I thought he was a very poor ref all round. The Hull penalty decision was bizarrely delayed. I thought their sending off was also harsh considering the goalkeeper was right behind him.
I thought he was a very poor ref all round. The Hull penalty decision was bizarrely delayed. I thought their sending off was also harsh considering the goalkeeper was right behind him.
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”
Denying a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
Where a player denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity by a deliberate handball offence the player is sent off wherever the
offence occurs.
Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own
penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offending player is cautioned unless:
• The offence is holding, pulling or pushing or
• The offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is no
possibility for the player making the challenge to play the ball or
• The offence is one which is punishable by a red card wherever it occurs on
the field of play (e.g. serious foul play, violent conduct etc.)
In all the above circumstances the player is sent off.
The following must be considered:
• distance between the offence and the goal
• general direction of the play
• likelihood of keeping or gaining control of the ball
• location and number of defenders
Agreed, but he was hardly interfering with play...
“Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”