Todays Talking Point

[Eric the Half a Bee]

If the referee blew up every time a shirt got pulled there wouldn't be much football at all on show.

This was one of those arbitrary decisions, some will be given, some won't.
Has always been that way and always will be.

Absolutely and I think that's why fans get frustrated. Wednesday fans will be livid, City fans think he's a diving ponce. Neither can be proved 100% right or wrong.

Thankfully we have VAR to iron out any inconcistencies here.

[2b2bdoo]

If the referee blew up every time a shirt got pulled there wouldn't be much football at all on show.

This was one of those arbitrary decisions, some will be given, some won't.
Has always been that way and always will be.

That one on Etete where he won the ball and the defender just stayed on top of it was a very poor decision, he was whistle happy.

[MacAdder]

Absolutely and I think that's why fans get frustrated. Wednesday fans will be livid, City fans think he's a diving ponce. Neither can be proved 100% right or wrong.

Thankfully we have VAR to iron out any inconcistencies here.

Aye... thank the lord for VAR

[MacAdder]

That one on Etete where he won the ball and the defender just stayed on top of it was a very poor decision, he was whistle happy.

Didn't see it only listened on RWales.
Ratcliffe would agree with you, he was up in arms at the referee's incompetency.

[fugsyphil]

Only watched it once but never a penalty for me. Once they are more interested in the fall than the ball then it's a no for me.

[blue matt]

VAR would spot the shirt pull and its a pen

but realistically the guy is already going down as he feels the pull, the pull is back not down and forward

but watching it in slow mo, you can see the point he decides to go down, its very very early

[splott parker]

It’s as if shirt pulling is accepted by officials as ok. Free kick or pelanty every time in my book. Perhaps the backs of shirts should be attached to the rest of the shirt with Velcro, from under the arm pits. Would be funny a player protesting his innocence whilst holding a rectangle of shirt with a name and number on

[fugsyphil]

Today's talking point didn't even get mentioned in the sky 15 mins program in a match sparse of any highlights

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Today's talking point didn't even get mentioned in the sky 15 mins program in a match sparse of any highlights

Glad they concentrated on all the free flowing football instead.

[fugsyphil]

Glad they concentrated on all the free flowing football instead.

Everything they showed had about four replays!!!

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Everything they showed had about four replays!!!

[splott parker]

Everything they showed had about four replays!!!

Aaaah, old FA Cup memories

[Alfresco]

He dived as soon as he realised he wasn't going to get the ball. So no pelanty . Plus he looked a yard offside.