The red card

[Metalmicky]

Never a card really - it's hardly like anyone was trying to gain an advantage...  OK, if it was 25 yards out from goal maybe an issue, but on the touchline...?  It's daft really, as referees routinely ignore players gaining 10 yards at a throw-in, but re-positioning a ball on a rubbish lumpy pitch... it's just a silly decision.

[i_ateallthepies]

It isn't a silly decision at all.  Gibson repeatedly and blatantly challenged the referee's authority, we all bemoan the lack of will on the part of referees and the football authorities to deal with cheating and nobody should try to justify players defying a referee's authority.

[roversdude]

Totally agree with the above - the ref told him a few times. Yes the ref was being petty but if you ignore him hes going to do something about it

[Donnywolf]

Yes . I know I score Refs down on Rate the Ref. A lot are very poor

However there are times when the Players don't help themselves

Moly getting a Yellow Card as he walked off at HT v Chesterfield was probably "unfortunate" . He was protesting to the Ref about not getting a Pen right on HT

However within a minute he was through on goal and cutting in when Linos flag went up. He looked back saw the Flag up but still put ball in net.

That was a bad error. If Ref was looking for a way to punish him , it was right there. It is amazing how many times a player on a Yellow does NOT get a 2nd Yellow but recently we seem to have bucked that trend don't we , and Gibbo was the latest unfortunately

I have an idea the Ref didn't know that , but I'm guessing of course

[donnievic]

Never a card really - it's hardly like anyone was trying to gain an advantage...  OK, if it was 25 yards out from goal maybe an issue, but on the touchline...?  It's daft really, as referees routinely ignore players gaining 10 yards at a throw-in, but re-positioning a ball on a rubbish lumpy pitch... it's just a silly decision.

wasn’t just the once he did it though was it ,yes  players pinch few yards aswell at throw in but if the ref think they go to much he tells them no further or to go back very rarely do the try and get away with it with the same throw in

[ForsolongaRover]

Never a card really - it's hardly like anyone was trying to gain an advantage...  OK, if it was 25 yards out from goal maybe an issue, but on the touchline...?  It's daft really, as referees routinely ignore players gaining 10 yards at a throw-in, but re-positioning a ball on a rubbish lumpy pitch... it's just a silly decision.

I don’t agree with you. If he wanted a better surface he could have repositioned the ball further back. It is a situation where precision is required and conventionally accepted by players. He was defying the referee’s authority. The test is whether we would have been protesting if the opposition had done the same thing and had a man sent off.

Of course not.

 

[Filo]

It’s petty from the ref, pure and simple

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It’s petty from the ref, pure and simple

And Gibson was a very mature adult to decide whether to follow or defy the referees instructions.

[donnyguy]

https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/grant-mccann-on-his-latest-chat-with-referees-chief-after-doncaster-rovers-draw-at-colchester-4926745

[Metalmicky]

I agree with what GM said after having a chat with the referees' chief Mike Jones....... but I'm sure some folk will know better..

"And then for the sending-off, he's disappointed with that one - as I am. It's not like Jordan moved the ball. All he did was move the spray because it was around the ball. Mike is disappointed and I'm sure he'll have a chat with the referee (James Durkin) about it."