| Ref today 21:13 - Mar 14 with 1837 views | alexferguson60 |
8/10 for me today.
Worked out that Paul Smyth dived a lot, and didn't give him anything.
All yellows given for cynical fouls in midfield (there were a lot of them).
Let the game flow and didn't make it all about him.
Except didn't let a quick free kick go that would have almost certainly made it 4-1 us in the dying seconds, when he at first had let it go. Which none of us understood. |  | | |  |
| Ref today on 21:33 - Mar 14 with 1751 views | OldPedro |
After we went 3-1 up, for the next 15 I mins
it felt to me like he gave them some very soft free kicks whilst ignoring some worse fouls on us. Thankfully it didn't make a difference in the end. |  |
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| Ref today on 21:36 - Mar 14 with 1730 views | alexferguson60 |
Still don't understand why he called back the free kick | | | |
| Ref today on 21:57 - Mar 14 with 1640 views | Stanisgod |
He gave Smyth a fair few. |  |
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| Ref today on 11:34 - Mar 15 with 1242 views | Watford_Ranger |
Let Kolli off the most obvious yellow you’ll ever see and then the defender who he fouled shortly after for the retribution. Agree though overall was certainly above average. | | | |
| Ref today on 09:37 - Mar 16 with 1014 views | TheChef |
| Ref today on 21:33 - Mar 14 by OldPedro |
After we went 3-1 up, for the next 15 I mins
it felt to me like he gave them some very soft free kicks whilst ignoring some worse fouls on us. Thankfully it didn't make a difference in the end. |
Yeah and the linos giving a lot of decisions in the home side's favour in that time.
Oh well never mind  |  |
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| Ref today on 09:46 - Mar 16 with 964 views | Lblock |
Can you point me to any of these dives by Smyth?
If there were any I must’ve missed them
I was too busy watching a tenacious, battling display from him which was epitomised by him refusing to give up a ball versus two Leicester players who had 18 stone on him combined, emerges with said ball, beats another player and forces the keeper into a good save.
For me he was, again in an away match, exactly what we need(ed) and pushed Edwards for MoM.
How the likes of Dumbele and Saito have been starting ahead of him Christ knows |  |
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| Ref today on 09:54 - Mar 16 with 950 views | francisbowles |
| Ref today on 09:46 - Mar 16 by Lblock |
Can you point me to any of these dives by Smyth?
If there were any I must’ve missed them
I was too busy watching a tenacious, battling display from him which was epitomised by him refusing to give up a ball versus two Leicester players who had 18 stone on him combined, emerges with said ball, beats another player and forces the keeper into a good save.
For me he was, again in an away match, exactly what we need(ed) and pushed Edwards for MoM.
How the likes of Dumbele and Saito have been starting ahead of him Christ knows |
Yes, I agree with all of that. He kept shielding the ball with his body and falling with the contact.
It's soft but a foul in the modern game. It's what Eze did when he was with us. | | | |
| Ref today on 10:00 - Mar 16 with 918 views | stowmarketrange |
| Ref today on 09:54 - Mar 16 by francisbowles |
Yes, I agree with all of that. He kept shielding the ball with his body and falling with the contact.
It's soft but a foul in the modern game. It's what Eze did when he was with us. |
And what most defenders do if they feel any contact at all. |  | | |
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| Ref today on 10:15 - Mar 16 with 880 views | Rsole |
| Ref today on 09:46 - Mar 16 by Lblock |
Can you point me to any of these dives by Smyth?
If there were any I must’ve missed them
I was too busy watching a tenacious, battling display from him which was epitomised by him refusing to give up a ball versus two Leicester players who had 18 stone on him combined, emerges with said ball, beats another player and forces the keeper into a good save.
For me he was, again in an away match, exactly what we need(ed) and pushed Edwards for MoM.
How the likes of Dumbele and Saito have been starting ahead of him Christ knows |
Tenacity, grit and determination - as you say, some of the key attributes required when up against in games and also getting shit online.
That incident you called out, perfectly reflects Smyth’s abundance of these traits. It also rubs off on others when you see these standards being applied by teammates.
However, I guess they must be very personal and almost impossible to coach, because they have been missing in more allegedly skilled and ‘progressive’ players who have been going backwards and/or missing in games recently. |  |
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| Ref today on 12:12 - Mar 16 with 798 views | Boston |
| Ref today on 10:15 - Mar 16 by Rsole |
Tenacity, grit and determination - as you say, some of the key attributes required when up against in games and also getting shit online.
That incident you called out, perfectly reflects Smyth’s abundance of these traits. It also rubs off on others when you see these standards being applied by teammates.
However, I guess they must be very personal and almost impossible to coach, because they have been missing in more allegedly skilled and ‘progressive’ players who have been going backwards and/or missing in games recently. |
Aside from the goals, that was the play of the game. | |
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| Ref today on 14:29 - Mar 16 with 689 views | numptydumpty |
Its a constant with Smyth.
For me, he very often cons referees when he falls over the ball.
if i was a ref i would be aware of this, pre match and am surprised how high a percentage of decisions he gets on this.
He is the sort of player that is going to wind up the opposition which is also another part of the game which helps towards a winning performance so if some of his dives are given as fouls, keep them coming. |  |
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| Ref today on 15:03 - Mar 16 with 643 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Ref today on 09:46 - Mar 16 by Lblock |
Can you point me to any of these dives by Smyth?
If there were any I must’ve missed them
I was too busy watching a tenacious, battling display from him which was epitomised by him refusing to give up a ball versus two Leicester players who had 18 stone on him combined, emerges with said ball, beats another player and forces the keeper into a good save.
For me he was, again in an away match, exactly what we need(ed) and pushed Edwards for MoM.
How the likes of Dumbele and Saito have been starting ahead of him Christ knows |
That was typical Smyth. Would have been a great goal. |  |
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| Ref today on 15:16 - Mar 16 with 603 views | francisbowles |
| Ref today on 14:29 - Mar 16 by numptydumpty |
Its a constant with Smyth.
For me, he very often cons referees when he falls over the ball.
if i was a ref i would be aware of this, pre match and am surprised how high a percentage of decisions he gets on this.
He is the sort of player that is going to wind up the opposition which is also another part of the game which helps towards a winning performance so if some of his dives are given as fouls, keep them coming. |
I wouldn't say often. For me, he plays the game in the modern way. If you don't go down with the contact you're not getting anything. So react to it and win free kick.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work in the penalty area. | | | |
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