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       #Post#: 90746--------------------------------------------------
       Arsenal v Brentford Simon Hooper
   DIR By: DublinRef
       Date: April 12, 2025, 12:02 pm
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       I think Norgaard is extremely fortunate not to receive a RC. A
       lunging tackle from behind, with a scissor motion, at speed. To
       me, clearly endangering his opponent's safety.
       I concede it is never going to be RC in the EPL (what is these
       days?), but I don't think studs need to be planted into the leg
       for the ultimate sanction to be issued.
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       Re: Arsenal v Brentford 
   DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
       Date: April 12, 2025, 12:59 pm
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       I don’t even think VAR knows what a dangerous challenge is these
       days.
       Just goes to show there is a lot of work to be done post season.
       #Post#: 90751--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arsenal v Brentford 
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: April 12, 2025, 2:37 pm
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       Who was the referee?
       #Post#: 90755--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arsenal v Brentford 
   DIR By: DublinRef
       Date: April 12, 2025, 3:08 pm
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       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
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       > Who was the referee?
       >
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       Simon Hooper, sorry I forgot to add that to the title of the
       thread, if I figure out how to amend that, I will!
       #Post#: 90756--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arsenal v Brentford Simon Hooper
   DIR By: TA_Ref
       Date: April 12, 2025, 3:22 pm
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       --- Quote from: DublinRef link ---
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       > I think Norgaard is extremely fortunate not to receive a RC. A
       lunging tackle from behind, with a scissor motion, at speed. To
       me, clearly endangering his opponent's safety.
       >
       > I concede it is never going to be RC in the EPL (what is these
       days?), but I don't think studs need to be planted into the leg
       for the ultimate sanction to be issued.
       >
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       Your last point literally sums up how the PGMOL view SFP this
       season. Players can make dangerous tackles without even making
       contact - when I completed my referee course I was told that it
       didn’t matter if lots of contact was made, if it endangers an
       opponent’s safety then a RC could be issued.
       I’ll admit when I first watched it and saw a first replay I did
       think reckless and YC but I think watching it again, it probably
       meets that RC threshold. We don’t typically see challenges with
       a scissor motion anymore but that feels like an incident of SFP
       that could potentially endanger the safety of an oppponent.
       #Post#: 90763--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arsenal v Brentford 
   DIR By: Claretman
       Date: April 12, 2025, 6:15 pm
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       --- Quote from: TheThingFromLewes link ---
       >
       > I don’t even think VAR knows what a dangerous challenge is
       these days.
       >
       > Just goes to show there is a lot of work to be done post
       season.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I think var and referees know what is SFP but what they dont
       know is what their employers think is SFP and whether they will
       be backed or not if they issue a red card thus therein lies the
       problem.
       #Post#: 90764--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arsenal v Brentford Simon Hooper
   DIR By: HChip
       Date: April 13, 2025, 1:09 am
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       VAR was James Bell.
       #Post#: 90795--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Arsenal v Brentford Simon Hooper
   DIR By: RCG
       Date: April 13, 2025, 2:15 pm
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       When you see how far he was from playing the Ball it most
       definitely should have been red. For once, I agree with Arteta
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