Re: willie isa : Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:14 pm  

So it turns out he isn’t the nice guy Wigan fans made him out to be? Shock horror.

Re: willie isa : Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:18 pm  

jools wrote:

And another!
I’ve never seen a top flight professional player do that before. To say there was nothing in it is a very dangerous thing to say. We condone that kind of behaviour then the games finished as any new ref is fair game to be physically threatened.
I was sat behind the wigan directors right next to the tunnel area where it happened and from our seats It was perfectly obvious who he was going for, your directors’ reaction to what happened suggest they agree- it wasn’t a player it was the official- the ref had to tell him more than once to leave, it was clear he didn’t want to. Isa is very lucky that others intervened.

I’ve just watched the highlights and if there was ever a prize for making a mountain out of a mole hill then you win it hands down. It’s been completely blown out of all proportions.

Re: willie isa : Sat Jun 22, 2019 8:48 pm  

hatty wrote:

I’ve just watched the highlights and if there was ever a prize for making a mountain out of a mole hill then you win it hands down. It’s been completely blown out of all proportions.

Just watched it myself, mountain, molehill, but should have just walked..... Interestingly, he was in no hurry to get to the initial handbags, probably the last to get there.

Maybe a 1 match ban and a fine, but i would be surprised at that to be honest... Is there a precedent for strutting 10 yards away from a ref in an aggressive manner?

Re: willie isa : Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:05 pm  

Here's a question, players cannot touch, intimidate or verbally abuse a referee but is it OK for the head of match officials to act aggressively to the other refs?

Re: willie isa : Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:24 am  

Mash Butty wrote:

Here's a question, players cannot touch, intimidate or verbally abuse a referee but is it OK for the head of match officials to act aggressively to the other refs?

Depends what you mean by aggressively and I’m struggling to see the relevance between that and what Isa did.

Re: willie isa : Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:45 am  

AS108 wrote:

Depends what you mean by aggressively and I’m struggling to see the relevance between that and what Isa did.

A few years ago several refs quit alleging bullying from their boss.

Re: willie isa : Sun Jun 23, 2019 6:51 am  

All being blown out of proportion In my view tensions high etc people like to make mountains out of molehills

Re: willie isa : Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:25 am  

Wigan Peer wrote:

Just watched it myself, mountain, molehill, but should have just walked..... Interestingly, he was in no hurry to get to the initial handbags, probably the last to get there.

Maybe a 1 match ban and a fine, but i would be surprised at that to be honest... Is there a precedent for strutting 10 yards away from a ref in an aggressive manner?

Shame he wasn't born in Manchester..he could use the Liam Gallagher defence if questioned about strutting away

Re: willie isa : Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:26 am  

Could someone post a link to the willie isa scuffle? I can’t find it.

Re: willie isa : Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:24 am  

Ohdear wrote:

Could someone post a link to the willie isa scuffle? I can’t find it.

Snap. Not seen a jot on Twitter so can’t be all that bad. Let’s be honest, if it was the press would be foaming at the mouth with him playing for Wigan.
Keen to see what all the fuss is about?