Of course people are disappointed. It conceded a penalty. But he was trying to affect a tackle and just went in too aggressive. It's completely different to someone hitting people off the ball, butting/elbowing in other players on the ground, etc. as they can't really say they were trying to do anything else but break the rules. Your tactics blatantly involved breaking the rules. That's why it was so much sweeter that you lost.

Maybe Galea is so p*ssed about Lauaki not getting binned because the tactics were "get them down to 12 men, and then maybe we might have a chance of scoring!"

Nope....couldnt give a monkeys...nowt wrong with a bit of aggression....should be plenty on monday as well.

And the cheap shot you refer to no one on sky saw anything wrong with .in fact One actually said it was a harsh penalty

Both were!

Rubbish!

Anyone put on report for these blatant disregard for the rules?

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its a totally different game when its in your own back yard

People need to get a grip. It's a derby. Compared to derbies 30 years ago yesterday's was like a kindergarten. Just ask roger millward

then your opionion doesn't count.

was the o'meley incident the one were ex international prop commenting said it didnt even deserve a penalty?

The one he does on Yeaman when Tansey scored was as bad.

Out of curiosity, can that be brought up also seen as its two separate incidents but same offence.

How about were Lauaki has his head pushed back that far it damages his neck and leaves him needing treatment for it, the rovers tactics on friday were a disgrace and if FC had used those tactics I would be ashamed, it is quite clear they were sent out by morgan to use these dirty tactics and in my mind they have no place in the modern game and show what a disgrace morgan and his players are for using them.

Yes, the same incident that he was also penalised for by the referee the week before.

Everyone seems to have missed the punch to the face on Hame by lovecock in the 32nd minute?

What a bigger coward. Hame was on the floor defenceless.....set of yellow back cowards.

so that didnt deserve a penatly either?

By the reaction of Cashmere I'm sure he thought it deserved more than just a penalty lol

so by the reaction by fitzgibbon we deserved a penalty against webster?

Did you actually see the challenge on Jowitt, if so, how can you defend it?

where have i defended it?

With all due respect, I don't give a flying one how bad it was back in 'the good old days'. I expect a derby to be tough, but off-the-ball challenges are cowardly and dangerous.

With all due respect it's a tough game, played by tough people. These things go on in pretty much every game. People are over reacting. See O'meley's after match interview for confirmation of what the players thought of it, he was smiling away.

I'd like to bet that if it was lauaki and o'meley dishing out the same treatment to cockayne and newton that everyone currently up in arms would be laughing their t1ts off about it. I know I would

finally some common sense!

Still doesn't make the tactic right though does it

Pretty much my view Jake. As for saying they were Morgans instructions is a big jump though, he most likely told the players to keep Long quiet and to rough Lauaki up legally. It is a derby and passion can sometimes get in the way of common sense.

Playing it tough, thought you just said it goes on every game?

Thuggery does happen in every game, doesn't make it right

The stuff in the tackle I can live with, although I don't like it. At least players are braced for an impact and it's up to the ref to penalise anything that crosses the line.

The off-the-ball stuff is cowardly and dangerous. Period. None of them would have been expecting a tackle or a hit - they weren't even the kicker - and none of them would have seen it coming. That means that the chances of an injury are way higher than in a tackle or when a player can see a hit coming.

Derby or no derby there's no excuse for it and I wouldn't have been happy to see our players using the same 'tactic'. It was thuggery, pure and simple.