[ Tue 29th Sep ] v Kings Langley FC, KO 7:45pm SL1DC AWAY

[updiamonds]

Our goal was poor sportsmanship if we're being honest, however their time wasting and injury feigning was cheating, so they got what they deserved. I suspect the result will stand once the league/FA have reviewed the blind clown's, I mean referee's match report. Although the behaviour of their bench and players was a disgrace, unfortunately a few of ours let themselves down by sinking to their level.

I agree (with you davealbon) if being honest, that are goal was poor sportsmanship. But who started the bad sportsmanship/cheating first. Kings Langley, with there 3 players rolling around, faking injury, (when nothing was wrong with them) time wasting over it. There physio didn't even come on, and then there 3 players jumped straight back up, as though nothing was wrong with them after there time wasting.

Kings Langley got what they deserved for bad sportsmanship and for there cheating. Maybe that would learn Kings Langley not to cheat/bad sportsmanship again. Doubt it.

[Olly]

Jon Dunham on twitter says he heard it was abandoned and the SL website doesn't list the score, what a farcical end to the game, I had no idea this was happening when I posted about the equaliser :oops:

So is the referee the only person that actually knows whether the game officially finished?

I wasn't there so obviously I can't comment, but I suspect fines will be heading the way of both clubs then?

[davealbon]

Jon Dunham on twitter says he heard it was abandoned and the SL website doesn't list the score, what a farcical end to the game, I had no idea this was happening when I posted about the equaliser :oops:

So is the referee the only person that actually knows whether the game officially finished?

I wasn't there so obviously I can't comment, but I suspect fines will be heading the way of both clubs then?

I'm sure both clubs will be fined for failing to control their players.

[Brownie]

Legitimate time wasting is fine, someone who is good enough & strong enough to hold the ball in the corner, however cheating is not legitimate time wasting. The Hobbit (No 2) lay down pretending to be hurt the ref asked if he wanted the physio, answer is no and as Captain Gullible is walking away the Hobbit is laying there looking at us laughing. Prior to our 2nd goal (as sod all wrong with Tommy's in the first half) 3 dishonest players faking injury, one then gets up being well enough to kick a ball over Kings Langley onto the M25, only to then become injured again. Though none of them need attention & they honestly expect us to give them the ball back. They accuse our players of bad sportsmanship. Anything like only having 3 balls 2 of which were flat which was the start of the time wasting after 5 mins while one of their people stood on the slope by the Clubhouse with a brand new ball under either arm. Not forgetting when they were 1 up Courtney having to run 50 yards to fetch a ball as the Clown standing by them couldn't/wouldn't kick one onto the pitch. My dear friends at Kings Langley it's called Karma.

[Bob's Bitch]

After their no.2 laughing at us after blatantly cheating, that equaliser was sweet, sweet justice! As for the brawl, the way their whole bench charged out was unbelievable. That will certainly be on film and I'd love to see it. If you're going to be cheating twats, including having three go down at the same time, you deserve to lose out to a dodgy goal. It's karma.

I should attend more often!

[Dazzler]

Legitimate time wasting is fine, someone who is good enough & strong enough to hold the ball in the corner, however cheating is not legitimate time wasting. The Hobbit (No 2) lay down pretending to be hurt the ref asked if he wanted the physio, answer is no and as Captain Gullible is walking away the Hobbit is laying there looking at us laughing. Prior to our 2nd goal (as sod all wrong with Tommy's in the first half) 3 dishonest players faking injury, one then gets up being well enough to kick a ball over Kings Langley onto the M25, only to then become injured again. Though none of them need attention & they honestly expect us to give them the ball back. They accuse our players of bad sportsmanship. Anything like only having 3 balls 2 of which were flat which was the start of the time wasting after 5 mins while one of their people stood on the slope by the Clubhouse with a brand new ball under either arm. Not forgetting when they were 1 up Courtney having to run 50 yards to fetch a ball as the Clown standing by them couldn't/wouldn't kick one onto the pitch. My dear friends at Kings Langley it's called Karma.

Perfect Summary. I have never seen such a comical dive as their number 6 at the end, but seeing 2 players at the same time go down, then a few seconds later the keeper also after ably kicking the ball out was crazy. If you're going to do that, don't all do it at the same time (though it's still wrong). The ref just needs to be sending them straight off, and it would cut this nonsense out.

As stated above, Karma. I would have liked to see Scotty come on with 25mins left at least..and I suspect we may have have seen a different game, as they were tiring badly at the back (even if some of the cramp was fake), and we didn't really get behind and turn them until the very end.

[Formic]

There will also be an impact on Jack Ashton's suspension - I guess he will now miss the next two games to complete his ban - thus missing the game against his namesakes.
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[Trek]

Hadn't a clue what actually happened after Brad tried to shepherd the ball out of touch in front of the home side's dugout other than WW3 broke out. :(

One thing is for certain changes needed to have been made to our formation far earlier by our management before going a goal down. Scott Joseph should have been on, possibly from the start, and certainly no later than 60 minutes.

[Brownie]

No mention yet relating to one Richie Hanlon. Should possibly start by saying the last time many of us saw a ball kicked so far and so high as the injured Langley keeper managed last night was probably that penalty by R.Hanlon all those years ago. He went on the pitch more times than the physio during the game, can only assume he was happy with his players antics (possibly instructed it) as it started early in the 1st half with the rolling about to ensure Courtney got booked which was about half as bad as I think the Langley No 4 committed 5 mins prior, and he appeared to make no effort to stop it. Who else saw his reaction when it all kicked off, running from the exit by the Clubhouse armed with a ball (a rare commodity last night) 50 yards round the pitch to hurl into the face of one of our players. His actions and reactions through the game were little more than disgraceful. And I`m sure his joint Management partner will also look and be left to feel a little stupid if the video footage is clear enough, as the damage on his cheek which no doubt he will claim was as a result of a punch was most likely a graze caused when he stumbled backwards into the dugout and hit the side wall. As we left last night an in depth conversation was going on in the car park involving Hanlon, his side kick and 2 others, so I`m sure we can expect collaboration on a level last seen in Paris during the early 1940s, can`t wait to see the colluded version they come up with. Last word must though be saved for the King of all Clowns in black, made a pigs ear of officiating what could and should have been an easy game. Allowing 2/3 bad tackles then hands our his 1st card for a nothing challenge, allows faking injury from as early as the 20th min, lost the plot and the game and for that must take some of the blame for what happened at the end. Would love to see his report given what Hanlon did at the end and as most of the Langley bench attempted to assault Brad resulting in no cards, can only imagine he missed most of it as had his eyes shut praying and wishing he was at home in bed. It was rumoured a Referees assessor was there last night, now that is a conversation I would have liked to have listened in on.

[Brownie]

Hadn't a clue what actually happened after Brad tried to shepherd the ball out of touch in front of the home side's dugout other than WW3 broke out. :(

He was wiped out from behind by a Langley player, followed by being restrained / assaulted by most of their bench.