HOW flustered Steve Bruce and the rest of us Sunderland fans were to watch Stoke snatch a winner in added on time.
Every time Stoke got a throw-in the ball boy promptly gave a towel to the Stoke players, mainly Rory Delap, who starts to wipe the ball dry.
On average this must take place about 20 times in a game taking about at least ten to 15 seconds each time, that works out two to three minutes per game.
I wonder what would have happened if every time Craig Gordon had the ball he went and got his towel and started to wipe the ball every time the ball went for a goal kick.
The referee would soon be telling the keeper to stop wasting time. Come on referees, wake up to what’s going on.
George Barnett, Sherburn Hill
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