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[Albion] Was it a penalty?
- Thread starter Bozza
- Start date
If that was up the other end then definitely 
- Mar 23, 2023
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It wasn’t a goal scoring opportunity, he didn’t do it on purpose, not a penalty.
We would have still lost.
We would have still lost.
Pogue Mahone
Well-known member
- Apr 30, 2011
- 10,749
Yes. Yes it was.
Before pro Arsenal viewpoints pile in, please remember the benchmark from some experts that Doku got some the ball before his studs struck MacA …. their conclusion that getting to the ball first meant it was not a foul.
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Blues Guitarist
Well-known member
If an attacker is clean through, keeper dives at his feet, punches the ball away then takes out the attacker. Is that a penalty?
If an attacker is clean through, keeper dives at his feet, gets a slight touch on the ball away then takes out the attacker. Is that a penalty?
If an attacker is clean through, keeper dives at his feet, gets a slight touch on the ball away then takes out the attacker. Is that a penalty?
Doesn’t have to be a goal scoring opportunity. Doesn’t have to be on purpose.
But Lamptey does make a genuine attempt to play the ball. Does make contact but not cleanly.
The attacker goes into Lamptey who hasn’t moved to obstruct, he’s still in a falling motion. The ball’s direction deviates from Lamptey’s touch and the attacker has made a movement away from the ball. It’s a close one.
lizard
Well-hung member
- Jul 14, 2005
- 3,335
It depends what shirt you're wearing of course.
Does it matter?
Arsenal could have subbed me on for Rayes, at halftime, and they still would have won 0-3.
Arsenal could have subbed me on for Rayes, at halftime, and they still would have won 0-3.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
- 35,322
i'm confused why this is up for debate. we'd be screaming for a pen against us. Lamptey barely grazes the ball, and takes a whole lot of shin. sorry.
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US Seagull
Well-known member
Was that a serious question?
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
Blatently, yes.
But whether you think it is a foul or not (it is), ultimately, it was a really stupid, naive challenge for Lamptey to make as it meant there was a strong likelihood of that happening. Poor defending.
But whether you think it is a foul or not (it is), ultimately, it was a really stupid, naive challenge for Lamptey to make as it meant there was a strong likelihood of that happening. Poor defending.
Is this going to be it till the end of the season?
Kvetching about all the other reasons for not winning while the team does feck all to generate a win.
Kvetching about all the other reasons for not winning while the team does feck all to generate a win.
tedebear
Legal Alien
Doesn't he (ever so slightly) touch the ball first before the leg? I thought several var calls have suggested that would therefore not be a penalty.... Ref had missed several fouls on us prior to it, so it felt like a passage of play where the ref was playing for them!
Ofc it was.
Some of the pro-Arsenal sentiment and/or people trying desperately to appear "unbiased" on this thread is incredible.
It has been absolutely, 100%, utterly non-negotiably the policy of the last 20 years of Premier League football refereeing that if you touch the ball first as a defender (provided your challenge is not dangerous) it is no penalty.
How anyone can argue differently is unfathomable to me.
It has been absolutely, 100%, utterly non-negotiably the policy of the last 20 years of Premier League football refereeing that if you touch the ball first as a defender (provided your challenge is not dangerous) it is no penalty.
How anyone can argue differently is unfathomable to me.