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       Re: Palace V Villa - Kevin Friend
   DIR By: guest18
       Date: September 2, 2019, 4:19 am
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       --- Quote from: Tim Wills link ---
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       > Forget about VAR, the only way you'll stop decisions like this
       is to scrap the SG levels and go back to an equal playing field
       for all Level 1 referees. There's a number of elite level
       referees regularly making these kind of decisions but they have
       protected SG status so is at any wonder we keep seeing this type
       of lazy refereeing? If you bring in the same level of
       competition that appears in the rest of the refereeing pyramid,
       standards would raise overnight because failure would be
       rewarded by demotion.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       This is the drum I’ve been banging for longer than I can
       remember.
       George Courtney came onto the full League list in 1974, by 1977
       he was wearing a FIFA badge. Today he wouldn’t have a chance.
       #Post#: 10675--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palace V Villa - Kevin Friend
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: September 2, 2019, 5:25 am
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       I've been away and have only just seen the highlights. I think
       Kevin was hasty (with VAR in operation) but I don't think he was
       wrong to penalise Grealish for diving, any contact being greatly
       exaggerated by Grealish plumenting to the ground. We had a
       similar incident earlier in the week in the Carabao Cup (? at
       Newcastle) when a team scored immediately following an
       exaggerated fall to earth by a colleague, and the goal was
       allowed which drew very critical comments from the TV pundits
       and rightly so imo. For what it is worth, I thought the 2nd
       yellow for Trezeguet was justified, perhaps more so than the
       first. Palace and Friend - controversy never seems to be far
       away.
       #Post#: 10691--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palace V Villa - Kevin Friend
   DIR By: QuoCob
       Date: September 2, 2019, 7:54 am
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       I didn't think that it was a penalty although there could have
       been a foul awarded for the previous challenge just outside the
       box that initiated Grealish's unbalance.
       I also didn't think that it was simulation.
       If he had let the play run until the shot had been taken, VAR
       could have confirmed all of that and confirmed the goal (if
       scored).
       #Post#: 10727--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palace V Villa - Kevin Friend
   DIR By: yfc54
       Date: September 2, 2019, 4:46 pm
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       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
       >
       > I've been away and have only just seen the highlights. I think
       Kevin was hasty (with VAR in operation) but I don't think he was
       wrong to penalise Grealish for diving, any contact being greatly
       exaggerated by Grealish plumenting to the ground. We had a
       similar incident earlier in the week in the Carabao Cup (? at
       Newcastle) when a team scored immediately following an
       exaggerated fall to earth by a colleague, and the goal was
       allowed which drew very critical comments from the TV pundits
       and rightly so imo. For what it is worth, I thought the 2nd
       yellow for Trezeguet was justified, perhaps more so than the
       first. Palace and Friend - controversy never seems to be far
       away.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Sorry but there was a massive difference between the Carabao Cup
       incident and this one. The Newcastle player Willems looked like
       he'd suddenly seen an imaginary swimming pool and was competing
       in the Olympics. Jack Grealish didn't plummet to the ground and
       he'd actually managed to pass the ball before he went down. This
       is one of those situations where no-one can defend the
       indefensible. Kevin Friend totally cocked up on this one and
       he'll know it as much as anyone else.
       #Post#: 10773--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palace V Villa - Kevin Friend
   DIR By: neiltonoman
       Date: September 5, 2019, 11:32 am
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       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
       >
       > I've been away and have only just seen the highlights. I think
       Kevin was hasty (with VAR in operation) but I don't think he was
       wrong to penalise Grealish for diving, any contact being greatly
       exaggerated by Grealish plumenting to the ground. We had a
       similar incident earlier in the week in the Carabao Cup (? at
       Newcastle) when a team scored immediately following an
       exaggerated fall to earth by a colleague, and the goal was
       allowed which drew very critical comments from the TV pundits
       and rightly so imo. For what it is worth, I thought the 2nd
       yellow for Trezeguet was justified, perhaps more so than the
       first. Palace and Friend - controversy never seems to be far
       away.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree with you mate, Grealish completely exaggerates any
       contact. He was pushed in the back according to Dean Smith,
       since when does being pushed in the back make your legs shoot
       out in a wide v shape? Any contact with Cahill was after he was
       already falling into Cahill's path. Grealish got away with
       diving in the Championship as he was a biggish name, he doesn't
       in the PL.
       #Post#: 10801--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Palace V Villa - Kevin Friend
   DIR By: Jevontheref
       Date: September 7, 2019, 5:45 am
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       I was speaking to someone whilst at work who was asking why they
       got it so wrong. I then turned and said something that both
       agreed with and that's the Jack Grealish has a reputation for
       going down easily so this will proceed him.
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