Royals v West Ham (A) match thread

[Melbguy]

Hopefully we can sneak a draw out of this 1.


1st 30 min was decent by us!!


I think we could see much more cards and perhaps a penalty cos Mr WALTON is something else

To be fair, you don't deserve to be down

[Ian Royal]

Time to take the loss?

Substitute Kitson and Doyle/Murty to save them for another and take Hunt off to prevent the second yellow, in case West Ham players decide he needs another booing.

never time to take the loss.

[RoyalBlue]

For those of you that haven't seen the pictures, the red card is easily one of the top five worst sending off decisions ever.

Nailed on red disgraceful challenge

In which case we should see at least 8 red cards in the PL this pm.

[Bristol Paul]

Reading World commentary says that the sending off was deserved, it was 2 footed and players know the rules on that. Just because not all refs take such decisive action is irrelevant, Gunnarsson know its a red so shouldn't have done it.

[Avon Royal]

For those of you that haven't seen the pictures, the red card is easily one of the top five worst sending off decisions ever.

Nailed on red disgraceful challenge

You are Hoddle and I claim my five pounds!

[RoyalBlue]

For those of you that haven't seen the pictures, the red card is easily one of the top five worst sending off decisions ever.

Nailed on red disgraceful challenge

You are Hoddle and I claim my five pounds!

Quite, Hoddle never got his shorts dirty (other than when he saw a hard challenge coming his way that is!).

[Ian Royal]

stupid stupid stupid challenge and worthy of a card, but he got the ball and didn't touch the player. Yellow and a strong talking to should have been enough.

[Avon Royal]

Reading World commentary says that the sending off was deserved, it was 2 footed and players know the rules on that. Just because not all refs take such decisive action is irrelevant, Gunnarsson know its a red so shouldn't have done it.

So where in the rules does it say that a two footed tackle is a red card?

[URZZZZZZZZ]

Swings and roundabouts. Fortunate to beat Sunderland, lets hope we can get something out of this now.

[Very near...far away]

We weren't fortunate to beat Sunderland - they were lucky not to be 3 or 4 down by the time they got their penalty.

[RoyalBlue]

stupid stupid stupid challenge and worthy of a card, but he got the ball and didn't touch the player. Yellow and a strong talking to should have been enough.

I think most of the West Ham fans were as surprised as us to see Pratt Walton whip out the red!

As for Hunt's yellow, if Walton had any character, he would watch the video later and be big enough to rescind the card.

[loyalroyal4life]

Reading World commentary says that the sending off was deserved, it was 2 footed and players know the rules on that. Just because not all refs take such decisive action is irrelevant, Gunnarsson know its a red so shouldn't have done it.

So where in the rules does it say that a two footed tackle is a red card?

The problem is consistency with decisions. If it was worthy of a red then all similar challenges should follow suit, which is unlikely imo to happen

[Ian Royal]

stupid stupid stupid challenge and worthy of a card, but he got the ball and didn't touch the player. Yellow and a strong talking to should have been enough.

I think most of the West Ham fans were as surprised as us to see Pratt Walton whip out the red!

As for Hunt's yellow, if Walton had any character, he would watch the video later and be big enough to rescind the card.

Guess Hunty's yellow can only be for dissent or something similar, If he'd have just walked away from Green he'd have got nothing, but he stayed and argued and shouted at the ref too.

[Bristol Paul]

Refs guidelines this season are that a 2 footed tackle is a straight red card

[Handsome Man]

One of the angles made the tackle look like th classic two-footed tackle that has deserved a red card for many a year. No arguments for Gunnarson really.

I would have liked to see what happened to Murty's ankle again though.

[Handsome Man]

second half has started badly

[Avon Royal]

Refs guidelines this season are that a 2 footed tackle is a straight red card

Only if it's dangerous........

[bobby1413]

*phew*, sonko gets a great strike on his own goal, luckily USA was there to save it.

[bobby1413]

Off topic - sheet, Chelsea have equalised in the Villa game now.

[Bristol Paul]

Refs guidelines this season are that a 2 footed tackle is a straight red card

Only if it's dangerous........

Its considered dangerous with both feet off the ground, its got to be hasn't it? Why not call it a Kung Fu kick, same difference only lower!