Penalty or not for Fulham

[The Swan]

Mitro just about scores.

[McBrideOfFrankenstein]

Probably harsh but not wrong.

[Lighthouse]

It is what the rules are nowadays. But it is ridiculous. There was  no intent just his hand away from his body. But Mitro never convinces me from the spot.

Still after the last three games we had the luck today. A stupid sending off, an own goal and a penalty.

But there is no doubt that we were the only side playing. They cleared off the line in the first half and never looked like bothering our defenders.

[FulhamForThought]

Under the current rules it was a penalty. The red card is more debatable for me.

[LC]

Well it hit the defenders hand and from the angle I saw it from it was flying in the back of the net, so it must be a penalty

[Lighthouse]

Under the current rules it was a penalty. The red card is more debatable for me.

Once you put your head against an opponent it is an offence.

He was silly to get sucked into it and Mitro was then hit by a sniper shot from the stands. Mitro lucky not to be booked. But yes a sending off for me.

[Blawarmy]

Under the current rules it was a penalty. The red card is more debatable for me.

Once you put your head against an opponent it is an offence.

He was silly to get sucked into it and Mitro was then hit by a sniper shot from the stands. Mitro lucky not to be booked. But yes a sending off for me.

Violent conduct all the way.


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[Herbie]

Definite penalty.  It wasn't just a touch, his arm deflected the ball.

As for the red, if the roles were reversed I'd be disappointed with the decision.  That being said, I can see why the decision was made.

[RaySmith]

Definite penalty.  It wasn't just a touch, his arm deflected the ball.

As for the red, if the roles were reversed I'd be disappointed with the decision.  That being said, I can see why the decision was made.

That movement of the head into an opponent's face is always a red, though seldom much more than a gesture.

[toshes mate]

Mitro just about scores.

There are no just abouts in the scoring game but the Villa keeper was one of the few opponents who really tried hard throughout. 

[H4usuallysitting]

Them's the rules

[fulhamfan]

feels like justice for the west ham game but yeh the rules are all over the place

[Sgt Fulham]

Correctly given but its a tough situation. You would like referees to use a bit of common sense in these cases, but most refs lack that crucial ingredient and so leaves room for bias. Perhaps they need to define the rule mathematically to give the defender a bit of a chance, but that's a whole other can of worms.

[bigalffc]

In the old days "ball to hand" would not be given. Things have changed now hence defenders putting their hands behind their backs. Pen on todays refereeing

[EN1 FFC]

It's handball, it is stopping the ball in the penalty area from going into the danger zone, and from the Kebano (OG) we can see what chaos a cross can cause.. If it had hit the defenders body then his hand then it's not handball.

[copthornemike]

Would have been disappointed if we had conceded a penalty in the same manner.
Mitro's shot had some power but it was goal bound and if it had hit Cash's outstretched arm directly fair  enough. But the ball came off Cash's knee initially so a change of direction onto his arm / hand - that  is where the decision became debatable.

[simplyfulham]

It's not a penalty and was exceptionally harsh.

The guidelines are that the velocity of the ball and the distance of the contact are to be taken into consideration.

Cash is dead close and Mitro has fizzed it in. That shouldn't have been given imo.

Then again, the rules and guidelines are bonkers these days... so you win some and you lose some.

[Somerset Fulham]

A really harsh penalty but it is within the rules.  The rules are a complete arse.

Its weird because despite absolutely battering them, if a couple of decisions had gone their way then Villa could have escaped with a nil nil draw last night.

[filham]

Yes, the penalty and the red card were correct decisions but tight ones. Referees' decisions do sometimes go our way , lets remember this next time they go against us and refrain from abusing the poor old ref who has a difficult job.