I, too, have been watching football for 40+ years.
I agree, both this season were technically reds. I also don't think Stephens should have been sent off against 'boro because the gash was caused by Ramirez kicking and his shin striking the bottom of Stephen's boot. If a player throws his head...
I think the player's condition after the tackle is part of the consideration, yes.
I think Mounie, if anything, was probably trying to ease up or even pull back from the tackle. I don't think anyone on here has suggested he was trying to injure Bissouma.
Like you, I think it was technically a...
I hear what you're saying, but I guess people who've been watching football for years have seen it change in a way they don't like. Mounie's challenge was technically a red, but Bissouma was fit to continue, and I can see why Hudds fans are disappointed (like we were with Stephens).
Maybe fans...
I think what we want to be a red, and what the new laws state is a red, are two different things to some of us.
Huddersfield may well appeal, but won't win because it was interpreted to be a red by the referee, who was in a good position. Appeals are rarely successful, and when they are it is...