We're top of the league!

[ecfc70]

well done to keeping it clean this season, very commendable

do we get a place in the inter-toto cup now?

 

[Dan Dan Super Dan Dan]

While there will be the inevitable "If we were more nasty we might not have finished in 16th" shouts, and they would certainly have a lot of merit, fair play has its benefits too.

I remember when Blakey was in charge and our disciplinary record was awful. As well as ending games short of a full 11 and suspensions, plus fines and whatnot, there was (to my mind at least) a feeling that refs would be harsher on us because they knew we were a bit of a dirty bunch. I remember matches where the slightest challenge would see our player in the book whereas our opponents could get away with a lot more.

That said, I'm sure if we threatened the lino and headbutted the fouled player every time a penalty was given against us we might have had a few overturned!

How many penalties were we awarded this season?

 

[Grecian O'Grecian]

How many penalties were we awarded this season?

One... And we missed it.. (Gow vs Accrington away)

:$

 

[Dan Dan Super Dan Dan]

One... And we missed it.. (Gow vs Accrington away) :$

Doesn't suggest that we are favourably treated by referees because of our good disciplinary record does it?

 

[globegrecian]

Doesn't suggest that we are favourably treated by referees because of our good disciplinary record does it?

You have to get into the box to get a penalty. In most of the home games this season we have done little more than shoot from outside of it.

 

[Antony Moxey]

So what did we win?

 

[Jason H]

Doesn't suggest that we are favourably treated by referees because of our good disciplinary record does it?

That's a bit of a bizarre non-sequitur if coming purely off the back of my post.

My suggestion was that in the bad old days we'd be more harshly treated in terms of bookings because we had a "reputation", which ended up costing us quite a bit in terms of finishing games short, suspensions and FA fines.