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Recidivist3

Recidivist3

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From Viking Chat, Donny Fans Forum

Blackpool proved to be the latest in a long line of teams to implement gamesmanship throughout the game against Rovers, with forward Gary Madine a particularly noteworthy culprit. It worked initially, especially as Madine made the most of contact with Brad Halliday to win a penalty and the histrionics of several other players leading to yellow cards in the second half for Halliday and Josh Sims, but in the end Rovers won out with a penalty of their own, prompting the question of whether the so-called “dark arts” of the game are necessary in League One.


Kenny Dougall for instance committed at least half a dozen fouls, earning only one yellow card, before scything down Matt Smith from behind to concede what proved to be the winning penalty. The Tangerines are clearly a talented team, with players like Yates, Hamilton and Kaikai all more than a match for any defence in the division, whilst manager Neil Critchley comes with a high coaching pedigree.
 
It's how the game is played, listening to the Doncaster commentator on ifollow it sounds like Doncaster are on a crusade to clean up the game!
I wouldn't want it to be the main feature of our team like Steve Evan's Gilingham team but players are always going to make the most of any contact against them and try to bend the rules.
I don't think we are any worse than most.
 
I listened to the Doncaster commentary also and you couldn't get a more biased bunch the only problem with using local radio.
Fans are being led by them unlike the two comedians we have. 😁
 
Madine was throwing himself all over the floor to be fair to them.

But fuck me "the dark arts" of the game. It is a game of football not a battle of good against evil. If they want to be holier than thou they should have declared to the ref that their player blatantly handballed it in the box. Is that not gamesmanship in itself, to allow a poor refereeing decision to go ahead that benefits you even though you know it was a wrong one, and declaring it as such would probably have cost you 3 points? If we are the "dark arts" in that situation they are certainly not a beacon of light.
 
Con the ref early on and it's in his mind that he's got a decision wrong. Subsequently. you get nothing else from him and then he evens it up by not giving the obvious. Not saying it's accurate but it is human nature.
 
Recidivist3 said:
From Viking Chat, Donny Fans Forum

Blackpool proved to be the latest in a long line of teams to implement gamesmanship throughout the game against Rovers, with forward Gary Madine a particularly noteworthy culprit. It worked initially, especially as Madine made the most of contact with Brad Halliday to win a penalty and the histrionics of several other players leading to yellow cards in the second half for Halliday and Josh Sims, but in the end Rovers won out with a penalty of their own, prompting the question of whether the so-called “dark arts” of the game are necessary in League One.


Kenny Dougall for instance committed at least half a dozen fouls, earning only one yellow card, before scything down Matt Smith from behind to concede what proved to be the winning penalty. The Tangerines are clearly a talented team, with players like Yates, Hamilton and Kaikai all more than a match for any defence in the division, whilst manager Neil Critchley comes with a high coaching pedigree.
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Scything down? Played the ball. The only scything all night was Lumley on Kaikai but because we scored from the rebound nothing came of it. Should have been sent off.
 
Wiz the keeper does not get sent off anymore for a professional foul if the ref gives a penalty they changed the rule a year or 2 back
 
I honestly think at this level all the antics of Madine earlier in the game works against you when it comes to last minute big penalty claims. It absolutely shouldn't but it does. The referees are weak.
 
Oh wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An foolish notion:
What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us,
An' ev'n devotion!
 
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20togo said:
Con the ref early on and it's in his mind that he's got a decision wrong. Subsequently. you get nothing else from him and then he evens it up by not giving the obvious. Not saying it's accurate but it is human nature.
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So save up the shithousery and use it from 70 mins onwards. Gives the useless refs less time to even the score. 😃
 
I wonder how many football fans accept cheating and at the same time condemn cyclists as cheats?
 
You have to smile at those fans who acknowledge that players cheat but then blame the referees for it. There’s been a few on here over the last few days
 
We are soft, naive and way too honest for the most part, if Madine buys a few fouls - fantastic.

If James Husband had gone down the other night their lad (was it Sims?) would have got a second yellow for sure, and we'd have likely got at least a point.
 
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