Heaton

[Taybha]

Anybody who trys to come up with some half arsed bollocked theory to defend the ref here needs a shrink , i cant ever remember a more simple blatant case of a player to be sent off .

 

[Eksman]

7 votes of no.... You should be ashamed.

 

[Joe Gatting's Dad]

Definite red card as he prevented a goal scoring opportunity. He was past the keeper and no matter that there may have been two defenders, there would have been no keeper to make a save.

 

[Postman Pat]

If Buckley had not been bought down his next action would have been a shot on goal, how this wasn't deemed a goal scoring opportunity is beyond me.

Should have gone for sure.

 

[clippedgull]

7 votes of no.... You should be ashamed.

Agreed. If that had cost us the game those 7 votes would be different for sure!

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Will have to see replay by I thought there may be a covering defender who would have been able to get back an clear it off the line.

 

[lawros left foot]

Four out of five games now, we have had awful decisions against us.

 

[Goring-by-Seagull]

Defender being the last man doesn't matter. If a defender brings down a forward with only the keeper behind him it's a red for a professional foul. In this case the keeper took the role of the defender in making the foul.

As blatant a red as you can see.

This.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Will have to see replay by I thought there may be a covering defender who would have been able to get back an clear it off the line.

But still a clear goal scoring opportunity. Or are you trying to say that the only chances that count as clear goalscoring opportunities are ones where there is an open goal?

 

[British Bulldog]

It was the most blatant sending off I've seen in a long time. The ref was very lucky that he was given an opportunity to make up for the decision.

The speed that the ref shot over to send him off in the second half convinced me he knew he'd got it wrong, From where I was sat at the front of the North stand it looked a blatant red card to me. Yes there was a defender there but he did'nt look in a position to stop Buckley shooting.

 

[The Terminator]

First was a clear red.
Second was ****ing hilarious

 

[Philzo-93]

There was a defender in line with play, but the other side of Heaton. Buckley took it in the opposite direction, it would have taken some serious heroics for him to have stopped Buckley scoring. This is, however, the only reason I can think the referee went with a yellow.

This!

Although Buckers did take it in the opposite direction , a defender was in line with play and therefore the keeper was not the last man nor did he deny an obvious goal scoring opportunity due to the angle he would've been played at, had he gone past the keeper.

Be interesting to see the highlights!

 

[Stat Brother]

We will have to wait to see the replays, but I suspect the keeper wasn't the last man....

When the dust settled I couldn't help thinking there was a fella coming in from the East stand side.

But that doesn't change the fact I think Heaton should have gone because he had no intention of playing the ball.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

This!

Although Buckers did take it in the opposite direction , a defender was in line with play and therefore the keeper was not the last man nor did he deny an obvious goal scoring opportunity due to the angle he would've been played at, had he gone past the keeper.

Be interesting to see the highlights!

The goalkeeper does not have to be the 'last man.' There is no reference in the rules of the game about the 'last man,' which was invented by Andy Gray who has brainwashed into thinking it's a consideration a referee has to make.

Also, taking a ball away from goal does not mean it's not a goalscoring opportunity. Goals are often scored by taking the ball away from goal before shooting.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

and the second yellow was for trying to get Buckley sent off, throwing the ball in the air as Buckley went past him to make it look like he had been nudged...I wonder what words had been said between the two between incidents!

He threw the ball in the air, Buckley attempted to get it (and in interview said it brushed his head) and then the keeper caught it. The ref didn't see the contact with Buckley's head, so therefore booked him for handling the ball twice which is ungentlemanly conduct. The reason he threw the ball straight into the air appeared to me was because he stopped mid-decision so to speak which resulted in it going straight up.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Just to clarify, I thought it was stonewall red, Buckley would have scored. I'm just trying to work out where the ref was coming from.

 

[hillianseagull]

Second Yellow was for the keeper making two movements with the ball.

He had the ball and can travel as far as he wants with it, he then grounded the ball and picked up again. Not allowed.

 

[dougdeep]

I think the ref got it right, the keeper wasn't the last man and he has as much right to tackle outside of the box as anyone.

 

[Rogero]

It was the most blatant sending off I've seen in a long time. The ref was very lucky that he was given an opportunity to make up for the decision.

Agreed,I was amazed by the decision.

 

[halbpro]

The goalkeeper does not have to be the 'last man.' There is no reference in the rules of the game about the 'last man,' which was invented by Andy Gray who has brainwashed into thinking it's a consideration a referee has to make.

Also, taking a ball away from goal does not mean it's not a goalscoring opportunity. Goals are often scored by taking the ball away from goal before shooting.

Actually there is a reference to the number of players in the guidelines to referees that come with the laws, although not explicitly in the laws. I suppose you are right in that it doesn't explicitly say "last man", but there is reference to number of defenders and there position.