possibly the funniest thing ive seen in ages...

ian

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Date: Mon Apr 6 21:20 2015

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when the ref marked out 10 (7-ish) yards for Brightons free kick.

Not only was it woefully short but after prolonged protests the ref pretends to mark it out again, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, and then does an Ali shuffle and stops and sprays the line exactly where it was but just a little more diagonally. The Millers are so confident now they shuffle forward another few inches. The free kick is laid off and usain Broadfoot blocks the shot approximately 2 yard from the kicker.

I know it was wrong but its great to see something so dreadfully bizarre go in our favour especially after the ref at the Wigan match pushed our wall back about 15 yards,

laugh? Im still smiling now. Brilliant ref.

-- Edited by ian on Tuesday 7th of April 2015 01:15:25 AM

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S8Miller

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Date: Mon Apr 6 21:22 2015

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We had exactly the same at Blackburn so it was nice to see boot on other foot for a change. __________________

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Date: Mon Apr 6 21:25 2015

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Ref counted out ten steps, they started off as fairy steps and got shorter still until he reached the line at ten!! __________________

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Date: Mon Apr 6 21:40 2015

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S8Miller wrote: We had exactly the same at Blackburn so it was nice to see boot on other foot for a change. Yeh, wasn't funny at Blackburn, well, it was, it was laughable! __________________

Andy Monium

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Date: Mon Apr 6 22:10 2015

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The ref had got short legs __________________

derbymiller

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Date: Tue Apr 7 10:23 2015

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what is madnes is there is no reason these days for it not to be 10 yards, only in football would we class shaving foam as state of the art technology. Every ref can have a laser pointer that measures distance he points it at the players shirt end of. Even have one that sits on top of the ball that he places and it projects out a 10 yard circle around the ball, then he just picks it up before he blows the whistle so easy

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Heman

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Date: Tue Apr 7 12:16 2015

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It was 7 yards and Brighton fans were rightly outraged by this incompetence. There is no excuse. If in doubt look at the D from the penalty spot. Then apply same distance to the wall from the free kick. Embarrassing. __________________