an interesting discussion...

[Freestyler]

Ref did his job, sent him off and awarded the pen.

and the player didn't do his job lol

 

[ctidcarl]

I have football books from the 60's were a couple of famous players suggest the same Eshiers.

Just book the player and give the goal would be fair.

City first benefited when they changed the rule for deliberate hand ball stopping goals away at west ham (91/92). We won 2-1 and Hendry converted the penalty but fell over just before kicking it.

Eddie Large reporting thought it was ridiculous that the player got sent off in his newspaper report, as it was not the norm.

Being pedantic - it was Steve Redmond who scored that penalty where he fell over and his quote was "If I don't know where I'm putting it, how can the keeper"!!

I 100% support what Suarez did for Uruguay and I also think that instinctivly, be it the first minute of a match (World Cup Q/F is huge!!) or the last minute he would have done the same thing.

 

[CBlue]

Under no circumstances should a goal be awarded unless the ball has legitimately crossed the goal line. If you allow a goal for handball on the goal line then you have to do much the same for a forward through on goal who gets chopped by the goalie. It goes on and on, and before long yer giving a goal for a throw in. Jeez, I'm sounding like those folk who don't want video technology.

What? Sensible?
The correct decision should have been offside - Ghanayan # 10 Appiah was a mile off when he took the first shot.

 

[Spindash]

Stop talking sense ffs!

You are right, but when it happens to us, we all scream for goaline techology. if everything was too clinical and techical, what would there be to debate / argue about

Matches? Goals? Players?

This argument that "football is great because of controversy" is complete nonsense. If you believe that, then maybe football isn't as good as you think it is.

 

[malg]

This is exactly why video technology shouldn't happen. Once it is introduced, we will then get arguments about using it for any kind of infringement. If the officials get it wrong, we have to live with it.......end of story.

 

[Bigga]

This is exactly why video technology shouldn't happen. Once it is introduced, we will then get arguments about using it for any kind of infringement. If the officials get it wrong, we have to live with it.......end of story.

What on EARTH are you talking about??

Everyone saw what happened, even the ref, so nobody contested it! It got dealt with.

You wouldn't need vid tech with something SO obvious!

 

[bluemoon32]

Not the Uruguayans fault that the Ghanan bottled the penalty.

 

[malg]

This is exactly why video technology shouldn't happen. Once it is introduced, we will then get arguments about using it for any kind of infringement. If the officials get it wrong, we have to live with it.......end of story.

What on EARTH are you talking about??

Everyone saw what happened, even the ref, so nobody contested it! It got dealt with.

You wouldn't need vid tech with something SO obvious!

I was on about the original discussion on whether it was fair that a penalty was awarded for something that was so blatantly obvious was going to be a goal. It would only take one of the big teams to go out on pens, when it was absolutely obvious they should have won.

I know the current rules are that a penalty is awarded and the player sent off. However, the current rules are that if the ref doesn't see the ball going over the line, then it's not a goal. Everyone now wants video technology for that, so it's not a great leap of imagination to see people asking for video evidence of incidents like this to say whether the ball was going in or not, and then award a goal.

I'm personally in the 'leave it alone' bracket. Only an opinion.

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

I thought the Ref had a very good game last night, shame that he didn't just give a goal thinking the ball crossed the line before the handball...... at least justice would have been done then.

It would have been interesting to listen to the complaints by Uraguay if a goal had been awarded.

 

[Footyblue]

No "penalty" goal should be given.

Suarez knew he'd be red carded and a penalty kick would be awarded.

Ghana had two opportunities to win the game, they failed.

Sucks but Suarez knew the consequences of his action and did the right thing given the circumstance. Good move on his part.