v Doncaster (H)

5 hours ago, Dave W said:

If this is the case, the laws need changing.

I've certainly never seen anything like what he was doing in 45 years watching the game. It just irritated me. 

Given how badly Barrow were playing, I wasn't in the best of moods anyway without him prancing around. 

At least my chips never got crapped on by a gull, so I'll always have that as a positive to focus on. 

A slippery slope there Dave. If you check through the laws (not recommended) you might be surprised by how many aren't "properly" adhered to nowadays. You might also be surprised if you watched any old videos (70's for example) just how much was let go in those rose-tinted days as well.

20 hours ago, Neutralfan7 said:

Possibly all 3 the way it works now, I fear all 3 Cumbria clubs will be in L1 next season

Barrow won’t go down, you heard it here first.

33 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

A slippery slope there Dave. If you check through the laws (not recommended) you might be surprised by how many aren't "properly" adhered to nowadays. You might also be surprised if you watched any old videos (70's foe example) just how much was let go in those rose-tinted days as well.

In fairness, I do know - from what a former touch judge once told me - the degree to which a touch judge is allowed to assist the referee is up to the ref. If he tolerates it, that's all that matters I suppose.

He also told me that one ref gave him and the other touch judge strict instructions to stay off the pitch and just do their job.

"The line's your responsibility. What happens between them is mine"

23 hours ago, red square said:

We did not look motivated from the start, they kicked off penned us in our half and kept us there. We had no leadership that I could see. The wingers/fullback must be pig sick of having to take the ball up the middle only to get smashed by forwards and occasionally see it on the wing when it has been passed laterally leaving them with no room. Desperately need a leader in the pack and a couple of half-backs who can run a game. What is being said/done at half time to lead to such a downturn in performance in the second half? From previous performances I feared the worst and those fears were realised. It is going to be a long season unless things can be changed around quickly. Do we need a fresh set of eyes in to look at things and assist Cresta? Compare how we were when Carl Foster was leading the pack and had an assistant coaching role - he is sorely missed.

We miss Foster as a pack leader too.