VARcical Decision

Just listening to that audio, Michael Oliver is clearly desperate to give the penalty, nobody else thought it was a pen. Just seems a shambles.
 
They've overturned the Skelly ban

Arsenal: Myles Lewis-Skelly ban overturned after red card at Wolves

Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly's three-match ban - imposed for his red card at Wolves on Saturday - has been overturned after an appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk

Quite suprised by that. As has been said, it wasn't an intentionally nasty tackle but it fundamentally ended up that way through bad luck which is how many red cards go.
 
I think they trialled it in a tonne of games and it only resulted in 3 corners. I’d welcome it if they can be consistent with it, knowing our refs I have zero faith.
 
pepp77 said:
Yeah, it’s never been enforced properly, I thought it was supposed to result in an indirect free kick, maybe that’s why and changing it to a corner will means it’s more enforced.
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Exactly. There was zero consistency to it. Twenty years later fans are still asking for consistency. Has been a rule since then and still is. I remember Alan Shearer scoring from one against West Brom from about 5 yards out by just absolutely blasting it in off one of their men on the goal line. Other than that I don't remember seeing any others given.
 
I mean, this is a very easy one for them to enforce and enforcement would stop it immediately. Then again, there are so many things that could be stopped instantly with a crack down that aren't remotely subjective.
 
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