Today’s Football - 2024/25 Season

[Brennan]

Nope his leg went from high to low. Miles away from the ball. Red every day of the week.

Not a stamp…

You could say the foot raked down the opponents leg.

Perhaps get yourself a dictionary if you’re going to be a pedant.

 

[Miked1e]

What did you predict pre-game? Draw?

Everton win

 

[Bryan+]

@Yid4life

Cmon Levy, do it.

 

[Nymzee]

Cyclical? It was serious foul play because it was so far away from the ball. How late does a tackle need to be for it not to be a tackle and just to be a kick on an opponent?

*cynical. Autocorrect.

It’s serious foul play if it could injure a player. Did he end up injured? There wasn’t even any force used.

 

[Nymzee]

Everton win

So you only predict a draw against Leicester?

4 points out our next 2 games would be amazing….

 

[welshtoffee]

So I want Villa and Fulham to win and Spurs / Leicester and Palace / Brentford to draw...Does that sound about right ?

 

[Nymzee]

So I want Villa and Fulham to win and Spurs / Leicester and Palace / Brentford to draw...Does that sound about right ?

Spurs to win. They’re not a relegation rival once players come back.

 

[welshtoffee]

Spurs to win. They’re not a relegation rival once players come back.

Fair comment

 

[bluelife]

So I want Villa and Fulham to win and Spurs / Leicester and Palace / Brentford to draw...Does that sound about right ?

I've got 12th place on my mind with Moyes... so I'll have Villa, Fulham, Leicester and Brentford wins today please.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

That's ridiculous, be no one left on the pitch

There would, people would just stop cynically fouling all the time. Shirt tugging hasn't always been a thing.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Not a stamp…

You could say the foot raked down the opponents leg.

Perhaps get yourself a dictionary if you’re going to be a pedant.

His foot moved from high to low. That's a stamp based on any definition.

 

[Mozza1987]

There would, people would just stop cynically fouling all the time. Shirt tugging hasn't always been a thing.

It definitely has mate. Footy was even more cynical in the past that it is now. Not for me a sending off. If it's massively dangerous then yeah a red but that wasn't in that category for me.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

*cynical. Autocorrect.

It’s serious foul play if it could injure a player. Did he end up injured? There wasn’t even any force used.

Fine. Let's just treat it as striking an opponent then which is a red card (since it clearly wasn't an attempt at a tackle). If someone did that to someone off the ball who was chasing back or running forward they would be red carded. This is no different.

 

[ToffeeTim]

The Arsenal one yesterday just clearly isn't a red card under current rules or current interpretations.

I don't have an issue that people think it should be red and understand the argument. But then we need to change the rules first, because those are never given as straight red cards.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

It definitely has mate. Footy was even more cynical in the past that it is now. Not for me a sending off. If it's massively dangerous then yeah a red but that wasn't in that category for me.

Fine, you're entitled to your view. I just don't see how the punishment for a genuine but mistimed attempt for the ball is treated the same as a deliberate cynical foul. In a legal context mens rea is a deciding factor when determining guilt. A court obviously treats someone who deliberately runs over and injures another person far more harshly than someone who accidentally causes an accident. This should be no different. I hate these cynical fouls. The big teams do them respectively and it's a specific tactic they employ. It's cheating and the authorities should punish it severely.