MegadrivePerson
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This was a stonewall penalty though, terrible decision by Pawson!The ref having that view and not giving a penalty?
This was a stonewall penalty though, terrible decision by Pawson!The ref having that view and not giving a penalty?
Doesn't matter if they think that, what matters is who is right.The Referee blows the whistle as the defender is tapping the ball. It's very clear that nobody bar Ronaldo thinks the ball is in play at this point. It's clutching at straws trying to say that this decision has cost us a goal. If this was the other way round you'd be livid if it was given against you!
When a player takes that kind of liberty with a dead ball, not in someone's hands, didn't the Ref's use to term it as 'ungentlemanly conduct'... in the days before VAR, obviously?Doesn't matter if they think that, what matters is who is right.
I remember the term but don't remember if it was ever used for something like that. I thought it was usually things like spitting, swearing, rude gestures, that sort of thing.When a player takes that kind of liberty with a dead ball, not in someone's hands, didn't the Ref's use to term it as 'ungentlemanly conduct'... in the days before VAR, obviously?
I would put it this way. If the goal were given against us, I’d be livid…at the incompetence of our players not understanding the Laws of the game.The Referee blows the whistle as the defender is tapping the ball. It's very clear that nobody bar Ronaldo thinks the ball is in play at this point. It's clutching at straws trying to say that this decision has cost us a goal. If this was the other way round you'd be livid if it was given against you!
Yes, as far as I can remember, it was a distinction that refs made between 'kicking or attempting to kick the ball out of the keeper's hands' (dangerous play) and making him look foolish by nicking the ball away from him, if he wasn't concentrating, or as he was judged to have released the ball = ungentlemanly conduct!I remember the term but don't remember if it was ever used for something like that. I thought it was usually things like spitting, swearing, rude gestures, that sort of thing.
Craig Pawson