Ball to hand does not mean it is not handball.
Your hand has to be in a natural position
His hand was in front of him, and it stopped the clearance. I doubt the referee saw it, but if he did I imagine he would have disallowed it.
You take straw clutching to a whole new level
comment by HRH King Ledley (U20095)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Ball to hand does not mean it is not handball.
Your hand has to be in a natural position
His hand was in front of him, and it stopped the clearance. I doubt the referee saw it, but if he did I imagine he would have disallowed it.
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can you show me the rule where your hand has to be in a 'natural position'?
And our penalty conversion rate is 100% when Yaya takes them. He's scored every single time he's taken a penalty for City and that's 10 or 11 times.
comment by LQ (U6305)
posted 4 hours, 46 minutes ago
You take straw clutching to a whole new level
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Why do I have to clutch at straws? I did not think we deserved a point, yet we have one.
I just find the denial that you had plenty go your way too amusing
comment by U2 (U20610)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
comment by HRH King Ledley (U20095)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Ball to hand does not mean it is not handball.
Your hand has to be in a natural position
His hand was in front of him, and it stopped the clearance. I doubt the referee saw it, but if he did I imagine he would have disallowed it.
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can you show me the rule where your hand has to be in a 'natural position'?
And our penalty conversion rate is 100% when Yaya takes them. He's scored every single time he's taken a penalty for City and that's 10 or 11 times.
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There is a great invention called Google....
I simply typed in 'handball natural position', et voila
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2284201/GRAHAM-POLL--The-Official-Line-The-new-handball-rule-explained-Newcastle-got-lucky-Fox-penalty.html
Graham Poll explains the guidance they get...
"Regarding handball they now ask the referee to consider the proximity of the potential offender to the person last playing the ball, the speed of the ball and importantly whether the offender's arms are in a natural or unnatural position.
So the question of intent is now, did the offender deliberately place his arms in an unnatural position to increase the chances of the ball hitting him?
If the answer to that is yes then it is correct to penalise that player even though it used to be argued that was ball to hand."
This is why a penalty is given when a player lunges and his arm is in the air and is hit. Although technically ball to hand, his decision to lunge puts his hand in the path of the ball.
This is why Sterling had a penalty given against him last season at yours.
Harsh, but there you go
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posted on 24/1/17
Ball to hand does not mean it is not handball.
Your hand has to be in a natural position
His hand was in front of him, and it stopped the clearance. I doubt the referee saw it, but if he did I imagine he would have disallowed it.
posted on 24/1/17
You take straw clutching to a whole new level
posted on 24/1/17
comment by HRH King Ledley (U20095)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Ball to hand does not mean it is not handball.
Your hand has to be in a natural position
His hand was in front of him, and it stopped the clearance. I doubt the referee saw it, but if he did I imagine he would have disallowed it.
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can you show me the rule where your hand has to be in a 'natural position'?
And our penalty conversion rate is 100% when Yaya takes them. He's scored every single time he's taken a penalty for City and that's 10 or 11 times.
posted on 24/1/17
comment by LQ (U6305)
posted 4 hours, 46 minutes ago
You take straw clutching to a whole new level
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Why do I have to clutch at straws? I did not think we deserved a point, yet we have one.
I just find the denial that you had plenty go your way too amusing
posted on 24/1/17
comment by U2 (U20610)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
comment by HRH King Ledley (U20095)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Ball to hand does not mean it is not handball.
Your hand has to be in a natural position
His hand was in front of him, and it stopped the clearance. I doubt the referee saw it, but if he did I imagine he would have disallowed it.
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can you show me the rule where your hand has to be in a 'natural position'?
And our penalty conversion rate is 100% when Yaya takes them. He's scored every single time he's taken a penalty for City and that's 10 or 11 times.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
There is a great invention called Google....
I simply typed in 'handball natural position', et voila
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2284201/GRAHAM-POLL--The-Official-Line-The-new-handball-rule-explained-Newcastle-got-lucky-Fox-penalty.html
Graham Poll explains the guidance they get...
"Regarding handball they now ask the referee to consider the proximity of the potential offender to the person last playing the ball, the speed of the ball and importantly whether the offender's arms are in a natural or unnatural position.
So the question of intent is now, did the offender deliberately place his arms in an unnatural position to increase the chances of the ball hitting him?
If the answer to that is yes then it is correct to penalise that player even though it used to be argued that was ball to hand."
posted on 24/1/17
This is why a penalty is given when a player lunges and his arm is in the air and is hit. Although technically ball to hand, his decision to lunge puts his hand in the path of the ball.
This is why Sterling had a penalty given against him last season at yours.
Harsh, but there you go
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