World Cup 2022

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KingHotspur said:
So the ref’s wrong, I’m wrong, the ex ref is wrong too. Sorry but it’s not even a debate, clear penalty
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I am not having a go at you King and I respect your opinion, but using Peter Walton who was a useless ref and is even worse as a'decision reviewer' on TV to support the fact that a decision was correct is akin to using the Daily Mail to confirm that Tory party policy is correct. In my opinion it was a 50/50 decision and if the ref hadn't given it VAR would not have intervened and Peter Walton would have agreed with the ref.
 
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The Changing Man said:
I am not having a go at you King and I respect your opinion, but using Peter Walton who was a useless ref and is even worse as a'decision reviewer' on TV to support the fact that a decision was correct is akin to using the Daily Mail to confirm that Tory party policy is correct. In my opinion it was a 50/50 decision and if the ref hadn't given it VAR would not have intervened and Peter Walton would have agreed with the ref.
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One problem with the Laws of the Game is that blatant deliberate treating goes almost unpunished whereas a genuine 50:50 challenge can lead to a penalty depending on whether the ref sees it as a foul.
 
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PowerSpurs said:
One problem with the Laws of the Game is that blatant deliberate treating goes almost unpunished whereas a genuine 50:50 challenge can lead to a penalty depending on whether the ref sees it as a foul.
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It was a clear penalty though, I don’t see how this is a debate.
 
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KingHotspur said:
It was a clear penalty though, I don’t see how this is a debate.
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If that is a clear penalty then the Law should be changed because the proper punishment for a mistimed challenge anywhere on the pitch should not be a penalty kick. Football is a contact sport and if you mistime a challenge it ought to be a foul but an indirect free kick should be the result. Penalties should be reserved for deliberate fouls.
 
PowerSpurs said:
If that is a clear penalty then the Law should be changed because the proper punishment for a mistimed challenge anywhere on the pitch should not be a penalty kick. Football is a contact sport and if you mistime a challenge it ought to be a foul but an indirect free kick should be the result. Penalties should be reserved for deliberate fouls.
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Except in the penalty area.

If the same thing happens to lord Harry in your next game will you just dismiss it as a "mistimed challenge"?
 
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PowerSpurs said:
If that is a clear penalty then the Law should be changed because the proper punishment for a mistimed challenge anywhere on the pitch should not be a penalty kick. Football is a contact sport and if you mistime a challenge it ought to be a foul but an indirect free kick should be the result. Penalties should be reserved for deliberate fouls.
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It’s not the same to foul someone in the penalty box as anywhere else on the pitch though.

A mistimed challenge or not, it’s a foul and it’s a penalty.
 
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KingHotspur said:
It’s not the same to foul someone in the penalty box as anywhere else on the pitch though.

A mistimed challenge or not, it’s a foul and it’s a penalty.
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Dem iz the rules.

The only issue of contention for me (once a penalty is
deemed so) is reasonable punishment of the perpetrator.
Card or no card, and if the former what colour.
 
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