Middlesbrough v Liverpool, 26 December 2000

Comments:

In the final moments of the game, Middlesbrough decided to make a substitution with the intention of Joseph-Desire Job replacing Noel Whelan. At an appropriate break in play, the board was raised to show the substitution details. Although Whelan ran off the pitch and went straight down the tunnel, the linesman did not allow Job to enter the field. He decided Job was wearing too much jewellery so the game continued with a ten-man Boro team. Job hurriedly removed the offending items but, before he completed the task, the referee blew his whistle for full-time. Although it was reported as a substitution by some sources, as the relevant sequence was not fully completed and he did not enter the field of play, we do not consider it to be a substitute appearance in Joseph-Desire Job’s record. (NB This sequence of events was witnessed and explained by Middlesbrough supporter and AFS member Nigel Gibb [25.07.2012]).