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Post by warehamgas on Aug 23, 2018 14:49:45 GMT
Term legend is overused nowadays but in terms of BRFC he is as near to a legend as we will have over the past 6/7 years and for the next few years. He stuck with us in non league, scored a Wembley pen, and scored that goal. I remember all too clearly that feeling in 2014 when non league seemed to stretch ahead for a few years, Lee B played a major part in ensuring it didn’t. I can just about forgive him for being in a winning Pompey team last night, and can even accept him celebrating. I bet when he retires he’ll be remembered for his time with us not Pompey. UTG! I have always felt uncomfortable with fans calling him a legend because he stayed with us in the conference. Where was the evidence he had any better offers on the table? And the fact he has now left for Pompey further proves that point! He is a legend because he scored THAT goal though. Fair enough, good to agree that he’s a legend though.😀 UTG!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 16:08:40 GMT
Because he's a professional and it's massively unclassy to try and get a former team mate sent off? Would you be saying the same if he has brandished an imaginary card in front of the referee? What? As if he's going think "oh that was a contentious challenge and a red card may help us win the game but it's my former club and teammate so I'll just walk away quietly"... Everyone is so bloody PG these days. Not really. Players shouldn't be surrounding referees in any instance so to proactively get involved lacks class and respect in my opinion. Were you born in 93 Neilv?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 17:30:46 GMT
What? As if he's going think "oh that was a contentious challenge and a red card may help us win the game but it's my former club and teammate so I'll just walk away quietly"... Everyone is so bloody PG these days. Not really. Players shouldn't be surrounding referees in any instance so to proactively get involved lacks class and respect in my opinion. Were you born in 93 Neilv? Agree, winds me up when players get involved, a blight on the game which is supposed to have been clamped down on but hasn't, so for Browner to get involved was disappointing to see
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Aug 23, 2018 17:35:35 GMT
Imo he was a bit of a knob to be honest. While I don't think we should have left his name until last on the team sheet to give him a round of applause, it seemed like he was going out of his way to pretend he'd never played for us. Joined in the over the top celebrations in front of the North Terrace and gave DL a load of abuse in the corner towards the end for no obvious reason. Gave a little clap off after to the few who were left but I imagine he's got a few less friends here than he had before.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 17:39:14 GMT
Imo he was a bit of a knob to be honest. While I don't think we should have left his name until last on the team sheet to give him a round of applause, it seemed like he was going out of his way to pretend he'd never played for us. Joined in the over the top celebrations in front of the North Terrace and gave DL a load of abuse in the corner towards the end for no obvious reason. Gave a little clap off after to the few who were left but I imagine he's got a few less friends here than he had before. Think I remember in his interview before he left that he gave indications he felt he wasn't appreciated by everyone towards the end of his time here. May explain his behaviour on Tuesday
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2018 17:53:01 GMT
And why not? He's employed by Pompey now and will do everything he can to get a result. Same as Bennett did for us. No problem with that, or with celebrating a goal. Because he's a professional and it's massively unclassy to try and get a former team mate sent off? Would you be saying the same if he has brandished an imaginary card in front of the referee? I do get your point and tend to agree that we don't want to see players surrounding the ref like that. However to suggest that Brown should have behaved differently because he used to play for us is laughable in my opinion. (Appreciate you haven't suggested that yourself but that is the general gist of this thread, hence my comment).
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Post by aghast on Aug 23, 2018 20:50:20 GMT
If we have professional referees who are not going to be intimidated by groups of players shouting in their ear hole that it wasn't a penalty, then it would have been nice if LB stood away.
But we have weak refs at our level who are intimidated by that sort of tactic, so I suppose he has to join in.
I hate all the bullying of the ref. It is becoming more and more accepted, because everyone else in the world does it.
I'd like to see the ref hand out 5 or 6 yellow cards each time they do it.
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Post by puregas on Aug 23, 2018 21:28:25 GMT
It wasn't intimidation of the referee that led to the red card, but the pre-rehearsed posturing of the opposition players surrounding Linesy and behaving like he'd killed their cat, rather than just producing a tackle that up until a few years ago, wouldn't have even warranted a yellow. Left the ref with little choice really.
Tackling clearly being downgraded to such a level by the flaky society we live in, that it'll be stopped completely in years to come. There's already a paper been written to propose the banning of heading the ball. Ffs!
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 24, 2018 6:41:43 GMT
What? As if he's going think "oh that was a contentious challenge and a red card may help us win the game but it's my former club and teammate so I'll just walk away quietly"... Everyone is so bloody PG these days. Not really. Players shouldn't be surrounding referees in any instance so to proactively get involved lacks class and respect in my opinion. Were you born in 93 Neilv? But that wasn't your point... your point was "Because he's a professional and it's massively unclassy to try and get a former team mate sent off? " as if he should act differently to what he and every other footballer (Rovers' included) does just because he's playing us. I'm guessing you also thought it was massively unclassy of Sir Rickie to celebrate his brace at the Mem in 2010? I was born in 93, but I worry that you are actually 9 years old, falsenumber...
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Post by peterparker on Aug 24, 2018 9:03:27 GMT
It wasn't intimidation of the referee that led to the red card, but the pre-rehearsed posturing of the opposition players surrounding Linesy and behaving like he'd killed their cat, rather than just producing a tackle that up until a few years ago, wouldn't have even warranted a yellow. Left the ref with little choice really. Tackling clearly being downgraded to such a level by the flaky society we live in, that it'll be stopped completely in years to come. There's already a paper been written to propose the banning of heading the ball. Ffs! Linesy caught Pitman in the chin/face.
I assume you have played some sort of football at whatever level. I agree players go over the top and 'intimidate' players sometimes, but I know if/when I played football on Sunday if one of my team mates had been caught by a tackle like that, yeah i'd be a bit watered off and want the bloke sent off
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Post by neilv93 on Aug 24, 2018 9:19:32 GMT
It wasn't intimidation of the referee that led to the red card, but the pre-rehearsed posturing of the opposition players surrounding Linesy and behaving like he'd killed their cat, rather than just producing a tackle that up until a few years ago, wouldn't have even warranted a yellow. Left the ref with little choice really. Tackling clearly being downgraded to such a level by the flaky society we live in, that it'll be stopped completely in years to come. There's already a paper been written to propose the banning of heading the ball. Ffs! Linesy caught Pitman in the chin/face.
I assume you have played some sort of football at whatever level. I agree players go over the top and 'intimidate' players sometimes, but I know if/when I played football on Sunday if one of my team mates had been caught by a tackle like that, yeah i'd be a bit watered off and want the bloke sent off
Confused as to how some didn't think it was a red. Excessive force or not, Linesy's studs clipped the fellas face!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 11:59:12 GMT
Not really. Players shouldn't be surrounding referees in any instance so to proactively get involved lacks class and respect in my opinion. Were you born in 93 Neilv? But that wasn't your point... your point was "Because he's a professional and it's massively unclassy to try and get a former team mate sent off? " as if he should act differently to what he and every other footballer (Rovers' included) does just because he's playing us. I'm guessing you also thought it was massively unclassy of Sir Rickie to celebrate his brace at the Mem in 2010? I was born in 93, but I worry that you are actually 9 years old, falsenumber... Very good. Was curious to see your frame of reference given the 'these days' comment, which I assumed might be bigger than it's proved. Celebrating a goal and surrounding a referee to try and get a fellow professional sent off are two very different things. For starters, one is legal and one is outlawed. Not every player would approach the referee in that instance and I stand by those comments *if* he did petition the referee to send off Lines.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2018 12:04:35 GMT
It wasn't intimidation of the referee that led to the red card, but the pre-rehearsed posturing of the opposition players surrounding Linesy and behaving like he'd killed their cat, rather than just producing a tackle that up until a few years ago, wouldn't have even warranted a yellow. Left the ref with little choice really. Tackling clearly being downgraded to such a level by the flaky society we live in, that it'll be stopped completely in years to come. There's already a paper been written to propose the banning of heading the ball. Ffs! Linesy caught Pitman in the chin/face.
I assume you have played some sort of football at whatever level. I agree players go over the top and 'intimidate' players sometimes, but I know if/when I played football on Sunday if one of my team mates had been caught by a tackle like that, yeah i'd be a bit watered off and want the bloke sent off
It wasn't exactly a horror challenge though was it, let's be honest? Nor did it result in any kind of injury, clearly BP made a meal of it. Any contact wasn't intentional and it's not as if the chin/face was in any kind of natural position at the time. It's a shame as it was finely poised at 1-1 with 11 vs 11.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Aug 24, 2018 12:10:17 GMT
Linesy caught Pitman in the chin/face.
I assume you have played some sort of football at whatever level. I agree players go over the top and 'intimidate' players sometimes, but I know if/when I played football on Sunday if one of my team mates had been caught by a tackle like that, yeah i'd be a bit watered off and want the bloke sent off
It wasn't exactly a horror challenge though was it, let's be honest? Nor did it result in any kind of injury, clearly BP made a meal of it. Any contact wasn't intentional and it's not as if the chin/face was in any kind of natural position at the time. It's a shame as it was finely poised at 1-1 with 11 vs 11. Yeah. It was obviously not done maliciously. Yet Craig did an urgent cynical rugby tackle before his opponent got anywhere near the box, and only got a yellow for it. Under those guidelines, players are not allowed a single mistake in that regard even if they are doing their best to play within the laws. But everyone gets one free rugby tackle per match. Those are bullshit guidelines.
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Post by Gassy on Oct 12, 2018 8:33:15 GMT
Just seen that (although early days) - Lee Brown is in the L1 team of the season so far
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Post by pirate on Oct 12, 2018 8:56:06 GMT
Just seen that (although early days) - Lee Brown is in the L1 team of the season so far It's strange how Ronan Curtis of Pompey hasn't been included too, as he has the best combined goals and assists record in the division.
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Post by utg12 on Oct 12, 2018 9:06:49 GMT
This thread is a waste of time - Brown is history 'dead meat' move on - just a past player now playing for another club, who IMO 'engineered' a move away from the club and tried to justify why he was doing it to maintain his nice guy image with the fans. He's clearly moved on by his actions on Tuesday night - a club legend - not IMO - just a 3rd division journeyman footballer with limited ability. Ain't got time to address all of that - most which I think is wrong - but on the "engineered" move... He let his contract expires, like 1million other players have. Engineering a move is surely talking to clubs / talking about leaving when you are in contract & getting what u want and getting out of your contract???
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Post by Rod1883 on Oct 12, 2018 10:36:05 GMT
Just seen that (although early days) - Lee Brown is in the L1 team of the season so far It's strange how Ronan Curtis of Pompey hasn't been included too, as he has the best combined goals and assists record in the division. From the little I've seen and read of his performances this season, it seems to me that he is getting the protection/assistance in front of him that perhaps he didn't always get with us. That Curtis fellow is a big part of that I think.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2018 11:11:51 GMT
Just seen that (although early days) - Lee Brown is in the L1 team of the season so far Seen where exactly?
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Post by pirate on Oct 12, 2018 11:18:28 GMT
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