tom_avfc Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: Looks a penalty to me, it's inside the box and the defender has come across him. It’s soft but I can see why a penalty has been given. The shove in the back wasn’t exactly subtle either. Refs been pretty good in general for me - he’s let a lot go for both teams but I prefer that to a stop-start game because of a fussy ref. The big wrong decision is the obvious penalty in the first half for the keeper punching an attacker in the face rather than the ball. I’ll never know why those are so rarely given when any touch on the keeper would be penalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2021 Just now, bannedfromHandV said: Not in a month of sundays unless you’ve seen a replay/angle I haven’t I think it's difficult when you've got commentary saying it's not in the box, but every replay to me showed a player in the box being fouled. The one in the first half with the keeper should definitely have been a pen, but they always get away with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 There definitely should be VAR in playoff finals. It's just too important for awful reffing mistakes like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2021 Just now, StefanAVFC said: There definitely should be VAR in playoff finals. It's just too important for awful reffing mistakes like that. I don't think VAR would have overturned it. It's not a clear error - there's contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 minute ago, StefanAVFC said: There definitely should be VAR in playoff finals. It's just too important for awful reffing mistakes like that. You're either pro or anti var. I am the later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: I don't think VAR would have overturned it. It's not a clear error - there's contact. From what I've seen you are quite literally the only person of the opinion that it's a pen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 It’s enjoyable watching your second team get shafted by terrible refereeing decisions... VAR really isn’t so bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 31, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: From what I've seen you are quite literally the only person of the opinion that it's a pen Me, Bobby and the whole town of Morecambe to be fair! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Blackpool yesterday now Morecambe. A good bank holiday weekend for the North West Sea side towns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Morecambe comfortably second best in both the semi-final and the final, although they did defend well today and am glad to see them promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Newport completely robbed. Tragic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 I called out the refs performance early on and it’s zero surprise he gave them soft penalty (at best). Perhaps he felt like he was ‘doing it for England’ - and on that, I don’t think a welsh club should have the welsh anthem on pre-game, that said, I question why any national anthem needs to be played for playoff finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I think it's difficult when you've got commentary saying it's not in the box, but every replay to me showed a player in the box being fouled. Ignoring the classic “Harry Kane being cute” by just running across the defender who can’t do anything, this is clearly outside the box: Edited May 31, 2021 by bobzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 2 hours ago, useless said: Morecambe comfortably second best in both the semi-final and the final, although they did defend well today and am glad to see them promoted. Yes I know but they were unlucky not to go up automatically so for me justice is done by the 4th place team going up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 They start again tomorrow with Wycombe playing MK Dons, Kesler-Hayden obviously will be involved in that one, also potential for Davis to be involved for Forest if he can get fit, and Barry for Swindon if they qualify, and Raikhy for Grimsby if he can get fit and they can qualify. Essentially we could have players involved in all the football league play-offs as well as the play-off for promotion to the football league. Sunderland v Wednesday should be an interesting one on Friday, in a way will feel like a bigger game than some of Championship play-off games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Sunserland vs sheff wed is a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Just now, Demitri_C said: Sunserland vs sheff wed is a big one. Fancy wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 1 hour ago, useless said: They start again tomorrow with Wycombe playing MK Dons, Kesler-Hayden obviously will be involved in that one, also potential for Davis to be involved for Forest if he can get fit, and Barry for Swindon if they qualify, and Raikhy for Grimsby if he can get fit and they can qualify. Essentially we could have players involved in all the football league play-offs as well as the play-off for promotion to the football league. Sunderland v Wednesday should be an interesting one on Friday, in a way will feel like a bigger game than some of Championship play-off games. Got a feeling that huddersfield might do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 From the little I've seen, Huddersfield play good football these days, their manager Corberán was Bielsa's assistant Leeds. It's boring having the same teams coming up and down, but with them feel it would be slightly different as in style they're quite different from when Wagner was manager, that said would still prefer Forest or Luton to come up. Sheffield United coming up would be most boring, they play Fulham on the last day whilst Middlesbrough play Preston, so still a chance that Middlesbrough could replace them in the top six. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 I read earlier in the week that the Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday game going to have the biggest ever play-off semi-final attendance over the two legs, which is quite something for a League One game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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