Absolutely the worst decision of the game. The only thing I can think is he was playing advantage to see if we could get a goal with the keeper out?
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Nick
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Yes, he kicks the ball and their player runs into him.
No idea what you expect Thomas to do. He wins the ball and their player goes into him.
Their other players didn't even appeal
Any tackle where the player catches the other player on the thigh yes probably will be given.
shmmeee
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Exactly. If I jump to head it away, do, and then someone steams into me that’s not a foul surely?
What do you expect their player to do when he has been lunged towards and has to react in less than a second?
David O'Day
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no, no it wont if the other player is the one that creates the contact
David O'Day
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no one said he could do anything else, just that it is not a pen
David O'Day
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similar thing just happened in the Everton game, player wins ball then goes in to attacker. All agree no pen
Nick
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No, he wasn't lunged towards. Thomas kicked the ball.
Wasn't he expecting the cheek of the defender to kick the ball?
Nick
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If anything is a foul on you
He didn't create the contact!!!!! I'm going to give up responding soon but their player was going forward Thomas goes from right to left. He doesn't have much time to run forward before Thomas makes contact with his leg in fact he actually stutters his run aiming to avoid contact in the split second he has. I'm right on this one, Robins says it, the ref says it and the majority of pundits. Just cause you don't like it doesn't make your opinion true. We don't live in the old world of any tackle being ok as long as you get the ball first.
SkyblueDad
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The amount of different opinions on here all after watching the incident from every angle a dozen or so times shows what a tough decision it was in a couple of seconds.
Agreed, I said during the game I thought it was a terrible decision. The more I saw of it and the angles the players were running at the more I realised I was wrong. I also think the fact Thomas doesn't go nuts at the ref or the other players tells you what you need to know.
I'd agree with this. As I said above wondering if the ref played on to see if we could take advantage but then he gave a foul for the 2nd offense so you'd assume not!
Nick
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You are making out he lunges in on the player.Ok yeah Thomas didn't lunge in to get the ball at allgood one.
Well he does as he makes contact with the player after the ball it's the definition of a lunge!
lunge
noun
noun: lunge; plural noun: lunges
a sudden forward thrust of the body, typically with an arm outstretched to attack someone or seize something.
Brylowes
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Me either, it was unbelievably reckless and the ref was about 5 yards away looking right at it, no real contact & there for no injury (probably swayed his decision) but the intent was obvious and could easily have resulted in a serious injury.
Should have been sent off without a second thought imho.
Nick
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The player makes contact with him.
He stretched to kick the ball, which he has every right to.
If their player beat him to the ball and the same happened. It's a different story.
Cally Fedora
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OK, so flip it round. The logic of what you are saying is that you can do anything in the tackle as long as you’ve touched the ball first. You can’t. 20 years ago - yes. Now - no. The players know that.
David O'Day
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he did, he went into thomas
Thomas is allowed to occupy space and doesn't have to move
Robins, doesn't think it. i can tell you that for a fact and the pundits in the papers say it was not a pen
just because you are too proud to admit youare wrong doesn't make it true
David O'Day
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you are just windmilling now as you are being proved to be talking whiff
That is absolute rubbish Thomas isn't occupying a space he is moving towards his leg and continues after he strikes the ball. You are wrong and frankly clueless. Also how can you speak for Robins he said straight away it was no ummm or ahhh or I haven't seen it back.He specifically said yes it's a penalty. Don't make stuff up just to try and bolster your daft argument.
David O'Day
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he's occupying the space were the ball was, ffs mate stop windmilling and posting poo likes as that's teh sure fire sign of a winner argument
even the fucking the leicester radio people were saying it's not a pen
keep windmilling mate
Adge
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Well we know the standard of Refereeing has been a concern especially in the Uk for a few years. But the good news is is that is no longer the case-we have a long list of FIFA officials ready to go on this thread who all know the Laws of the Game (but struggle to understand what is a careless/reckless/excessive challenge and what sanctions to award on each of them occasions).
David O'Day
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It was very telling that the immediate reaction of the sky commentator was shock that a penalty had been given, he clearly wasn’t expecting it (the same as most of us who saw it live, great view from block 16)
Nick
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Yeah their goalie was reckless and it wasn't even a foul.
Yesterday Harry winks was the ref for a part of the game.
Adge
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And the man who never takes his Sky Blue glasses off and the worst of them all is……….
Windmilling
let me post the below from Robins. I'm talking fact you are talking shite.
The guy is a fucking moron, no idea why I have bothered. I need to draw him a picture with some crayons to explain the direction of travel and the fact Thomas isn't static
David O'Day
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You are really an awful person and you wonder why people have a pop at you
There's a lesson for you to learn
long way home
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Refs are obviously not working under the same sets of rules or have different views of the interpretation of laws. Everton game today exactly same incident different outcome. At some point this needs to change .
David O'Day
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Getting personal because you are wrong?The guy is a fucking moron, no idea why I have bothered. I need to draw him a picture with some crayons to explain the direction of travel and the fact Thomas isn't static
You are a brain dead idiot who can't even fucking read. I have explained to you that robins in his post match comments was being diplomatic and it private he told Thomas it was a bad decision. I heard that directly from a player but i guess you know better.
Specsavers mate, i can book you an appointment