{"id":24287,"date":"2020-11-05T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T14:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=24287"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:52:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:52:19","slug":"the-refs-watch-blackburn-brentford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp\/2020\/11\/05\/the-refs-watch-blackburn-brentford\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ref&#8217;s Watch &#8211; Blackburn &#038; Brentford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As there was so little to talk about in the last 2 games, I will be combining the both.<\/p>\n<p>For the Blackburn game apart from the penalty that should have been given against Roberts. Without my supporters tinted glasses on, I felt the ref gave the Swans quite a few favourable decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Cabango came right through Blackburn player from behind very early. Some referees will use this as not to book.\u00a0 Had it been later he probably would have been carded.<\/p>\n<p>For the Brentford game, whereas from a supporters view there were quite a lot of fouls given against the Swans. They were correct, however the Brentford players did seem to roll around a lot.\u00a0 I thought the ref did well not to be fooled into booking Swans players unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the offside decision.\u00a0 I know this is going to make me unpopular, but it was correct. Ayew was standing offside from the kick and moved just after the delivery to onside.<\/p>\n<p>I personally really don\u2019t like the new law change which says the linesman isn\u2019t allowed to raise the flag until something happens eg goal etc. It makes you look incompetent.<\/p>\n<p>I would still like to go back to the old off side law of in the words of legend of the late Brian Clough \u201cIf you\u2019re on the pitch, you\u2019re offside!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As there was so little to talk about in the last 2 games, I will be combining the both. For the Blackburn game apart from the penalty that should have been given against Roberts. Without my supporters tinted glasses on, I felt the ref gave the Swans quite a few favourable decisions. 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