Did anyone have a clear view of the challenge on JCR? From where I was, I couldn't see exactly, but there looked to be contact and JCR had NO real reason to go down, as he would have been one on one with Taylor. Anyone?
He had no reason to go down though, he'd turned Taylor so either he got tripped or peformed a hurrendous swan dive. Looked 50/50 to me, he did get tripped but made a real meal of it.
Looked a stick on penalty to me. Thought Moore could have won one in first half too. Ref was shocking.
Sat almost in line with it. Macken squared it to him, JCR dummied it and ran towards it - and he was tripped over. He was running towards the ball and he was tripped over. Even though Bogdanovic was probably going to be the one to play the ball, for me, it was a stonewall penalty.
There was a clear penalty in the first half when Darren Moore got wrestled to the ground by two of their defenders. I know this type of challenge usually gets certain managers moaning that there'd be penalties every week, but if that's what it takes to cut this out then fine. Every time there's a corner it either ends up with a free kick to the defending side or a penalty appeal turned down for the attacking side. You need three referees to keep an eye on what's going on at corners nowadays.
I had a good view, and it looked to me as though jcr and defender ran across each other. definite contact but not a penalty for me.
Forget the penalty, what about the tantrum!!!! Even my kids don't wave their arms & stamp their feet like JCR did. In answer to your question, from East upper in line with challenge it looked like 2 players running at 90 degree paths, colliding. One of those you always shout for, but one you would dispute the opposition getting. I reckon 50% of refs would have given it.
im with the majority...... looked a definate penalty to me, lets face it im sure there is no way JCR would have gone down in that position without having a reason to do so!!
