It's the most obvious penalty encroachment decision you can get!!!
Based solely on the pic, it of course should be a retake. 1> its very much common practise to ignore the encroachment, but I think its more as case of the age old (understandable?) story of the referee taking the less hassle call and letting it go, as to (esp given in mind the 0-4 down to 3-4 and this is last kick of game) retake this and have a goal, would lead to the referee being chased off the park, be all over papers for costing the away team a 4 goal lead and so on....along same lines as Taylor not producing a straight red at Burnley last week because the spotlight would then fall onto him.
Am split on this one. Should it be a retake. Yes. Would I like to see a retake. 90%. Would I have retaken it? more no than yes, but maybe. Do I understand it not being retaken (providing we are saying the officials were aware of the encroachment!), yes, certainly.
I can certainly understand turning a blind eye to it at pub league in the same circumstances....
If you want to do a retake in your pub cup tie in the last min to go 4-4 carry on !!! I look forward to next weeks post of "I gave retake and then had to abandon due to 5 red cards, was it worth it but least I applied the laws" !!
Do you not then go down the road of VAR timing gk with ball, and the other offences we for better or worse deem as trifling?
we then turn the sport into an exact science?
Potentially then we use VAR to award the pk in the first place, then, its needed again to retake a penalty
All of which we cant do this afternoon in our own games, so, the focus should be on how (most) of us can manage situations. That's what officiating is afterall, managing the game to the best of our abilities.
28 shots in a game! Certainly worth the entrance fee.... I'm assuming @PinnerPaul isn't a happy bunny!!!
For encroachment that blatant? Absolutely. I'd expect every single referee to have the courage to make that decision.If you want to do a retake in your pub cup tie in the last min to go 4-4 carry on !!! I look forward to next weeks post of "I gave retake and then had to abandon due to 5 red cards, was it worth it but least I applied the laws" !!