The flag across chest signal has been out of the game for severel seasons now. When giving penalties assistants now should flag like a free-kick and side-step towards the corner flag
I sit in the upper tier of the West Stand and had a perfect view. It looked like Jackson clearly took the ball. No-one around us thought it was a penalty and we were stunned when the linesman flagged for it. Changed the game completely. At 0-1 we were right in it and Hecky probably wouldn't have changed formation at the start of the second half.
As was attributed to Mr Hackney, "thee look in t'paper tomorrer lad, tha'll see whether it worra penalty!"
Bit hazy, but if you look closely at the penalty incident, Jackson definitely gets a toe to the ball before Davis goes over.
I sit in ponty straight in front of where it happened and I thought penalty straight away , never touched ball imo
From where I sat (East Stand lower in t'corner) it looked as though Jackson got the ball first. Everyone around was incensed at the penalty award. He might learn from this not to dive in like that - still a young lad n all that