SwindonCanary 455 Posted September 15, 2012 It was outside the box and a very good decision by referee Chris Foy, but I feel he did slip up when he only cautioned Collins, surely it should have been a red for preventing a clear goalscoring chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stuart Jarrold 0 Posted September 15, 2012 Disagree it was on the line and a penalty all day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morisons Prozac 0 Posted September 15, 2012 [quote user="Stuart Jarrold"]Disagree it was on the line and a penalty all day[/quote]It was never a penalty if it''s on the line its not a pen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerpele 0 Posted September 15, 2012 Saw it at HtT, they slowed it right down, never a penalty.Has anyone seen the ''foul'' on Snodgrass? Thought that was a penalty from where I was sitting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dylanisabaddog 4,742 Posted September 15, 2012 The FIFA rulebook states in Law#1 that "the field of play is marked with lines. These lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries."So if the foul was on the line then it was a penaltyhttp://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/laws_of_the_game_0708_10565.pdf Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwindonCanary 455 Posted September 15, 2012 Wrong ! If it''s on the line that is deemed to be a penalty, but watching the TV over and over again Suman''s foot does not touch the line. no penalty but it should have been a sending off ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Shuck 181 Posted September 15, 2012 The tip of his leading foot (boot) was fractionally short of the line-no penalty. Even 1/2 an inch further up would have been one, but this clearly wasn''t.The ref has doesn''t have the benefit of the replays of course, but he was in a good position and called it confidently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 15, 2012 Collins was lucky on two counts IMO. Firstly that the contact with Surman was a whisker outside the box, and secondly that he wasn''t penalised for taking down Holt (who was in the box) with his follow-through. I suppose the Surman foul was the "first offence" though so anything afterwards is discounted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong 0 Posted September 15, 2012 I was having this discussion earlier, surely if a defender brings down two attacking players [who both have a goal scoring chance] with the same lunging tackle. Even if there is a nano second between first and second player going down - If the second player is inside the box, it has to be a penalty - surely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flecky76 0 Posted September 15, 2012 Look, technically by the letter of the law the referee got the decision correct by a matter of 2 or 3 inches. On the line is in, by the way.HOWEVER, there are many pens given where contact is in fact just outside the box, so we COULD have got a pen on another day had the luck been with us.Chris Foy wil be feeling smug this evening, and rightly so to be fair, but I believe his decision involved some guess work. Crucially, take a look at his view from the camera angle from the river end stand - there is a player in the way at the pint of contact. No way was he 100% sure, but believe me, pens will be given for incidents where contact is further outside the box than Surmans was today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chunky Norwich 0 Posted September 15, 2012 I thought the ref was actually superb today; Snoddy''s tumble was a bit....exagerated and the foul was an inch or two outside the line and box. Even Houghton has said it wasn''t a penalty.Although I have to admit I watched the game on Sky and had the benefit of replays. Had I been at the game, I probably would have been incensed at the ref Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seat124 0 Posted September 16, 2012 Snodgrass "penalty" was in front of where i sit and to be honest, if it had been a west ham player being "fouled" and winning a penalty we would have been baying for him to be sent off. Needs to learn from lessons from Holty on how to win a penalty and look convincing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites