Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
I've wondered how that would have panned out if City had been involved.

Imagine Swansea scoring a winner in Cardiff from a similar situation. I reckon there would even be a handful of City fans, wrongly of course, on the pitch remonstrating and the atmosphere would turn very, very ugly. I doubt many City fans would be saying we should have "played the whistle".
I'd be fuming but I'd also be fuming at our players for getting within 5 yards but rather than tackle hold their hands out, then screaming in the refs face like he had a choice one he didn't give the foul. I'm also not a fan of the knock the ball out when someone is knocked. Other than an Erikson type incident where the speed which treatment is received really matters just wait a a minute until there's a break in play. May stop players pretending they are hurt.

I didn't see any England fans complaining two days ago when Bairstow tried exactly the same thing he got dismissed for today. If he was more competent and hit the wickets they'd all be patting him on the back.