Derby v City 3/12/77 Cheated out of a point?

[Healthcare29]

Saw this the other day & my opinion the ref was wound up all game by Hartford & so took retribution by cheating us out of the equaliser, Cancelled out Tueart's 'injury' time goal by saying he blew for full time a split second before, according to Tony Book the ref played 20 secs of injury time, what a .... Did he ever ref a City Match again? Derek Civil? Edit. He did...

Big match highlights (near the end)


Tony Book's comments

Derby County v Manchester City 1977/78 – City Til I Die

 

[Dirty Harry]

Before it even got to the actual event, noticed a few times players leaving a bit in on Asa, no wonder he was pissed off, feisty little fucker when he had to be.

Oh yeah, looks like the ref was a cheating twat.

 

[lancs blue]

I don't even have to watch the vid to know what this is about, it still rankles, shocking refereeing.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

To my shame I don't remember this....seems to be well up there in the top 10 shaftings we've had.

I particularly noted the commentary saying 'we'd had very little injury time'.

 

[homerdog]

Nothing much has changed over the years, referees still little Hitler's...

 

[Ignominious]

Asa throwing the ball in the ref's face just before a free kick late in the game after being required to move the ball back five yards probably didn't help the cause either. He was clearly frustrated with the ref for much of the game. He'd have been sent off for a second yellow these days....

 

[jim tolmies perm]

I was there and we all thought it was a draw. Until the tannoy explained that the little Hitler prick Thomas had blown as the ball was going in.
Gave me my first real taste of injustice

 

[elbearos]

Was there, an utter twat of a ref

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Remember that prize twat Anthony Wilson laughing about it on Granada Reports. I thought at the time you silly f****r you work in Manchester you have just painted a target on your back. One of the most outrageous injury time decisions we have ever suffered along with yesterday and Bournemouth 3 3 in the Bradford promotion season.

 

[lancs blue]

I was there and we all thought it was a draw. Until the tannoy explained that the little Hitler prick Thomas had blown as the ball was going in.
Gave me my first real taste of injustice

It wasn't Clive Thomas, it was Derek Civil reffing. Thomas did it in the World Cup at the end of that season, denying Brazil a headed winner against Sweden by blowing for time as the ball was in the air.