Longy I hear was still bloody angry before be went back on

Why was he allowed back onto the field in that state ?

That would be because we needed to score and he is one of our creative players. And if he hadn't been hammered high and then found the penalty had not gone for him but against him AFTER he came back on I dare say he wouldn't have made the high shot he did.

Still nothing short of pi[is[/is-poor man management

Utter tripe.

so, it's a masterstroke to return a player, who is still under the red mist, back into the fray?

Child's performance should never be allowed to smokescreen the dismal failings of Agar as a coach. Stop being so pathetic

I beg to differ

Why send onto the pitch a player that was in no fit mental state to perfom, he was intent on getting his own back and the coaches should have been aware of that even sat in the stand. If they did not know then I suggest they move some one into the dug out that can communicate properly.

We have all seen players who have been subbed before the ref as acted , indeed many refs will send a clear message to either the bench or the captain that he had better be removed.

Don't call me for being pathetic simply because I don't accept your 'spin' against the club. I travelled 240 miles on Friday night to watch Child ruin my entertainment. I was livid on the way home because of his performance and nothing else. The views aired by the club I agree with wholeheartedly.

And your talk of smokescreen and alike is based entirely on a comment by Ian P - someone who is hardly a club sympathiser - who said he had heard that Long was ed off.

You're the one who needs to get a grip pal. And I notice you're unable to comment on the actual performance of the referee. Wonder why.

I only have your word for that so I will stick to what I know which was that until he was smashed again he had not acted in the way he did at the end.

I wasn't there, that's why.

In all the posts I have made since Friday's match, I have made absolutely no comment on Child's performance for the simple reason that because I never saw it, I cannot feel qualified to comment.

I have seen & read Agar & Hetherington's comments though and their actions fall far short of what I would expect from club officials.

That surprises me - I thought you must have been sat on the bench as you see fit to criticise the management for allowing Long back on the field when he was REALLY angry even though you can have no knowledge whatsoever of his state of mind.

So you wont comment about the ref but you will comment about the interchanges. Laughable.

Lets look at the facts

Long binned in the 26/27th minute of the second half

Long red carded in the 36th/37th minute of the second half

That says he was hardly back on the pitch before being sent off.

So he never really had much chance to act the way he did before being sent off.

But, but, but, we'd have won if it wasn't for the ref

Don't use facts

I tried that and got the village idiot on having a go