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Match Day Thread versus Bradford

Discussion in 'Plymouth' started by sensiblegreeny, Feb 28, 2020.

  1. notDistantGreen

    notDistantGreen Well-Known Member

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    Do they share with a rugby team?
     
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  2. notDistantGreen

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    Just watched the iFollow highlights.
    1. Pitch was totally unfit for League football. A disgrace.
    2. I'm afraid that Sawyer's red card was correct. His leading foot is above ankle height and either did or would have caught the Bradford player, No doubt the impact (if any) was exaggerated but the tackle was dangerous.
    3. It does however compare with the tackle from behind on Mayor in the 1st half against Cambridge last week, The foot there was higher and there was no chance of contact with the ball. No card at all in that case. We get all the luck.
    4. Sarcevic is a fool to himself. I know we all love his passion and commitment but his first yellow was for dissent, admittedly for a soft decision by the ref and the second for a pointless barge no doubt driven by frustration. At least he went for 2 yellows, which I think just means a 1 match ban rather than 3 doesn't it?
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    5. Horrible first goal. Wootton shouldn't be losing headers from dead balls like that.
     
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  3. hp_bedoboy

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    Bradford played on it ok...we have to learn to adapt to certain conditions...never seemed to happen in the old days just get stuck in!
     
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    No the local council allottment and leek growing society
     
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  5. sensiblegreeny

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    Bradford play a different brand of football and not the passing game we do without any other being considered. The pitch was crap and it does not tie in with the sort of game we have. If the ball doesn't run over the surface then it isn't fit to play on. It didn't. This is not the old days so whatever pitches used to be is irrelevant. It is not easy to comment on what is or isn't a Red card with the view being a one sided shot on a video. It seemed to be bit similar to his last Red so guess we can't really argue with that if 2 Refs give the same outcome. However the Sarcevic second yellow was soft for a yellow. It may have been a foul but for christ sake it was hardly vicious was it. Pasoti contributors who were there were very critical of the man and said he gave us virtually nothing all afternoon. That almost seems to be a theme these days. Have we upset the Ref fraternity? I have seen fouls 10 times worse that the one Sarcevic did by players on a yellow already which have been let go by Refs so that they don't have to send a player off. So conspiracy theory you decide.
     
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  6. notDistantGreen

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    No but it was petulant - you could see he deliberately went in to rattle his chaks as we Cornish say.
     
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  7. sensiblegreeny

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    Maybe it was notdistant but I have still seen 10 times worse not punished at all even when not a a yellow already. I don't think it was worthy of a card even if it might have been a foul. He also won the ball. But, winning the ball apparently isn't enough any more. No point in a tackle at all really so lets take it right out of the game..
     
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    I still say you have to channel passion and commitment the right way....... what he did was just asking for it.
     
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    Well ok it gave the Ref an excuse. One he need not and should not have used.
     
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  10. notDistantGreen

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    Can't trust referees to be sensible Sensible.
     
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