Just watched it back. How on earth is that not a penalty? It's as clear cut as I've seen in a long time. No excuses for the horrific first 45 mins yesterday but the standard of officials in the EFL is awful.
It was a shocking desicion. The referee was poor all night. Linesman on west stand side missed a couple of blatant offsides aswel...... Not ours tho
The FA do absolutely nothing about their inept officials but apply strict disciplinary sanctions to managers who dare to criticise them, usually with justification.
That last picture shows Gardner in an offside position when he had the initial shot. Decent highlights here https://footydeck.com/v/14ldt
There was a tackle on McBurnie on edge of box just before that incident that also looked a good shout for a penalty.
Don't know what angle you had to see that but it looked a clear dive to me and Oli should have been booked.
The match that followed us on sky last night showed a pen which was pretty much the same scenario: two defenders taking out the player. oh for some consistency from referees.
