Marcus Kendall
Player Valuation: £35m
What do you suggest we do? Go on strike? Cry to the media (like they'd give a poo)?
Yes.
I just thought he jumped trying to get his hand on the shoulder or shirt of the Attacker but ended up having a handful of hair instead.
He didn’t yank the hair that should constitute a violent act.
Another example in the Arsenal vs Liverpool game of weird officiating. Martinelli threw the ball at an injured Liverpool player before manhandling him off the pitch yet no red card...so pulling a bit of hair for a split second whilst competing for a header is violent conduct by way of comparison...ok...make it make sense!
The reality is VAR doesn't have a clue what to police and prioritise because it will most likely have a gimp in place who has never played football before yet loves data and fantasy football. A lot will go on during a game of football. Let's focus on challenges that could cause serious injury or potentially end a career like Hwang or players manhandling an injured player with a knee injury as obviously this could make it even worse rather than someone having to comb their hair as a result of a competitive challenge between two players.
The reality is VAR doesn't have a clue what to police and prioritise because it will most likely have a gimp in place who has never played football before yet loves data and fantasy football. A lot will go on during a game of football. Let's focus on challenges that could cause serious injury or potentially end a career like Hwang or players manhandling an injured player with a knee injury as obviously this could make it even worse rather than someone having to comb their hair as a result of a competitive challenge between two players.
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I recall a certain grass eater backing into Craig Short where Short jumped for the header and mr grass didn't attempt to win the ball, purposefully tipping him onto his head. Short left the field immediately after in a neck collar brace and went straight to hospital.
This is the mid 90's.
Backing in has been a problem for decades, kane is a problem for it, the tip tackle was outlawed in rugby a long time ago same with the spear challenge (nearly the same thing) and significant bans for transgressors. The ladies game has had the hair pull penalised for a long time. Grab that pony and it's a yellow.
How in the mens game it's a straight red would be an interesting explanation.
Not that one will arrive.
This is the mid 90's.
Backing in has been a problem for decades, kane is a problem for it, the tip tackle was outlawed in rugby a long time ago same with the spear challenge (nearly the same thing) and significant bans for transgressors. The ladies game has had the hair pull penalised for a long time. Grab that pony and it's a yellow.
How in the mens game it's a straight red would be an interesting explanation.
Not that one will arrive.
Sinski
Player Valuation: £8m
Noticed Brentford were doing it against us as well.
It has been outlawed in Australian football as well. Players jumping for a mark were vulnerable and defenders would just take their legs out and they end up on their head. Was referred to as tunneling here.
you guys invention with the English language never fails to amaze and amuse me. Aus football is aus rules?
Sinski
Player Valuation: £8m
Yep thats the one.
On field amateur prostate exams been outlawed yet? Might as well have named it 'injure who you can ball'. To quote Mick's mate Wal, 'strewth!'.
Sinski
Player Valuation: £8m
That was Rugby League. Don't follow it even though I live in a league state, so I have no idea.
'Truly outing' wow!Right, its truly outing some people on here who are somehow falling over themselves to defend the corrupt PL. Look, I dont mind arguing most decisions, but its LITERALLY the law of the game. It cannot be violent conduct, its not even in the refs discretion to call it, and for Cavanagh to call that down is criminal. The ref will be demoted, and the appeal will be won, and not because they want to, but because they have to because they wrote the rule.
I see Keane pulling an opponents hair as a red card and though not a head butt, it's violent play and scummy.
I see us being denied clear pens regularly as potential corruption.
Both viewpoints can coexist easily.
Calling Cavanagh a 'criminal' for calling out the hair pulling completely deflects from actual wrong calls we've been on the receiving end of and dilutes those arguments. It just makes us look like whingebags. He deserved the red.
We should be kicking up a fuss about the dodgy pens and letting Keane learn not to be a knob during his suspension
Was rugby league as mentioned and that guy got a hefty ban. Did it a lot of times. Was a bit nuts apparently, which isn't suprising
