Friday 14 August 2015

I SAID "WALK IT INTO THE BACK OF THE NET"

I have to write about this because my friend Charles said I should.
If you didn't read about it or see it, there was an act of remarkable sportsmanship from Doncaster Rovers manager Paul Dichov this week when he insisted on letting his opposition Bury, score an unchallenged goal after there had been a mix up following a re-start. Some players just don't get it do they?

This isn't the first time such an incident has occurred and thankfully sportsmanship does exist in football, though it is sometimes hard to believe.

In a Capital One Cup 2nd round tie in August 2013 Birmingham City played Yeovil and were 2-1 up as time drifted to a conclusion. Blues keeper Colin Doyle kicked the ball out of play after an injury to one of his players....wasting time Jose???.....Yeovil had possession of the ball from the throw in and Byron Webster managed to “chip” the ball over the oppo keeper's head into the net... 2-2. In extra time Yeovil went ahead and under manager's instructions allowed Birmingham's Lee Novak to walk the ball into the net 3-3. Penalties then decided the game as the Blues ran out winners.

If you want a few more howlers then have a look at this lot below, though one or two links might not work (the Paolo di Canio)or are not in the same vein.

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