Leon's Penalty Decision

[clapham_gull]

Just watched it on SKY, recorded it and played it back a few times in slo-mo.

Honestly I've watched it over and over again and its a VERY, VERY harsh decision.

Defender gets to the ball well before knight, and clears the ball away.

Knight momentum throws him into the player on the ground and he falls over his knees (Knight even seems to try and jump over the player)

The player has not moved nor made any attempt to trip Knight over.

Could be seen as a "late tackle" by Knight in may respects.

At full speed looks a nailed on penalty. But played at a slightly slower speed you can see what Knight has done. I don't think Knight dived though.

The referee could not have been in a better position. I thought from behind the goal that the defender had caught him as he was running past. That didn't happen.

Anyway - great taken penalty by Leon.

 

[Beach Hut]

I think we had a clear cut penalty in the first half so alls well that ends well.

I did think we were lucky to get it but that's life.

 

[Yorkie]

You win some, you lose some.

When Nicholas was brought down we should have had a penalty and the ref bottled it.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

i thought it was a pen when saw it however to be honest couldnt give a fcuk if it was not- we had no luck last time in this league and we deserve some this time

 

[gfconline]

I havn't seen it yet but from my view (far away though) it looked like Hope won the tackle and then about a second later Knight fell over him while he was still on the floor.

P.S I'm not a biased person but if you are talking about the claim in the first half that wasn't a penalty in a million years, the ref was about 5 yards away.

 

[maidstoneseagull]

Just seen it on Sky, and was harsh, but I thought the one in the first half definitely was, so these things do even out, and wasn't the Plymouth penalty and Harding being sent off harsh too.

 

[Ernest]

If you look closely enough the centre half raises his foot even though it was slightly the referee was in a good position to spot this so a definite pen

 

[Everest]

Definate penalty, the ref gave it. They're never wrong, are they?

Makes up for the one he didn't give.

 

[e77]

I didn't think it was a penalty but as the Nicolas one wasn't given it is all swings and roundabouts.

 

[Bozza]

i thought it was a pen when saw it however to be honest couldnt give a fcuk if it was not- we had no luck last time in this league and we deserve some this time

What he said.

 

[Bozza]

You win some, you lose some.

When Nicholas was brought down we should have had a penalty and the ref bottled it.

In what way did the ref bottle it?

Refs 'bottle it' when they don't want to give a penalty against the home team. When refs do this they don't subsequently give a penalty that might not have been later in the game.

 

[Wardy]

Just watched it and am not convinced it was a pentaly. But we are overdue some luck and Leon took it well. Lets hope it kick-starts his season and he gets a couple more on Wednesday.

 

[saafend_seagull]

even if it wasnt a pen, we should have had one in first half and their keeper should have been sent off. he was clean through.

 

[Safeway]

They should have also had a penalty in the second half when Hammond handled before clearing.

 

[mitch]

when i saw it yesterday i did'nt think it was a penalty but who cares anyway 3 points cheers ref

 

[C1 BHA]

Who cares.................happens every season......3 points for us none for the Gills.....Job Done!

 

[Blackadder]

Win some, lose some!


The pen we SHOULD have had at Reading was much more clear cut!

 

[m20gull]

What Mitch said

Of the 3 I thought the first was closest. Hammond never moved his hand. And I'm still laughing about Leon's!

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

at the end of the day does anyone really caqre if it was or it was not?

 

[Yorkie]

In what way did the ref bottle it?

Refs 'bottle it' when they don't want to give a penalty against the home team. When refs do this they don't subsequently give a penalty that might not have been later in the game.

I wasn't saying that Leon got a penalty because we didn't get the penalty in the first half.

I said the ref bottled the Nicholas foul because he didn't want to give a penalty against the home team.

We should have had two IMHO.