Round 23-Sydney FC v Roar/WSW v Ad Utd/Glory v Victory/F3 Derby/Heart v Phoenix

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What a ******* disgrace.

Kewell falls down like a sack of spuds and it's a penalty, Brockie gets clearly nudged and nothing, and that's all after a blatant hand ball by the Heart which even blind Freddy could see.

Pathetic. Great effort by the Phoenix to hold on though.
 

Dan Cooper

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What a ******* disgrace.

Kewell falls down like a sack of spuds and it's a penalty, Brockie gets clearly nudged and nothing, and that's all after a blatant hand ball by the Heart which even blind Freddy could see.

Pathetic. Great effort by the Phoenix to hold on though.

Referee Ben Williams continues to bewilder me.

Great effort by Wellington to come away with a point after playing with 10 men for an hour.
 

Dan Cooper

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The ladder should look something like this after round 23 >

Brisbane 45
Melbourne Victory 36
Western Sydney 35
Central Coast 33
Sydney 32
Adelaide 31
Newcastle 29
Wellington 28
Heart 25
Perth 22
 

Dan Cooper

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Ben Williams, like all officials in the A-League is a total spud.

Williams annoys me more than any other referee. Once he blows his whistle it takes him an eternity to restart things. Seems to revel in the spotlight when the camera is on him and feels compelled to chat with everyone in the area at length before restarting play.
 

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Thats why he gets these tournament gigs. You can't have a guy who just does his job properly, that doesn't mean anything, you need guys who like the spotlight regardless of their ability.

I get we need to encourage refs but they shouldn't be immune to critics.
 

Dan Cooper

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Thats why he gets these tournament gigs. You can't have a guy who just does his job properly, that doesn't mean anything, you need guys who like the spotlight regardless of their ability.

I get we need to encourage refs but they shouldn't be immune to critics.

Williams was the referee an A League player referred to as a "slippery gypsy" on social media. Went down a treat that comment :D
 
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