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football is all about getting the ball in the net, so however anyone looks at it we won 2-1 live with it.

I have only browsed Mad Dog's comments briefly, but he does seem awfully upset about a little [mis]fortune. He reckons NC's free kick travelled 40 yards. For a start, if it travelled half that distance, it was a long way, and secondly given the appalling flap their keeper made at the ball, he'd do better to play down the fact that it was a cross and start crediting NC with a decent effort.

Yeah, ok, Nico's took a deflection and Craig's was probably a shot, but maths suggests that their goal was a 70,000-to-1 shot anyway (pitch of 100 yards x 70 yards is 7000 square yards, the ball occupies 1/10th of a square yard, so there are a total of 70,000 possible wholly unique positions which a ball con occupy and it fell to the one of those which allowed their bloke to spank it straight in). We've conceded plenty of ropey goals in our time, and I'm sure the Gills have scored a few.

Still, the result is the result and I'm glad of the little slice of lucky pie we got to enjoy, despite the best efforts of the lino on the Pop side!

Matt.

Having read the Martin Allen interview I don't have any issue with what he said. He didn't complain about the referee, about Downes not getting red or the "physical" nature of the game. He quite rightly praised the way his team started and showed understandable frustration that both our goals had a significant element of luck in them.

If it had been the other way round I think some of the contributors to this thread may have shown a lot less balance!

Dutchgull wrote:As for Martin Allen what a clown. According to the Gills website report our winner was scored by RIGHT back Kevin Nicholson !! What game were they watching !!

agree dutch.

and he should change his nickname to "bad loser"

As for Martin Allen what a clown. According to the Gills website report our winner was scored by RIGHT back Kevin Nicholson !! What game were they watching !!

Ahuh. I personally wouldn't have given it anyway, even if it was flagged up (if it happened in a junior game). However I'm sure the ref could have stopped, spoken to the lino and then restarted with a drop ball anyway. As it was he got himself in a right pickle!

Personally blame the referee, the linesman was looking from a side on view and could not have seen which way the ball ran after the tackle, the referee had a straight on perfect view and would have seen excatly what I saw, the ball run off at the same angle of Aaron's tackle which to me indicates only one thing, Downes played the ball clean as a whistle, if he had caught the player the ball would have run straight on.

The referee does have the power to over rule the linesman, and linesman clearly made a mistake the refree knew that, because one; He was not going to give the free kick and two; He only booked Downes which tells me he didn't fully trust the linesman.

Nick you have refereed many junior games as Ryan has, with parents running the line, if you suspect a mistake has been you would over rule and correct me if I am wrong surely the referee could have re-started the match with a drop ball if he had over ruled the linesman as he should have done.

Very decent match report, and like the others said, it was never a freekick, let alone a card.

To be fair - myself and everyone around me said it last night - if that was a foul he had to go.

ROADRUNNER wrote:the downes tackle happened right in front of me and a great and fair tackle it was taking the ball fairly and cleanly, the linesman needs to look at himself it was one of the worst decisions ive seen.

Agreed but is weird how none of the Gillingham players, staff or fans saw it though! Would have been a real shocker if he had seen red for it like they all suggest he should have.

the downes tackle happened right in front of me and a great and fair tackle it was taking the ball fairly and cleanly, the linesman needs to look at himself it was one of the worst decisions ive seen.

If only your manager could be as gracious!
http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/n ... 44690.aspx

What an excellently balanced report. Indeed, I would say he slightly underplayed his side's contribution to the match.

However, it is interesting to get the other view - I think all supporters sometimes find it difficult to get a true perspective on a game.

The single best tackle in L2 all season without question or shadow of doubt and the lino gives a foul. Not a red, not a yellow, not a foul, officiating of the very lowest standard.

Matt.

I think if you had witnessed the incident and resulting ineptitude from the officials you would be spending the night in the police station, hospital or funny farm, or all of the above.
I would go so far to say that due to the proximity of the linesman to said incident it goes down as one of the worst I have ever seen. Some people.