Recent content by Paul_10

I did spot that(commentators certainly didn't) and as the video above shows the Mexican player just kicked off with the ball at this feet yet your post seem to imply the ref was wrong to blow and give the free kick to England?

Well it is clear and obvious, he kicks the opponents foot without touching the ball, I hate people saying these are not penalties because PGMO don't want these to be given as penalties.

Here we go, penalty for a kick on the foot with no contact on the ball which don't get given in the PL(as it deemed too soft) but in Europe and elsewhere it is a penalty and I do think it's a pen.

Why does everything has to be a conspiracy? I just think the game was too big for him and his threshold for yellow cards was way too high but then you get people complaining when too many yellows gets given out aswell. It's not helpful when there is a lot of players play acting either and...

I think you can see from the pattern of the ball the trajectory does change but it's very slight so yes the contact would be from his hair and if the Croation player was bald, we might of had a penalty shootout instead of a disallowed goal. So yes the right decision was made and the tech backs...

Maybe the referee thought Kane didn't dive but he instigated the contact or he saw Kane kicked the ground which made him fall hence no yellow card, he wasn't trying to deceive the referee by a true dive with no contact It's one of those if the ref gives the pen I doubt VAR would intervene but...

Apart from a name change, What's the major headline difference here, is it implying that referees who are performing well in the Championship this season may get PL games towards the second half of the season regardless of age experience etc? And that we may see more regular PL officials at...

PGMOL will want impact and there is little chance they will see such a foul in this game being seen like that especially given the reaction to our pundits here. If the PGMOL's tolerance on blocking the keeper is this low going into next season, then as it's been alluded too, it will only last...

So is the criteria for a red card challenge is just force only? I say that because I always thought challenges down the back of the achilles are usually accepted as a red card as it's a vulnerable part. I accept there may not of been alot of force used but all the studs were planted, it was...

I thought the quote is a load of hypothetical nonsense to be honest. I mean when someone starts saying it's "possibly" a free kick then I worry. I mean it's a certain foul for starters and the talk that a VAR at the WC is likely to step in if the ref produced a yellow but wouldn't in the PL is...

I agree the angle may of been getting tighter but it's still an obvious goal scoring opportunity imo, there was no covering defenders and if he was not tripped he would of had a certain shot on goal with just the keeper to beat. Of course but the defender even put his arms up in an attempt not...

Well surely that is DOGSO then? That second DOGSO is exactly what the rule is there for surely because it was poor lazy defending and deliberately trips his opponent to prevent a shot on goal. It's the first DOGSO I got more of an issue with, the attacker too me instigates any contact and...

Not really surprised the decision has been backed because it's very much a Scottish/European handball where they keep it simple of if the arm is above the head and it hits the hand then it's handball, no ifs buts or maybes. I did rise smile at Collum's comments of virtually disputing the KMI...

Noticed on a few of the tight offsides in the last round that they are using a red outline to make it clear which part of the body is offside which could come useful in other situations. I know it can look ridiculous but you can't argue with it especially as the PL has the 5cms of tolerance...

Is it though? In Europe, an opponent kicking the foot of the opposition always gets reviewed if the ref has not given it, it's soft and wouldn't be given in this country but I don't think they will say it's wrong.