i wonder why we bother watching if the officials can make such shocking errors, then come out with such bollocks to excuse them.View attachment 180074
Yep. As per when we were all told by Howard Webb that this wasn't a penalty because he touched the ball first.
To be honest it was a clumsy challenge by Lamptey and I can see why it was given but they change the rules according to which team is appealing.
I may be confusing Webb and Gallagher on Ref Watch but here's what Webb said so judge for yourself. For me that one is a stone cold 100% penalty and I could not believe it wasn't given because Doku touched the ball.Is this a direct quote from Howard Webb? As the head of the PGMOL, or whatever they’re called, he would know that touching the ball has nothing to do with the decision. If it is a direct quote no wonder refereeing is such a mess.
Is making contact definitely a get out of jail card?
Yes apparently you can kick the ball away cleanly and then take out an anti tank missile and blast the attacker to smithereens and say ‘I GOT THE BALL REF’ and fully expect him to wave play on.Is making contact definitely a get out of jail card?
This.Genuinely astonished that this isn’t absolutely unanimous. It’s a stonewall penalty.
The ‘but he played the ball’ brigade clearly don’t know the rules.
NSC would be in absolute uproar if we weren’t given a penalty for that.
I've got alot of time for you usually SB, but you can bore off on this one!Yeah I know but it's still going to feed a kvetchathon.
I may be confusing Webb and Gallagher on Ref Watch but here's what Webb said so judge for yourself. For me that one is a stone cold 100% penalty and I could not believe it wasn't given because Doku touched the ball.
Unless a violent challenge, I would say 'yes' in 99% of penalty decisions in recent timesIs making contact definitely a get out of jail card?
I would say 'no’.Is making contact definitely a get out of jail card?
Yeah it was a pen. We’d be completely raging if it wasn’t given at the other end.
I don’t think it’s ever changed has it? That has always been a penalty. If ‘football has gone forever’ then I guess you’ll never be watching it again?When did the rules change to how much contact with the ball. TL clearly touches the ball first. Thats called a tackle. If you then make contact with the player so what.
If thats a penalty then football is gone forever. Might as well ban all tackles.
So where in the rules does it say it dont matter about making contact with the ball.Genuinely astonished that this isn’t absolutely unanimous. It’s a stonewall penalty.
The ‘but he played the ball’ brigade clearly don’t know the rules.
NSC would be in absolute uproar if we weren’t given a penalty for that.
Where in the rules does it say it’s not a foul if you make contact with the ball?So where in the rules does it say it dont matter about making contact with the ball.
Im not talking about the result. The title said was it a penalty. If youmake contact with the ball first that a fair tackle.I don’t think it’s ever changed has it? That has always been a penalty. If ‘football has gone forever’ then I guess you’ll never be watching it again?
Grow up FFS. It’s a clear penalty and we got battered 3-0 anyway.