[Revived Red]

Originally Posted by pifco

I don't know about one side not wanting to play, Crawley outplayed us in the first half by a fair margin.

I must have been watching a very different game. I thought that we played some reasonable football in the first half but without ever threatening to score. Crawley scored in what was their first real attacking move.

However .....

I am worried about the aftermath of the fracas. I suspect that Stanley (and Crawley) will be charged with failing to keep control of their players. That would be a total injustice. It was the referee who failed to keep control. Instead of relying totally on the referee's report, which seems to hold almost biblical status, maybe the FA panel should look at the video evidence - as they do in other disciplinary cases. The video would show exactly what each player did or did not do. And what the inept officials did or did not do.