[Football] The Apology

[Eeyore]

Tottenham v Brighton: Refereeing body admits Brighton should have had penalty

Refereeing body PGMOL admits Brighton should have had a penalty for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's tackle on Kaoru Mitoma against Tottenham.

www.bbc.com

It's action that is needed

Can't find an actual statement

 

[Baldseagull]

PGMOL apologises that however hard they tried, they couldn't find a way to rule out Dunks goal, sorry Tottenham.

 

[Seagull27]

PGMOL apologised to Brighton following mistakes in their game against Crystal Palace in February and it is understood it also did so around an incident involving Solly March in a game against Aston Villa just before the World Cup.

Interesting about the Villa game, not heard that before - so 3 apologies we've received this year. Wankers.

In addition, Brighton have asked for clarification around five key decisions taken at Saturday's game, which saw a further penalty claim when Dunk's shirt was pulled in the box, and two Brighton goals disallowed for handball.

Brighton are also looking for an explanation as to why De Zerbi was sent off as the club believe he was actively trying to calm the situation down when coaching staff from both teams had an altercation on the touchline.

Good to see the club are chasing the other decisions.

 

[Steve in Japan]

same link as above, deleted

 

[Thunder Bolt]

PGMOL apologises that however hard they tried, they couldn't find a way to rule out Dunks goal, sorry Tottenham.

Since VAR came in, it does seem that it is trying to stop goals being scored, rather than checking if the goals were 'legal'.

Has a goal been ruled out onfield but given by VAR? It probably has but I can't immediately think of one.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Another day, another PGMOL apology...

 

[Mt.Fuji]

No rematch??

 

[Beach Hut]

An apology is one thing however continuous repetition of the same errors on a weekly basis is something else

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Tottenham v Brighton: Refereeing body admits Brighton should have had penalty

Refereeing body PGMOL admits Brighton should have had a penalty for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's tackle on Kaoru Mitoma against Tottenham.

www.bbc.com

It's action that is needed

Can't find an actual statement

Brighton are also looking for an explanation as to why De Zerbi was sent off as the club believe he was actively trying to calm the situation down when coaching staff from both teams had an altercation on the touchline.

Good. I'm glad the club are backing him.

 

[Steve in Japan]

I'd like to think that over time Howard Webb will improve things, but there's no sign of it yet. Attwell and his over-excited Assistant should be given a long rest, as should the simpleton VAR

 

[Bozza]

 

[BN41Albion]

No rematch??

When has that ever happened because of referee decisions in the history of football!? As much as I'd love that to happen in this case

 

[barbus_max bhafc]

How about fck off PGMOL, their pathetic apology doesn’t help us at all. Just more of the same old shite…..

 

[pasty]

An apology means nothing. But now they have admitted they got it wrong, what I would actually like to hear is an explanation as to why the Mitoma penalty was not given. What were the thoughts of both Atwell and Salisbury that led them to the decision?

 

[One Love]

Not interested in apologies.

 

[BN41Albion]

How about fck off PGMOL, their pathetic apology doesn’t help us at all. Just more of the same old shite…..

Yep - what's the point. Doesn't amend the fact they've royally screwed us over in our chase for European football

 

[Eeyore]

Brighton are also looking for an explanation as to why De Zerbi was sent off as the club believe he was actively trying to calm the situation down when coaching staff from both teams had an altercation on the touchline.

Good. I'm glad the club are backing him.

I thought an appeal would be interesting. There is a rule about touchline altercations that says that if the original culprits can't be identified then the senior coaches are sent off. I think that was why he and Stellini, who was nowhere near, may have gone. But it doesn't seem right in this instance.

 

[Bozza]

An apology means nothing. But now they have admitted they got it wrong, what I would actually like to hear is an explanation as to why the Mitoma penalty was not given. What were the thoughts of both Atwell and Salisbury that led them to the decision?

Agreed.

I've said it elsewhere, but I can forgive Attwell, or any ref for that matter, even though he was perfectly-placed. A one-off take on something at live-speed being played out by world-class athletes who are trying to con you at all the time. Of course, referees will get it wrong on occasion.

...which is why VAR is there.

So, with the benefit of replays and multiple angles - not that they were really needed in this instance - let's hear the explanation as to why the VAR official didn't intervene.

 

[A1X]

 

[stss30]

We got an apology - yippee let’s all drop it then and carry on as normal