mikevapour
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- Apr 18, 2012
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They were reviewing decisions and only showed the second half incident and said he was unlucky ! Didn't show the first half tackle, half a story!
FL Show didnt show it either could that be because it was too controversial.
Someone said on another thread that the BBC had lost some of the footage from our match and that was why the incident wasn't shown. I don't know if that's true, is it available on Seagulls player, or has this footage been lost forever?
FL Show didnt show it either could that be because it was too controversial.
Too controversial? Are you joking, it's the kind of incident these shows thrive on. I've seen lots of debate over said incident and its been argued both for and against the ref's decision on the day. I am sure it was posted elsewhere that there was a problem with the footage and that's why it's not being shown. It wasn't exactly Lampard World Cup goal level of controversy.
Or they didn't want Claridge to make a prat of himself
They were already 1-0 down, and everyone who was there knows Burnley wouldn't have scored with 12 players never mind 10, even with us playing rush goalies
Both incidents are on Player in the 12 odd minutes of highlights. According to Andy Naylor tweets on Saturday, Buckley's head did brush the ball so the second yellow may have been harsh, which is why you see Heaton pointing to Buckley after he caught the ball.
Andy Naylor @AndyNaylorArgus 24 Aug
Interesting admission from Buckley. Says the ball skimmed his head before Heaton handled for the second time to be sent-off. #bhafc
The first offence was a straight red imo.
It was football karma - or put another way, two refereeing howlers and a nightmare evening with the assessor.
He should have gone for the first one, although I could excuse that to a point - the law says he has to be going towards goal and it be a clear goalscoring opportunity. While in my opinion I don't think the defenders would have covered Buckley sliding the ball back in, he did take the ball a lot wider with that touch. So there is an excuse for the ref, even if he got it wrong.
The second one was a real howler, and if you'd have been Heaton, Burnley, Dyche or the fans you'd be furious. Buckley touched it, and admitted it. The ref has gone for a very rarely used rule, and then got it wrong.
You have inserted the word 'directly' in there (not sure why), which isn't in the law. It says 'moving towards the player's goal'. So the referee did have an excuse if he thought Buckley was heading away from goal. I don't think he will get AS bollocked for that one as the second one. Though as I have aleady said, in my view it was a red card.
If we exclude the 2 or 3 decent chances they did have after going down to 10 men.They were already 1-0 down, and everyone who was there knows Burnley wouldn't have scored with 12 players never mind 10, even with us playing rush goalies