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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008


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From 7 PM to 8 PM

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RHODE ISLAND VS. TOWSON
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Johnny Unitas Stadium

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13700 Blenheim Rd, Phoenix

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Shucker's of Fells Point
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Posted by: Darren Rudham 3/25/2008 2:04 PM
Even after two days of reflection on Sunday’s 3-0 loss, this still really hurts. As much as I want to blame Steve Bennett for turning the game into a debacle (which I will get to) Liverpool just didn’t show up. As poorly as they played, fifteen men in white shirts wouldn’t have been able to beat Man U.
For those of you that missed the game, Javi Mascherano got his marching orders late in the first half after gobbing off far above and beyond any level of decency to referee and newly-dubbed pariah Steve Bennett after he issued a yellow card to Fernando Torres who strangely enough had just suffered a foul.
Watching Mascherano skewer the ref had all the surreality of watching a train wreck unfold. Xabi Alonso should’ve tackled Mascherano when he had the chance. Grabbing him by the arm wasn’t enough. Actually, he should have bound and gagged him.
Local derbies are usually chippy affairs and red cards aren’t unusual with this being the third one in the last 5 years. But refereeing shouldn’t be the focal point in the discussion. There was Liverpool’s lack of continuity, their inability to pick each other out and the disappearance of Stevie G to name a few.
The real debate here is whether or not players should be able to abuse referees to the extent that it is allowed to happen. It is already well known that I feel referees should be hunted like vermin for the purpose of entertainment. And this is no exception. Bennett’s actions were justified. My issue is with the lack of parity. The exact same challenge that saw Mascherano in the book was committed within the first 5 minutes of the game by Paul Scholes. No foul. No card. Not even a stern look.
Javi Masch was way out of line. Frankly, he was fortunate that his initial reaction to his first card didn’t see him enjoying an early shower. And he compounded the actual sending off by comporting himself like a child.
Is a referee’s job difficult? Without question. Do they deserve the abuse? Sometimes, yes. A bad job is a bad job, and we should let them know as much. Although the in depth analysis of his dubious genealogy can sometimes be a little over-labored.
So does the FA step in? They have. Well, almost. Lord Triesman, FA chief had some things to say. But that’s it. That’s all they ever do. Until something is put into writing, nothing will change and the air of untouchability adopted by players and managers alike will continue. For lasting change, the FA will have to beg, borrow or steal some testicular fortitude.
This may be the opportunity they have been waiting for, especially in light of the Ashley Cole incident last week. They will more than likely snap their suspenders for a bit and then put Mascherano in the stocks to try and set some sort example – which will last all of three weeks.
The constant haranguing has caused refs to circle the wagons. Their decisions, even with the sanctions after poor displays, have become increasingly recalcitrant to the point of being spiteful. It doesn’t matter if one act is a function of the other, it simply needs to end. And that starts with the powers that be – meaning that they need to be a power.
Maybe a good round-the-fire kumbayaing is in order to try and bridge the chasm between those that do and those that tell them not to. Because right now the dove is being roasted on the olive branch.
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