Aye, there's just no excuse for diving in that situation, player was going away from goal, had no chance of a shot, nothing just keep him going that way.
To be fair, AWB is the one player over all others I’d back to get a toe to the ball when he does go to ground in those situations. Incredibly rare for his go go gadget legs to let him down like that.
red all day it’s not even debatable
The original master, never seen anyone do it so much.
Far more often than not its a yellow on the basis that he doesnt connect higher up the foot.
With 7 league games to play I'm still waiting and looking forward to "things to balance themselves out"
100% this.
More than refs/Car, club is pathetic to let this happen without making any fuss about it.
Last season the ridiculous red cards for Casemiro and the suspensions that followed almost derailed our season. This season refs would actually be doing us a favour if he got sent off and suspended, given the form he's in.
Bradley didn't get a red in the first half either so neither should Case.
Agreed.
Yet AWB managed to change the direction of his foot, so that he avoided contact. Elliot was 'cute' in getting contact. Unfortunately, it's part of the game.
This. 100%. Slow motion replays create false narratives. The notion that AWB cleverly pulled his foot away is also an artifice, when in reality it’s just a natural motion at the ankle after a swing and a miss like that.
The Maddison incident is a perfect example of VAR picking and choosing. By the letter of the law there is no way they shouldn't be getting involved - especially if you look at Case's red last year for something nowhere near as bad.
Honestly, they need to sack Dermot from this programme. It’s like getting blood out of a stone for him to say there’s a mistake.
He’s the worst. Never gives a straight answer to any question, Sue asks him if a player’s reputation plays any part in influencing a referee’s decision making and he completely avoids answering it and instead comes out with some shite about how the referee never seen the incident.
The only harsh red he got was against Palace for the hands around the neck when other guys have been let off with it.
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Ha. Might be the same person!I have also been told this by a relative of Tony Harrington
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That's pretty desperate even for the average football fan. The player who just got punched asked for it to be reviewed so actually he should be sent off? You should just keep quiet and thank your lucky stars Maddison got away with it.
Not really, it's no different to waving imaginary yellows at the ref.
There are people in the other thread adamant that this is a stonewaller.
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Said this when it first happened. No contact. I don't really care how stupid the challenge was (and it was), he literally dived all day long.
Pretty sure the commentator said that players telling the ref to check VAR should be given a yellow according to rules.
That is not the first point of contact, AWB's left knee hits his right ankle before that, you would think slowing it down to that speed might make that noticeable.There are people in the other thread adamant that this is a stonewaller.
First point of contact is here:
He’s already going down, hence it is a dive. Unquestionably, unless Obi Wan Kenobi is in the crowd. You fall when you’re tripped, so why is he falling without any contact whatsoever? The answer is because he started diving a moment before when he expected contact with AWB’s leg, which wasn’t there. So he had to manufacture it.
He also doesn’t even have possession the ball at the point of contact. Making a clumsy challenge isn’t a punishable offence in and of itself.
There's no point arguing with people who base their opinion on a still image anyway.
Ha! Whats the teams ethos? Does being captain come with any perks?!
dunno about perks! Going grey earlier than you should be? 
