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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Ram-Alf in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Thanks TR, I'm really not sure what you're getting at? If the ball hits a players arm/hand and goes in, it's handball and no goal. If it hits a players arm/hand and he goes on to score immediately, it's no goal. It's got nothing to do with anything else that might or might not have been happening or where the ball might or might not have been travelling. What's not straightforward about that? 
    The rule has actually been changed in recent years (again) - it used to be if the ball hit a players hand/arm (deliberately or not) and a goal was scored directly after by anyone, it was ruled out. It was changed to only being disallowed if it was the players whose arm it hit who scores. 
    Anyway, the goal was given to Wilson which means the officials obviously thought Waghorn hadn't touched it at all. If they thought it had his his hip then he gets the goal. If they thought it had hit his arm they would have to rule it out. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Ellafella in Derby V Bolton: Player Ratings   
    1Wildsmith 9 save of the season first half, and another great save second half, kicking was a bit off
    35Nelson 9 Outstanding performance 
    3Forsyth 9 Great to have him back, rock solid and good on the ball
    6Cashin 9 Head, head, slide tackle, head
    23Ward 6.5 Was having a decent game but obviously had a knock
    2Wilson 8 run - head - goal
    32Adams 9 If we'd had him from day 1 we'd be winning this league, has filled a big gap in team capabilities
    4Hourihane 5 doesn't have the legs for games like this
    16Thompson 7.5 his bundles of energy are well known, but he's got great feet too
    17Sibley 6.5 played well I thought, surprised to see him hooked
    20Elder 7 Great corner for the goal, looked to get forward more than previously
    7Barkhuizen 6 as a 10 he was ok, looked lost as a 9 and a natural sacrifice after Gayle's injury
    10Waghorn 6 led the line well enough
    25Gayle 6 so sorry to see him injured
    12Smith 8 again, came on and made a big difference with his passing ability
    11Méndez-Laing 8 consistently a threat, good defensive work
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Archied in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Indeed, the more people bite at their nonsense, the more they will get a kick out of winding people up. Just ignore it and they'll go away.
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    VulcanRam reacted to Steve Buckley’s Dog in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    Ignore the result?
    Call me old fashioned but the actual result of a football match seems quite significant to me, especially when it comes to points and league tables and the like. 
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    VulcanRam reacted to Caerphilly Ram in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
    What would bring you joy in football? It appears beating a promotion rival in what was essentially an evenly balanced game isn’t the answer. Here’s how I saw it as someone who likes seeing their team win football Matches, with some of the stats I can find online to support my view…

    - The team we all (supposedly) support showed grit and determination to earn a key result yesterday, big plus for me there.

    - The possession stats are fairly even (44% to us 56% to them) which backs up what I saw during the game, they had spells with the ball and we had spells with the ball.
    - The attempts on goal, well we had 10 shots with 3 on target and they had 6 shots with 3 on target, so they didn’t create massively more than we did in terms of attempts which tallies with what I saw yesterday.

    - 6 corners and 1 yellow card a piece, pretty balanced there.
    - we made a total of 280 passes with 62% accuracy, they made a total of 385 with 67% accuracy so they won there…I did however notice our players intentionally standing off their defence and allowing them to have the ball which seems a tactical decision to allow them the ball, so my simple observation there is we allowed them to pass it more and they didn’t do much with it…
    - the stats I’ve found say we had 1 big chance each and missed 1 big chance each…. Balanced again.
    - we had 3 blocked shots, they had 1. Our keeper made 3 saves, theirs made 2. So while our keeper was busier they blocked some of our efforts which could have resulted in their keeper making more saves…
    - we made 9 interceptions to their 3 and 32 clearances to their 25, backing up the work our defence did to keep them out.
    - we scored 1 goal, they score 0.
    So in summary, as I thought yesterday and still today having looked over the numbers, it was a balanced game between two teams at this level, both had chances, both defended well, each side approached the game slightly different to the other and we scored from a set piece to win…. Hooray! 
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    VulcanRam reacted to Anag Ram in Bolton sellout.   
    If a group of blokes are in a pub, swearing and threatening passers by, it’s frightening and will lead someone to call the police.
    Being in a football ground doesn’t affect that. It’s not a hiding place for criminals.
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    VulcanRam reacted to Wanderlust in Bolton sellout.   
    That's true. Even today we (BWFC) have a few idiots but attitudes towards them have changed substantially since Sharon Brittan saved us from oblivion and took over 4 years ago. The woman is dead set on us being a "community club" that attracts families and community groups so over 50 lifetime bans have been handed out to trouble-causing d******** so far. With more and more families coming to our home games and occasional "Community Days" where tickets cost a tenner for adults and much less for kids and other concessions (including away fans) nobody tolerates the idiots any more. Home games are like a village fete for the masses.
    That said, the club can't ban idiots from going to away games, but for the most part our away support is big, vocal and peaceful - but there's always one with ego problems, isn't there?
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Kathcairns in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Kathcairns in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Totally agree. Embarrassing and unnecessary. Makes us every bit as classless and stupid as Birmingham, which I hoped I'd never have to say. Thankfully not many joined in, it was just the usual meatheads who can't wait to have a go at our own fans if the atmosphere dips.
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Totally agree. Embarrassing and unnecessary. Makes us every bit as classless and stupid as Birmingham, which I hoped I'd never have to say. Thankfully not many joined in, it was just the usual meatheads who can't wait to have a go at our own fans if the atmosphere dips.
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from SKRam in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from LeedsCityRam in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from archram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Totally agree. Embarrassing and unnecessary. Makes us every bit as classless and stupid as Birmingham, which I hoped I'd never have to say. Thankfully not many joined in, it was just the usual meatheads who can't wait to have a go at our own fans if the atmosphere dips.
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Caerphilly Ram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Yeah I get all that, but can't we be a bit better? Maybe I'm being a snowflake!!
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from angieram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Great points. There is no way the referee could see whether Gayle handled it because Gayle had his back to him. The assistant was on the other side so couldn't have seen it. They both saw Gayle get to the ball first and be taken down, so it was the sensible decision.
    I loved the comedy VAR call and subsequent hands on head meltdown by their keeper.
    Perhaps rather than moan at the officials, he shouldn't be rushing out of his goal and giving the referee a decision to make?
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from angieram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from angieram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Totally agree. Embarrassing and unnecessary. Makes us every bit as classless and stupid as Birmingham, which I hoped I'd never have to say. Thankfully not many joined in, it was just the usual meatheads who can't wait to have a go at our own fans if the atmosphere dips.
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Grumpy Git in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Great points. There is no way the referee could see whether Gayle handled it because Gayle had his back to him. The assistant was on the other side so couldn't have seen it. They both saw Gayle get to the ball first and be taken down, so it was the sensible decision.
    I loved the comedy VAR call and subsequent hands on head meltdown by their keeper.
    Perhaps rather than moan at the officials, he shouldn't be rushing out of his goal and giving the referee a decision to make?
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Ram@Lincoln in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Great points. There is no way the referee could see whether Gayle handled it because Gayle had his back to him. The assistant was on the other side so couldn't have seen it. They both saw Gayle get to the ball first and be taken down, so it was the sensible decision.
    I loved the comedy VAR call and subsequent hands on head meltdown by their keeper.
    Perhaps rather than moan at the officials, he shouldn't be rushing out of his goal and giving the referee a decision to make?
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from LazloW in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Crewton in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Great points. There is no way the referee could see whether Gayle handled it because Gayle had his back to him. The assistant was on the other side so couldn't have seen it. They both saw Gayle get to the ball first and be taken down, so it was the sensible decision.
    I loved the comedy VAR call and subsequent hands on head meltdown by their keeper.
    Perhaps rather than moan at the officials, he shouldn't be rushing out of his goal and giving the referee a decision to make?
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Anag Ram in Match Thread: vs Reading (H)   
    Not just that, I'd like to think any player playing at this elite level while observing Ramadan fasting deserves huge credit and support. Had the club communicated it I'd think Adams and any of the other players on the pitch would have received an excellent reception on resumption on the game.  
    Instead, everyone around me at first thought the keeper was playing up again or something. Didn't take long for the penny to drop, but could have been far better managed by the club. 
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Ellafella in Derby County V Port Vale: Player Ratings   
    1Wildsmith 6 nowt to do 
    35Nelson 7 nice and solid
    5Bradley 6 good game, nearly gifted PV a goal at the end
    6Cashin 7 good game though not really tested 
    23Ward 7.5 much more like it 
    8Bird 6 didn’t really drive the team forward against poor opposition 
    32Adams 6 not as involved as in recent games 
    4Hourihane 6
    17Sibley 7.5 two good goals and attacked well, second half particularly 
    11Méndez-Laing 5 seems out of form atm
    27Blackett-Taylor 6
    25Gayle 7 good movement, good goal, if we got him proper service he could be the difference
    10Waghorn 6
    7Barkhuizen 6 influential in the build up to both goals, but otherwise largely anonymous. Not sure what his role was.
    12Smith 6
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    VulcanRam got a reaction from Jram in Paul Warne   
    Which is fine, yet plenty think it would be. I'm one of them, but I'm not going to slaughter Warne as it's not really in my nature plus there are parts of it all which are ok. There's plenty he's done right this season.
    Tbh, when we've lost, even by the time I've made a 10 minute walk back to the car I'm over it. It doesn't bother me that much, and neither do I get over excited when we win (though obviously that's my preference), which is probably why I place more importance of enjoying the game I'm watching as I've given up most of my day to go.
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