Genuinely staggered that they didn’t award that penalty for handball. Then I remembered we’re dealing with the most incompetent, shambolic and quite possibly corrupt organisation in the PGMOL. Sickeningly poor decision that.
1) The “double underhook”
Putting both arms under and around the striker from behind isn’t normal jostling anymore—it’s holding. Even before the ball hits the hand, that action alone is a foul.
2) The hand/arm contact
By reaching around like that, the defender’s arms are in a very unnatural position. So when the ball hits the hand and gets knocked away, referees will usually see that as handball, even if it’s accidental, because:
looks like we will be getting an apology boys, get in
Putting both arms under and around the striker from behind isn’t normal jostling anymore—it’s holding. Even before the ball hits the hand, that action alone is a foul.
2) The hand/arm contact
By reaching around like that, the defender’s arms are in a very unnatural position. So when the ball hits the hand and gets knocked away, referees will usually see that as handball, even if it’s accidental, because:
- the arm is making the body bigger
- the arm is being used in a risky/unnatural way
- it directly prevents the attacker from controlling the ball
looks like we will be getting an apology boys, get in
An obvious penalty
What good will that do !
It will makes us all feel better obviously
Tonymckinn1878
Player Valuation: £500k
Every single match now there is at least one extremely obvious wrong decision against us. What is the agenda? The club should be calling it out for what it is.
Rollo Tomassi
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Haha, a grappling motion is the excuse sorry to reason for not giving it.
I mean how can anyone seriously utter those words and keep a straight face especially when it is Barry that is being grappled with by the defender.
I mean how can anyone seriously utter those words and keep a straight face especially when it is Barry that is being grappled with by the defender.
So you are now allowed to handball if you are also committing another offence by grappling at the same time ??
Look to the future
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If that isn’t a penalty then what is.
He punched the ball out for a corner ? nailed on pen all day ...
Rollo Tomassi
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He even motions to punch it again after he has done it the first time, just bewildering.
This is exactly it - the lad’s being a bit naughty/daft and putting both hands around an attacker in the box and in doing so punches the ball out of play?
It is just shocking officiating
The referee awarded a goal kick IIRC
