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       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: MCPridz
       Date: April 8, 2023, 6:39 pm
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       Same old Tottenham always edited, but in all serious Brighton
       should of had 2 extra goals and 2 stonewall penalties today,
       that must be up there with one of the worse ref and Var
       performances this season, also no idea why Kav changed his mind
       at Brentford either that wasn’t a penalty, looks like Attwell
       and Salisbury may be doing a few weeks at minimum championship
       level, never rated Attwell either after his atrocious
       performance when we played city last season, god forbid he is
       put on that game in a few weeks time
       #Post#: 62437--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: ajb95
       Date: April 9, 2023, 2:07 am
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       First penalty is inexcusable, OFR should be called. 2nd one
       Attwell’s view looks to be blocked but he isn’t moving into a
       position where you can see it. Considering the amount of
       penalties given for holding like that over the last few years
       I’m staggered a penalty wasn’t awarded by VAR
       #Post#: 62449--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: Leggy
       Date: April 9, 2023, 3:56 am
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       --- Quote from: tef link ---
       >
       > The Mitoma handball disallowed goal looked clear cut in real
       time, so understandable why Cann would flag, but it’s
       desperately unlucky when looking at the replay.
       >
       > The non-penalty of Mitoma is just dreadful from both Attwell
       and VAR, a real shocker and inexplicable. The pull back on Dunk
       should by definition by a penalty too but we all know PGMOL
       apply different rules for pulling in the box
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       The Mitoma "handball" would have been given (if spotted) 100
       times out of 100 in the days before they messed with the
       Handball part of Law 12.  Mitoma used his arm to control the
       ball.   The point at which the ball impacted his body may or may
       not have been above the so-called T-shirt line but this is very
       much as a case of:  "If it looks like a pig, smells like a pig
       and squeaks like a pig, then it is most certainly a pig."
       Darren Cann had a clear view (despite the nonsense comment on
       MOTD) and was right to flag and (morally - if not purely
       legally) the right decision was reached.
       
       This is another example of how continuously messing with Law has
       made it into an ass.  We should have left well alone and relied
       on the judgements of the match officials.  This endless search
       for clarity where it simply cannot exist is ruining the game and
       many people simply cannot articulate what is / is a handball
       offence anymore.
       Same with offside.
       #Post#: 62452--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: April 9, 2023, 4:03 am
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       For the first one Darren Cann flagged for handling.  Once he has
       done that VAR can only recommend a review if they think there
       was a clear and obvious error, and because it is pretty much
       impossible to tell where it hit him they cannot get involved.
       Had Cann not flagged I'm pretty sure the goal would have stood.
       For the second one there is one angle where it looked like it
       definitely hit Mac Allister's arm, if VAR see that they have to
       disallow the goal no matter how accidental it was.
       I think both Brighton penalty appeals were fouls, but I suspect
       if you asked Howard Webb he would say they were well below the
       clear and obvious threshold and therefore there should be no VAR
       involvement.  Of course, the penalty given to Wolves against
       Newcastle on the same day contradicts this, but I suspect it
       will be the officials in that game that get a telling off rather
       than Attwell and his team.
       #Post#: 62460--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: takethejag
       Date: April 9, 2023, 4:43 am
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       Some pretty inexplainable decisions and no wonder Keith Hackett
       has fuelled a fire on Twitter which has descended into replies
       ranging from Attwell's suspension/sacking to some sort of PL/FA
       top six bias against Brighton. On these levels, I just wish
       Fulham had the same decision making in both games against West
       Ham this season as three of West Ham goals would've been
       disallowed for handball.
       Mitoma, massively unlucky and not handball for me. Darren Cann
       has made a mistake in flagging which has mostly taken away the
       power of VAR to overrule as an obvious error
       Mitoma again, an obvious foul that was in front of the referee
       and not reviewed, a definite clear and obvious error
       Dunk, like Mitrovic at Old Trafford had hands in his back and
       shirt pulled right in front of the ref, nothing given and no
       review
       Welbeck's disallowed goal was also very harsh, as I couldn't see
       a handball on the slomo replay.
       Stellini being given a red card when he literally the only one
       not involved. Unless something was said/seen off-cam I can see
       this being overturned
       This all begs the question, was VAR actually better before
       Howard Webb's tweaks?
       #Post#: 62463--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: TillysDad
       Date: April 9, 2023, 5:05 am
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       1st penalty shout why did the Brighton player go down holding
       his shin when his foot was stepped on?
       #Post#: 62465--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: takethejag
       Date: April 9, 2023, 5:17 am
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       --- Quote from: TillysDad link ---
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       > 1st penalty shout why did the Brighton player go down holding
       his shin when his foot was stepped on?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       In real-time I thought he went down theatrically and I wouldn't
       have given it, but VAR should have stepped in
       #Post#: 62467--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: Failed Ref
       Date: April 9, 2023, 5:30 am
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       PGMOL have admitted that Brighton should have had a penalty.
       Begs the question as to why it was not given though.
       #Post#: 62471--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: April 9, 2023, 7:21 am
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       --- Quote from: Failed Ref link ---
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       > PGMOL have admitted that Brighton should have had a penalty.
       Begs the question as to why it was not given though.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yes, being reported that Howard Webb has phoned Brighton
       officials to apologise.  Not clear whether it was for the foul
       on Mitoma, the shirt pull, or both that he has told them were
       wrong.
       He's going to be getting thoroughly fed up of having to call
       clubs to apologise for VAR errors.  He will be very frustrated
       that on the same day he has one review recommended for a
       possible foul, but one that was a so very unobvious error that
       it took three minutes watching the football to send the referee
       to the monitor, and another that was way more obvious of an
       error but where the check was completed within seconds with no
       review recommended.
       #Post#: 62473--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Tottenham v Brighton 
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: April 9, 2023, 7:27 am
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       It seems Howard Webb might have set the bar for Clear and
       Obvious too high. It still feels like the mentality of VARs is
       more to look for reasons to try and justify not intervening
       rather than stepping in when necessary.
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