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       The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: June 30, 2018, 2:54 pm
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       Many wise words from Nigel Owens
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       > Nigel Owens
       > It’s not the likes of myself or Gareth Thomas coming out that
       makes the difference, the people who make the difference are
       bystanders, those who are in the stadium who hear unacceptable
       abuse being shouted, turn round and tell those people it is not
       acceptable.
       >
       > That’s what happened at Twickenham. I didn’t hear it, the
       people sitting around it did and it was reported and dealt with
       well.
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       > It’s important that everybody plays a part in this and stand
       up and say it’s not acceptable
       >
       > ...
       >
       > But at the same time nobody should feel they can’t shout out
       something funny at Nigel Owens. It just mustn't be homophobic or
       racist.
       >
       > You shouldn’t be afraid of having banter with the referee, but
       you shouldn’t shout something that is abusive and crosses the
       line of acceptable humour, or the abuse becomes aggressive and
       personal.
       >
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: June 30, 2018, 3:01 pm
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       Last season I remember Roy Maybank was running the line, and I
       remember in the West Stand we were getting slightly "restive"
       over what we deemed was him just ignoring obvious off sides!
       There was a man with a hi-viz vest with "MEDIC" written on it,
       and as he passed I shouted "Oi, Medic! If you see the assistant
       referee, can you check his eyes?". Roy Maybank ran off laughing!
       #Post#: 499--------------------------------------------------
       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: Old STH
       Date: July 2, 2018, 3:14 am
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       Always remember Steve Lander V sign rub of his head when he was
       being barracked with the chant the referees a Lander.....my wife
       still can’t forget his decision that gifted Falcons the cup all
       those years ago
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: July 2, 2018, 3:56 am
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       Aaaargh!!! I had forgotten that. Still he was man enough to
       admit later that he had made a mistake.
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: Boonie
       Date: July 3, 2018, 4:35 am
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       There were several occasions from the east stand where we were
       "assisting" the assistant ref...he did put his hand to his ear
       to indicate that he had heard us, but it didn't seem to make any
       difference to his interpretation of a slipped bind at the scrum!
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: baggie
       Date: July 3, 2018, 9:13 am
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       I was at the Millennium Stadium a few years ago at a time when
       the pitch was in a terrible state. Alain Rolland was the ref and
       after one particularly bad scrum had thrown up huge divots he
       decided to stamp them down quite forcibly. A Welsh "wag"
       alongside me shouted out … "be careful Rolland … that's where we
       buried the last ref !"
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: BedfordshireBoy
       Date: July 3, 2018, 11:41 am
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       --- Quote from: Old STH link ---
       >
       > Always remember Steve Lander V sign rub of his head when he
       was being barracked with the chant the referees a Lander.....my
       wife still can’t forget his decision that gifted Falcons the cup
       all those years ago
       >
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       Funny how it still irks after all this time.
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: July 3, 2018, 5:12 pm
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       Certainly wouldn't want to be a football ref!
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: DOK
       Date: July 4, 2018, 11:36 am
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       Rugby example something football needs to consider
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       Re: The Nigel Owens column
   DIR By: BedfordshireBoy
       Date: July 5, 2018, 2:35 am
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       --- Quote from: DOK link ---
       >
       > Rugby example something football needs to consider
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       Easy enough to sort out if anybody has the nerve to do it;
       slowly work your way around the protesters giving each one a
       yellow card until they stop, if they don`t then the the second
       time of showing the yellow cards will obviously lead to a red.
       On another point, why oh why do they not stop the clock during
       these breaks in play to get around the arguments in almost every
       game over the amount of added time. Seems to me that the
       Football Associations are not interested in trying anything from
       outside of the sport.
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