THAT decision......

I think the thing that saved the keeper from a red was the fact that the ball hit his arm after hitting
him on the waistline, i might be wrong, but i think that a red for a keeper is for deliberate hand ball
outside the box, i was as gutted as everyone, but i think it would be harsh to say that it was deliberate.
I am probably in the minority, but i thought the ref had a decent game, didn't fall for that disgusting play acting
by Taylor after he almost decapitated our keeper and didn't fall for the dive that many would have when
Taylor went down after being one on one with McKeown.It was  poetic justice that Taylor got his black eye
when diving to get  a penalty.
I feel equally devastated as all GTFC  fans will, we were the better side, the players gave it their all, but the lack
of quality forwards and ideas in the final third has cost us again IMO.

The TV pundits mostly agreed it should have been a red and i concur. Denying a goalscoring opportunity is a straight red bit it matters not now. We lost and they are celebrating what is a very good achievement by them in going back up at the first attempt. We should be so lucky; another season at least in the dregs.

These close games hang on such moments.

These things even themselves out.pn another day with a worse ref mckeownn could be gone and we had no reserve keeper.also magnay should've been sent off for two yellows

It just had to be that ref though!!

Yeah they even up. I remember last year when Ross Joyce didn't send Neilson off for having no contact with a player hmmm

He's stopped a shot heading towards goal with his arm outside of his area. It's a clear and obvious red card. If a goalkeeper stopping a shot at goal is not considered a goal scoring chance then I give up trying to interpret the rules.

The first big decision went their way - let's be in no doubt. Goalie handballs outside the area is a straight red, there was absolutely no doubt about it, any decisions after that are superfluous as the game may have evolved differently. The reason Mckeown didn't walk was because Joyce needed to even it up.

Bottom line is that when a ref needed to follow the rules, he didn't have the balls to do so. Story of Town's recent history sadly.

Quoted from forza ivano

These things even themselves out.pn another day with a worse ref mckeownn could be gone and we had no reserve keeper.also magnay should've been sent off for two yellows

It's not a case of even themselves out, Magnay sent off or not, McKeownn off or not is an opinion of the ref, right or wrong but he gave a yellow card to their goalie so he accepted he handled the ball deliberately outside the box, if he thought it was accidental he would of given nothing. So what was the yellow card for? Handball by the goalie outside the box, a straight red, end of

There's no interpretation in this, just like if he gives 2 yellow cards to a player, he has to send the player off, he has no "opinion or interpretation" in that decision,

I'm still fuming

Ross Joyce is a a gutless girl private and he bottled this decision. The effort was on target, their defenders weren't going to get back and it was a clear goal scoring opportunity. Bristol are cheats and they can intercourse right off..

I could sort of understand it if he'd waved play on, but once he's given a foul for deliberate handball (stopping a shot) then it's a red card, that's the law isn't it? He seems to have made his own up.