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Never a penalty! Having watched the highlights on here...

#1 GlobalSpire

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 06:14 PM

As far as I can see it was never a penalty having watched the highlights on here!

Thoughts?

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 06:17 PM

GlobalSpire, on Jan 7 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

As far as I can see it was never a penalty having watched the highlights on here!

Thoughts?

Didn't think it was a pen on the day and don't think it was now

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 06:31 PM

just watched it myself...didn't think so at the time but now I'm incredulous....it's more of a foul on Downes than anything...

and our goal was superb

hey ho...

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 06:43 PM

Never thought it was a penalty at the tlme and the SW highlights haven't changed my mind. Did you spot Fletchers cock-up with the header from the throw in which lead to their first goal? Got it all wrong and instead of a flick on ended up heading full on which caught Lowry out and the lightening North turned Downes with ease. Impressed with that young man.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 06:50 PM

BlueRover52, on Jan 7 2008, 06:43 PM, said:

Didnt go saturday so having only just seen for the first time, it looks really harsh.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 06:53 PM

marlons curtains, on Jan 7 2008, 06:50 PM, said:

Didnt go saturday so having only just seen for the first time, it looks really harsh.

and to rub salt in the wound he got booked, amazed the clown didn't send him off

Accentuate th Positive, eliminate the negative

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 07:07 PM

GlobalSpire, on Jan 7 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

As far as I can see it was never a penalty having watched the highlights on here!

Thoughts?

The SW highlights make it look like a foul on downes, worse case its 50/50.

then AD gets booked!!!

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 07:16 PM

Just seen it on the sky sports league programme, never a penalty in a million years

This post has been edited by richrichard: 07 January 2008 - 07:16 PM

Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups...

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 07:31 PM

GlobalSpire, on Jan 7 2008, 06:14 PM, said:

As far as I can see it was never a penalty having watched the highlights on here!

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I knew it wasn`t a penalty at the time and having now seen it on video a couple of times I`m even more amazed that the ref could give them a penalty for that. Downes didn`t even challenge the guy and if anything, it was a foul on him!! Some of these decisions referees give are unbelievable......makes you wonder if they`ve got money riding on the result at times.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 07:59 PM

ashmorel, on Jan 7 2008, 07:31 PM, said:

Blimey!! and I called Pen the moment I saw it.......

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 08:03 PM

Paul Fisher, on Jan 7 2008, 07:59 PM, said:

Blimey!! and I called Pen the moment I saw it.......

And Muggins here was taking your word for it..

In the words of The Smiths.... 'Hang the DJ'

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 08:04 PM

marlons curtains, on Jan 7 2008, 08:03 PM, said:

And Muggins here was taking your word for it..

In the words of The Smiths.... 'Hang the DJ'

I got the goal right......

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 08:06 PM

I didn't have a great opinion on Saturday but was swayed by people with a better view than me who said a definite 'NO' - the highlights show what an appalling decision the ref made, no challenge by Aaron, he did what he should have done at Stanley and stayed put - at least it shouldn't dent his confidence because he did not foul yer man.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 08:17 PM

Downes got quite a bit of stick after Saturday. In my opinion he didn't do much wrong for the first goal either, the only reason he wasn't closer to North was because North fouled him a couple of seconds earlier and AD was picking himself up off the floor.

He also made a superb defensive header in the first half which was rightly applauded by the kop.

Just adds to the frustration surround us this season...Downes & Kovacs have as much potential as any partnership - they can be awesome on their day.

Perhaps will carry on in this vein and then this silly errors and missed chances will all come home in the last 3 matches of the season and we win the play-offs 5-0, 5-0, 5-0

flat-pack my ar se

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 08:39 PM

Just seen it again after seeing it at the match, I was certain it wasn't a penalty the first time i saw it and now after seeing it again, I can only say, it's one of the worst decisions I have ever seen. How in gods name was that a penalty.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:27 PM

ashmorel, on Jan 7 2008, 07:31 PM, said:

I have to say reading ALL these posts that i feel vindicated in my stance on referees,i didn't say anything on this penalty decision until today after i saw it again,but Ashmorel a word of warning about what i have highlighted some nice posters my suggest you are calling the referees cheats,not me though because i know what you mean,this is my last post on the subject as we cannot alter the fact now but i feel sorry for Downes,he cannot do right even though he didn't do anything wrong

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:45 PM

death, on Jan 7 2008, 07:07 PM, said:

The SW highlights make it look like a foul on downes, worse case its 50/50.

then AD gets booked!!!

what did you make of the intervention by Roache on Robertson after the award.? If I didn't know better I would say it looks as though Gregor is going over to smack Downsey before Barry intervenes. Probably just the camera angle.

Get it on, bang the gong , get it on

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:49 PM

dim view, on Jan 7 2008, 09:45 PM, said:

He's going for the ref not Downes.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 09:55 PM

azul, on Jan 7 2008, 06:53 PM, said:

and to rub salt in the wound he got booked, amazed the clown didn't send him off

It shows what an inept decision it was, because if he's given the penalty, surely Downes was last man and deserved of a red card?

That's one of the worst penalty decisions I've ever seen given against us. Similar to Bailey's at Wednesday a few years ago.

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Posted 07 January 2008 - 10:01 PM

Even at a distance from the Kop I could see there was no foul by Downes whatsoever - one of the most ridiculous decisions I've ever seen, and I'm sure all Grimsby fans and players were amazed it was given.
Downes WAS fouled clearly when they scored their first, and it should have been spotted by the officials.
Not much you can do about games like that, when we played well, controlled the game for 90% of the time, and still lost, except to be more clinical when we get a chance. That's the difference between Jack and the rest - he's got the composure to take a large proportion of the chances he gets.