[Albion] Premier League 21-23/2/25

[Eeyore]

Any of the clubs between 3rd and 10th could conceivably finish anywhere in that mini table

Not forgetting the late burst from guaranteed European qualifiers Crystal Palace

Yeah, I'd hold fire on that one for now. Yer know, just in case.

 

[dadams2k11]

absolute rubbish. The professional foul came into football law after the Koeman / Platt incident in 93 where the defender intentionally fouled the forward knowing the attacker would be clean through on goal and the defender knew he would only be handed a yellow. These days the rule is being completely misinterpreted as, yesterday's case in point, the foul actually started in the attacker's own half. Regardless of where other players are situated on the pitch there is absolutely no conceivable way you can be in an "obvious" goalscoring position in your own half of the pitch or half way line. And how can one deduce the defender is deliberately fouling the foward as he feels it "obvious" he will go on and score when the attacker hasn't even crossed the half way line?

It starting in the West hams half and continued into Arsenals half.

Tbf, the player who committed the foul didn't even protest because he knew exactly what he was doing, so did the rest of the Arsenal players, and even the crowd for that matter.

Everyone there knew he was bringing him down on purpose as Raya was so far out of his goal that he was in no man's land and Kudus have a very good goal scoring opportunity, not 100%, but very good.

 

[Eeyore]

absolute rubbish. The professional foul came into football law after the Koeman / Platt incident in 93 where the defender intentionally fouled the forward knowing the attacker would be clean through on goal and the defender knew he would only be handed a yellow. These days the rule is being completely misinterpreted as, yesterday's case in point, the foul actually started in the attacker's own half. Regardless of where other players are situated on the pitch there is absolutely no conceivable way you can be in an "obvious" goalscoring position in your own half of the pitch or half way line. And how can one deduce the defender is deliberately fouling the foward as he feels it "obvious" he will go on and score when the attacker hasn't even crossed the half way line?

I still think that football should take a leaf out of rugby's book and introduce a 'penalty goal' where if a player fouls or commits and offense where a goal was the most likely outcome, one is awarded. The Suarez incident against Ghana being one such candidate. With video technology that shouldn't be too difficult.