[Albion] Was the penalty correctly awarded?

[warmleyseagull]

If it is only 62:38 as I vote on a clearly biased forum, it was stonewall.

 

[Dirty Dave]

It looks like a coming together, no more Milner's fault than Mudryk's. Probably not a penalty. Certainly not a 'clear and obvious error'. Joke.

Initially it was a coming together and 50-50 but then Milner goes beyond that and commits the foul.
I don't understand what is and what isnt considered clear and obvious though.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Never mind the penalty. Find the bloke with the X account and have him summarily executed for his taste in music.

Music, you say?

 

[beorhthelm]

you'd be calling a foul anywhere else on the pitch if thats against you, so yeah it's penalty.

 

[Mancgull]

Why did he push him. Steele would have probably got there before Mydryk

 

[macbeth]

if the ref gave it on the field, then i’d say ‘incredibly soft, but supportable’. but VAR should never, ever, ever be getting involved in that. clear and obvious my arse. we wouldn’t get a VAR intervention on a call like that in a million years

 

[Krafty]

Milner in left-back doesn't work for me, more of a midfielder, just doesn't have the pace as a full-back.

EDIT: Answering the question, it is a penalty.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Voted no, as I’m biased……

But really I can’t decide.

Would that have been given anywhere else on the pitch? mean it’s basically a hand-off, and more physicality has been allowed this year, the VAR judgement made Pawson have to review it…..

I think the whole clear and obvious is in question here….

 

[Flounce]

Clear penalty- a lot of incredibly blue and white tinted specs on here tonight.
100% of those who've voted not a penalty would've been livid if that were up the other end and not given.

My blue and white tints tell me “no chance of it being given” at the other end

 

[Triggaaar]

Voted no, as I’m biased……

Ok...

But really I can’t decide.

So it's not a clear and obvious error then. VAR should not have overturned it.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Ok...



So it's not a clear and obvious error then. VAR should not have overturned it.

well, yes, as per my last line

 

[Mellotron]

Probably a penalty but absolutely nowhere near clear and obvious so the ref shouldn’t have been sent.

Would say the same if it was given by ref onfield originally .

 

[Milano]

That’s a penalty, I’d want it if it were the other way around.
Milner should never be last man.

 

[Flagship]

Yes it was a penalty.

 

[sussex_guy2k2]

Probably a penalty but absolutely nowhere near clear and obvious so the ref shouldn’t have been sent.

Would say the same if it was given by ref onfield originally .

This is how I feel. Which isn’t really an option

 

[macbeth]

Not massively different to the one we got in Athens……..can’t really argue with the decision unfortunately

completely disagree. defending player doesn’t extend his leg in front of the attacker. there is no overt blocking motion to stop the attacker getting to the ball. doesn’t even swing his leg into the attacking player, outside of what looks like a normal running motion in that situation. some refs may judge it as a foul, but the one we got in athens was a trip on pedro, clear as day to the VAR, not the case here

 

[oldboyroy]

It was a penalty in my view. Whether we would have got 1 if other way round I'm not so sure.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

If we're going to use VAR, it should be used for incidents like the Colwill penalty. It's a clear and obvious error as it's smacked him on the nut.

The penalty incident today, like the Forest one last week, is neither clear or obvious. One where VAR should stick with the on field decision. That applies to the one we got in Athens too.

The broader issue is that penalties are so frequent now. Personal view is that there should be a rule change where lesser incidents are indirect free kicks. There has been 4 penalties in the past week alone in our games.

 

[BNthree]

It’s one I’ll file under: I can understand why it was given. But, it was very soft.

Yeah need a third option to vote for. Not a definite penalty but can see why it’s a penalty.

 

[portslade seagull]

Penalty sadly took his legs from behind