Playing the man and not the ball is a foul

[dickythorpe]

That's what some old boy told me.
Simple game football.

3 points, move on

 

[magicdaps10]

By all accounts our penalty shouldn't have been one as Bidwell played through the defenders foot.

Did the defender actually touch the ball? If he didn't then even if Bidwell played through the foot then he prevented Bidwell playing it... If he did touch it then ignore the question

 

[magicdaps10]

Just seen it, doesn't touch the ball.

Slow motion shows his foot going beyond the ball with Bidwell hitting 80% of the ball with outside of his boot the rest onto the defenders foot.
Had to play through a percentage of his foot to get to the ball but the defender does not touch the ball in his attempt of the tackle.

 

[PSumbler]

It's one of those decisions that gets given but doesnt get given every time.

As I also put in the match report it's one of those you are more likely to get when it is on a player from the defending team compared to a player of the attacking team

If that was the same foul on Fulton at the other end of the pitch we probably wouldn't have got a penalty

I reckon the ref did it just to wind Colin up anyway

Well, that and Mr Cooper senior asked him to do it

 

[MrSwerve]

It's one of those decisions that gets given but doesnt get given every time.

As I also put in the match report it's one of those you are more likely to get when it is on a player from the defending team compared to a player of the attacking team

If that was the same foul on Fulton at the other end of the pitch we probably wouldn't have got a penalty

I reckon the ref did it just to wind Colin up anyway

Well, that and Mr Cooper senior asked him to do it

Yeah - it's one of those that is understandable if it's given, but you'd be a bit miffed if it was given against your team. I've seen so many of those challenges go unpenalised when the attacking player has kicked the ball into the distance.

I have to admit I felt quite fortunate that we were given it yesterday.

 

[Itchysphincter]

I'm confused now, are you talking about the Bidwell penalty? Stonewaller. In what world is that not a pen?

 

[swan65split]

I'm confused now, are you talking about the Bidwell penalty? Stonewaller. In what world is that not a pen?

Just watched it Pen all the way, Colin can do another one.