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By Jim van Wijk, PA Sport
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Charlton picked up another point in their battle for Barclays Premiership survival following a goalless draw against Reading
at The Valley - but will know it should have been more.
After hitting the crossbar early on through defender Talal El Karkouri, the Addicks, much-improved under new boss Alan Pardew,
struggled to create many further clear-cut chances.
However, given the amount of possession they had, this was perhaps an opportunity lost for the south-east London side to put
daylight between themselves and the bottom three.
With fellow strugglers Sheffield United still to come to The Valley later this month, destiny would appear in their own hands - but
much hard work remains ahead for Pardew's battling troops over the next five games.
Following a rousing pre-match performance from a Freddie Mercury impersonator, Charlton ran out with The Valley
already rocking.
The home fans did their best to stoke up the atmosphere, but it was Reading - themselves already secured of top-flight
football next season - who started brightly.
However, the Addicks slowly took control of midfield and came within inches of taking the lead in the fifth minute.
A free-kick from the right touchline was sent over by Darren Ambrose and centre-half El Karkouri crashed a free header
against the underside of the crossbar from six yards.
Reading regrouped following that let-off and again looked dangerous going forwards.
However, Charlton pair Alexandre Song, on loan from Arsenal, and Zheng Zhi were breaking play up well in the centre.
On 15 minutes there was a brief flare-up after the young Cameroon midfielder hacked out at Steve Sidwell.
He was cautioned by referee Graham Poll when calm had been swiftly restored.
Charlton broke quickly after defending the resulting free-kick and Darren Bent skipped clear down the right, but his low centre
into the area was gathered by Marcus Hahnemann.
Song and Luke Young combined to send the England defender into the penalty area but his 18-yard shot lacked real venom.
Reading midfielder Seol Ki-Hyeon then walked his way through midfield and into the Charlton area, before his low shot was
well saved by Scott Carson.
Addicks defender Hermann Hreidarsson had injured himself in trying to make a tackle on the edge of the box, and had to be
replaced on 24 minutes by Ben Thatcher.
Reading enjoyed a good spell as the half-hour mark approached.
The hosts were forced to make another change when forward Marcus Bent pulled up with what looked like a hamstring problem,
and Matt Holland went on as Zheng was pushed up field.
The change in personnel did not seem to affect Charlton too much as the home side slowly started to build pressure of their own.
Jerome Thomas skipped away down the left and felt he had a shout for a penalty when going down following a tussle with
Ulises de la Cruz. Referee Poll, though, was unimpressed.
At the other end, just to be safe, Carson touched over Sidwell's looping header from a corner.
In stoppage time, Thomas almost picked out Bent with a through ball, which just had too much pace on it into the area.
Reading made a bright start to the second half.
On 50 minutes, El Karkouri bundled over Leroy Lita some 22 yards out, just right of centre.
Andre Bikey hit the resulting free-kick well enough, but it spun up off the defensive wall.
There was then a good chance for Charlton.
Zheng took the ball down the left flank, and charged across the area, where possession broke for Bent.
The England striker hit a 15-yard effort first time, and the ball flashed just wide of the far post.
China international Zheng soon forced a low save from the Reading keeper as Charlton pressed.
The visitors, however, refused to lie down.
With the match still finely balanced heading into the last 30 minutes, you could begin to sense the tension growing inside The Valley.
Sidwell flashed a low shot just wide of Carson's left-hand post following good work by Stephen Hunt on the edge of the area.
Suddenly, the Charlton faithful found their voice - and the team responded.
Zheng burst into the left side of the area, but Hahnemann was out quickly to smother the danger at his near post.
El Karkouri headed clear from under his own crossbar following a goalmouth scramble - before Thomas dashed clear
down the other end to cause panic in the Reading box.
With 10 minutes left, there was a renewed sense of urgency about Charlton, however too often the front men looked
isolated - summing up much of the night.
Hunt could have snatched victory for Reading late on, but his diving header went across goal and wide.
In stoppage time, Zheng's looping header fell kindly for Hahnemann.
Teams:
Charlton (0) 0 Reading (0) 0
Charlton Carson, Young, El Karkouri, Diawara,Hreidarsson (Thatcher 24), Ambrose, Zheng,Song Billong (Lisbie 69), Thomas,
Darren Bent, Marcus Bent (Holland 30).
Subs Not Used: Randolph, Rommedahl.
Booked: Song Billong.
Reading Hahnemann, De la Cruz, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey,Ki-Hyeon, Sidwell, Harper, Hunt, Long, Lita.
Subs Not Used: Federici, Gunnarsson, Doyle, Oster, Kitson.
Att: 26,271
Ref: G Poll (Hertfordshire).
STAT ATTACK
Charlton....Reading
5 Shots On Target 6
3 Shots Off Target 8
13 Fouls (Conceded) 13
1 Corners 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
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PARDEW SINGS POLL'S PRAISES
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Charlton manager Alan Pardew was quick to praise referee Graham Poll for choosing not to send off Alexander Song during
Monday night's goalless draw with Reading at The Valley.
Given their battle to stay in the Barclays Premiership, the last thing Pardew needs is to be without players through suspension.
The Addicks boss had already been forced to replace both Hermann Hreidarsson and Marcus Bent during the first half
because of injury, which saw the "gameplan go out of the window".
Song, on loan from Arsenal, had been shown a yellow card for a rash challenge on Steve Sidwell during the first half.
Pardew had been to see the referee during the break to ask for a "signal" should the young Cameroon player walk the tightrope again.
Following some more questionable tackles after the restart, the Charlton boss knew that time had come with just over 20 minutes left.
Pardew said: "I went to see Graham Poll [at half-time] and I said to him 'I need to have some signal if it is getting close', and he sent
me that signal, so Alex had to come off.
"He gave me a look - which more or less said it all.
"I said if he makes another challenge which you are unhappy about, I cannot do nothing if it is a silly one, I know that - but if
he is making silly ones and the next one is going to be it, then please let me know.
"I think that is within the rules of the game."
Pardew added: "It was full credit to the referee, because that is the sort of thing which you need, how the game will work better.
No-one wants to see a team go down to 10 men.
"He did the right thing and if there was that communication and a better relationship between us and the referees, then we would
have far less incidents on the pitch."
The Charlton boss insisted: "It was an indisciplined challenge from Alex which put himself under pressure in the first place.
"He was brilliant at times for us tonight, but he needs to learn from that."
Charlton looked dead and buried when Pardew took over on Christmas Eve.
However, a six-game unbeaten run has moved the Addicks out of the bottom three, a point ahead of Sheffield United, who
have played a game less.
Pardew feels his men are making progress in what were testing circumstances.
"We would have wanted to win the match as it was at home, but with the intensity of the game and the disruption we had in it,
I am going to have to take the point and be pleased with that," he said.
"The gameplan went out of the window a little bit, and we had to go back to something we had used before, but that was not particularly
suited to Reading.
"It was a real tough game."
With fellow struggler Sheffield United still to come at The Valley later this month, Charlton's destiny would seem to be in their own hands.
Pardew said: "We have had a great run at home. We are not going to have it all our own way and if we were going to draw one game,
then I would rather it was this one than the two which are left.
"We are still in there and there is another point on the board.
"From where we have been, we should be thankful for that and we move on to the next game.
"If we can raise our intensity like we had to at times tonight, then there is no reason why we cannot go unbeaten between now and the end."
Royals boss Steve Coppell felt his side had more than deserved their share of the spoils.
Having made five changes to the starting XI, he felt it was a strong performance.
Sidwell twice went close and Stephen Hunt almost won the match with a diving header late on.
"We had possible openings, but could not really create that stone-wall chance," said Coppell.
"Charlton were unlucky with their injuries, but kept going.
"When Zheng headed it at the end, I thought that might have gone in - but I would have considered it a travesty of justice."
On his team selection, Coppell maintained: "I have a squad which I have a lot of confidence in and when I have viable alternatives,
I want them to be fresh.
"If Zheng had scored with that header in the last minute, then nobody could have accused us of rolling over and dying.
"Our performance was as equally committed as theirs, given the implications of the values of the points.
"I do not think anyone could question our input."
PARDEW SINGS POLL'S PRAISES
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Charlton manager Alan Pardew was quick to praise referee Graham Poll for choosing not to send off Alexander Song during
Monday night's goalless draw with Reading at The Valley.
Given their battle to stay in the Barclays Premiership, the last thing Pardew needs is to be without players through suspension.
The Addicks boss had already been forced to replace both Hermann Hreidarsson and Marcus Bent during the first half
because of injury, which saw the "gameplan go out of the window".
Song, on loan from Arsenal, had been shown a yellow card for a rash challenge on Steve Sidwell during the first half.
Pardew had been to see the referee during the break to ask for a "signal" should the young Cameroon player walk the tightrope again.
Following some more questionable tackles after the restart, the Charlton boss knew that time had come with just over 20 minutes left.
Pardew said: "I went to see Graham Poll [at half-time] and I said to him 'I need to have some signal if it is getting close', and he sent
me that signal, so Alex had to come off.
"He gave me a look - which more or less said it all.
"I said if he makes another challenge which you are unhappy about, I cannot do nothing if it is a silly one, I know that - but if
he is making silly ones and the next one is going to be it, then please let me know.
"I think that is within the rules of the game."
Pardew added: "It was full credit to the referee, because that is the sort of thing which you need, how the game will work better.
No-one wants to see a team go down to 10 men.
"He did the right thing and if there was that communication and a better relationship between us and the referees, then we would
have far less incidents on the pitch."
The Charlton boss insisted: "It was an indisciplined challenge from Alex which put himself under pressure in the first place.
"He was brilliant at times for us tonight, but he needs to learn from that."
Charlton looked dead and buried when Pardew took over on Christmas Eve.
However, a six-game unbeaten run has moved the Addicks out of the bottom three, a point ahead of Sheffield United, who
have played a game less.
Pardew feels his men are making progress in what were testing circumstances.
"We would have wanted to win the match as it was at home, but with the intensity of the game and the disruption we had in it,
I am going to have to take the point and be pleased with that," he said.
"The gameplan went out of the window a little bit, and we had to go back to something we had used before, but that was not particularly
suited to Reading.
"It was a real tough game."
With fellow struggler Sheffield United still to come at The Valley later this month, Charlton's destiny would seem to be in their own hands.
Pardew said: "We have had a great run at home. We are not going to have it all our own way and if we were going to draw one game,
then I would rather it was this one than the two which are left.
"We are still in there and there is another point on the board.
"From where we have been, we should be thankful for that and we move on to the next game.
"If we can raise our intensity like we had to at times tonight, then there is no reason why we cannot go unbeaten between now and the end."
Royals boss Steve Coppell felt his side had more than deserved their share of the spoils.
Having made five changes to the starting XI, he felt it was a strong performance.
Sidwell twice went close and Stephen Hunt almost won the match with a diving header late on.
"We had possible openings, but could not really create that stone-wall chance," said Coppell.
"Charlton were unlucky with their injuries, but kept going.
"When Zheng headed it at the end, I thought that might have gone in - but I would have considered it a travesty of justice."
On his team selection, Coppell maintained: "I have a squad which I have a lot of confidence in and when I have viable alternatives,
I want them to be fresh.
"If Zheng had scored with that header in the last minute, then nobody could have accused us of rolling over and dying.
"Our performance was as equally committed as theirs, given the implications of the values of the points.
"I do not think anyone could question our input."
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Handsome Man If Pardew is telling the truth, then it is criminal. The signal should have been a red card, not some kind of conspiratorial nod.
Bit harsh don't you think?
Pardew says quite clearly that if there was a tackle that warrants a sending off then so be it, but if there are too many silly little tackles and the kid is close to getting his second yellow card, then give him a little indication and he'll bring him off.
I don't see much wrong with that to be honest!
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seems like a bit of common sense to meCoppelled StreetsHandsome Man If Pardew is telling the truth, then it is criminal. The signal should have been a red card, not some kind of conspiratorial nod.
Bit harsh don't you think?
Pardew says quite clearly that if there was a tackle that warrants a sending off then so be it, but if there are too many silly little tackles and the kid is close to getting his second yellow card, then give him a little indication and he'll bring him off.
I don't see much wrong with that to be honest!
Thought Poll was no worse today than Poll on anyother day 6/10
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AthleticoSpizzseems like a bit of common sense to meCoppelled StreetsHandsome Man If Pardew is telling the truth, then it is criminal. The signal should have been a red card, not some kind of conspiratorial nod.
Bit harsh don't you think?
Pardew says quite clearly that if there was a tackle that warrants a sending off then so be it, but if there are too many silly little tackles and the kid is close to getting his second yellow card, then give him a little indication and he'll bring him off.
I don't see much wrong with that to be honest!
Thought Poll was no worse today than Poll on anyother day 6/10
There could be something in this idea, perhaps a player could be substituted by the ref prior to a second yellow if is only one away, aq sort of blue card where the team have to replace him?????
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AthleticoSpizzseems like a bit of common sense to meCoppelled StreetsHandsome Man If Pardew is telling the truth, then it is criminal. The signal should have been a red card, not some kind of conspiratorial nod.
Bit harsh don't you think?
Pardew says quite clearly that if there was a tackle that warrants a sending off then so be it, but if there are too many silly little tackles and the kid is close to getting his second yellow card, then give him a little indication and he'll bring him off.
I don't see much wrong with that to be honest!
Thought Poll was no worse today than Poll on anyother day 6/10
The problem with this is that Poll has obviously privately agreed to give Pardew an extra signal prior to sending off his player, to allow Pardew to pull him off. The yellow card is this signal, surely? Along with the string of fouls that followed from Song.
The issue is that Poll might lean towards NOT sending off Song after a bad challenge because he hasn't yet given Pards a wink, when under normal circumstances (when he hadn't "reached an agreement" with a manager) he would more often than not have shown a second yellow.
If I was Colin or Curbishley I would be livid.
The referee should be TOTALLY impartial and run the match according to the laws of the game. It is this public admission of lack of impartiality which might/should mean Poll is asked some questions.
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Charlton Athletic 0 Reading 0: Charlton miss chance of lift-off
By Jason Burt
Published: 10 April 2007
Never mind bob, bob bobbing: the red, red robin is rock, rock, rocking. However, rather than the victory that would have given true flight to their prospects of Premiership survival, Charlton had to take a hard-earned draw against Reading last night. It was gained partly through sheer will-power, effort and the raucous hope of the home support who, at times, had their wings clipped by their opponents.
The atmosphere certainly deserved goals but worryingly for Charlton manager Alan Pardew his team, despite earning a third successive clean sheet and now going six matches without defeat, is looking less likely to score them.
Pardew knows that this was an opportunity lost to put pressure on the sides directly below and above his own.
Charlton lost Hermann Hreidarsson and Marcus Bent inside the opening half-hour and a third substitution was forced on Pardew who withdrew Alexandre Song before he was sent off. The Cameroonian was booked for a crude foul on Steve Sidwell in the first-half and Pardew took the unusual step of consulting referee Graham Poll at half-time. He asked if he could be told when the midfielder's persistent fouling might result in a red card. How was he to be informed? "A look," Pardew said. It came with 20 minutes to go.
"Obviously we wanted to win with it being a home game but given the disruption I'll take a point," Pardew said. "The game-plan went out the window a bit. That was a real tough game. We would have liked to have played more but the back four was under so much pressure from Reading."
Indeed they were. But Charlton also came closest to scoring when a thumping header from one of those back-four, Talal El Karkouri, cannoned off the cross-bar and bounced out. That was in the opening minutes and Charlton book-ended the contest by missing with another header in the last few seconds when Zheng Zhi glanced wide. In between and Reading were, in the words of Coppell, the "more forceful" with Sidwell dominant in midfield and Leroy Lita a spiky threat up front. Pardew commented on the " intensity" of the team he used to manage.
Coppell said afterwards of Charlton: "Before the game they were very much on the front foot and that was this was a big opportunity to pick up three points. It could well prove to be a very important point [for them]." It could indeed. Or it could be a significantly missed two points. With just five games to go time will tell soon enough.
Reading attacked from the start and twice Lita almost stole in before Sidwell's clever pass, from a counter-attack, released Seol Ki-Hyeon. He evaded three challenges and ran to the edge of the penalty area only for his fierce drive to be parried by Scott Carson. Before that and Song, showing the finesse he also possesses, picked out Luke Young but his shot was weak and easily fielded by Marcus Hahnemann. Darren Bent worked hard but to little effect  although he sent one first-time shot narrowly wide after Zheng's determined run.
For Reading, Nicky Shorey was prominent. First with a free-kick that spread panic and then with a burst from the left flank, a slaloming run and a shot which bent narrowly away from goal. Reading continued to push and El Karkouri remained calm to head over his own crossbar after Lita had beaten Carson to the ball and hooked it dangerously back into the six-yard area. Finally Hunt's diving header bounced wide. Had he scored it would have earned Reading a league double over Charlton, having beaten them in Les Reed's first game in charge last autumn. But they are a different prospect now. "It's a sea change in performance, organisation, mobility, everything," Coppell said. "Al's come in. He's a good manager. " Pardew will accept the compliment, but would rather have accepted three points.
Charlton Athletic (4-4-2): Carson; Young, El Karkouri, Diawara, Hreidarsson (Thatcher, 24); Ambrose, Song (Lisbie, 69), Zheng, Thomas; M Bent (Holland, 30), D Bent. Substitutes not used: Randolph (gk), Rommedahl.
Reading (4-4-2): Hahnemann; De La Cruz, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey; Seol, Harper, Sidwell, Hunt; Long, Lita. Substitutes not used: Federici (gk), Gunnarsson, Doyle, Oster, Kitson.
Referee: G Poll (Hertfordshire).
Booked: Charlton Song.
Man of the match: Shorey.
Attendance: 26, 271.
By Jason Burt
Published: 10 April 2007
Never mind bob, bob bobbing: the red, red robin is rock, rock, rocking. However, rather than the victory that would have given true flight to their prospects of Premiership survival, Charlton had to take a hard-earned draw against Reading last night. It was gained partly through sheer will-power, effort and the raucous hope of the home support who, at times, had their wings clipped by their opponents.
The atmosphere certainly deserved goals but worryingly for Charlton manager Alan Pardew his team, despite earning a third successive clean sheet and now going six matches without defeat, is looking less likely to score them.
Pardew knows that this was an opportunity lost to put pressure on the sides directly below and above his own.
Charlton lost Hermann Hreidarsson and Marcus Bent inside the opening half-hour and a third substitution was forced on Pardew who withdrew Alexandre Song before he was sent off. The Cameroonian was booked for a crude foul on Steve Sidwell in the first-half and Pardew took the unusual step of consulting referee Graham Poll at half-time. He asked if he could be told when the midfielder's persistent fouling might result in a red card. How was he to be informed? "A look," Pardew said. It came with 20 minutes to go.
"Obviously we wanted to win with it being a home game but given the disruption I'll take a point," Pardew said. "The game-plan went out the window a bit. That was a real tough game. We would have liked to have played more but the back four was under so much pressure from Reading."
Indeed they were. But Charlton also came closest to scoring when a thumping header from one of those back-four, Talal El Karkouri, cannoned off the cross-bar and bounced out. That was in the opening minutes and Charlton book-ended the contest by missing with another header in the last few seconds when Zheng Zhi glanced wide. In between and Reading were, in the words of Coppell, the "more forceful" with Sidwell dominant in midfield and Leroy Lita a spiky threat up front. Pardew commented on the " intensity" of the team he used to manage.
Coppell said afterwards of Charlton: "Before the game they were very much on the front foot and that was this was a big opportunity to pick up three points. It could well prove to be a very important point [for them]." It could indeed. Or it could be a significantly missed two points. With just five games to go time will tell soon enough.
Reading attacked from the start and twice Lita almost stole in before Sidwell's clever pass, from a counter-attack, released Seol Ki-Hyeon. He evaded three challenges and ran to the edge of the penalty area only for his fierce drive to be parried by Scott Carson. Before that and Song, showing the finesse he also possesses, picked out Luke Young but his shot was weak and easily fielded by Marcus Hahnemann. Darren Bent worked hard but to little effect  although he sent one first-time shot narrowly wide after Zheng's determined run.
For Reading, Nicky Shorey was prominent. First with a free-kick that spread panic and then with a burst from the left flank, a slaloming run and a shot which bent narrowly away from goal. Reading continued to push and El Karkouri remained calm to head over his own crossbar after Lita had beaten Carson to the ball and hooked it dangerously back into the six-yard area. Finally Hunt's diving header bounced wide. Had he scored it would have earned Reading a league double over Charlton, having beaten them in Les Reed's first game in charge last autumn. But they are a different prospect now. "It's a sea change in performance, organisation, mobility, everything," Coppell said. "Al's come in. He's a good manager. " Pardew will accept the compliment, but would rather have accepted three points.
Charlton Athletic (4-4-2): Carson; Young, El Karkouri, Diawara, Hreidarsson (Thatcher, 24); Ambrose, Song (Lisbie, 69), Zheng, Thomas; M Bent (Holland, 30), D Bent. Substitutes not used: Randolph (gk), Rommedahl.
Reading (4-4-2): Hahnemann; De La Cruz, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Shorey; Seol, Harper, Sidwell, Hunt; Long, Lita. Substitutes not used: Federici (gk), Gunnarsson, Doyle, Oster, Kitson.
Referee: G Poll (Hertfordshire).
Booked: Charlton Song.
Man of the match: Shorey.
Attendance: 26, 271.
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Charlton Athletic 0 Reading 0: Pardew rues missed chances amid rising tension
Gary Jacob
Pardew rues missed chances amid rising tension entertained the crowd before kick-off, but he was among the few on song on a nervy evening punctuated by jittery finishing. Although Charlton Athletic moved one point clear of the relegation zone, they may have cause to regret missing some significant chances last night.
Zheng Zhi, for the second consecutive match, missed an opportunity in the final minutes and Talal El Karkouri should have scored early on to establish a platform for one of the four victories that Alan Pardew, the Charlton manager, had targeted to be certain of staying up.
After seven matches without victory, Steve Coppell, the Reading manager, decided to freshen up the team with five changes and he was rewarded with a spirited performance. The result will, however, offer fresh hope for Sheffield United to escape the relegation zone when they meet West Ham United at Bramall Lane on Saturday, although Charlton will view the match at home to United on Saturday week as vital to their own hopes of ensuring their eighth consecutive season in the top flight.
“Those two matches will have a huge part in deciding how things unfold,â€
Charlton Athletic 0 Reading 0: Pardew rues missed chances amid rising tension
Gary Jacob
Pardew rues missed chances amid rising tension entertained the crowd before kick-off, but he was among the few on song on a nervy evening punctuated by jittery finishing. Although Charlton Athletic moved one point clear of the relegation zone, they may have cause to regret missing some significant chances last night.
Zheng Zhi, for the second consecutive match, missed an opportunity in the final minutes and Talal El Karkouri should have scored early on to establish a platform for one of the four victories that Alan Pardew, the Charlton manager, had targeted to be certain of staying up.
After seven matches without victory, Steve Coppell, the Reading manager, decided to freshen up the team with five changes and he was rewarded with a spirited performance. The result will, however, offer fresh hope for Sheffield United to escape the relegation zone when they meet West Ham United at Bramall Lane on Saturday, although Charlton will view the match at home to United on Saturday week as vital to their own hopes of ensuring their eighth consecutive season in the top flight.
“Those two matches will have a huge part in deciding how things unfold,â€
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brighton_royalAthleticoSpizzseems like a bit of common sense to meCoppelled StreetsHandsome Man If Pardew is telling the truth, then it is criminal. The signal should have been a red card, not some kind of conspiratorial nod.
Bit harsh don't you think?
Pardew says quite clearly that if there was a tackle that warrants a sending off then so be it, but if there are too many silly little tackles and the kid is close to getting his second yellow card, then give him a little indication and he'll bring him off.
I don't see much wrong with that to be honest!
Thought Poll was no worse today than Poll on anyother day 6/10
The problem with this is that Poll has obviously privately agreed to give Pardew an extra signal prior to sending off his player, to allow Pardew to pull him off. The yellow card is this signal, surely? Along with the string of fouls that followed from Song.
The issue is that Poll might lean towards NOT sending off Song after a bad challenge because he hasn't yet given Pards a wink, when under normal circumstances (when he hadn't "reached an agreement" with a manager) he would more often than not have shown a second yellow.
If I was Colin or Curbishley I would be livid.
The referee should be TOTALLY impartial and run the match according to the laws of the game. It is this public admission of lack of impartiality which might/should mean Poll is asked some questions.
Exactly, it was very clever psychology by Pardew. Song probably should have marched after he deliberately clipped Hunt as he was advancing towards the penalty area. But because Pards hadn't been given the nod, Poll may have felt that he would have been letting Pards down if he had pulled out the red.
Pards managed that situation very well and had a psychological hold over Graham Poll. Also we should have been awarded a pen when El Karkouri shoved Long off the pitch in the penalty area.
I would just say well done Pards, that was very clever psychology. I'm certainly not gonna engage in Pardew bashing. I will just respect his fox like cleverness. You gotta use every trick and technique at your disposal when you are in the middle of a relegation scrap and you gotta think outside the box and Pards certainly did that. He showed that he is streetwise. Well done Pards! Charlton are lucky to have him!
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