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You're right, they were seperate incidents. But a 2-footed launch towards the ball is precisely the type of challenge that should result in a straight Red these days (& possibly even in the relatively distant past). Their No. 27 should also have been sent off after an earlier yellow card -...

Well if it was the same incident (although I'm not convinced it was tbh), you couldn't have seen it. The challange I'm talking about was a straight Red. No question. No argument. No excuses. Two-footed challenge by their RB down by the North/West Stand corner after he'd been skinned.

I take it you actually witnessed the 2-footed launch/lunge by their LB by the corner flag in the second half (which the Ref somehow decided wasn't even a foul)?

Absolutely THIS. I commented that the officials had been generally very good in the first 45, but then completely lost the plot thereafter. Pearson should be thankful his team didn't end the game with 9 after the shite behaviour we all witnessed during the second half. Talented side, but a bunch...