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On initial viewing, and having not yet seen a replay, I thought it was a late flag (and it was), but on reflection I’m not sure there was enough time for it to have an impact. There’s a wider point here though and I think late flags will lead to a serious injury at some point. That’s a debate...

This was an inevitable result of delaying the flag unnecessarily and the writing has been on the wall for months. Hope this isn’t as serious as it looks and Patricio makes a quick recovery.

Same here in the UK. Judge is essentially giving a "no comment" which in the legal world draws adverse inferences (i.e. an admission of guilt).

Completely agree and to be honest I don't think it reflects well on Drysdale either way. If that is what Judge said he should have been dismissed (suggesting that the referee has failed to punish a clear red card offence) and if it isn't then he's lied to the FA.

Agreed - he makes watching the game such a chore. Don't know what it is but so many of the commentators just sound bored and sit there spouting negative nonsense for 90 minutes. I found Hinchcliffe's absolute insistence that McCarthy hadn't touched Foden hilarious! On the same note, how...

Thought I'd heard Martin Tyler say it was Atkinson. Post amended.

Ahh, that makes sense! I know us referees are a special breed, but actively wanting more dissent would be a bit much haha!

You're all for more dissent? :hmmm:

Posting now I've calmed down slightly! I just don't see how anybody blessed with the gift of sight can look at a replay and think that it isn't a penalty. This isn't even about the VAR system, it's about experienced referees making basic errors every single week. Ultimately the system is only...

Very similar to the Liverpool one for me - proximity can be the only issue. EDIT: I think it was the wrong decision. Just trying to think of a reason for it.

I think distance being an issue is the only logical explanation; I can't see any other reason not to have given it.

Full details TBC, but my grassroots youth league is planning for a restart over the Easter weekend and appears to be committed to completing the season in full. Positive news and something to look forward to.

Another case of VAR getting involved when it didn’t need to for me. I think there was enough doubt for the referee to go yellow and it wasn’t a clear and obvious error. Very harsh.

I think this is just a further example of the ridiculous corner football has backed itself into re offside. It looks like the line has been drawn from lower down the arm, but the pictures just aren't clear and which frame to use/where to draw the line is a very imprecise art. For what it's...

Going against every principle I have by praising VAR, but this is an example of where the PL gets it right by at least showing us what the referee/VAR is looking at. Unquestionably the right decision, but the 3 minutes waiting with no replays being shown looked terrible.

Suspect Darren Drysdale may find himself in a spot of bother: Certainly looks like he leans in and goes head to head with Alan Judge. Not a good look.

I'll have a set of the flags please Ross. Thank you!

I thought it was soft at the time and even after watching a few replays I can't quite work out how the contact has come about - trapping the ball and cutting back is something Gundogan does every game and it looks like he's got it wrong, failed to trap the ball and the defender has clumsily...

I'm struggling to picture a scenario where a team would be playing with 10 (before a red card) if a named substitute was available. To answer your question though, I don't see what would prevent that from happening because the team would remain at a disadvantage by playing with 10 players and...