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       #Post#: 22005--------------------------------------------------
       Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: bruntyboy
       Date: October 17, 2020, 6:46 pm
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       Why wasn't Aguero at least booked for putting his arm round the
       assistant's neck?
       Also why weren't Arsenal given a penalty for a head high foot by
       Walker (or at least an on field review)?
       #Post#: 22006--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: bmb
       Date: October 17, 2020, 8:23 pm
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       Aguero crossed a line imo and I would say the same if it had
       been a male AR - just in case anyone hasn't seen it:
  HTML https://twitter.com/happygaffer_/status/1317548538910396418
       Didn't see the rest of the game.
       #Post#: 22008--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: LateTackle
       Date: October 17, 2020, 8:33 pm
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       It is never advisable to be putting your hands on officials.
       However, what Aguero did was at the least serious end of the
       scale as there was no aggression or animosity.  Nobody seemed
       bothered at the time.
       I would suggest that the powers-that-be have far more serious
       and pressing issues to sort out.  The game is descending into a
       shambles and a laughing stock.
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       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: flipmode
       Date: October 17, 2020, 11:43 pm
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       --- Quote from: bmb link ---
       >
       > Aguero crossed a line imo and I would say the same if it had
       been a male AR - just in case anyone hasn't seen it:
       >
       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/happygaffer_/status/1317548538910396418
       >
       > Didn't see the rest of the game.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I must admit, when I saw the incident happen live, I thought it
       looked bad. When I thought about why this was bad, I had to ask,
       was it because the assistant was female? If the answer to that
       question is yes, then this poses more questions than answers,
       imo.
       Would the social media outcry have been the same had this been,
       say, Darren Cann? I doubt it, but that doesn't detract from
       Aguero doing something he should not have done.
       I'd also argue that there was not any malice/intent to his
       actions, and I would finally argue that, had Sian have made the
       correct call in the first place, Aguero would not have reacted
       the way he did.
       I'd also agree with LT. PL/PGMO would have far more pressing
       issues to deal with, like trying to appease their media darlings
       after the VAR shambles at Goodison.
       #Post#: 22018--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: QuoCob
       Date: October 18, 2020, 4:02 am
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       --- Quote from: flipmode link ---
       >
       > [quote author=bmb link=topic=1855.msg22006#msg22006
       date=1602984199]
       > Aguero crossed a line imo and I would say the same if it had
       been a male AR - just in case anyone hasn't seen it:
       >
       >
  HTML https://twitter.com/happygaffer_/status/1317548538910396418
       >
       > Didn't see the rest of the game.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I must admit, when I saw the incident happen live, I thought it
       looked bad. When I thought about why this was bad, I had to ask,
       was it because the assistant was female? If the answer to that
       question is yes, then this poses more questions than answers,
       imo.
       Would the social media outcry have been the same had this been,
       say, Darren Cann? I doubt it, but that doesn't detract from
       Aguero doing something he should not have done.
       I'd also argue that there was not any malice/intent to his
       actions, and I would finally argue that, had Sian have made the
       correct call in the first place, Aguero would not have reacted
       the way he did.
       I'd also agree with LT. PL/PGMO would have far more pressing
       issues to deal with, like trying to appease their media darlings
       after the VAR shambles at Goodison.
       [/quote]
       ".... and I would finally argue that, had Sian have made the
       correct call in the first place, Aguero would not have reacted
       the way he did."
       Really...????  :o :o
       #Post#: 22023--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: Matt
       Date: October 18, 2020, 4:37 am
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       --- Quote from: flipmode link ---
       >
       >
       > Would thad Sian have made the correct call in the first place,
       Aguero would not have reacted the way he did.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       --- Quote from: LateTackle link ---
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       > Nobody seemed bothered at the time.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I'm sorry I'm just very confused by both Latetackle and
       flipmode's posts respectively.
       One seems very on par, we'll if she hadn't have dressed like
       that.....
       The other it seems to be forgotten that, Sian post her hand up
       and pulled his off of her, there was no jesty smile from her or
       anything. She was probably a tad more bothered than you
       perceived.
       #Post#: 22025--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: Microscopist
       Date: October 18, 2020, 4:45 am
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       Aguero - shouldn't have got so close in the present
       circumstances.  Otherwise had it been a male AR nothing would
       have been said - lots of examples of referees touching players
       and vice-versa - touch is a human form of communication.  If we
       are to have female officials (and I'm all in favour of that)
       then they have to be treated equally to males.  Sian
       Massey-Ellis by her handling of this situation and her
       performances generally has shown herself well capable of
       officiating at this level and deserves to be treated equally
       with her male colleagues.
       I see no one has questioned Xhaka pulling Sterling back by the
       neck to stop him getting away from him and not getting a yellow
       card, and coming not long after Rhodri had seen yellow for
       pulling back Saka by the arm.  A bit more significant than
       Aguero's misdeed in my book.
       Penalty claim against Walker - was a bit rash but so far as I
       could see he made contact with the ball and not the man - could
       have been seen as a penalty (Doubtless the sainted one would
       have given it).
       But why no penalty/card for the deliberate blocking of Bernardo
       by Gabriel and no-one questioning it on here??
       #Post#: 22028--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: ajb95
       Date: October 18, 2020, 5:42 am
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       --- Quote from: Microscopist link ---
       >
       > Penalty claim against Walker - was a bit rash but so far as I
       could see he made contact with the ball and not the man - could
       have been seen as a penalty (Doubtless the sainted one would
       have given it).
       > But why no penalty/card for the deliberate blocking of
       Bernardo by Gabriel and no-one questioning it on here??
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       His foot was up in a dangerous area - so if no contact with
       player then it must be an indirect free kick??
       I haven’t seen one given like that for quite some time
       #Post#: 22029--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: October 18, 2020, 5:49 am
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       If Walker didn't make contact with the other player then
       presumably we'd be looking at an indirect free-kick for playing
       in a dangerous manner rather than a penalty (and hence no
       possibility of VAR review.)
       #Post#: 22043--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Manchester City v Arsenal
   DIR By: LateTackle
       Date: October 18, 2020, 9:19 am
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       --- Quote from: Matt link ---
       >
       > [quote author=LateTackle link=topic=1855.msg22008#msg22008
       date=1602984801]
       > Nobody seemed bothered at the time.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I'm sorry I'm just very confused by both Latetackle and
       flipmode's posts respectively.
       The other it seems to be forgotten that, Sian post her hand up
       and pulled his off of her, there was no jesty smile from her or
       anything. She was probably a tad more bothered than you
       perceived.
       [/quote]
       Last week there was a discussion about how we can tell what a
       referee actually saw, although I like to think if a referee is
       facing play 5 yards away you sort of presume he might actually
       be watching what is happening.
       This week we are being told what she was 'probably' thinking.
       My perception was that she was concentrating on her job and
       didn't appear bothered.  My evidence for that view is that, had
       she thought it to be an issue, she would surely have flagged to
       draw it to the attention of the referee.  As for a 'jesty
       smile', I don't ever recall seeing any change of facial
       expression on Massey's face, jesty or otherwise.  'Summat an'
       nowt, get on with the game' as us old schoolers might have said.
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