Referee 5.8? Thought he done a brilliant job personally, although all refs need to clamp down harder on time wasting.

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Ineffective again!

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As far as the time wasting was concerned once the ref had booked the keeper he knew he could push it to the limit because a ref is highly unlikely to give the keeper 2 yellows both for time wasting unless it is really extreme.

I thought the ref gave plenty of added time beyond the 2 minutes for the time wasting in the first half and we nearly scored during it too. However, he didn't add anything to the extra 5 at the end. Considering how long the players got treatment for, the 4 subs, the red card and bookings, he might easily have found longer than 5 minutes but it was probably about right really.

If I am perfectly honest, I think opposition generally are less effective at time wasting in this league than they used to be in the Championship.

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Just goes to show how much we miss Chambers and KVY. So much for having strength in depth!

PL picking three forwards for first time with no width was bound to fail. Felt sorry for Skuse better if he’d given Cotter another go, at least team would have been more balanced 442.
Thought Keane looked better but he needs good service as he had to go looking for it!

For goodness sake PL just go back to 442 and pick the same side barring injuries or suspensions.

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We played some nice football and scored a lovely goal, but the team was unbalanced and are constantly adjusting to new formations. Thought the referee had a good game but as usual he always gets the blame when the team is struggling.

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