didn't see the penalty, I was too far away- all I saw was a hand in the air and then the whistle went. Didn't see the ball make contact, but the derry lads were much nearer and said it was blatant, so I'll take their word for it. City's main problem was that they defended too deep late on. When they did clear the ball they only had fenn up front and he was very lazy- didn't chase enough at all. As for Colin's sending off- if I was Dolan i'd throttle him. It was total stupidity. The first booking was for having a go at the linesman (I think) and the second: he was pushed in the back and the ball went out. he wanted a free bu the linesman (who was about 2 foot away) signalled a throw. Colin threw the ball away and shouted something along the lines of "what the **** was that" in the linesmans face. It should have been a free and I could understand his anger, but an experienced player should have more sense- especially when he's been booked already. This sending off an the 3 penalties conceded are a worry- we need to be more disciplined.
I agree that our dicipline could be better but when you see the downright thuggery that the likes of Shels and Waterford are getting away with it makes you wonder.Originally Posted by Éanna
We are getting the sh!t kicked out of us in every game but as soon as our players try and stand up to it the referees punish us. It's a disgrace, I wonder are all the officals on Ollie Byrne's payroll or what.
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