- Aug 17, 2006
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No doubt I'm biased, but I just think it's putting petrol on the fire to answer one query about a single umpiring decision in a game where 46 free kicks were paid. I think everyone's happy with the spirit of glasnost that has occasionally been embraced by the umpiring department, but if you're going to do it, do it properly. Release a statement, MRP-style that includes every contentious decision/non-decision and whether it was warranted or not.
Making a statement about a single free kick, just because it occurred late in the game seems a bit like a coach hanging a player out to dry in the post-match press conference because he missed a set shot on the siren that could have won the game.
Making a statement about a single free kick, just because it occurred late in the game seems a bit like a coach hanging a player out to dry in the post-match press conference because he missed a set shot on the siren that could have won the game.