well done phil dowd

common sense prevails

Former Premier League referee Graham Poll agreed that Dowd had made the correct decision, arguing that when Agbonlahor was brought down, he was facing away from goal.

"The referee would have looked for any reason he could not to send that player off because of the occasion," Poll told BBC Sport.

"People will say there's nothing about a cup final in the laws of the game, but you try to apply some common sense and understand the occasion and in that situation there was within law a technicality which meant he could leave Vidic on, and so he did."

Posted By: SCC 28 on March 1st 2010 at 09:22:17

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well done phil dowd (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 1, 09:22:17
- Is that Graham "I didn't send Lauren off because Huckerby was fouling him first (Other Football) - pants, Mar 1, 10:07:06
  - i don't keep a dossier on referees (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 1, 10:07:52
  - Is that Graham "3 yellows = a red" Poll? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 1, 10:07:38
    - That one? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Mar 1, 10:07:52
      - one mistake doesn't mean you're a bad referee (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 1, 10:08:33
        
        Excellent case well made (Other Football) - pants, Mar 1, 10:10:32
- il never forgive that prick for giving pompey a none excisting handball (Other Football) - selwyn, Mar 1, 09:41:15
- SHould have booked him, could argue its a red but I understand why he didn't (Other Football) - megson, Mar 1, 09:38:19
  - If I was O'Neill, that's what I'd have focussed on in all interviews (Other Football) - pants, Mar 1, 10:01:03
    - oh well man utd deserved it anyway (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 1, 10:07:05

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