Clean header so far as I could see. Only seen it from the one angle but I don't have a problem with that. Nor did the Ipswich players by the look of it. I just hope they defend like they did there against us on Saturday.
H-F, I completely agree, which is why I worded the question the way I did. I half expected that the ref would have classed Ayala's momentum as dangerous, given how Gerken ended up, and disallowed the goal.
Bit of a similarity with Troy's opener last night. Had to laugh at the disallowed AFC Bournemouth goal last night. I suppose technically the guy moved in front of the keeper but I don't think that is what the law intended - he turned his back rather than step across. The goalie got away with it.
I saw highlights of another match earlier in the week and the goalie parried the ball and it hit an opposition player and a goal was scored subsequently. What is the difference between that and the goalie kicking the ball at a player in the Bournemouth match? Basically the goalie mis-kicked and I see nothing wrong with what the Bournemouth forward was doing (basically nothing or having a breather...).
I see Greg Dyke has said players should not rush around the officials swearing etc. Well I agree but there is a rule about players being booked or even sent off for dissent (remember King got sent off v Wolves in 2006..) but rarely does that happen? Are the officials just too scared to act on their rules or does the dissent have to be of such a severe nature to warranted punishment?
a player tell a ref to f off or they are a c is far worse and they can get sent off that but do they no the fa needs balls lol
Everyone has their own tolerance level and it varies. I guess I was lucky on two fronts: 1. generally the players and managers thought I was good at my job so I didn't get much grief at all (the blazers thought otherwise so I did not progress). 2. I told all the players beforehand in my prematch checks and pep-talk that it would not be tolerated and told the captain's again at the toss up before the game. The upshot was that I had the occasional early YC but then everyone knew where they stood with me. The C word got a red card at anytime in any situation and no exceptions. At the professional level it becomes shop floor language and thus more difficult to impose. Tolerance levels change, rightly or wrongly, and the further up the chain the worse it got. I only once had an en-mass confrontation and that led to about seven YCs and two reds. They got the message.
i have so much respect for you and many other refs like you . .the fa should inforce the rules and back the ref
