Subbuteo_171
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Lucky not to lose any eye.
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Lucky not to lose any eye.
ChrisTheRed
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ChrisTheRed
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He's been a very lucky boy... Thats close
chickenrunner
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If that had been a sly kick or an elbow elsewhere on the pitch that was missed by the ref the player would be facing a ban. He wasn't booked so it needs to be reviewed a retrospective ban applied, he won't learn otherwise. Of course it won't do us any good. 
Tryasize10
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It's a shocking incident and that is a shocking injury. It could also have been a hell of a lot worse.
I have nothing else to say, but I feel like either the ref or the fa / EFL should be making comment on this.
I have nothing else to say, but I feel like either the ref or the fa / EFL should be making comment on this.
coluka
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If that had been a sly kick or an elbow elsewhere on the pitch that was missed by the ref the player would be facing a ban. He wasn't booked so it needs to be reviewed a retrospective ban applied, he won't learn otherwise. Of course it won't do us any good.
All 4 officials will lie and say they never saw the incident as their vision was blocked and they could not be 100% sure whilst admitting it was a nasty injury. The club will complain, the EFL will apologise in writing and hopefully by the officials not seeing it (they can’t admit they did) the player will hopefully get a retrospective ban. Blackburn need punishing somehow.
In reality, Warnock will get a fine, Fry banned for serious foul play on Branthwaites foot and we’ll be deducted 3 points for not turning up in the second half.
HolgateCorner
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I find it all a bit odd.
The refs lack of reaction and almost indifference at the time to Fry’s injury.
Mowbray’s strange interview as if Blackburn and their player were some kind of victims of Warnock’s over-reaction in all this fuss over nothing.
I‘ve thought for a while the professional game is in big trouble and this sort of thing just confirms it.
They don’t live in the real world.
The refs lack of reaction and almost indifference at the time to Fry’s injury.
Mowbray’s strange interview as if Blackburn and their player were some kind of victims of Warnock’s over-reaction in all this fuss over nothing.
I‘ve thought for a while the professional game is in big trouble and this sort of thing just confirms it.
They don’t live in the real world.
SNEEKERS
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I noticed that players never seem to be concerned about the oppositions injury anymore.
Showing a bit of humanity seems to have been couched out of them. I am not sure whether its due to the higher stakes were even acknowledgement means you are guilty of something, I want to watch humans not robots, the game is becoming less attractive in many ways.
Showing a bit of humanity seems to have been couched out of them. I am not sure whether its due to the higher stakes were even acknowledgement means you are guilty of something, I want to watch humans not robots, the game is becoming less attractive in many ways.
dooderooni
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I can't see how they haven't made a decision to be honest.
It's an empty stadium so they'll have heard Fry react. If they've seen the foot up then heard the cry and seen the injury then they have to be able to make that decision.
How three of the four officials haven't seen the lad kick out at head height just doesn't wash with me.
Yet another reason to hate VAR as I've said for ages that it is creating a two tier officiating standard and today shows that officials need to referee the game and not have technology to bail them out. If they can't as a team see that as dangerous play then they shouldn't be officiating or should be subject to massive coaching to ensure they do see it in future.
It's an empty stadium so they'll have heard Fry react. If they've seen the foot up then heard the cry and seen the injury then they have to be able to make that decision.
How three of the four officials haven't seen the lad kick out at head height just doesn't wash with me.
Yet another reason to hate VAR as I've said for ages that it is creating a two tier officiating standard and today shows that officials need to referee the game and not have technology to bail them out. If they can't as a team see that as dangerous play then they shouldn't be officiating or should be subject to massive coaching to ensure they do see it in future.
Michael_Vronsky
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I wonder, then, if the empty stadium made it easy for the ref. Imagine a few thousand fans all reacting to that at the moment of impact. Would the ref then have reacted? Not sure, just thinking out loud!
TeaCider
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I'd calmed down on the injury, but then I delved in to Twitter and saw Blackburn fans berating Warnock for "bullying" an 18 year old.
Followed by Boro fans sharing repeated clips of Fry having a foot planted in his eye.
I honestly cannot remember a worse decision in one of our matches in the past few years.
Followed by Boro fans sharing repeated clips of Fry having a foot planted in his eye.
I honestly cannot remember a worse decision in one of our matches in the past few years.
Michael_Vronsky
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Yeah, I do wonder. Of course it shouldn't make a difference but it could, couldn't it? And like's been said, if the ref missed it, where the hell was the linesman?
We really need an investigation into the officiating of this match for damn sure.
Jonny Ingbar
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I keep hearing that the lad obviously didn't mean to do it and whilst I understand the sentiment, any player knows the clear risk of raising your foot that high.