| The officials and the Barton incident. 22:45 - Jan 2 with 1589 views | Bens_dad |
I saw the incident and have now watched the video.
If the officials see a headbutt or other serious incident they should......stop the game, award a free kick and then dish out the punishment.
When Barton 'headbutts' the opponent play continues for quite a while until the referee awards US a free kick for the off the ball kick after Barton has passed the ball. This brings up the following issues.
1) If one of them saw a headbutt why did they not immediately stop the game?
2) The 'tackle' on Barton is, in itself, worth at least a yellow or, judging by what Rooney got in the international, a red card. Yet nothing was issued.
3) The game restarts with a free kick to Norwich where the Barton 'headbutt' took place, yet he had awarded a free kick to us. If Barton hadn't been fouled and continued upfield to score, then could he have been sent off, the goal disallowed and a free kick given at the site of the headbutt?
Whatever way the officials try to explain the episode THEY HAVE C*CKED UP big time.
If the 4th official has had an input and, as a result the referee retrospectively awards Norwich a free kick then he has, in effect, made a decision during the match which is not allowed.
I suspect the lino has said something like...'well I saw the Norwich players head go back....' and, as it was Barton, he has been given a red.
And why did the referee hurry up Kenny with goal kicks twice in the first half AFTER Holt had told him to do so?
I have to agree with others on this board who think that Norwich are the sc*m of the earth. |  | | |  |
| The officials and the Barton incident. on 22:55 - Jan 2 with 1555 views | WatfordR |
The ref played on. The lino played on. As Warnock didnt devour the fourth official, he cant have had an input. You make up your own mind how they came up with a red card. The ref had time to think about it.
Amateurs making decisions in a multi billion pound industry
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