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[IluvNotts]

Mullin knew what he was doing - if you look closely you can see Mullins hand pushing the keepers arm just as the keeper grabs the ball

https://twitter.com/fearlessidzine/s...80205657260037

Even their own supporters acknowledge they're taking the piss.

http://www.redpassion.co.uk/forums/w...-1-0-a-16.html

They must be running out of luck very soon now. My instinct says at best they'll get a draw at Bromley.

[Proactive not Reactive]

Mullin knew what he was doing - if you look closely you can see Mullins hand pushing the keepers arm just as the keeper grabs the ball

https://twitter.com/fearlessidzine/s...80205657260037

I can’t blame Mullin, very clever of him and make no mistake Wrexham are masters in the dark arts (or more streetwise than us) but it shows how bad the referees and Lino’s are in this league(Lino’s especially and don’t know why refs don’t get them to help them when things happen near them ?)

At our game today once again the ref allowed the away keeper to waste time and didn’t book him to stop him doing it
We have had time wasting bookings when we are 3 up it’s the inconsistency of the officials that frustrates it’s always been there in football but nothing as bad as this league

[IluvNotts]

I can’t blame Mullin,very clever of him and make no mistake Wrexham are masters in the dark arts(or more streetwise than us)but it shows how bad the referees and Lino’s are in this league(Lino’s especially and don’t know why refs don’t get them to help them when things happen near them ?)
At our game today once again the ref allowed the away keeper to waste time and didn’t book him to stop him doing it
We have had time wasting bookings when we are 3 up it’s the inconsistency of the officials that frustrates it’s always been there in football but nothing as bad as this league

If Mullin and his Wrexham cronies (especially that nasty Phil Parkinson) stuck to playing football I'd be more prepared to acknowledge their success.
I despise cheats in any game. For me it it's simply unsporting but then I freely acknowledge at 73 years of age I'm very much old school. I still haven't got over Maradona and Richard Duffy's antics used to make me cringe a few seasons back.
Sadly the "dark arts" are well established in the modern game now and it's all motivated by the monetary rewards IMHO.
Many blame the South Americans and yet Brazil don't seem to resort to it. Argentina and Italy are two footballing nations I'd rather not watch. I believe it comes down to moral fibre or lack of it.
I'm just glad Pakistan don't have a football team lol.
I'm going to stop now or some snowflake will come on here and accuse me of racism.
Finally then the title race is still on and next Saturday looks very likely to be pivotal for the two front runners.

[MAD_MAGPIE]

I think it’s safe to say we are the best footballing side in the league. We simply play good football but also play it with class and dignity and are technically superior to any other team. It’s effective football as well and gets results. It’s almost like it’s a reflection or our owners. Calm, measured, effective and astute. It’s the clubs identity.

I also think it’s safe to say that Wrexham are also as effective as us. In fact twice this season they have been marginally more effective. They get results but in a different way by focusing on individual strengths combined with being masters of the dark arts. Also they play percentages by bombarding the oppositions box aerially and making box entries that way.

Different strategies with similar outcomes.

Will Wrexham's luck run out sooner or later or are they making their own luck? They won yesterday from an own goal. Can Mullin-Pen see them over the line? Will the long throws into the box and aerial bombardments towards the end of games continue to get them late goals?

It’s going to be interesting to see which strategy works when we play them. Ours worked at Meadow Lane and it can work again at the Racecourse. Our biggest challenge over in Wales will be the pitch.

Fascinating end to the season to see which strategy will come up on top and be the deserved title winner. For a football purist then the football gods should reward Notts with the title over and above the dark arts.

[OP67]

How is this not impeding the goalkeeper???

[upthemaggies]

They must be running out of luck very soon now..

I'd like to think so, it's how football usually works, I'm just concerned now that officials are star struck with Wrexham's owners and unconsciously or otherwise giving them the benefit of the doubt. Refs favouring big clubs was not something I considered a genuine issue until the day I went to watch Notts at Old Trafford, then it was very obvious. Perhaps these refs feel they are impressing the bigger clubs and that by favouring them they are more likely they get to officiate high profile games in future and be promoted up the levels.

[IluvNotts]

Quote “Our biggest challenge over in Wales will be the pitch”

Completely agree Mad Magpie.

I think Wrexham's hoofball game has been extremely effective at home, the results prove that.
So will the pitch suit Notts passing game on 10th April? It should be drier but there are no guarantees of course.
I really wouldn't put it past Wrexham to plough it up a bit to favour their style of play.
The lower leagues contain many teams of giants playing on crap pitches with crap officials. Allardyce and Nolan subscribed to hoofball big time and it worked. It remains to be seen if Notts passing game can also succeed.
I think it will.

[IluvNotts]

Paul Mullin is a cheat plain and simple. The tragedy is he gets away with it.