Shearer Gets Ref Rage
By Tyne-Talk
May 17 2009
Newcastle manager Alan Shearer has expressed his disappointment at Howard Webb's management of yesterday's game between Newcastle and Fulham at St James' Park. Shearer and assistant manager Iain Dowie both confronted Webb at the end of the match after he disallowed a Mark Viduka goal, putting Newcastle back in the relegation zone.
Shearer who hung his head in despair at the end of the game said in his post match interview;
"We are bitterly disappointed at the disallowed goal. I have seen it and I can't see anything that's wrong with it.
Probably what has happened is the goal on Monday night from Steven Taylor has been highlighted that much this week that one or two people have thought, 'We might try to clamp down on that this weekend'.
You are allowed to put someone in front of the goalkeeper - I am not aware that you are meant to get out of the way of him.
I thought their player was blocking him more than Kevin Nolan was, so I am disappointed with that."
At the time of the interview Shearer had not had a chance to speak to the referee in person, he added when asked
"Not yet, but I am going to try.
I thought he got the big decision wrong today. When he looks at it, he might think that as well."
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"Probably what has happened is the goal on Monday night from Steven Taylor has been highlighted that much this week that one or two people have thought, 'We might try to clamp down on that this weekend"
Basically he has got it in his head that he was gunna make sure no one got away with anything and was probably looking for reasons to give fouls against us.
