pete 2,499 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Just heard Bas Nijenhuis a Dutch referee and VAR referee say: If the ball hits a defender's arm and it is not intentional and his arm is in a natural position then it is no penalty and play should be waved on. With an attacker if it hits his arm it is a foul no matter whether it is intentional or where his arms are placed. That is because an attacker should not get an advantage or scoring chance off his arm. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
917 191 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 They are making it up as they go now. When did they have different rules for attackers & defenders?? VAR is meaning that different rules are being applied at different levels of the game. It needs scrapped! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The referee is not entirely correct. It's explained in more detail here: http://theifab.com/laws/chapter/32/section/92/ In effect attackers can still 'accidentally' handball but if they create or score a goal from it, then it wouldn't stand. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 so it was a penalty on Sunday then. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, the gunslinger said: so it was a penalty on Sunday then. As clear as clear can be. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Dallas has been got at. Re us an penalties. Its really that simple 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer 1,665 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 They can interpret the penalty rule whichever way they want, but when that handball on Sunday stops being a stick on penalty then we might as well abolish them altogether. I've no idea what Dallas was thinking. Maybe he lost concentration and was thinking about his Sunday dinner rather than watching the game. Whatever the reason he'll be embarrassed about it now. It was so bad that apparently even Sutton was saying it's the most stonewall penalty you'll see. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,306 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Was it not outside the box? I was pretty much in line with it in the main stand and it looked outside to me. It’s a clear handball though and the ref had a clear view of it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 1,671 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 The real question is what would have been the Dallas response if that had happened at the other end with one of our guys. I don't know if it was a penalty but we all know it was a deliberate handball. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Tannochsidebear said: Was it not outside the box? I was pretty much in line with it in the main stand and it looked outside to me. It’s a clear handball though and the ref had a clear view of it. It was close but I don't think it matters if he was standing in the box. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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