Match Day Thread NUFC vs Arsenal

Agree with this - if it hits your hand it's handball - regardless of intent, proximity, etc. Sounds harsh but there is no grey area and everyone knows where they stand.

 

what if ball hits your hand where you hands are protecting your balls ??

would that lead to a black and blue area

 

Unlucky - take it like a man and take a couple of deep breaths.

 

Nobody’s saying otherwise but if it hits your hand then tough ****. Free kick or penalty

 

If they've got no hands you're stumped.

 

The problem with the current model is the ambiguity of the current rules - If Elanga kicked it off Gabriels leg and then it hit his hand its not a pen but what actually happened was Gabriel kicked it off Elanga and then it's hit a raised arm but still no pen given... there's to many questions and variables with the current set up.

Black and White - ball hits hand, handball given.

 

Now there’s a thought…… you can have £100k a week but your arms need removed

 

...if the player objects just tell him it's a bit of armless banter.

 

Sounds good in theory but in close contact players will deliberately flick the ball onto someone to get a penalty and others will constantly blast the ball into the area knowing there’s a good chance it will accidentally hit an arm. Would get more farcical than it is now.

 

Not really, you tech kids if it’s a handball it’s a penalty and when it’s imposed players will react accordingly. Too many excuses, too many grey areas and too much confusion has led to this. Let’s be honest. More penalty’s more entertainment, more crowd reaction and involvement better product overall. Simples as the meerkats used to say

 

More pen's = more goals, more goals = more viewings, more viewings = more tv money - what's not to love!

Even with the current rules they get it wrong anyway - Gabriels at the weekend is a pen, makes contact with Elanga last before hitting the arm, Tino vs PSG was an atrocity, there were about 3 others over the last few weeks as well across other EPL games that were/weren't given when the shouldn't/should have been!

 

Here’s another one whilst I’m at it. If a player feels like they’ve been hurt enough to require a physio they should be subbed off and made to go through an injury protocol for 12 days like concussion protocol. That stamps out simulation.

 

Next on the agenda. Any player that scores a goal against Newcastle should be booked.

 

Next up. Vote magdad to replace masters

the futures bright, when you look at it through a pint of cruzcampo

 

The suggestions are definitely improving with beer.

 

I hate pens, even when they are ours I can't watch