Matchday thread: Rams v Accas

[MadAmster]

Looked like what it was...a team targeting the play offs against another who wouldn’t look out of place in League Two. FGR Mk 2.
Still we’ve come unstuck in situations like that many times before and you can only beat what’s in front of you.

One note of caution. No side who are that dominant should be shown three yellow cards and one red. We’re picking up too many and it smacks of ill discipline which could go on to cost us.
Having said that the red was ridiculous...Accrington player should be ashamed and both Osula and the referee showed a complete lack of common sense imo.

Down to the ref rA. he made his bed and, in all fairness he did lie in it. He set the tone with the early doors booking of Smith. Having dome so he committed to being consistent, which is laudable, and he flourished 3 for each side. Osula? The second he kicked out, I said he'll walk for that. According to the Laws of the game the ref got that one spot on.

[ramAnag]

Down to the ref rA. he made his bed and, in all fairness he did lie in it. He set the tone with the early doors booking of Smith. Having dome so he committed to being consistent, which is laudable, and he flourished 3 for each side. Osula? The second he kicked out, I said he'll walk for that. According to the Laws of the game the ref got that one spot on.

Yep...I know you’re technically correct and I can’t really argue...but I will anyway.

Players over reacting and deliberately trying to get others booked/sent off is a pet hate of mine. As I’ve said before...I spent all my playing years at both rugby and football pretending I hadn’t been hurt rather than making out I had.
That’s how it seemed to me yesterday and seeing it again only reinforces that.
It was a nothing incident. Petulant behaviour...stupid behaviour...yes. ‘Violent Conduct’? Really?
I’d have booked both of them...Osula for stupidity and their guy for play acting...but I accept I’d have been technically wrong and that’s probably why I’ve never refereed at anything above 16 year old level...or wanted to.