Yes we were lucky Saturday but I have seen a number of games where we have been unlucky. The non award of a clear penalty against FGR and the hitting the posts twice against Harrogate come immediately to mind. Maybe Saturday was due!
The āgoalā that wasnāt given makes up for the āgoal that wasnātā which was given against Evans. No technology at all please, it ruins the gameās spontaneity. The rub of the green and human error balance out over time Iāve always found.
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Just for you:
The reason that the linesman couldnāt see if it crossed the line is because Farquharson is stood in his line of sight. The ref couldnāt see it either because of the crowd between him and the incident. And if neither of those could see the ball crossing the line then it isnāt a goal. A goal canāt be given if the officials didnāt see it. (not in this league anyway)
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Itās not a goal, for a goal 100% of the ball has to be conclusively over the line. Correct decision, move on.
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The fact that the ball is behind Jacksonās leg which itself is behind the goal line doesnāt persuade you then?
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Mmm, to me it looks conclusively over the line
Mind you, it looks like thereās a kink in the goal line too !
Dave or Ray?
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I canāt be totally convinced no, there may be a fraction of the ball thatās on the line and if thereās doubt the referee rightly should err on thew side of caution and not give the goal.
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Look again. You can see that Smithās foot, and all of his leg, is behind the line, and the ball is behind his knee. I am not sure why our goalkeeper has positioned himself so deep into the goals, but he is at present riding his luck.
I think his right āballā is closer to the line than the actual football KingCrod. But as you say, it wasnāt given, move on, mind you if it was us I am sure there would be a fair few more posts discussing how it was Matās faultā¦
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For those that donāt understand the side that has the NET is the goal side .
the other side is the in play bit .
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It looked clearly in at the time, almost everyone near me was laughing at how we had got away with something so blatant. If it was the other way round and it was our āgoalā weād be screaming blue murder at the injustice.
I doubt it will stop Mansfield going up, but quite amusing all the same.
On Saturday from where I sit I couldnāt say one way or the other but looking at the picture it looks fully over the line
Looks like Farquharson knew what he was doing to me
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Justice for the Rochdale goal last season
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Iām all for keeping technology out of the game!
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It was over the line but at least there was some uncertainty and the officials were unsighted. For the Evans one, it was not even close - not only was the whole ball not over the line, no part of it was!
Unofficially It was definitely over.BUT Iām gonna use that classical managerās quote āfrom were I was sitting I couldnāt tellā 
Things even themselves out over the course of the season, theyāll get their luck at some point.
About time we had a bit of luck but in the end we deserved it because despite a weakened team we took the game to them. The fans saw this and got behind the team and lo and behold the atmosphere improved and then the team then fed off that ā¦it happens sometimes.
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