Some shocking decisions where they didn't seem to talk much about them on TV.
There were three decisions where I thought the refs got it wrong which were clear and obvious but VAR did not intervene.
I can understand the refs not seeing it in real time but I cannot understand why VAR didn't act.
1) Brighton v Arsenal
Lamptey clearly touches the ball, so why is it a foul? When the replays showed the touch I was confident the penalty would be overturned, cannot believe it was given!
2) Man Utd v Liverpool
Wan-Bissaka did not touch Harvey Elliot so the penalty has to be overturned. Watching the replay that has to go down as a dive.
3) Spurs v Forest
Maddison clearly punches Yates. It was the touch of a feather but it was still a punch. Should have seen red.
Weekend Decisions
posted on 9/4/24
comment by Thorgen Kloppinson (U1282)
posted 54 minutes ago
I hope there is an identical situation to this one so we can see you all do a 180 and argue its not a dive.
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Why would we care? Dive or not, if mitsubishis.cost you, it's funny
posted on 9/4/24
If.it
posted on 9/4/24
Wow. That typo is on steroids.
posted on 9/4/24
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 5 hours, 17 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 6 seconds ago
Defender lunges in, fouls attacker, penalty shock. Whether the player could have stayed up or avoided contact is irrelevant. None of those things are in the laws of the game. You foul in the box, it's a penalty, whatever the attacker coulda, shoulda, woulda, done.
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You’re completely ignoring that the challenge wouldn’t have impacted Elliott were it not for the fact that Elliott initiated the contact.
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Elliott didn't foul the defender though, the defender fouled Elliott.
I understand you don't like this part of the game when attackers look for penalties and go down when fouled but that doesn't take away the fact he was fouled in the box and fouls in the box will be a penalty.
I'm astounded this is even a debate.
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You're just repeating things that aren't true because you can't actually answer the point.
The contact only occurred because Elliott initiated it.
He could have carried on running without being touched.
He chose not to. He cheated.
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Have you been living under a rock.
This is what players do all the fecking time, many many times a match, go down under little or no contact. Pull someones arm or shoulder, legs give way. Does that happen in real life or only when a footballer gets into a penalty area. Put your hands on someones back, do they fly to the floor...only in football.
Footballer "cheat" probably 50 times a match and individuals like Fernandes are some of the worst at it.
Why are you acting all shocked by Elliot going down after AWB gave him the opportunity to do so, demanding a confession he dived?
More than anything that was total stupidity from AWB because players do not need an invite to look to gain an advantage.
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I’m not acting shocked and I’m well aware of how frequent the problem is.
My post below demonstrates that, so wind your neck in.
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 day, 23 hours ago
It’s funny that we all know what Elliott did, yet there are still some people saying it’s not clear and obvious.
Modern football. Cheating is accepted now.
United are no better of course. Bruno would do it, 100%.
But today, the result was a draw because Elliott dived. There’s no escaping that.
posted on 9/4/24
Ref just got the Saka / Neur one correct for exactly the reason we have been saying.
posted on 9/4/24
comment by The Mainoo Man (U23147)
posted 5 hours, 3 minutes ago
comment by welshpoolfan (U7693)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by The Mainoo Man (U23147)
posted 14 minutes ago
comment by burghandy (U10383)
posted 25 seconds ago
comment by The Mainoo Man (U23147)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 6 seconds ago
Defender lunges in, fouls attacker, penalty shock. Whether the player could have stayed up or avoided contact is irrelevant. None of those things are in the laws of the game. You foul in the box, it's a penalty, whatever the attacker coulda, shoulda, woulda, done.
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You’re completely ignoring that the challenge wouldn’t have impacted Elliott were it not for the fact that Elliott initiated the contact.
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Elliott didn't foul the defender though, the defender fouled Elliott.
I understand you don't like this part of the game when attackers look for penalties and go down when fouled but that doesn't take away the fact he was fouled in the box and fouls in the box will be a penalty.
I'm astounded this is even a debate.
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You're just repeating things that aren't true because you can't actually answer the point.
The contact only occurred because Elliott initiated it.
He could have carried on running without being touched.
He chose not to. He cheated.
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Have you been living under a rock.
This is what players do all the fecking time, many many times a match, go down under little or no contact. Pull someones arm or shoulder, legs give way. Does that happen in real life or only when a footballer gets into a penalty area. Put your hands on someones back, do they fly to the floor...only in football.
Footballer "cheat" probably 50 times a match and individuals like Fernandes are some of the worst at it.
Why are you acting all shocked by Elliot going down after AWB gave him the opportunity to do so, demanding a confession he dived?
More than anything that was total stupidity from AWB because players do not need an invite to look to gain an advantage.
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Finally, someone from the other side of the argument admits that Elliott took AWBs outstretched leg as an 'oppurtunity' to go doen
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You will never hear that from a liverpool fan!
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To channel my inner Keegan, I'd love it, LOVE IT, if we saw Liverpool lose out on the title to a similar pen decision.
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Liverpool have already had an incorrect penalty not given against them this season (actually incorrect unlike this one whoch was a clear penalty), plus two players incorrectly sent off this season, and a goal incorrectly disallowed.
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I hope there is an identical situation to this one so we can see you all do a 180 and argue its a dive. 🤞🏻
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Well here we go. How convenient.
posted on 9/4/24
Having seen that Saka incident, I’d like to hear Liverpool fans’ take on that.
Granted, haven’t seen it from more than just a couple of replays though.
posted on 9/4/24
their take will be that Neur was stupid to spread his legs wide and Saka was entitled to instigate contact, as he couldn’t possibly have gone around Neur. 😁
posted on 9/4/24
Blatant dive and Saka has always been a diver, thinking he can initiate contact and get a pen. Embarrassing. Excellent work form the European ref. Everybody knows you wait for the keeper or defender to lunge in before initiating contact as initiating contact on a standing opponent looks fake and can be spotted from a mile away.
posted on 10/4/24
comment by burghandy (U10383)
posted 16 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by The Mainoo Man (U23147)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by TheresOnlyOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 6 seconds ago
Defender lunges in, fouls attacker, penalty shock. Whether the player could have stayed up or avoided contact is irrelevant. None of those things are in the laws of the game. You foul in the box, it's a penalty, whatever the attacker coulda, shoulda, woulda, done.
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You’re completely ignoring that the challenge wouldn’t have impacted Elliott were it not for the fact that Elliott initiated the contact.
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Elliott didn't foul the defender though, the defender fouled Elliott.
I understand you don't like this part of the game when attackers look for penalties and go down when fouled but that doesn't take away the fact he was fouled in the box and fouls in the box will be a penalty.
I'm astounded this is even a debate.
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You're just repeating things that aren't true because you can't actually answer the point.
The contact only occurred because Elliott initiated it.
He could have carried on running without being touched.
He chose not to. He cheated.
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Have you been living under a rock.
This is what players do all the fecking time, many many times a match, go down under little or no contact. Pull someones arm or shoulder, legs give way. Does that happen in real life or only when a footballer gets into a penalty area. Put your hands on someones back, do they fly to the floor...only in football.
Footballer "cheat" probably 50 times a match and individuals like Fernandes are some of the worst at it.
Why are you acting all shocked by Elliot going down after AWB gave him the opportunity to do so, demanding a confession he dived?
More than anything that was total stupidity from AWB because players do not need an invite to look to gain an advantage.
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Finally, someone from the other side of the argument admits that Elliott took AWBs outstretched leg as an 'oppurtunity' to go doen
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You will never hear that from a liverpool fan!
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But don't act all holier than thou expecting a confession from LFC fans that Elliot dived because this sort of behaviour by players is standard, by most players in all games.
If i were a Utd fan i would be livid at AWB for diving in in the area. The rest is what you now expect from an attacker. It's beyond stupid by AWB.