The Footie Thread

[Slime]

Thursday really wasn’t that long ago.

Sorry, I meant against a decent team.
DOH!

 

[fundy]

joke VAR decision to save Schmeical

 

[Swango1980]

joke VAR decision to save Schmeical

Agreed. Clearly I don't know the rule, because not in a BILLION years was Schmeichel ever in control of that ball.

 

[fundy]

Agreed. Clearly I don't know the rule, because not in a BILLION years was Schmeichel ever in control of that ball.

He also wasnt hurt and Im pretty sure Ramsey didnt even touch him lol

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Agreed. Clearly I don't know the rule, because not in a BILLION years was Schmeichel ever in control of that ball.

The goalkeepers on here would've known the rule ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

joke VAR decision to save Schmeical

Apparently correct though. He doesn't have to be 'in control ', he just has to have his hand on it. Merson described it as like a try in rugby, you just need downward pressure.

Every day's a learning day.........

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Apparently because he's got his hand pushed down on the ball that means he's in control of the ball.

The 2 hands on the ball rule is a myth.

 

[fundy]

Apparently correct though. He doesn't have to be 'in control ', he just has to have his hand on it. Merson described it as like a try in rugby, you just need downward pressure.

Every day's a learning day.........

Every day you learn theres another stupid rule kinda day

 

[IanM]

The 2 hands on the ball rule is a myth.

Or very old and now changed?
No footy refs on here?

 

[fundy]

Turns out 5 fouls isnt enough in one half to get a yellow card too. Learning more and more every day.....

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Every day you learn theres another stupid rule kinda day

I agree ?. In no one's mind is schmeichel in possession of that ball but the law says he is ?‍.

 

[Beezerk]

Every day you learn theres another stupid rule kinda day

Why is it stupid though?
If a keeper has one hand in the ball but at the same time has it under control, I don’t see the problem.

 

[fundy]

Why is it stupid though?
If a keeper has one hand in the ball but at the same time has it under control, I don’t see the problem.

do you actually think he had that under control?

 

[Beezerk]

do you actually think he had that under control?

Very hard to tell from the clip I’ve seen but the ball did appear stationary under his hand so yes.

 

[fundy]

Very hard to tell from the clip I’ve seen but the ball did appear stationary under his hand so yes.

fair enough to me he dropped the ball and reached out at full stretch and for a snapshot had his hand on it

 

[Beezerk]

fair enough to me he dropped the ball and reached out at full stretch and for a snapshot had his hand on it

Yes, it’s virtually impossible to tell if the ball would have squirted loose had the Villa player not booted it into the net.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

fair enough to me he dropped the ball and reached out at full stretch and for a snapshot had his hand on it

Sky timed it as 1/12th of a second ?. The point is though, he doesn't have to be in control, he just has to have his hand on it.

Below is lifted from the BBC website.

Here's what the laws of the game say...
A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when:

• the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save

 

[fundy]

Sky timed it as 1/12th of a second ?. The point is though, he doesn't have to be in control, he just has to have his hand on it.

and were back to me thinking its a stupid rule

 

[fundy]

Gotta love Chesterfields celebration at Salford, unless youre Scholesy ???

 

[Billysboots]

Or very old and now changed?
No footy refs on here?

Dozens ?