Peter Walton..

[lancs blue]

Of course he knows the law

I'm not as confident as you, I think there are plenty of professionals who don't fully understand the laws.

 

[Eccles Blue]

If we HAVE to give him his own thread, can’t you change the thread title to, “Peter Walton....****”

Oh the ironing
You don’t know the rules of this forum
No swearing allowed in thread titles

You could always put, “Peter Walton.....silly so and so”

 

[Blue Mist]

You could always put, “Peter Walton.....silly so and so”

I'm with you Eccles, I never use the c word so as you will be a mate of @Ric ask him to get the computer to automatically change the c word to silly so and so. Or even silly sausage. :-)

 

[jay_mcfc]

No that’s an overly simplistic look at it.

The fact of it is Mings touches the ball twice, and the second movement took him into Rodri. He was deemed to be in control of the ball, which kills the offside. But Mings could argue he was forced into the error on his first touch, and if that’s the case it is offside. It’s made messier because Mings looks at the other CB, but could argue he was actually looking back at Rodri.

Eitherway absolutely shite defending so I’m delighted :-)

Deemed to be in control? Where does it say that in the rules? It's really, really fucking simple. When Mings purposefully chests the ball under no pressure from Rodri, the game goes into the next phase.

 

[Fazz28]

I don’t like him but it is a very, very complicated one and he did correct himself after the game

But he is paid to know the rules.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

The fact that this ex-ref is employed by BT and his first thought was that it was offside, to then realise he had got it wrong according to the actual rules says it all.

Then the bt bus ran with sulky arse comments about it should not have stood


Let's rewind back to the handball goal against spurs in the CL, and they couldn't give 2 fucks it was scored

Says it all.

But remember the fact that they know we are getting back to our form (although I would say we are still in around 3rd gear) makes them squirm and all their bitterness rises to the top for everyone to see

 

[BobbyBoy]

We would be on page 156 of the John Moss is a fat **** thread if that goal was awarded at the other end and you're a liar if you say differently. It was a scandalous goal made worse by officials and broadcasters doubling down on their mistakes and looking for creative ways to explain away their incompetence. This is the type of hypocrisy that allows the PGMOL to operate as they as do. Peter Walton like all ex refs back the final decision every time because they're twats. The laws they read out don't include anything about proximity or distance like the PL statement mentioned.

In this clip below from last night the exact same thing happens, look at the body language of Ronaldo, his team mate, the ref and the defender, all 100% certain the flag is about to go up because they have all seen it a million times in their careers. Shame this is the talking point that was a great watch, I haven't enjoyed many neutral games during lockdown but that one was old skool with the pitch, the slips, the muddy faces.

Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) Tweeted:
Meanwhile...this was given offside tonight...‍ https://t.co/9oNnLOVDUj

 

[old blue]

It seems I was incorrect. Walton never said apparently so I apologise for posting mis-information.

 

[richardtheref]

Worryingly, Walton is an FA acredited coach. He is therefore supposed to train up & coming refs & doesnt know the laws himself. Incredible

 

[hertsblue]

Just sums up the state of officiating in this country and why none were selected for the previous world cup tournament. Mason, Moss etc, all shocking