Original Dub wrote:The fact that Gallagher said a top brass in refereeing used the words "penalty every day of the week" is disturbing, as is Gallagher explaining that this is the rule that referees are now being coahed through.
What in God's name are they trying to do to the game?!!
Original Dub wrote:Dermot Gallagher just on SSN to "clear up" the penalty farce at Villa Park.
He said "penalty everyday of the week". He said yes, the player got the ball first, but the way he tackled meant that the attacker couldn't go on to retrieve the ball.
So now its officially turned into ball only, instead of ball before man.
And so begins the slow death of football.
Fish111 wrote:His reasoning for it being a penalty is scary and i think these refs nowadays are like doctors. They don't like critisism of their own and close ranks all the time. The ref gave the penalty because it looked like a penalty, only in slow motion from a camera located behind the goal did you get to see the very slight touch the defender got on the ball. I like honesty and i would like the refs to be honest and say i gave it because it looked like a penalty, i didn't see any contact with the ball. That would satisfy me. And as someone said above, if that was against one of our lads i would have been screaming for a penalty all day long.
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