Referee

[Norwood's 6 iron]

After Bamford nutted him in the first second he was never going to give us anything.

 

[Rufus Smalls]

All Blades are football royalty

 

[Houston_Blade]

I think both could have been red cards since they were last man, Campbell is through and doesn't need to go down:

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Hamer is clearly getting pulled back here as well:

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The blatant trip on Gus first half around the half way line and the straight arm smash by the centre forward were both yellows as well.

There was also the right back who had already been booked then pulled someone’s shirt down in front of G&H block of the SS and should have been given a second yellow.

 

[Bladesman]

The blatant trip on Gus first half around the half way line and the straight arm smash by the centre forward were both yellows as well.

There was also the right back who had already been booked then pulled someone’s shirt down in front of G&H block of the SS and should have been given a second yellow.

Thankfully we were playing so well none of it mattered but it shows how crap the decisions still are with some of these officials.

 

[MobileBlade]

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A few Lewis' and Smith's about there!
He did our first game of the season against Bristol City. He was being primed in last couple of seasons for promotion to the Premier League and done about half a dozen games in the last couple of seasons but not made it yet.
Interestingly he did the 2-2 draw against Norwich at home in 2022 where he booked 6, and then the 1-1 draw at Carrow Road last season when he booked 7.

 

[LBA_Blade]

I think both could have been red cards since they were last man, Campbell is through and doesn't need to go down:

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Hamer is clearly getting pulled back here as well:

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Not disagreeing they are fouls however for me be very harsh on red cards for either as rather than being last man, it’s denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity, as we saw with the Pompey red for the handball on the line but here the possession of the ball is in doubt for one in the 2nd one in particular it would be more of a case for a red if the Stoke defender was behind rather than in front.

 

[1889]

Interestingly he did the 2-2 draw against Norwich at home in 2022 where he booked 6, and then the 1-1 draw at Carrow Road last season when he booked 7.

All for time wasting?