The assistant on the near side was dreadful...
...was amazed that Joe Cole and the other Chelsea players managed to restrain himself from getting booked after the third corner / goal-kick decision went against them.
The whole sending off incident was sparked by Tevez's signalling to his team-mates to 'box in' Chelsea before they took the throw (which I think they were entitled to do - given Chelsea's earlier childishness in returning the ball to United after they kicked it out for Chelsea players to receive treatment).
Also, I didn't realise you could now halt your run-up to a penalty - it's not an offence in itself anymore, although a player may be cautioned if the referee deems it to be unsporting. Suppose it would have been unfair to book Ronaldo having just missed, mind!
Posted By: Declan on May 22nd 2008 at 10:17:20
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- Ref last night (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 09:53:38
- The assistant on the near side was dreadful... (Other Football) - Declan, May 22, 10:17:20
- Thought the officials got a lot wrong (Other Football) - Jim, May 22, 10:08:05
- Agree re Cole / Rio incident (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, May 22, 10:08:42
- Yeah, Cole really should have gone down (Other Football) - Holden Caulfield, May 22, 10:10:36
- I thought Rio's foul on Malouda was a pen too (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 10:16:00
- No. One angle they showed on Sky showed Malouda tripped himself (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 10:18:37
- I thought Rio's foul on Malouda was a pen too (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 10:16:00
- Yeah, Cole really should have gone down (Other Football) - Holden Caulfield, May 22, 10:10:36
- Agree re Cole / Rio incident (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, May 22, 10:08:42
- I missed the sending off (fell asleep) - what did he do? (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, May 22, 09:55:49
- Petulant little slap/push in the face to Vidic (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 09:59:28
- He looks a well hard bastard to me. (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, May 22, 10:00:58
- Good point re Vidic (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 22, 10:00:30
- Slapped (very gently) Vidic round the chops (n/m) (Other Football) - Brom, May 22, 09:58:49
- Petulant little slap/push in the face to Vidic (Other Football) - Old Git, May 22, 09:59:28
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