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REFS MUST ACT TO STOP TIME CHEATS

PAUL Tisdale is spot on: referees have turned a blind eye to ‘professional’ time-wasting for far too long.
The Exeter boss made his point after last weekend’s draw at Mansfield, where Grecians debutant Kane Wilson was dismissed in stoppage time for kicking the ball away.
“The ball should be in play, it should be moving,” he said. “The officials have got to be stronger, so well done the referee. “All I’d ask now is that they book people in the first minute as well as the last.” Hear, hear. Standing in front of free-kicks and booting the b...

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