[Albion] Dunk ‘handball’

[RandyWanger]

Watching on Peacock in the US and they had some former luton player wash up on commentary who was as bias as it gets, even he said that was never a penalty.

 

[Bodian]

Dunks arm was behind his back. The ball ricocheted off his back onto his elbow.
Absolutely scandalous as usual.

If it did touch his back, then there's no excuse for the ref at all.

 

[Drebin]

I think it was given for two reasons.
a, var want to support the ref more this season
b, var want to spend less time making these decisions than they have previously (and got criticized for). Had they done that or sent the ref to the monitor I think it would have been overturned.

Had we dropped points because of that I think Howard Webb might have been parking in his usual spot on Monday morning.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Can only assume David f***ing Coote has had some refresher training from the recently re-installed Lee Mason.

Inconsistent and lacks basic awareness

 

[American Seagle]

Watching on Peacock in the US and they had some former luton player wash up on commentary who was as bias as it gets, even he said that was never a penalty.

Er....Mathew Upson the ex Brighton player you mean?

 

[nwgull]

Our first apology of the season incoming!

To be fair our pen should’ve been overturned so one due to Luton as well!

 

[Sheebo]

If it did touch his back, then there's no excuse for the ref at all.

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So it 100% isn’t a pen - he slides in to block and naturally his arm was ever so slightly behind his back. Wank decision!

 

[Sheebo]

To be fair our pen should’ve been overturned so one due to Luton as well!

Agreed - both weren’t pens.

 

[chrisg]

Try sliding in to tackle with your arms down by your side...you can't really do it, so the arms in unnatural position really should be looked at by the refereeing body

Stay on your feet then ! Dunk always does that

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Howard Webb can come up with as much shiny new policy bollox as he wants.....

Refs can get it wrong in real time, but those utter pillocks in Stockley Park are nothing short of incompetent.

They seem more keen to double down and protect the refs reputation than get crucial decisions right.

It was a ludicrous decision. But the real crime is that VAR approved it.

VAR has become a total inconsistent shambles under Howard Webb, we don't need ref audio, or TV highlights shows, we need competent officiating in VAR.

Mich more of this, then he needs to go.

More woke nonsense from....

Oh. Hang on. Yep, GL right again.

 

[Nobby]

If it did touch his back, then there's no excuse for the ref at all.

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100%. How does Var not see it. As I say scandalous.

 

[Eeyore]

Apart from the forearm into JP s throat / face
yes nothing there to make the ref give a pen

Convince me VAR would have called him to the screen. He shouldn't have his arms raised, but we see it all the time. It really was nothing. Pedro collapsed like a sack of potatoes. I think it's important to analyse decisions from a neutral perspective or not at all really. I thought the ref was good today, given the new rulings, but both penalties I would not have given. Although, applying the rules very strictly, there could be an argument for both. A silly argument that got sillier.

 

[Seagull58]

Can only assume David f***ing Coote has had some refresher training from the recently re-installed Lee Mason.

Inconsistent and lacks basic awareness

OMFG. Lee Mason is back? What is his role?

 

[A1X]

Gonna be on in a bit on the Game of the Day on Sky 402

 

[A1X]

Just seen it, ridiculous decision

 

[Rogero]

One day it will go in full circle and free kicks will be given only for deliberate handball

 

[Questions]

One day it will go in full circle and free kicks will be given only for deliberate handball

And a man will land on the moon

 

[maresfield seagull]

Convince me VAR would have called him to the screen. He shouldn't have his arms raised, but we see it all the time. It really was nothing. Pedro collapsed like a sack of potatoes. I think it's important to analyse decisions from a neutral perspective or not at all really. I thought the ref was good today, given the new rulings, but both penalties I would not have given. Although, applying the rules very strictly, there could be an argument for both. A silly argument that got sillier.

Let's review in the morning Once dissected by the TV experts

 

[peterward]

Wow. No mention.

Luton are pants, Brighton producing more talent and Lineker hawking Ferguson to Spurs.

 

[beorhthelm]

one of the stupidest handballs seen given.

if thats how rules apply, we're going to get to a point where oppositon deliberatly kick the ball at defenders arms.