Penalties in the Premiership.

[cherrypie7]

Big Jack and Norm are shaking their heads from above.

[cherrypie7]

Big Jack and Norm are shaking their heads from above.

Scum win with a last second penalty. It is now 13 penalties awarded in just 18 matches.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

It’s all gone a little bit bonkers they should also look at people trying to draw penalties and initiating contact - surely not gentlemanly conduct?
Part of the problem is that players cynically look for any and every advantage. Then pretend it is being professional. A professional foul is not professional foul it is cheating. Similarly trying to con the ref etc is cheating.

[cherrypie7]

It’s all gone a little bit bonkers they should also look at people trying to draw penalties and initiating contact - surely not gentlemanly conduct?
Part of the problem is that players cynically look for any and every advantage. Then pretend it is being professional. A professional foul is not professional foul it is cheating. Similarly trying to con the ref etc is cheating.

Penalty!! Everton get a penalty for handball against Palace. Terrible. 14 in 19 matches. I think there will be 150 penalties by the end of the season.

[asturianblanco]

It’s all gone a little bit bonkers they should also look at people trying to draw penalties and initiating contact - surely not gentlemanly conduct?
Part of the problem is that players cynically look for any and every advantage. Then pretend it is being professional. A professional foul is not professional foul it is cheating. Similarly trying to con the ref etc is cheating.

We agree on most things HO, but im afraid players play to the rules, and must exploit them to the fullest, as our sides have done in the past.its the rules that need changing.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Yeah I guess to some degree but I suspect if a harder line had been taken on cracking down on abusing the rules many years ago then Pandora’s box might still be closed.

I also think deliberately looking for contact and going down under minimal contact is wrong regardless and yes I know it’s been like that for years.

I do dislike the idea that breaking the rules is somehow professional though.

[Billyni]

The plank was clearly felled tonight too and nothing given. If I had enough fingers to be a Bumley supporter I’d be disappointed.