It's amazing WJ that the Lefties amongst 606 all think it's great to see a player on a mobile during a game. Un ****ing believable. Ice on Bamfords knee was a probably a sympathy thing.
Small bit of gardening here and a slab of celebratory drinks to follow. I hate to use the p word but we’ve just won the most important game in two decades in my opinion as I said earlier. I will now only settle for being champions. This team deserves it
Your memory must be going Eire if you think this was the most important win in the last 20 years, but hey ho, I'm just going to enjoy the result.
Cheers for your frankness. Agree about the Kebano red. No idea why Phillips got the yellow either. Poor referee imo. Think you're in trouble. You've got a massive uphill struggle ahead, & it'll be even worse if Mitrovic gets the retrospective red he deserves. Do that in the pub & you'd get 2 years in the jug! Not sure of the process - does the opposition team have to ask for a review? If so, Bielsa just wouldn't ask. 100% sure of that. If not, who asks for the review? The positive thing to take home is that no other team has ever managed more possession than us by such a margin since Bielsa arrived. Build on that & things might improve for you. Best of luck - you'll need it!
If the ref doesn't include the incident in his report, i.e he hasn't seen it, then it can be looked at afterwards.
Its a hell of a task to ask for a Manager in his first stint, in one of the hardest leagues in the World.
Difference this season is we’ve took a lot of points off teams who are our challengers and genuine rivals
Nobody asks. If the incident is caught on camera and is clear cut then the FA have the right to review it. As far as I can tell it's just a case of reviewing the game.
No he isn't. He plays hard and takes a tumble but not normally spiteful. He hasn't been sent off since his arrival to my knowledge. Comments were from McClaren's vast experience from when Mitro was 18, the man is a smug dickhead.
The rules were clarified and tightened up at the start of the 2013-14 season and now, according to the Football Association rule book, disciplinary chiefs will be able to consider retrospective action in the two following situations * firstly, for acts of violent conduct that occur secondarily to a challenge for the ball; * secondly, in off-the-ball incidents where one or more match official did see the incident but their view was such that none of them had the opportunity to make a decision on an act of misconduct that took place. In the first case the match officials may not have seen anything at all so it will not be included in the match report - but an incident may subsequently flagged up by television coverage and the FA can initiate action. In the second case, the referee or one of the linesman may have got a partial view of something but they were not certain as to exactly what had happened. In those circumstances they may include a reference to an incident in their report and request a review. FA Director of Governance Darren Bailey explained the changes. “This enables The FA to consider acts of violent conduct, like an elbow or a stamp, which have occurred after a challenge for the ball or coming together of players. “It is sometimes difficult for officials to see such incidents, as they are often concentrating solely on the challenge for possession of the ball, and we are mindful of this. “Also, where off-the-ball incidents are concerned, it allows action to be taken where an act of misconduct could not have been seen by the match officials, even though they may have seen some part of the players coming together. “This provides an appropriate level of discretion for The FA to consider action. However, we remain of the view that the best outcome is that referees are able to make correct judgements on the day to benefit the teams involved.”
