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Martin Coy, EFL Trophy Final, Luton v Stockport
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: April 14, 2026, 2:58 am
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I have just caught up with the highlights of this Final. Martin
seemed to have a good game. However, there was one glaring
inconsistency which, fortunately, did not ultimately affect the
result. It came in the first half when a Luton player was barged
over in the Stockport penalty area and Martin waved away appeals
for a penalty. I have to say I thought he was wrong. Then, less
than a minute later, a Stockport player was similarly barged
over but just outside the Luton pen area, and the free kick was
given. For the life of me, I could not see any difference betwen
the two. That apart, Martin seemed fine and showed all his
experience in keeping the game moving. I hope he enjoyed his day
out at Wembley and will rememeber it for all the right reasons.
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Re: Martin Coy, EFL Trophy Final, Luton v Stockport
DIR By: ShoeRef
Date: April 14, 2026, 4:07 am
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--- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
>
> I have just caught up with the highlights of this Final.
Martin seemed to have a good game. However, there was one
glaring inconsistency which, fortunately, did not ultimately
affect the result. It came in the first half when a Luton player
was barged over in the Stockport penalty area and Martin waved
away appeals for a penalty. I have to say I thought he was
wrong. Then, less than a minute later, a Stockport player was
similarly barged over but just outside the Luton pen area, and
the free kick was given. For the life of me, I could not see any
difference betwen the two. That apart, Martin seemed fine and
showed all his experience in keeping the game moving. I hope he
enjoyed his day out at Wembley and will rememeber it for all the
right reasons.
>
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From they way you've described it, it seems the only difference
was genuinely that one was inside the area and one wasn't - and
the challenge was not quite enough for the 'higher bar /
threshold' for penalty decisions. Rightly or wrongly, that's
what's taught, so Mr Coy is following instructions from his
higher ups.
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