled 6 minutes of stoppage time but almost as soon as that period started a Stevenage player went down 'injured' for at least 1.5 minutes, so it is entirely consistent that there were actually 8 additional minutes.
I found it completely refreshing that the referee actually added on a significant amount of time at the end of the game to account for injuries, substitutions and time wasting. People around me were commenting throughout the game that the referee needed to get a grip and stop Stevenage from time wasting but, in truth, there is little that a referee can do to prevent it other than i) booking players and ii) adding time on at the end. Given that pretty much every Stevenage player was wasting time throughout the game it would have been difficult for him to single specific incidents out and book particular players so adding time on was exactly the right thing to do.
Graham Westley has absolutely no case. Last night was a great example of the saying 'you reap what you sow'.
For the Mellor handball, the incident happened outside the penalty area (so how could it possibly have been a penalty?) and there were a couple of other Argyle defenders in close proximity (so not a clear goalscoring opportunity). The punishment for handball is a yellow card I believe (so what is the problem).
As far as the 8 minutes of stoppage time is concerned. First, it is notable that the referee played 4 minutes of stoppage time in the first half so it was already evident that he was a ref who, unlike many others, was quite prepared to add an appropriate amount of time to cover stoppages (in the first half there was the clash of heads that delayed play considerably). At the end of the second half he signalled 6 minutes of stoppage time but almost as soon as that period started a Stevenage player went down 'injured' for at least 1.5 minutes, so it is entirely consistent that there were actually 8 additional minutes.
I found it completely refreshing that the referee actually added on a significant amount of time at the end of the game to account for injuries, substitutions and time wasting. People around me were commenting throughout the game that the referee needed to get a grip and stop Stevenage from time wasting but, in truth, there is little that a referee can do to prevent it other than i) booking players and ii) adding time on at the end. Given that pretty much every Stevenage player was wasting time throughout the game it would have been difficult for him to single specific incidents out and book particular players so adding time on was exactly the right thing to do.
Graham Westley has absolutely no case. Last night was a great example of the saying 'you reap what you sow'.
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Frazer Lloyd-Davies
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Moan away Westley!
Three home games, three games unbeaten and apparently we're 'bullying' opposition - love it! It has been far too easy for opponents at Home Park as of late, so more than happy to hear we're giving teams a hard time there this season.
Three home games, three games unbeaten and apparently we're 'bullying' opposition - love it! It has been far too easy for opponents at Home Park as of late, so more than happy to hear we're giving teams a hard time there this season.
Frazer Lloyd-Davies":1sw1gcff said:
Except we're not. They bullied us throughout but it didn't prevent us getting a point (just). Westley is deluded.
My first ever new topic and just beaten to it by FordGreen!
Regardless of the rights and wrong with Tyler there is no way the opposition manager should be manhandling him and it was our throw! I was astounded by Westley's comments and drawing attention to it. Perhaps he is getting his defence in first?
The Ref spoke to him and he was lucky not to be sent to the stands, so for the muppet to actually refer to it I am thinking smokescreen and I wonder if the Ref has included it in his report......
Stevenage being bullied, oh the irony. :funny:
Regardless of the rights and wrong with Tyler there is no way the opposition manager should be manhandling him and it was our throw! I was astounded by Westley's comments and drawing attention to it. Perhaps he is getting his defence in first?
The Ref spoke to him and he was lucky not to be sent to the stands, so for the muppet to actually refer to it I am thinking smokescreen and I wonder if the Ref has included it in his report......
Stevenage being bullied, oh the irony. :funny: