Burnely v Sheffield Utd

[Supersub6]

Absolutely horrible tackle,got to feel sorry for him after getting himself back to fitness how unlucky he is with injuries.. The guy should have been sent off.

alf ---the guy actually cleared the ball and it was just his follow through which caught JBG. It looked bad ---and it was ---however, I don't think that there was any intent, it was just one of those things but it usually is punished these days.

[alfinyalcabo]

Fair enough Ashy,I will take your word for it you bring an ex ref.. I was just going off the picture I saw,so will wait until I see the challenge on TV .

[sinkov]

Caption under a photo on the BBCSport website,

"David McGoldrick gave Burnley the lead inside the first five minutes of the game"

Typical BBC, fecking clueless.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Caption under a photo on the BBCSport website,

"David McGoldrick gave Burnley the lead inside the first five minutes of the game"

Typical BBC, fecking clueless.

Hard to trust the Beeb on any issue or news report these days sinkov.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

alf ---the guy actually cleared the ball and it was just his follow through which caught JBG. It looked bad ---and it was ---however, I don't think that there was any intent, it was just one of those things but it usually is punished these days.

This is a red card offence...

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[map]

I have to agree with that, apart from the challenge, where is the ball ?

[sinkov]

alf ---the guy actually cleared the ball and it was just his follow through which caught JBG. It looked bad ---and it was ---however, I don't think that there was any intent, it was just one of those things but it usually is punished these days.

I would say that sort of challenge is always punished these days Sub, not just usually, unless you have incompetent officials, and there's no accounting for them.

None of it matters though, Joey's out for the duration and a red card wouldn't alter that.

[Supersub6]

I have to agree with that, apart from the challenge, where is the ball ?

map --the ball had been wellied by the Sheff United player just prior to that still photo and it was probably in row Z in the Bob Lord stand. JBG arrived slightly late and was caught in the follow through. The result was an injury to JBG and play was restarted with a throw in to Burnley.
Only the Sheffield United player knows whether or not he intended to catch his opponent. It was a strange thing these days because the officials actually thought that, unusually, the ball mattered! The ball was played fair and square, as it has been on many other occasions, however, this time the officials did not consider that it was reckless, he was out of control or constituting a danger to his opponent.
Strangely, a similar challenge last week, sorry I can't recall the game, saw a yellow card given when a player had won the ball fair and square.

[Norder]

This is a red card offence...

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S.D's Post Match thoughts....

"We are stretched...Obviously"