While it might be arguable that any holding in the penalty area is an objective foul, so much of it goes on, that it's ultimately subjective.But human nature should not over-ride the LotG as they are written. It's a case of human nature making a decision that is outside of the LotG on a whole raft of irrelevant and unrelated issues. As you say, the third shout is better than the first, although the first might well have been more of a stoner than the one he gave. We wait for 32 years for a pen at the OT. Nobody will tell me none of our players was fouled in the Rag area, and I think variation in sanctioning players with yellow cards is far more elastic than awarding a free kick.
The fact that it continues on an industrial scale can be laid at the door of refs who have not penalised it when it was far less frequent than it is now. I suspect that it might well have started at The Swamp and the likes of Old Mother Riley, and then Howie Redshirt turned a blind eye to it, and it manifests itself on every fuckin' ground where a ball is kicked, and when someone is clearly held, pulled or grabbed and additionally hits the turf the ref, or VAR, or the ref watching the pitchside monitor, feels it's appropriate to give this odd one to keep the idea that holding, pushing, and tripping are still penal offences.While it might be arguable that any holding in the penalty area is an objective foul, so much of it goes on, that it's ultimately subjective.
On a subjective call the ref might genuinely be close to 50/50 on whether to give it. If they give one, then it's not human nature not to give the second, it's just good maths.
It’ll be alright they’ll Make up for no VAR tonight by fucking you over at Brentford is it on Saturday..Our first goal should never have stood, Soucek clearly pulling keeper back.
Hannibal challenge should have been a red.
Probably a lot more in tonight’s other games.
Football without VAR, anything goes.
We should've had another pen when Haaland was fouled.Our first goal should never have stood, Soucek clearly pulling keeper back.
Hannibal challenge should have been a red.
Probably a lot more in tonight’s other games.
Football without VAR, anything goes.
* just seen highlight at Chelsea, Blackburn should have had a penalty, handball from Gallagher. Hey ho.
Football raged in popularity without adding to it by implementing this VAR abomination. Fucking about with something that wasn't broke.
Where are you getting those figures from? With the rise of illegal streaming that sounds unlikely unless it's some kind of made up, extrapolated marketing figures like the whole United have 639m fans nonsense.Average attendances and global viewing figures have increased since the introduction of VAR
Bigger stadiums equal higher average attendances.Average attendances and global viewing figures have increased since the introduction of VAR
The national living wage has also increased since VAR. Brexit didnt happen during VAR times too!Average attendances and global viewing figures have increased since the introduction of VAR