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[Albion] Red Card
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Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,199
I would love for the FA to explain how that wasn't a red, but Duffy's one against Palace was when they were almost identical incidents
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,199
If only they had VAR to check it .... oh wait they did
Just another example of the big team bias that exists
Top 6 team/ England player = different rules
dejavuatbtn
Well-known member
Excuse given was that it didn’t look so bad in slowmo. Also our guy didn’t go down!
So it’s only a sending off if you but them really quickly and they are knocked out.
Outrageous decision.
So it’s only a sending off if you but them really quickly and they are knocked out.
Outrageous decision.
This is what happened with Christiano Ronaldo elbowing an Iranian defender in the face on purpose at the World Cup. Referee used VAR and said it was a yellow, which makes no sense. This happens everywhere.. big teams just get huge breaks that little teams would never get. I’m sorry Brighton, I know how you feel.
Dirty Dave
Well-known member
I said red as soon as it happened and we were right down the opposite end of the ground.
I like for players to be honest and not to roll round clutching their face in these types of incidents.
It should have been red but referees shouldn't need to see theatricals to give out red cards. It's hardly surprising players often 'help' referees make a decision
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I like for players to be honest and not to roll round clutching their face in these types of incidents.
It should have been red but referees shouldn't need to see theatricals to give out red cards. It's hardly surprising players often 'help' referees make a decision
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darkwolf666
Well-known member
Oh, that's ok then... In which case why did he get s yellow card? It was a terrible decision, City knew it too as Walker didn't come out for second half...
Si Gull
Way Down South
VAR had one decision to make and got it wrong. If any evidence was needed to show that VAR won't suddenly rid the game of poor decisions, this was it. Total dogsh*t idea, adds nothing to the game.
Agree. Could see it from about 100 yds away in the upper tier . Makes VAR a complete waste of time
studio150
Well-known member
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/8807147/kyle-walker-man-city-brighton-fa-cup-semi-final-alireza-jahanbakhsh/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6894241/Kyle-Walker-lucky-not-red-card-claims-Alan-Shearer.html
https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/06/kyle-walker-somehow-avoids-red-card-var-review-headbutt-alireza-jahanbakhsh-9127111/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/kyle-walker-should-been-sent-14246475Just waiting now
Headline writers seem to all agree Walker lucky not to go. Interesting comment in The Sun article on why did the referee not review the incident on a pitchside screen as they do in the rest of the world where VAR is used.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6894241/Kyle-Walker-lucky-not-red-card-claims-Alan-Shearer.html
https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/06/kyle-walker-somehow-avoids-red-card-var-review-headbutt-alireza-jahanbakhsh-9127111/
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/kyle-walker-should-been-sent-14246475Just waiting now
Headline writers seem to all agree Walker lucky not to go. Interesting comment in The Sun article on why did the referee not review the incident on a pitchside screen as they do in the rest of the world where VAR is used.
portslade seagull
Well-known member
Top 6 decision by Friend who was on duty at VAR today. One of ours would've seen red for the same offence guaranteed
Nixonator
Well-known member
It was no card or a red card.
Yellow card just shows they made up their own rules for this specific incident.
Rule being, he plays for Oil FC and Engerlund so gets off with a caution.
It's often said that in bigger games officials are hesitant to dish out reds for ruining the spectacle, this is a situation where a red would have made the game very interesting.
Yellow card just shows they made up their own rules for this specific incident.
Rule being, he plays for Oil FC and Engerlund so gets off with a caution.
It's often said that in bigger games officials are hesitant to dish out reds for ruining the spectacle, this is a situation where a red would have made the game very interesting.
Watching on TV it looked a BLATANT red on first viewing. We were going mental when the ref didn't give it. Then it comes up "VAR review for red card". Get in! He's off when they see that......
Oh.
And those twats on the City forum (see other thread) are saying the ref was on our side.
Wow.
Oh.
And those twats on the City forum (see other thread) are saying the ref was on our side.
Wow.
I remember hearing or reading something about one of the main hold ups with bringing VAR in this season was that certain factions wanted the VAR to make decisions, and others wanted the ref to make them. It seems in britain the VAR faction won out. At least so far. For me, if the law includes the phrase 'in the opinion of the referee' then the referee has to look at the replay. If anyone else does we're not playing by the laws of the game. It may be a bit slower as we wait for the ref to make his way over to the monitor and view it a couple of times, but it still needs to be his opinion, not the VAR.
Yes. During the World Cup it seemed to be the referee looking at the replays, having been directed to do so by the VARs. That surely has to be the best way for it to work?