[roker report] Manchester United Memories From Mark Metcalf - Part 3

Every great mini-series must come to an end, and alas we have reached that point. But before that happens, you get the pleasure of an final lasvish helping of top reading. You know what it is all about now, and if you don't then pop along HERE and HERE to see what the fuss is about. Your eyes will love you forever.Back over...

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[Il Postino Pat]

can't believe you haven't been banned yet.

[Neil Martin]

Originally Posted by Il Postino Pat

can't believe you haven't been banned yet.

the hapless Mr Graham Poll who ruined a great game by sending off three players, two from Sunderland, missing a clear pull in the box on Quinn by Jaap Stam when it was 0-0 and followed that up by missing an obvious hand-ball by Andy Cole in the run-up to the winner. Poll’s performance that night was the worst I have ever seen from a referee and I’ve seen a few bad ones over the years.

I agree with this 100%, how he missed the hand ball by Cole was just unbelievable, it is still in my mind to this day. Impossible for either him or one of his linesmen not to have seen it. Cole is about 17ft 13" and he has his arm reaching out in the air...and no one sees it except the entire attendance. Very odd.

[JimmyQuinn]

Originally Posted by Il Postino Pat

can't believe you haven't been banned yet.

It's a robot you thick git

[Wise Man Says]

Originally Posted by Neil Martin

the hapless Mr Graham Poll who ruined a great game by sending off three players, two from Sunderland, missing a clear pull in the box on Quinn by Jaap Stam when it was 0-0 and followed that up by missing an obvious hand-ball by Andy Cole in the run-up to the winner. Poll’s performance that night was the worst I have ever seen from a referee and I’ve seen a few bad ones over the years.

I agree with this 100%, how he missed the hand ball by Cole was just unbelievable, it is still in my mind to this day. Impossible for either him or one of his linesmen not to have seen it. Cole is about 17ft 13" and he has his arm reaching out in the air...and no one sees it except the entire attendance. Very odd.

Strangely, no one around me that night (other than me noticed). I immediately appealed having seen the blatant handball but assumed maybe I'd made a mistake only to get home and see the replay which showed it was as clear as day. IIRC Varga (of all people) had a late free kick which went just wide, we were unlucky that night and really fell away from there that season.

That handball was part of the reason I could never warm to Cole when he was here, plus the fact he was useless for us, was an ex Mag and a right dour sod to boot.