The Josh Windass red card and sending off

[@owlstalk]

3 minutes ago, owls66 said:

 

In regards to the goal - true.

 

However, getting even a point with 11 is difficult enough for us without yet another sending off.

Agreed

 

Is it 4 in 6 now?

[Kopparberg]

28 minutes ago, oldishowl said:

The real question is why did he do such a stupid challenge 

 

Because our squad seems to be riddled with players that want to press a self destruct button. 

[S36 OWL]

54 minutes ago, @owlstalk said:

 

Preston player sticking his chest on Windass's boot. 

[Hirstyslaces]

Really badly timed..........

 

If he'd waited until the Coventry game, he could have had Christmas off!

[fpowl]

Don’t know as fact as stats but with that red card today does that mean we now have the same amount of red cards 

[BarnsleyOwl96]

Should come out and apologise tonight , shocking decision to go in like that , needs to apologise to his team mates and the fans 

[the monk]

1 hour ago, Pieman said:

It wasn't a red, simple. 

You said it......simple

[owls about that]

 

[Pieman]

3 minutes ago, the monk said:

You said it......simple

Thank you. Your observation is divine.

[WAWAWUTO17]

The red card lost us the game. They struggled to break us down.

[s6 owl]

Easy red card anybody think differently is wrong I'm still raging about it, bottle job.

[areNOTwhatTHEYseem]

It looked like Johnson was telling the ref, 'it's not a red' to me...

 

 

It's unusual to see that from an opposition player.

[The Night-Owl]

Disappointing start. The red was disappointing. The only positive was that they didn't get more. Was a flat game to watch. Windass' challenge was silly. In this day and age, it's always going to give the ref little option. Hopefully things get better, it should if anything give Pulis an idea of how tough the job will be this season to stabilise us. 

[Manwë]

1 hour ago, @owlstalk said:

Clearly the ref is getting instructions from the EFL to send off any Wednesday player for non-fouls.

[Kew Owl]

On another day and with a different ref, he might conceivably have got away with just a yellow, but there’s no real grounds for complaint, I’m afraid.

[Steve Down South]

2 hours ago, Pieman said:

In the context of the game and sequence of play, it was never a red. Ref has completely ruined the game.

What does that even mean?  As clear a red card as you will ever see.

[Pieman]

1 minute ago, Steve Down South said:

What does that even mean?  As clear a red card as you will ever see.

So why do all the professional pundits believe it was harsh? Even the Preston commentators.

 

Having said that, you’re right, you clearly know your stuff.

[Pieman]

44 minutes ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said:

It looked like Johnson was telling the ref, 'it's not a red' to me...

 

 

It's unusual to see that from an opposition player.

It ruined the game for everyone. They didn’t appeal for a red, because it wasn’t. 

[@owlstalk]

2 minutes ago, Pieman said:

So why do all the professional pundits believe it was harsh? Even the Preston commentators.

Andy Giddings was laughing at John Pearson who believed (initially) that it was harsh

 

 

[Steve Down South]

Just now, Pieman said:

So why do all the professional pundits believe it was harsh? Even the Preston commentators.

 

Having said that, you’re right, you clearly know your stuff.

Oh come on, think for yourself.  How any player in the modern game can make a challenge like that and expect to stay on the pitch is totally beyond me.  We’re all guilty of a little Wednesday bias from time to time, but surely most people can’t have any complaints about that - reaction of our own players suggested they weren’t overly surprised either.