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No because it was 2 yellow cards.
You can only appeal a straight red – which is what the Walsall player should have got.
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it was straight in front of us and we couldn’t believe it, even if Pugh left his foot in he couldn’t get out of the way of it and he wasn’t the one diving in.
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I’m struggling to think of a worse refereeing decision that I’ve seen.
Blatant red for White not a clue what the ref thinks Pugh did.
Their captain should’ve got a 2nd yellow a minute after his first as well for the professional foul on Grant.
Having said that Watson could’ve been lucky it was hard to tell where the ball hit him but it didn’t look good.
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I’m struggling to think of a worse refereeing decision that I’ve seen
Worst one I ever saw was away at Shrewsbury when Sam Aiston ran a whole 10 yards jumped off the floor with both feet and slammed right into Sheldon breaking his leg in the process and received a yellow card.
Also Kevin Phillips once when he score for West Brom away despite being about 10 yards offside.
That ref tonight though was a joke. Watson should have gone but so should 2 of their players. Their captain for a blatant tug on Nuttall and White for them went shin/knee high on Pugh and somehow Pugh was penalised.
How he’s being allowed to ref professional games is beyond me. I agree Walsall players were rolling about all over and it was the pressure put on an incredibly weak ref which resulted in the 2nd yellow card.
3 points in 3 points though. I think Hackney is back now, he’ll add a bit more quality. Grant and Manny were outstanding.
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Pughs first yellow was given by the lino right in front of us never a yellow but for their player Kinsella i think but not sure rolling around and then all of a sudden we are ok,terrible sportsmanship i love it that we have a bit of nigglyness anout us
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I still think the fact that the Walsall player got away with it was wrong. And Labadie definitely should have gone.
Labadie was a pretty open & shut case, definite second yellow for the drag back on Nuttall.
Pughs first yellow was given by the lino right in front of us never a yellow but for their player Kinsella i think but not sure rolling around and then all of a sudden we are ok,terrible sportsmanship i love it that we have a bit of nigglyness anout us
He went in studs up at about chest height – I think he was lucky not to walk for that one.
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Labadie should definitely have gone. Had the offences been committed a few minutes further apart he surely would have done. (The ref from the Arsenal game last night would have had him walking – that was a good decision imo!)
Watson was very lucky. Looked a clear handball to me.
Pugh – hmm. Bad tackle on him which could have been deemed reckless and deserved a card but I have to agree with Ferrite. He pushed himself back up with his left foot, which was on White’s leg. Not a stamp but definitely applied pressure. Gave the ref an option and can see why he gave it.
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I don’t think the way White charged into Pugh he had chance to control how he was going to land on to White, White was out of control with the challenge and got away with it and I think the club are thinking that by comments from Simon Elliott and Hill.
And regarding Watson I think it was too close to him to be given handball and seeing it on the night and numerous times on video it is difficult to see whether it hit him on his arm or shoulder but seeing he gave us nothing else so let’s take that one because they got away with two.1 user thanked author for this post.
I don’t think Watson can use the defence that it was too close to him.
If your arm is in a “natural position” and you get hit from half a yard away then yeah fair enough.
But a keeper charging out of the area and spreading like that doesn’t matter if you are hit from an inch away. If it hits your arm you are done.
I think it was his speed that helped him and the fact that the ref can’t have been sure. Plus I don’t remember now but I don’t recall the Walsall players really making a fuss about it?1 user thanked author for this post.
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