Whitey Grandad

And don't forget that sound travels at about 1100 feet per second so the sound that you hear is after the picture. More than wrong.

Yes it has. The why us more than others?

I thought we looked better with Redmond and Tella but Romeu going off where we lost it in the middle.

I forgot he was on the pitch to be honest.

I’d prefer Forster in goal over Redmond

Keeper’s ball all day long.

He left it for McCarthy

We were.

I didn’t hear a whistle there?

McCarthy asleep.

We’ve lost our shape without Romeu.

A runner from midfield with all the time in the world.

If the referee thinks that way then they are correct but there’s nothing about having to be a whistle. It was poor refereeing. He seems to be saying that he wasn’t ready but he ought to have been. You will se European referees waving the whistle under the attacker’s nose to make things clear.

Tella trips himself but after his right foot has been caught by the defender. Not clear cut.

And that we cannot know at this stage.

Very close. It takes a fraction of a second for the sound to reach the microphones.

“The referee gives a signal” It doesn’t have to be a whistle unless the referee has given explicit instructions. Some refs allow quick free kicks without a whistle.

If it’s a relegation decider then equal numbers of fans is the only fair way.

But in this case we are talking about only one game. The home/away mix of fans ought to even itself out over a season where each team plays the other home and away.

I was standing right behind that under the western stand. I knew it was going in all the way.

Troo dat

Yep, 15th, May. Semi finals are w/e 17th April.

Our last game is schedule for Saturday 23rd May. Away to Westy Ham The previous game is hoe to Leeds. Saturday 15th May.

Better players are easier to referee becuse they are more predictable and less likel to go lumping the ball all over the place. That said, spme of the ex-professionals can be tricky and always trying to put one over on you. One of the last games that I did at Hamble had several of them. The central defemder from Plymouth was a joy to watch and to referee. I didn't know beforehand but when he pinged a diagonal ball right across the pitch straight as an arrow I glamced a quizzical look at him and he just gave me a smile. The centre forward was a lovely lad who had played for Luton and he was a laugh but as he admitted after the game, I didn't fall for all his tricks. The midfielder was a well-known overweight bundle who had played for several clubs including Portsmouth, Bournemouth, Carlisle, Villa, Brentford and Brighton and he was always trying to get one over you. Sly little handballs and shoves and nudges off the ball. It was very sad to watch. His team were winning by several goals and late on I unfortunately had to award them a penalty which this player decided to take. He attempted a Panenka but the keeper just stood there and let the ball drop into his hands. It would have taken a heart of stone not to laugh. A couple of years ago we shared a table on a cruise ship with a Scottish couple. David had been a top referee, Rangers/Celtic, UEFA, and all that sort of thing. When I mentioned this particular player he said that he had once refereed a friendly between St Mirren and Villa (1988) and his linesman had seen him punch a St Mirren player whilst he wasn't looking so he sent him off. After the game Graham Taylor came into his room and asked politely why he had been sent off. He told Taylor why and his reply was "Right. He'll never play for me again." And he didn't. I have the greatest respect for Graham Taylor after hearing that. Just imagine if they had scored from that McCarthy corner.

He could buy some