Now what m'well did was unsportsman like conduct and disgusting but it was not cheating
Splitting hairs?? You're probably right about that. That's because I just didn't see the point in kicking the ball out at that time because we were on the attack. Christie was only a couple of yards from the dugout we could have been getting the sub ready when we had the ball in attack mode
Yeah I get the cheating shit (I've only heard about the manager giving instructions I've not seen it) but we were down to men anyway (Christie injured) they let him try to run it off we could have carried on playing while Christie went of and a sub got ready
These are two way streets. I would hope that Kris would have done the same thing if an opponent was obviously struggling.
we were getting the sub ready but in order to get the sub on and get christie attention we sportingly put the ball out
I was at the game SP Christie had pulled up when chased down by two well players then came back on after a bit of treatment, he was in the middle when Ayer was breaking and Ayer seen Christie pull up and go down by his own, Ayer put the ball out as he knew Christie needed off or treated, so there was no time to get all the docs required to have a sub ready, Celtic expected the customary return of the ball, there is no need to do this but it is a players code, especially as Well had no advantage when the ball went out and Celtic had gave up their advantage.
Jinxsy Christie was two incidents he first pulled up on the shy line, hendry was called to prepare but Christie came back on, Hendry sat back down. Ayer broke and saw Christie sit down he knew it was a hamstring and put the ball out, Once you change yourr sub details to the fourth official yo uhave to start all over the sub procedure, there was no time then to have a straight swap, motherwell would only be obliged in the spirit of the game to return the ball as is customary between players, you even see it in bounce balls the opposition walk away and give the ball back based on wh had the ball at the time and put it out. Well are under no obligation but it takes a different mindset to run with a ball knowing the reason why you are not been closed down. However it is not cheating, its just distasteful.
Everyone in the stadium new Christie was coming off, we could have taken him of earlier my argument is we could have played on while attacking. Christie walked over to the dugout and sat down 1 yard before the touchline, if we'd carried on attacking we may have /scored/got a corner /throw in so play would have stopped.
I've stopped arguing about cheating /disgraceful. 2-0 up on the attack players already knew Christie was done We shouldn't need to kick the ball out in that scenario. everyone I was watching it with was screaming at Ajer
OK, a bit much to say most of the stadium (most of the people I was watching the match with anyway) and I counted all of them 6 out of the 9 did
