Today's Football 2015 / 16

[rascal]

Both teams have commanding centre backs who have a 'thou shalt not pass' attitude. I admire that.

 

[Anna]

So your admitting that the ref made a mistake, as youve admitted, there was contact, thus meaning it wasnt simulation.

Kind of, I guess i'm saying I have little sympathy for Vardy. He's not even going to be suspended for the game agains't us is he lol

 

[Goat]

 

[Khalekan]

Have Hammers won a match since they beat us at Goodison?

 

[The Cowboy]

So your admitting that the ref made a mistake, as youve admitted, there was contact, thus meaning it wasnt simulation.

Hmm. I can see your point, but simulation AKA diving is the act of throwing oneself down with the intention of making the referee believe you have been felled. In fact, that can actually be in conjunction with a geniune foul, as the two are independent, concurrent events.

So argue all you like that the ref didn't give a penalty, but he got a yellow for simulation because that's exactly what he did.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Have Hammers won a match since they beat us at Goodison?

They won the 1966 World Cup Final so I hear..........

 

[TyphooToffee]

Ridiculous sending him off. However he went down his legs were taken, even it just the pair of them getting tangled up.

Looking at it again, Vardy deliberately put his left leg across the defender. Fair dos to the ref. It might not have been an obvious dive but it was cheating none the less.

 

[Mozza1987]

He 100% should have been booked and sent off, he has tried to con the ref that he has been fouled. He put his legs there so contact would happen otherwise there wouldn't have been any.

 

[Khalekan]

But watch it at full speed, he literally throws himself over, the ref has seen that and assumed dive, without video replays that is going to happen. I don't disagree with you that he's made contact, but at full speed it looks like a ridiculous dive.

Looked like a dive to me at first sight.

The ref had no choice if he thought the same.

If he made a mistake it was an understandable one.

 

[Goat]

Hmm. I can see your point, but simulation AKA diving is the act of throwing oneself down with the intention of making the referee believe you have been felled. In fact, that can actually be in conjunction with a geniune foul, as the two are independent, concurrent events.

So argue all you like that the ref didn't give a penalty, but he got a yellow for simulation because that's exactly what he did.

I dont think it was a peno, thats for sure, but IMO its a bit harsh.

Dont get me wrong, glad the utter tramp got pulled on blatant cheating, just gutted cos im got them in my accy.

 

[kenada_blue]

Again, that's not how it works... the striker can put his leg anywhere he wants. It's then up to the defender to dispossess him without taking down the striker, or in the event of an accidental collision after the striker puts his leg down and a connection is made, it's up to the ref to call it a foul or wave play on.

It's one of two things - it's either a foul, or not. Under no circumstance is it simulation, because none occurred. Nobody has tried to cheat - Vardy has put his leg in a position where he has tried to "buy" a penalty, but that isn't against the rules.

Gotta agree with that.

Wasn't a penalty/foul. But wasn't a bookable offence for simulation as there is contact.

 

[tsubaki]

Again, that's not how it works... the striker can put his leg anywhere he wants. It's then up to the defender to dispossess him without taking down the striker, or in the event of an accidental collision after the striker puts his leg down and a connection is made, it's up to the ref to call it a foul or wave play on.

It's one of two things - it's either a foul, or not. Under no circumstance is it simulation, because none occurred. Nobody has tried to cheat - Vardy has put his leg in a position where he has tried to "buy" a penalty, but that isn't against the rules.

This argument makes no sense though - Vardy (and the rest of them) put his leg there knowing that the defender will invariably collide with it - as you say later on "he has tried to "buy" a penalty". It is a deliberate act designed to make the ref think he has been fouled.

 

[Darrenc34]

Brady sent off, so he is not perfect after all!! Welcome to the premier league!!

 

[Mozza1987]

Gotta agree with that.

Wasn't a penalty/foul. But wasn't a bookable offence for simulation as there is contact.

He tries to con the ref for a pen though. The contact only happens because he throws his legs there. What is the defender meant to do? Contact wouldn't have happened otherwise.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

The irony of West Ham actually helping Spurs back into the title chase