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       M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
       Date: April 11, 2026, 7:06 am
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       Correct decision to give a penalty for hands against
       Bournemouth. Unnatural position for the defender.
       Standard fare from Oliver so far.
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       Re: M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Jim_AFCB
       Date: April 11, 2026, 7:24 am
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       It's the sort of decision which usually gets given, but Christie
       is unlucky in that the ball is blasted at him at point blank
       range, and he has no chance to move his arm out of the way. You
       say "unnatural" but given his body movement, I'm not convinced
       it was.
       #Also not convinced it would have been given had it been in the
       Arsenal penalty area, however.
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       Re: M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: gooner
       Date: April 11, 2026, 7:25 am
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       hi,
       thought the penalty decision was a little harsh based on the
       defenders proximity to the attacker who kicked the ball
       [emoji15] but who am i to argue [emoji3]
       a really lively and open game which is refreshing to see, but i
       just wish the arsenal manager would be a little bit more
       attacking minded [emoji16]
       regards,
       gnr
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       Re: M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: DublinRef
       Date: April 11, 2026, 8:40 am
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       --- Quote from: Jim_AFCB link ---
       >
       > #Also not convinced it would have been given had it been in
       the Arsenal penalty area, however.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Why’s that? Because Michael Oliver would never upset Arsenal?
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       Re: M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: gooner
       Date: April 11, 2026, 8:53 am
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       hi,
       congratulations bournemouth - by far the better team [emoji122]
       arteta can have nothing to complain about from a refereeing
       point of view as MO was up to his usual standard [emoji106]
       ...but from the team selection, motivation and tactics aspect -
       well that's a whole different ball game [emoji37]
       regards,
       gnr
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       Re: M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Ref Fan
       Date: April 11, 2026, 9:03 am
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       Michael Oliver has upset Arsenal a few times in the past whether
       justified or not.  As to the penalty award, it was good to see
       him wait a second or two before pointing to the spot.  With the
       ambiguity of handball these days, better for an extra moment to
       properly assess what you saw than react too quickly. Even then,
       on many occasions, it's going to be open to debate. With foul
       challenges, Oliver normally is very prompt with a penalty or no
       penalty decision.
       Well done Bournemouth.  Thoroughly deserved the win.
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       Re: M OLIVER - Arsenal v Bournemouth 
   DIR By: Jim_AFCB
       Date: April 11, 2026, 10:15 am
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       --- Quote from: DublinRef link ---
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       > [quote author=Jim_AFCB link=topic=7893.msg103907#msg103907
       date=1775910262]
       > #Also not convinced it would have been given had it been in
       the Arsenal penalty area, however.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Why’s that? Because Michael Oliver would never upset Arsenal?
       [/quote]
       I'm in my 9th season of watching Bournemouth in the PL, and seen
       too many decent penalty shouts for Bournemouth being denied. At
       one point we went the best part of 2 seasons without being
       awarded a penalty.
       Relatively straightforward game for MO today, some soft
       decisions either way but you'll always get those. Cant argue
       about any of the cautions, which came in a bit of a cluster and
       probably stopped the game getting too tetchy.
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