Quote from: Falconer on November 17, 2024, 08:44:07 PMQuote from: PaulNewman on November 17, 2024, 08:28:41 PMOK, I guess you're not a homer and don't feel entitled. I've got no interest in doing research on your behalf. Interesting that you picked out my post when others thought you were ridiculous for asking for a red. Also interesting because I gave a lot of praise to Messiah, how they competed, and said I was rooting for them. And they didn't lose because of that one play, 80 yards from where the goal was scored.PN, we both know I'm a homer--and so are you.![]()
Others with more objectivity have said my call for a red card was unwarranted. I accept their view as more objective than mine, though nearly everyone agrees that play should have been called back (which is the heart of the matter). Given that neither team had scored for more than 100 minutes, it seems reasonable to conclude that the Falcons did lose because of that one play. What should have happened, by nearly all accounts, is that Messiah should have had a free kick from a fairly dangerous place. We can't know what would have followed, but there's no reason to believe that Williams would then have marched down the field and scored after stealing the ball.
I had a pretty good view of the play preceding the goal and it was obviously a foul. That being said, anyone who watched the entirety of the game and the ref's reluctance to blow his whistle and issue cards for fouls on either side of the ball couldn't be too surprised with the no-call. From early on it was very clear that he was going to let the boys play hard and that was consistent to the end.
On the separate matter of Messiah's temperament, they deserve a tip of the hat for taking the result without much complaint. However, they aren't a bunch of Franciscan monks and there was as much in-your-face jawing and chest-thumping as I've seen all season.
Tough, well-contested game. On to the next.