Morecambe v Newport

[tiger76]

Newport squander a sitter, do you ever get the feeling it's not going to be their day, 0-0 15 mins from pens.

Speaking of pens Morecambe have just been awarded one.

Scored 1-0 to the Shrimpers.

[box_of_frogs]

Take VARse out of it, and this is the result.

My split second reaction on seeing it live was penalty. If it was the premier league then the commentators would be saying “he’s entitled to go down”

[tim_noone]

Great to see the excitement of real fans...

[Top Claret]

That is the reason I am all for VAR, never a penalty

These play off games are far to big to not have VAR on board, ridiculous

[box_of_frogs]

Morecambe play so slowly, dreadful game

Make us look like Brazil.

[tiger76]

If it stays like this I wouldn't like to be in Mike Flynn's vicinity this evening, he will not be a happy man, and with good reason too.

[box_of_frogs]

If it stays like this I wouldn't like to be in Mike Flynn's vicinity this evening, he will not be a happy man, and with good reason too.

Should’ve worked harder for the rest of the season. There’s always a loser on these days!!

[Culmclaret]

Since when has Newport been a county anyway?

It was a ‘county borough’. A term applied to boroughs which undertook what were otherwise county functions. The term ceased to exist under the 1974 reorganisation of local government

[Whitgord]

Morecambe into League 1 for first time ever! Well done.

[Top Claret]

Well done Morecambe

[ClaretTony]

Madley has a shocking afternoon. So many poor decisions including the pen he didn’t give and the one he did.

[tiger76]

Should’ve worked harder for the rest of the season. There’s always a loser on these days!!

Of course there's always a loser, but to miss out on promotion due to an incompetent ref is not the way you want to lose a PO final.

And it wasn't like either decision was even debatable, Newport should have been given a blatant spot kick in the 1st half, and the Morecambe award is questionable on so many levels, it probably wasn't even a foul, and then if it was given as a foul it may well have been outside the box by all accounts, and the 2nd point is where VAR would have been useful for once, as the evidence would have been 100% for that call.

Well done to Morecambe ultimately the gods were in their favour today and they duly took full advantage of that, but you have to feel sympathy for Newport losing in that way.

[tim_noone]

Great excitement at Wembley...well done them . And lest we forget.... we also played and watched some Sh!te for years...and some think we still do.

[Jakubclaret]

It's been a good weekend for both of the Lancashire coastal teams, morecambe were very fortunate but if Newport had buried there chances the situation would have not bit them on the bum.

[CleggHall]

A poor game lacking in skill and guile, refereeing was atrocious.

[thelaughingclaret]

Apparently punching someone in the head is OK now yet standing behind someone whilst they throw themselves to the floor is a foul! Shocking afternoon by all the officials.
If VAR was used it probably wouldn't have changed anything. As we have seen this season VAR is just used to back up the on field officials decisions no matter how shocking they are. VAR needs an overhaul. It needs to be run by someone who is impartial, who actual knows the laws of the game and who isn’t mates with the on field ref. Surely that isn’t too much to ask for.

[JohnDearyMe]

Didn't he taunt Derek Adams after scoring against Morecambe earlier this season ?
He could either score the winner, or miss the deciding penalty in a shoot-out .... the sporting Gods have a funny way of making you look foolish !

NB: I hope this is Lee Hendrie's last game as a summariser .... shockingly bad !

I saw that. Must have been a lot of bad blood between him and Adams to cause that reaction given how long he was at the club for.

Wonder what the Morecambe fans think of it all?

[ClaretTony]

I saw that. Must have been a lot of bad blood between him and Adams to cause that reaction given how long he was at the club for.

Wonder what the Morecambe fans think of it all?

Was said in TV today that when Adams took over he banished Ellison from the first team squad and made him train on his own.

[Pstotto]

"When I read that headline I thought "Morecambe verses Leicester in the next round straight away."

"No... Newport Leicester i-thought 4-1."

[JohnDearyMe]

Was said in TV today that when Adams took over he banished Ellison from the first team squad and made him train on his own.

Thanks, interesting. They've clearly not missed him too much subsequently.

[MT03ALG]

Would you rather discuss an awful decision by VAR or an awful decision by the referee ? Discuss....

[ClaretTony]

Would you rather discuss an awful decision by VAR or an awful decision by the referee ? Discuss....

VAR doesn’t make decisions though. It’s just another referee making the same mistakes.

[Pstotto]

... Whoever he is, he's one brave boy calling time in the process.

[dibraidio]

Congratulations to Ryan Conney he may be a Burnley player but after two season long loans at Morecambe he's been a big part of that team. I wonder if Burnley will consider letting him go back next season to test himself in League One?

Adam Phillips was massive for them in the first half of the season. At Accrington he took a while to find his feet but didn't become the penalty taker or get to take the set pieces like he did at Morecambe. I don't think he did enough at Accy to attract admiring glances from the Championship so I wonder whether he'd choose Morecambe or Accrington if he gets the chance to return to League One next season.

Really pleased that that they got promoted whatever the referee did or didn't do.

[ClaretTony]

Congratulations to Ryan Conney he may be a Burnley player but after two season long loans at Morecambe he's been a big part of that team. I wonder if Burnley will consider letting him go back next season to test himself in League One?

Adam Phillips was massive for them in the first half of the season. At Accrington he took a while to find his feet but didn't become the penalty taker or get to take the set pieces like he did at Morecambe. I don't think he did enough at Accy to attract admiring glances from the Championship so I wonder whether he'd choose Morecambe or Accrington if he gets the chance to return to League One next season.

Really pleased that that they got promoted whatever the referee did or didn't do.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Cooney & Phillips opt to move on now they know they can get regular first team football

[tiger76]

Wouldn’t surprise me if Cooney & Phillips opt to move on now they know they can get regular first team football

Yes it would make sense for them to go and play at a decent standard, of course if they do move on we'll at least get compensation for both as they're each under 24.

[wilks_bfc]

Morecambe looking for a new manager for their season in L1

Adams has left looking "to pursue an opportunity elsewhere" (at Bradford?)