Swindon v Hartlepool Matchday Thread

[Batch]

LAW 12
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper,
inside his own penalty area, commits any of the following four offences:
• controls the ball with his hands for more than six seconds before
releasing it from his possession
• touches the ball again with his hands after he has released it from
his possession and before it has touched another player
• touches the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately kicked
to him by a team-mate
• touches the ball with his hands after he has received it directly from
a throw-in taken by a team-mate
An indirect free kick is also awarded to the opposing team if, in the
opinion of the referee, a player:
• plays in a dangerous manner
• impedes the progress of an opponent
• prevents the goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
• commits any other offence, not previously mentioned in Law 12,
for which play is stopped to caution or send off a player

FUCK YOU REF YOU FUCKING CLUELESS NUMPTY.

[red_army]

Was not pleased with that performance. Gutless if i'm honest. I haven't felt this low as a Town fan for ages. I'm actually starting to think about the unthinkable.

We deserved NOTHING from tonights game, but nor did they, ref was a disgrace - A penalty for  hight foot, he was the only one in the ground that thought so ....
AARRGGHHH .......

[ronnie21]

Gutless if i'm honest.

Fair summary!

[LucienSanchez]

That was some god awful bad officiating, I was (and still am) pretty livid

And we were shocking also. No creativity, urgency or commitment

[Samdy Gray]

We weren't up to standard, but without the ref being a cunt we would have held on for 0-0 at least.

[Batch]

Right now I have that out my system.

First half was OK. Bad patches intermingled with some good passing with Amankwha combining with Smith and Cox well to get down the flank and in behind. Didn't create enough clear cut chances.

Second half was bitty scrappy bollocks with a cock of a ref who looked like he'd been got at during half time. You could see it coming, but not in the manner it did. When the ref doesn't even know the laws of the game then you are stuffed.

This was a game we couldn't afford to lose really. But we did.

Oh, and why does Robson-Kanu turn into Ricky Shakes in the last 3rd of the field, and why are we bothering to extend his deal when JPM can do just as good a job attacking.

[ronnie21]

Oh, and why does Robson-Kanu turn into Ricky Shakes in the last 3rd of the field, and why are we bothering to extend his deal when JPM can do just as good a job attacking.

I thought he was poor tonight, alongside several others.  How come Akmanawah got taken off - I felt he played a good game, our best attacking option.

[adje]

a draw would have been a fairly decent result-3pts behind pool with 2 games in hand.It would be good to hear an explanation by the ref-but they dont have to do that,do they.

[DiV]

Taking off Amankwaah was a big mistake, he was doing fat Humphries every single time with ease.

He was our most creative player by far. McNamee came on and did fuck all, Robson-Kanu did his best to play like Christian Roberts.

As Batch said, I know he isnt and never has been flavour of the month but JPM would have done a better job out there tonight. Fuck knows why we want to extend Kanu's loan

[Batch]

I thought he was poor tonight, alongside several others.  How come Akmanawah got taken off - I felt he played a good game, our best attacking option.

i must have missed the games he (Kanu) has managed to deliver in then. He certainly has a better physical presence than McNamee (so do Munchkins), he has quality until he plays the final ball/shoot. Then he is gash.

Agree Amankawah was doing well. Strange one that.

[stfc11]

Im bloody livid, Hartlepool worked out in the second half that if they fell over they got a free kick. Bloody stupid penalty decision, i don't buy a season ticket to watch some twat give the opposition a penalty in the 90th minute when no one appeals for it, or has a clue what he's about to do. It's got to be a clear penalty at that point in the game with equal teams, not something as simple as Ifil lifting his foot and a player going down low to head it especialy when there wasn't even any contact made and the player himself doesn't appeal for it. Stupid thing is we can't get those three points back, everyone knows it was an awful decision but nothing can change the score at the end of the day, which makes it even more bloody annoying.

[Samdy Gray]

I've also come to the conclusion that Jamie Vincent definitely has a left foot shaped like a 50 pence piece.

[Rich Pullen]

We lost - Booo. Damn mobile had it as 0-0 a good 20 minutes after it should've finished. I arrive home to this. Shit.

[adje]

Everything is crap!

[Samdy Gray]

Definitely itchy bum time...

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17 	Carlisle 	32 	7 	2 	6 	27 	22 	3 	4 	10 	14 	28 	-9 	36
18 	Nor'ton 	31 	6 	6 	4 	23 	16 	2 	4 	9 	18 	27 	-2 	34
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