Today's ref

[Houston_Blade]

First thing to comment on is the defender gets nowhere near the ball whatsoever with his leg massively outstretched. Sure the contact might not be "heavy" but it's still there. I'm not in favour of bringing full VAR into the championship, but if it was just used for penalty flashpoints like this I wouldn't object.

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I think Campbell got booked for kicking the defender on his way past him. The only possible explanation.

 

[Houston_Blade]

He is falling down already from the photo as he don't place his right foot down. You literally have just proven my point right that he went over with no contact!?

How can you prove that he’s falling down in the image? It’s much more likely he was running in the image and he fell down as a result of the contact.

You asked for contact, you get shown an image with contact and then you argue against it anyway

 

[Gimli]

First thing to comment on is the defender gets nowhere near the ball whatsoever with his leg massively outstretched. Sure the contact might not be "heavy" but it's still there. I'm not in favour of bringing full VAR into the championship, but if it was just used for penalty flashpoints like this I wouldn't object.

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In my day, mere ‘intent to foul’ was enough to give a penalty away…

 

[Tony Currie]

There is a picture that shows a leg was out and no contact? am i going crazy? Every video angle shows there was no contact.

My god, we are fucking fickle!

We all know if this was against us we would have been shouting the same!

Clear contact and ref sight line blocked.

 

[Large Mendonca]

Clear pen from those pics above

 

[fifty shades of blade]

Clear contact and ref sight line blocked.

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Porker hallam's a bit quiet...

 

[HighfieldBlade]

Its not a penalty! if that happened in our box with an attacker falling down, we would be fuming if a penalty was given! take your glasses off people!

 

[bladesince64]

I said in a post before the game that Cov players were expertly schooled in the 'dark arts' (amongst other suspect tactics) and they proved the point when they angrily surrounded Campbell accusing him of diving which helped sway the refs decision.

 

[UddersBlade]

Clear contact and ref sight line blocked.

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Yeah - but as you say ref unsighted ….. VAR gives it………but I never want to see VAR again so I’ll take the odd rough decision now & then! Never used to worry about it prior to 2019……as those decisions did mostly even themselves out over a season.

 

[Bladesman]

All this goes to prove is linesmen are becoming more and more useless. If the ref hasn't got a clear view then surely at least the linesman has? I thought they were there to help the ref?

 

[Hallamboy87]

Clear contact and ref sight line blocked.

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I stand corrected and hold my hand up! Have seen a fans footage and is a clear penalty! The only reason I can think that it wasn't given is that the ref didn't have a clear view. But then why give a yellow card?

 

[Houston_Blade]

I stand corrected and hold my hand up! Have seen a fans footage and is a clear penalty! The only reason I can think that it wasn't given is that the ref didn't have a clear view. But then why give a yellow card?

He’s a useless wanker, that’s why.

 

[CopenhagenBlade]

All this goes to prove is linesmen are becoming more and more useless. If the ref hasn't got a clear view then surely at least the linesman has? I thought they were there to help the ref?

No way the linesman could give a decision from where he was. The ref was in the perfect position but possibly slightly unsighted