Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers

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FA Cup Quarter Final - Sunday 19th March 2023 - 12:00 - Bramall Lane
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Officials:

Referee: Tim Robinson
Assistant Referee: Timothy Wood
Assistant Referee: Nick Greenhalgh
VAR: Paul Tierney
AVAR: Richard West

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[Lane Lad]

Thoroughly enjoyed the game. Brilliant performances all round.
I wonder what the Semi final ticket allocation will be? With us only having <20k home fans in the ground today, I'd like to see the club rewarding them with 1st priority. I've seen that the allocation will be split so approx 30k each.

 

[St Albans Blade]

Back on the Hecky & Co humble pie tonight

UTB

 

[Keen Blade]

It denied a goal or goalscoring opportunity, so I'd say by the rules he has to give the penalty, it's the rules they are wrong.

Why no red card ?

 

[Keen Blade]

The natural/unnatural position stuff is a complete load of bollocks.

It shouldn't make any difference to whether something is handball or not.

Where in the rules does it say you can be booked but not sent off for a handball offence which prevents a goal ?
Isn't it a red card offence ?
Totally confused and I reckon so was the ref

 

[Houston_Blade]

Where in the rules does it say you can be booked but not sent off for a handball offence which prevents a goal ?
Isn't it a red card offence ?
Totally confused and I reckon so was the ref

Willian was sent off but his looked ‘deliberate’ whereas JLT’s looked less so.

 

[Jan Age]

Just completed a 4 hour drive to Brighton after lunch after that epic.

Firstly well done to Blackburn who more than played their role in creating an absolutely fantastic cup 1/4 final.

Wow that game certainly had a bit of everything and for my 6 year old son who is just falling in love with football it was amazing

Proper team effort all playing together and for each other and the fans. We need that consistently now moving forward.

Doyle is just class even without the goal he bossed midfield throughout and is such an improvement on Norwood.

Illy best player on the pitch by a mile what he can do is simply uncoachable.

My only gripes are again Lowe who looked a liability all game despite his involvement in the first goal and our reluctance to shoot when in great positions.

Other than that - what a day to be a blade! Well done lads

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

Why no red card ?

No idea. He should have given a red, think he bottled it as don't think he was convinced on the penalty. He did a halfway house approach!

 

[Wapping Blade]

No idea. He should have given a red, think he bottled it as don't think he was convinced on the penalty. He did a halfway house approach!

Radio Sheffield comms reckoned he went for his pocket for the yellow then realised who it was.

 

[Foxy]

Radio Sheffield comms reckoned he went for his pocket for the yellow then realised who it was.

He did shape to, then stopped… I said to the lads behind that he’d seen who it was and bottled it as he knew VAR would intervene shortly if they had any excuse to send him.

 

[Keen Blade]

No idea. He should have given a red, think he bottled it as don't think he was convinced on the penalty. He did a halfway house approach!

I agree - I don't think the rules have been thought through.
In fairness the rules should address the difference between a deliberate handball and a modern "technical" handball which is one without intent.
Today's by Robbo was a technical handball and he shouldn't have been booked.
Ref realised this which is why he didn't give him a second booking for the studs up challenge a bit later on.
I hope the rules get reviewed.
We seem to be in danger of having 3 categories of potential handball
1. Deliberate handball - red card if prevents goal or clear goalscoring opportunity.
2. Technical handball - ball to hand , but hand in unnatural position (though not adjudged to be deliberate).
3. Handball which is not handball - ball to hand but hand in natural position.
In each case "hand" means hand or arm.

 

[Harrisblade]

Why no red card ?

Even though it was deemed a handball, was it also denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity? (As it wasnt saved on the line or anything like that)

 

[Nelson]

Sheff Utd are the team I’d like up alongside “already” promoted Burnley, just sorry we (Preston) couldn’t help you out yesterday against Boro.

Big congrats to you all for today. Really enjoyed the game and the right result. Pretty even match and justice was done with the play acting and looking for a free kick costing them at the end. Some goal to win the game, I would love just one big moment like that, best I’ve had is a league 1 play off win. Savour it, I think there could be some absentees from work tomorrow

See you in a months time

 

[Houston_Blade]

Anyone seen a clip of that ridiculous bit of skill that Ndiaye did near the corner flag 2nd half?

 

[Uncle mick]

I'm giving my man of the match to the Blackburn player who gave the ball back to Wes so quickly in the 90 min
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so we could go up and score

 

[St Albans Blade]

 

[VwBlade]

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2nd game at the Lane for the Mrs today. Taken a few years to convert her from having no interest in football to getting her sat ont kop. Her wide on for Billy has assisted me somewhat

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

No idea. He should have given a red, think he bottled it as don't think he was convinced on the penalty. He did a halfway house approach!

He also didn't card JLT later, when it probably was. I think he wasn't convinced on the pen, and balanced it himself.

 

[ancientblade]

He also didn't card JLT later, when it probably was. I think he wasn't convinced on the pen, and balanced it himself.

agree definetly a 2nd yellow for robbo with that tackle but yes i think the disputed penalty award saved him from walking ref did balance things up mcoist was adamant anyway that it wasnt a penalty

 

[Chimpan-A]

Brilliant bitterness on Blackburn forum. This one talking about the McAtee/Doyle thing:
“I'd also add it's their own fault for being too reliant on loanee's. Thankfully, we've gone the other way and, bar Morton & Thomas, the team which has got us to where we are is pretty much our own.”

So instead of us bloating our squad with two loanees, we should be like them, and restrict ourselves to, erm, two loanees!!

 

[Sportbilly /Detroit Blade]

He also didn't card JLT later, when it probably was. I think he wasn't convinced on the pen, and balanced it himself.

Exactly what I think.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

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What a twat.

 

[Uncle mick]

Agreed, completely unnecessary

Billy usually does it if he scores at the away end and against Wrexham at the final whistle he went to the away end to rub his tears away.
So no massive problem.
Diaz just a twat for scoring

 

[speedymcgeady]

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Looks like that Sarah Moore, that goes scrounging in the skips...

 

[Foxy]

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Championship Week 38 - Saturday 1st April 2023 - 15:00 - Carrow Road
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Officials:

Referee: Darren Bond
Assistant Referee: Philip Dermott
Assistant Referee: Shaun Hudson
Fourth Official: Richie Watkins

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[prince albert]

1st

 

[Jimmy23]

Fuck Darren Bond

 

[Rifleman ITK]

Norwich 2-2 blades

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Darren Bond. That's me throwing my pie onto the pitch at the useless prike

 

[Houston_Blade]

Lose 3-1

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Lose 3-1

Not to a team who lost 1-0 at home to sunderland