Quote Originally Posted by surge View Post
Swansea defender was kicked by Boro attacker's trailing leg. Whether it was enough to bring him down is debatable but it slowed him down from closing down angle Boro's "goal-scorer". It would have been a penalty is same contact was made by Swansea player on Boro attacker so don't see how it's not a foul as Boro gained an advantage from it.

Issue with Stoke penalty only. Warnock's response to refs is embarrassing (childish) when you see how England rugby managed their frustration in French ref last week.
What Warnock was saying was totally true though wasn't it. Bolasie plays the ball to his colleague, who scores. The defender has absolutely no chance of closing the shot down anyway and it is only Bolasies momentum that takes him into the Swansea player. Before that happens the Swansea player kicks Bolasie in the leg. If he disallows the goal therefore, it is a penalty to Boro but why would he do that as advantage is with the attackers. The ref isn't even looking at the incident - he sees the Swansea player fall out of the corner of his eye and gives free kick for absolutely nothing. As for the penalty, Saville slides in and Bidwell kicks Savilles foot onto the ball. Bidwell then takes off as if he has been shot. Its blatant cheating.