But if that goal HAD been allowed to stand, there still would have been no error on Stockdale's part - it would have just been a crap bit of refereeing. The way Rhodes hit his outstretched arms made it close to impossible to catch the ball.
Nice to see from the BRFC Forum, that it's not only our fans who like to scapegoat the keeper, in ridiculous ignorant fashion;
Edited by Proudtobeblue&white, Yesterday, 03:29 PM.
It's a blatant foul. Incredible that anyone is arguing otherwise, when even Rhodes himself and the other Blackburn players were happy enough with the decision. As a keeper, when you catch the ball with your arms up, if someone hits you shoulder to shoulder, it's down to you to be strong - if...
I've just watched it again on player, and they are all wrong, then.
The pass to Ince was a perfectly calm one, no more than two yards from him. Ince misjudged the pace of the pass, and instead of putting his foot on it, which he easily could have, he felt that he was able to let it run past...