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       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
       Date: May 20, 2025, 4:58 pm
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       --- Quote from: bmb link ---
       >
       > Thought Bramall was excellent tonight. Would have gone
       completely unnoticed bar the 2 correct red card calls, well that
       and zipping around the pitch looking like a glow fly... He can
       go home with his head held high after that performance. I'd like
       to see him more regularly in the PL.
       >
       > My only slightly negative comment was he played an advantage
       after a foul on Smudge, yet Man City had the ball so there was
       no advantage not that it would have made any difference.
       >
       > 2 superb goals (1 & 3) and Jebbo actually found the back of
       the net! Still in shock from that one. Outplayed in every way.
       One of those games where it's a reminder of how much we have
       over achieved under Iraola. A few of our players need to take a
       look in the mirror and then read up on professionalism as they
       were not just on the beach already but snoozing in their
       deckchairs.
       >
       > De Bruyne - what a player. Wishing him well for whatever comes
       next, even as an opposition fan it's been a privilege to watch
       him.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       No mention of him in yellow? 😛
       #Post#: 92334--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: May 20, 2025, 5:27 pm
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       --- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
       >
       > [quote author=bmb link=topic=7022.msg92322#msg92322
       date=1747775285]
       > Thought Bramall was excellent tonight. Would have gone
       completely unnoticed bar the 2 correct red card calls, well that
       and zipping around the pitch looking like a glow fly... He can
       go home with his head held high after that performance. I'd like
       to see him more regularly in the PL.
       >
       > My only slightly negative comment was he played an advantage
       after a foul on Smudge, yet Man City had the ball so there was
       no advantage not that it would have made any difference.
       >
       > 2 superb goals (1 & 3) and Jebbo actually found the back of
       the net! Still in shock from that one. Outplayed in every way.
       One of those games where it's a reminder of how much we have
       over achieved under Iraola. A few of our players need to take a
       look in the mirror and then read up on professionalism as they
       were not just on the beach already but snoozing in their
       deckchairs.
       >
       > De Bruyne - what a player. Wishing him well for whatever comes
       next, even as an opposition fan it's been a privilege to watch
       him.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       No mention of him in yellow? 😛
       [/quote]
       Apart from him zipping around the pitch looking like a glowfly
       😂
       #Post#: 92338--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: flipmode
       Date: May 20, 2025, 6:08 pm
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       I don't have anything else to add than what has already been
       said really. I've been very impressed by what I have seen of
       Tom, and this morning was no exception.
       If I was told to watch two games not knowing them, and that one
       was given on merit  for the FA Cup Final, and one was a
       relatively new SG referee, I would've chosen Tom's performance
       as being the FA Cup Final one.
       #Post#: 92339--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: TA_Ref
       Date: May 20, 2025, 6:10 pm
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       --- Quote from: Claretman link ---
       >
       >
       > After such a superb performance which wont have gone down well
       with his superiors, especially issuing two red cards, he will no
       doubt spend most of next season on board duty or in the
       championship.
       >
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yes we probably won’t see Bramall again in the premier league
       for another 2 months (excluding summer) because it seems the
       advice from those in charge - keeping 22 men on the pitch no
       matter what - didn’t get through to him…
       #Post#: 92342--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: dave26
       Date: May 20, 2025, 8:29 pm
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       Excellent performance by Bramhall and his team what made the RC
       a even better decision was the fact Bramhall was very close to
       the incident and he identified it as SFP , we have seen some
       referees miss SFP incidents without an OFR and /or because they
       were to close to the action
       #Post#: 92343--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Hendo
       Date: May 21, 2025, 2:16 am
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       First and foremost Brammall was excellent. Why he has only had
       23 games this season, only 10 of those in the PL, is ridiculous,
       far better than many of his peers.
       As a City fan no problems with the Kovacic red but it does leave
       me asking why this was deemed the correct decision, although
       quite some way from goal and with the possibility of defenders
       covering, while Hendersons hand ball on the edge of the area and
       with him as last man, was deemed not. (No bitterness here
       either, if we had played all night I’m not sure City would have
       scored). Also if it wasn’t deemed a red then surely it should
       have been a yellow and a free kick to City on the edge of the
       area? Or am I missing something in the LOAF? Can anyone explain
       the logic behind this please, if indeed logic there be.
       Finally KDB, what a player! When I was a kid my granddad and
       father used to talk about players of their generation and drool
       over the likes of Matthews, Finney, Mortenson etc and tell me
       how lucky they were to see such great players. I now look
       forward to telling my own grandkids in due course that I was
       fortunate, nay privileged, to see one of the greatest players of
       his time, in one of the greatest teams of all time, plying his
       trade with skill and grace. Thankyou KDB from a grateful
       admirer.
       #Post#: 92344--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Jim_AFCB
       Date: May 21, 2025, 3:10 am
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       Prety much agree with comments above re: red cards. I called
       both of them right away.
       The Kovatic DOGSO was remarkably similar to the Saliba on
       Evanilson incident at our place back in the autumn.
       I know Iraola said Cook's red wasn't correct, but I don't agree.
       If we appeal it, it won't get overturned meanign Cook will miss
       the first 2 games of next season as well.
       #Post#: 92352--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: May 21, 2025, 4:53 am
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       --- Quote from: TA_Ref link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Claretman link=topic=7022.msg92324#msg92324
       date=1747775847]
       >
       > After such a superb performance which wont have gone down well
       with his superiors, especially issuing two red cards, he will no
       doubt spend most of next season on board duty or in the
       championship.
       >
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yes we probably won’t see Bramall again in the premier league
       for another 2 months (excluding summer) because it seems the
       advice from those in charge - keeping 22 men on the pitch no
       matter what - didn’t get through to him…
       [/quote]
       That worked well pgmol must be reading as we now have Thomas at
       Old Trafford for the final game, a great appointment for him
       well done.
       #Post#: 92355--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Microscopist
       Date: May 21, 2025, 9:08 am
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       --- Quote from: Hendo link ---
       >
       > First and foremost Brammall was excellent. Why he has only had
       23 games this season, only 10 of those in the PL, is ridiculous,
       far better than many of his peers.
       >
       > As a City fan no problems with the Kovacic red but it does
       leave me asking why this was deemed the correct decision,
       although quite some way from goal and with the possibility of
       defenders covering, while Hendersons hand ball on the edge of
       the area and with him as last man, was deemed not. (No
       bitterness here either, if we had played all night I’m not sure
       City would have scored). Also if it wasn’t deemed a red then
       surely it should have been a yellow and a free kick to City on
       the edge of the area? Or am I missing something in the LOAF? Can
       anyone explain the logic behind this please, if indeed logic
       there be.
       >
       > Finally KDB, what a player! When I was a kid my granddad and
       father used to talk about players of their generation and drool
       over the likes of Matthews, Finney, Mortenson etc and tell me
       how lucky they were to see such great players. I now look
       forward to telling my own grandkids in due course that I was
       fortunate, nay privileged, to see one of the greatest players of
       his time, in one of the greatest teams of all time, plying his
       trade with skill and grace. Thankyou KDB from a grateful
       admirer.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Let me try my explanation for nothing being given for the
       Henderson handball, based on what I have read on here..
       Let's make the reasonable assumption that neither the referee
       nor assistant saw the handball.  In VAR terms that could be
       either a "clear and obvious error" or possibly a "serious missed
       incident" - I haven't a clue what the difference is or whether
       they are treated differently by VAR.
       Normally the criterion seems to be "clear and obvious error".
       Now contrary to the IFAB protocol the English protocol does not
       allow VAR to communicate with the on-field referee other than to
       say they are looking at an issue so that the referee can stop
       the game at an appropriate moment.  VAR can listen to the
       on-field coms, but apparently not engage in dialogue until they
       have come to a decision whether to ask the referee to review the
       decision or to say no action is needed.
       VAR can only ask the referee to review the decision if they tell
       him that they believe a clear and obvious error  has occurred.
       In other words VAR cannot, apparently, ask the referee how the
       on field decision was arrived at.
       So in this case VAR saw that the handball had occurred outside
       the penalty area, not disputed.  They then took, what to me, is
       a subjective decision that it was not a denial of an obvious
       goal scoring opportunity. The basis of this decision was that
       the play was moving away from goal.  The normally (in my eyes)
       decision friendly Dermot Gallagher rubbished this explanation on
       the basis that play only moved away from goal because Henderson
       had swatted it towards the corner flag.  Now I'm told in these
       pages that the VAR can only give a binary decision to the
       referee.  Either "take no further action" or "we think it is a
       red card and you should go to the monitor to review it".  In
       this case because they thought that play was moving away from
       goal  their instruction was "no further action should be taken".
       That appears to be how the decision was arrived at.
       #Post#: 92357--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tom Bramall- Man City vs Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Failed Ref
       Date: May 21, 2025, 9:31 am
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       I agree with Microscopist and his understanding is much the
       same as mine. Is Haarland moving away from goal? Ref Watch
       looked at an image which led the reviewers and DG to believe
       this was not true, but looking at that image it looks very much
       as if Haarland's boot was angled before Henderson got a touch
       and that he was looking to move the ball AWAY from goal. This is
       consistent with what VAR felt. Lobbing the keeper or moving the
       ball towards goal doesn't appear to be what Haarland intended to
       do!
       All yesterday's news now but Henderson was very, very fortunate.
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