Handball ref? Ref?

[Vintage]

Well the feigning of head injury to break up play, Fulham are one of the worse sides out side the elitist six who act upon method of "sportsmanship". Loathed to be pulled into the debate cause it just feeds into it all. Better if we switched off and stopped going to be honest or at least not pay to watch... Tall ask, i certainly did not go to FA cup match because of all this nonsense would be a certain i go to these matches up to this season. No plans to go again this season and have spent the monies booking boat fishing trips...

Watch Spurs on Saturday. At least 4if not 5 of them will go down holding their head during the game

 

[RD2910]

I think any hand/arm contact in the six yard box should be given

It would be fairer, but also terrible.

 

[Swagger]

Would Robinson have also been sent off if the penalty was given? Perhaps that was why they bottled it as it would have effectively handed Everton three points.

 

[RD2910]

Would Robinson have also been sent off if the penalty was given? Perhaps that was why they bottled it as it would have effectively handed Everton three points.

No.

 

[chrismpw]

With all the camera angles covering every movement surely a penalty should only be given if
1. There is a visible change in direction of the ball's path or speed

AND

2. The attacking team is disadvantaged or the defending team gets an advantage from that change of path.

No more scrutiny whether a non-sky-brand fingernail was brushed - which is impossible to satisfy rule 1.

Of course rule 2 still opens the door to interpretation/corruption- but it can be no worse than it is now.

 

[arch stanton]

With all the camera angles covering every movement surely a penalty should only be given if
1. There is a visible change in direction of the ball's path or speed

AND

2. The attacking team is disadvantaged or the defending team gets an advantage from that change of path.

No more scrutiny whether a non-sky-brand fingernail was brushed - which is impossible to satisfy rule 1.

Of course rule 2 still opens the door to interpretation/corruption- but it can be no worse than it is now.

I agree to this or similar, if it's deliberate or you gain an advantage. Much simpler to police.

 

[chrismpw]

I agree to this or similar, if it's deliberate or you gain an advantage. Much simpler to police.

I was going to suggest "deliberate" but how does a ref read minds? Some of these players are sly.

 

[arch stanton]

I was going to suggest "deliberate" but how does a ref read minds? Some of these players are sly.

if its indeterminate, go on to the second test of whether they gained an advantage.

 

[Swagger]

No.

Fair. It was such a bad decision I was trying to find an angle as to why it wasn't given.