Not yet again!

[out0lunch]

If football was only 40 minutes each way we would be top of the league

[itwasin]

If football was only 40 minutes each way we would be top of the league

Things have improved a little the game used to be over by half time before!! this problem has been going on for years now but no one at the club has any idea of doing anything about it. Crewe the biggest softest team in the football league for a few months at least. 87 min Crewe thought it was all over WELL IT IS NOW !!

[out0lunch]

Well second half I had my stopwatch on (sad I know) and 4 minutes time was said to be added on, in fact the second goal was scored between 4 and 5 minutes, I don't know where that extra time came from.
Not an excuse I know but strange it wasn't queried

[jimmyboldon]

Well second half I had my stopwatch on (sad I know) and 4 minutes time was said to be added on, in fact the second goal was scored between 4 and 5 minutes, I don't know where that extra time came from.
Not an excuse I know but strange it wasn't queried

If their first goal was in added time, the ref will add on more to account for the celebrations, I think!!
And remember it’s a minimum time.

[alexmick]

Well second half I had my stopwatch on (sad I know) and 4 minutes time was said to be added on, in fact the second goal was scored between 4 and 5 minutes, I don't know where that extra time came from.
Not an excuse I know but strange it wasn't queried

96 minutes played according to the stats on BBC Sport. Where on earth did he get those extra minutes from? Matched them for possession, had more shots than them and really deserved something from that game. Poor refereeing, poor defensive cover or just plain bad luck? Was Artell right to bring on Walker for those final throws of the game?

[itwasin]

96 minutes played according to the stats on BBC Sport. Where on earth did he get those extra minutes from? Matched them for possession, had more shots than them and really deserved something from that game. Poor refereeing, poor defensive cover or just plain bad luck? Was Artell right to bring on Walker for those final throws of the game?

The laws of the game clearly state it is 45 min each way total 90 min,the Referee does not add time on he knocks time off during the game have you not seen them stopping there watch in the game? so everyone thinks he is adding time on but actually he is playing only 90min. Technical i know! its how you tell them !!

[MikeSB]

The laws of the game clearly state it is 45 min each way total 90 min,the Referee does not add time on he knocks time off during the game have you not seen them stopping there watch in the game? so everyone thinks he is adding time on but actually he is playing only 90min. Technical i know! its how you tell them !!

Actually that is exactly true and pretty profound statement because even the officials and announcer consider it to be 'time added on'....Its easy to get annoyed when teams score in the 96th minute or something and easy to forget the referee has indeed stopped his watch to reflect certain things. I read somewhere that 30 secs for each sub too?

I wasn't at the match but listened to it on RS and thought DA was doing the right thing by taking off Miller and putting a big defensive player on to defend the lead but of course it can affect the mentality of the side and give the opposition a bit more time to launch their attacks but think most people would agree that conceding two goals in stoppage time is unbelievable because should it not be relatively easy for a team to keep possession just for a few minutes of a game or at least not give the ball away so easily? Maybe taking Miller off was counter productive in that sense..How come their player was able to score the last goal without someone marking him?

[somersetcrewe]

.....the Referee does not add time on he knocks time off during the game have you not seen them stopping there watch in the game? so everyone thinks he is adding time on but actually he is playing only 90min.....

I think you are trying to be TOO clever for your own good here.
If that (stopping their watch) were the case, then how come "added time" is always to the minute and NOT to the second?
Nice try!

[MikeSB]

I think you are trying to be TOO clever for your own good here.
If that (stopping their watch) were the case, then how come "added time" is always to the minute and NOT to the second?
Nice try!

No, he is correct and why the announcer always says a minimum of X minutes because as Hilda Baker used to say she must get a second finger for her watch! Refs only have stopwatch on with minute intervals only...

No we are in serious trouble if we can't stop two goals in two minutes...Other clubs we are about to play will exploit that to bits when they see as they do, the videos of these games...