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Own goals..........what’s going on

eaststandmike
eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
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I don’t watch much live football just hi lights on Match of the Day 2 and the Football League show. Every week without fail I witness half a dozen “goals” awarded to players when clearly they are obvious own goals.

This week Dack (Blackburn) and Bradshaw (Millwall) top the lot.

Why is this happening, are the football authorities cleaning the game up to avoid players being embarrassed when scoring an own goal?

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,312
    the first Fulham goal the other day has been corrected to a JWP own goal, it can take time to amend
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Leuth said:
    the first Fulham goal the other day has been corrected to a JWP own goal, it can take time to amend
    I appreciate if there is an element of doubt it needs to be looked at but most are very, very clear cut.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Leuth said:
    the first Fulham goal the other day has been corrected to a JWP own goal, it can take time to amend
    That one was given as a JWP own goal on MOTD that evening. From memory I don't think the original shot was on target
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,357
    The Leicester fella did well!
  • Big_Bad_World
    Big_Bad_World Posts: 5,859
    eaststandmike said:
    I don’t watch much live football just hi lights on Match of the Day 2 and the Football League show. Every week without fail I witness half a dozen “goals” awarded to players when clearly they are obvious own goals.

    This week Dack (Blackburn) and Bradshaw (Millwall) top the lot.

    Why is this happening, are the football authorities cleaning the game up to avoid players being embarrassed when scoring an own goal?
    They haven't credited Bradshaw with the 3rd, have they? His shot was hitting the corner flag before it deflected off of Humphreys.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    edited January 2023
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,839
    Watching the highlights, Dack's shot was on target, so rightfully given to him

    Bradshaw wasn't credited with the deflected goal, as it was off target.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    killerandflash said:
    Watching the highlights, Dack's shot was on target, so rightfully given to him

    Bradshaw wasn't credited with the deflected goal, as it was off target.
    Dack’s shot was on target however it was heading straight for the goalkeeper who had it covered. The heavy deflection wrong footed the keeper resulting in a goal......in my eyes an own goal.


  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Before TV anal analysing to the nth degree, it always used to be that if the defender actively moved towards or played the ball it was counted as an own goal. Otherwise goals with flukey deflections without movement by the defender were normally credited to the attacker who made the original shot.


  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,615
    Leaburn Snr "scored" a goal up at Villa Park which was heading for the corner flag before being deflected in. Think we need to expunge that goal off the record then. 
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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    golfaddick said:
    Leaburn Snr "scored" a goal up at Villa Park which was heading for the corner flag before being deflected in. Think we need to expunge that goal off the record then. 
    It's Leaburn's goal if it ricocheted off an unaware defender.


  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Take a look at Chairs goal in the week against Sheff United.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,312
    The Rooney one in Euro 2004 is still absurd. Take it off him in retrospect someone I beg
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    Leuth said:
    The Rooney one in Euro 2004 is still absurd. Take it off him in retrospect someone I beg
    Why?

    The defender doesn't want it on his stats.

    Especially not to please the anal nearly 20 years later 🙄
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    Oggy Red said:
    Leuth said:
    The Rooney one in Euro 2004 is still absurd. Take it off him in retrospect someone I beg
    Why?

    The defender doesn't want it on his stats.

    Especially not to please the anal nearly 20 years later 🙄

  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,312
    Oggy Red said:
    Leuth said:
    The Rooney one in Euro 2004 is still absurd. Take it off him in retrospect someone I beg
    Why?

    The defender doesn't want it on his stats.

    Especially not to please the anal nearly 20 years later 🙄
    It's the goalkeeper, and why? Because it was a damned own goal obviously
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,954
    It was nearly 20 years ago Leuthy

     Nobody cares anymore. 😍
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    eaststandmike said:
    killerandflash said:
    Watching the highlights, Dack's shot was on target, so rightfully given to him

    Bradshaw wasn't credited with the deflected goal, as it was off target.
    Dack’s shot was on target however it was heading straight for the goalkeeper who had it covered. The heavy deflection wrong footed the keeper resulting in a goal......in my eyes an own goal.


    Yes but the criteria is the shot was on target. We can't assume the keeper would save it even though he probably would have.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    MuttleyCAFC said:
    eaststandmike said:
    killerandflash said:
    Watching the highlights, Dack's shot was on target, so rightfully given to him

    Bradshaw wasn't credited with the deflected goal, as it was off target.
    Dack’s shot was on target however it was heading straight for the goalkeeper who had it covered. The heavy deflection wrong footed the keeper resulting in a goal......in my eyes an own goal.


    Yes but the criteria is the shot was on target. We can't assume the keeper would save it even though he probably would have.
    The criteria sucks, it’s just a way of defenders avoiding having a list of own goals against them.

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