Quote Originally Posted by Arabdownsouth View Post
And i honestly can't agree with your opinion. Absolutely nothing wrong with the tackle, ball first and perfectly natural movement of leg. Football has gone ****ing mad if that's a red card.
And I respect your opinion. There are folk who categorically think it merited a red and others who don't. That is football; it is all about opinions. I hate all the diving and feigning injury that goes on and hark back to the time when it was a 'man's game' if you are allowed to say that nowadays. Whether the game has gone ****ing mad is also down to opinion and in many ways I think it has but tackles like that on Saturday are going to get red most times nowadays unless it is an old firm player making the challenge; inconsistencies and corruption I know. If a big lad like Fletcher who can look after himself on the park and who imo is no 'lightweight' thinks it merits a red card then we will likely fail with any appeal and have to adjust to 'modern' rules as to what is a fair tackle or not.