Delap off..!!

[Zhukov]

..Oh dear,Stokie..it"s starting to look a bit grim! ;0(

[Zhukov]

Crawley applying constant pressure..and Delap pours on more pressure,by going in like a Pub Player..Stoke down to 10 men!! :-(

[bibblebub]

Was the sending off deserved?

On the radio Steve Claridge reckons that the ref allowed himself to be influenced by other people's reaction in the 20 seconds before he showed the card; I'm sure he would have accused the ref of overreacting if he had produced the card immediately instead of taking time to think about it.

[Zhukov]

2 footed lunge..at shin height..could have been nasty..looked clear cut..

[Zhukov]

you not got ESPN,bibble..?

[bibblebub]

thought so (i reckon Claridge talks rubbish every time he's on)

[bibblebub]

no just Eurosport currently although ESPN was free for a month's trial until a couple of weeks ago

[Zhukov]

..from another angle,Delap"s challenge is not so bad..real time,the ref got it right...another Stoke player booked,on the stroke of H-T,for a worse lunge!!?

..that were"nt no penalty..btw..! ;-)

[Zhukov]

Crouchie!!!...Crouchie puts the Tin hat on it!