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Stopper's fury at officials
           


  IT is fair to say that referee David Phillips and his assistants won’t be on Phil Smith’s Christmas card list this year.

           

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/headlines/4882401.Stopper_s_fury_at_officials/?ref=rss
           

Of course it dosnt really matter now but i was suprised the first goal was given,especially by the linesman....looked really close on TV...win some lose some.

To be honest I like the fact that we seem to accept bad decisions (if it was) in good grace rather than chasing refs around screaming and shouting.  Maybe Im being a bit biased about this but we do seem to have less whingers than most clubs.

Hadn't realised it was a goal-kick they were appealing for after the 2nd goal. The TV angle doesn't make it very easy to form an argument either way, so I'm going to side with Smith and say the officials cost us! :)

Agreed...very noticable in matches now,some of the decisions v Leeds were debatable(for both sides)we kept our heads...Gradel and co didnt.

After reading Smith's rant, I was disappointed that the highlights weren't conclusive on either goal. However, I've just come across this on the Southend site which would suggest their first goal probably did cross the line (8th pic from end) but that Smith was right about the ball going out before their second goal (3rd pic from end).
http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10444~1950353,00.html (http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10444~1950353,00.html)

You're right about the first, hard to tell for the 2nd

After seeing tv i thought the first wasn't over, looking at that photo it was. Also the 2nd was in play...just, thin line or what.  Oh i nearly wet myself when i saw that mongy picture of BP heading the ball :D