Premier League Games 30/31 dec

[roj]

No pen imo. Mike Dean top bill on Gooner Telly.

 

[super_city_si]

No you're right but it will be used if in doubt alot I reckon.

i would hope so, for instance todays could have been reviewed. But the united one yesterday wouldn't as the ref didn't deem it a penalty. Still leaves a lot open to interpretation but its a much needed step in the right direction.

 

[super_city_si]

I quite like the NBC coverage. Much more balanced and they actually talk like they've played the game before.

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

No you're right but it will be used if in doubt alot I reckon.

Its horrible in Italy

 

[bobmcfc]

Cheers all

 

[NorCalBlue]

His arm came out to ball so pk for me .

I'm with you. Ball dinked, so he had time to react and he kept his forearm up and even seemed to push it a little bit towards the ball. The kind of thing you might do in training.

 

[cookster]

Its horrible in Italy

I believe so but I think we'll make it work here.

 

[come-on-barney]

Could do with th arses seeing off Chelsea

 

[penguins4kompany]

Dean has a Moss game, as well as the actual game the first minute of injury time was spent talking to Wenger he then blows up exactly on 4 mins.

Last 3 games I've watched rags, us & Arse have had shockers in charge.

Spurs buying top 4 yet again.

 

[Newman123]

I'm with you. Ball dinked, so he had time to react and he kept his forearm up and even seemed to push it a little bit towards the ball. The kind of thing you might do in training.

You ever tried running at full speed and then stopping instantly with your hands behind your back? It's not easy as the momentum will carry you forward. His hands came in front to stop him clattering into Gibbs and balance himself and stop him falling forward. At that distance you can't call it deliberate or if thats the case then players should just aim for hands when crossing in the box to get a penalty.

Looking at it you can see he was trying to balance himself and wasn't going to handle the cross. Even if he had the time to see it and then put his hands up intentionally, why? the ball was going to hit him in the stomach. It's not like his hands were above head or out to the sides. Really harsh and a non penalty imo. In slow mo it looks like there was ages of time but by the time he got there, the ball was crossed.