Comments on: Singing for the unsung Lee Bullock http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2009/10/singing-for-the-unsung-lee-bullock/ A Bradford City journal since 1999 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:25:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Wood http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2009/10/singing-for-the-unsung-lee-bullock/#comment-1597 Michael Wood Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:39:51 +0000 http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/?p=2935#comment-1597 Isn't the incompetence to do with, once he had established a level of tackle for which he books, not sending off Valentine? Harsh refereeing is one thing but harsh reffing for one side and not the other is surely wrong. Isn’t the incompetence to do with, once he had established a level of tackle for which he books, not sending off Valentine? Harsh refereeing is one thing but harsh reffing for one side and not the other is surely wrong.

]]> By: Phil Thorne (Thorneinmyside) http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2009/10/singing-for-the-unsung-lee-bullock/#comment-1596 Phil Thorne (Thorneinmyside) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:55:55 +0000 http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/?p=2935#comment-1596 Totally agree about Bully's contribution & I've been saying the same since he came to City - his work rate is excellent & ability to snuff out danger before it arises. His reading of the game is why he doesn't get the credit he deserves as he doesn't do anything flashy & doesn't need to do eye-catching last minute desperation tackles as he's usually in the right position in the first place & covering others mistakes. I do tend to agree with Robert too though that the referee was OK compared to some of the ones we've seen at VP. Bully tried to do a Maradona for the first deserved booking (a rare & uncharacteristic aberration) and the second was a slightly tired & mistimed tackle, not malicious in my opinion & I would have given a final warning although I can see now why the ref deemed it a second bookable offence - harsh but not incompetent. Totally agree about Bully’s contribution & I’ve been saying the same since he came to City – his work rate is excellent & ability to snuff out danger before it arises. His reading of the game is why he doesn’t get the credit he deserves as he doesn’t do anything flashy & doesn’t need to do eye-catching last minute desperation tackles as he’s usually in the right position in the first place & covering others mistakes. I do tend to agree with Robert too though that the referee was OK compared to some of the ones we’ve seen at VP. Bully tried to do a Maradona for the first deserved booking (a rare & uncharacteristic aberration) and the second was a slightly tired & mistimed tackle, not malicious in my opinion & I would have given a final warning although I can see now why the ref deemed it a second bookable offence – harsh but not incompetent.

]]> By: Robert Wade http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/2009/10/singing-for-the-unsung-lee-bullock/#comment-1589 Robert Wade Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:38:46 +0000 http://www.boyfrombrazil.co.uk/?p=2935#comment-1589 I love this website and I love the passion shown by football fans. I don't get to many games so have to rely on these articles for my taste of City. The only thing I don't like is the way we constantly have a go at the referees. I've looked at the reports and thought two bad offside decisions and a poor sending off. However, when I look at the match highlights, I see the opposite. Obviously you cannot tell on a highlights package, but both goals look well offside. As for the sending off, why would Bullock not get a yellow card for that challenge? - his tackle is really late. I don't like yellow cards for everything in the modern game, but that is what we have and that challenge is always going to be a yellow card. Now I haven't seen his first yellow or any of the other disputed bits of refereeing, but I don't think fans do themselves any favours when they criticise refs all the time. I love this website and I love the passion shown by football fans. I don’t get to many games so have to rely on these articles for my taste of City. The only thing I don’t like is the way we constantly have a go at the referees.

I’ve looked at the reports and thought two bad offside decisions and a poor sending off. However, when I look at the match highlights, I see the opposite. Obviously you cannot tell on a highlights package, but both goals look well offside. As for the sending off, why would Bullock not get a yellow card for that challenge? – his tackle is really late. I don’t like yellow cards for everything in the modern game, but that is what we have and that challenge is always going to be a yellow card.

Now I haven’t seen his first yellow or any of the other disputed bits of refereeing, but I don’t think fans do themselves any favours when they criticise refs all the time.

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