Just back from the game, and i am ashamed of those who booed the team at half ti

[Peabody]

Agree with Logicalman concerning Clattenberg, I was'nt best pleased with him but he was right and you have congratulate him on that and just goes to prove what a hard job being the Ref is. KCat I hope you are not including all Old Farts in that statement, because I have never and never would boo my team.

[Lighthouse]

In the olden days Clattertwat would indeed be right. Sadly there is a rule on tackling that referees tend to stick to. Players were sent off this week for tackling from the side like Bramble on Dempsey and touching the ball first. If the tackle takes down the player after touching the ball it is a foul and as I have said a booking or sending off from some refs this week. Like off sides and hand ball the rule is no longer clear. But the rule of the refs was that Dempsey was fouled and it was a penalty. Commentators should learn these new rules. Hand ball, off sides and tackling from the side and behind are frowned upon and the rules changed.

A penalty for Dempsey if he had been an Arsenal player and Bramble sent off if he had been playing for Wolves.

[Tom]

Well, you guys may have been booing Clattenburg, but Roy certainly thought you were booing the boys. He cited the booing and the "wake up" calls in his post-match interview -- went on about it actually. He said basically what bobby01 said about the fans needing to recognize what the squad has achieved and how a bad half or a bad match is always on the cards when a club is this exhausted this late in the season.

I was running out to mind the BBQ during half time and fast-forwarded through half time, so I wasn't aware of anything.

Texas BBQ Don? If so send some of that my way!

Smoking some turkey legs for 4 hours or so. Should be ready soon.

Send some of those legs to San Diego Don! You live in Texas right or am I thinking of someone else?

Definitely Texas, Tom. You still all shook up after the quake?

Don, I didn't think the quake was that big a deal.