As far as I am aware, it is still an offence for the goalkeeper to handle the ball outside the penalty area?
Second half last night, there must have been a dozen occasions when the Posh keeper's standing foot was a yard/metre outside his 18-yard line for clearance kicks, and each time the lino stood level with the line as the keeper prepared, then as the latter went to make the kick, the lino was sprinting toward half-way, never looking at the actual kick. That, plus some absurd offside flags from the West Stand lino and 'several' inconsistent decisions by the ref - such a poor set of officials!
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Where his foot is is irrelevant (or any other part of his body) -it's where the ball is, and was ever thus. As long as the ball ceases to be in contact with his hands whilst the ball is still in the box then no offence of handball occurs.
We also thought their forward was offside for the penalty.
Although there probably is
And one foot is off the ground at the point he releases the ball.
@sam3110, any thoughts on this?
Interpretation of the laws are being stretched (and have been for the last few years).
Throw-ins where the foot is over (but still touching) the line are let go. Anyone that has ever played football knows this was (and should be) a foul throw, but the law is now interpreted differently, in the same way that at a corner the ball had to be inside the quadrant, but is now effectively outside.
Then there is the fake injury to allow for coaching. The ref knows its a con, but lets them get away with it. AMB should be booked for feigning injury, and the linesman should ensure that their is no coaching going on by keeping Jones in his technical area and the players on the pitch. I know we have used this to our advantage, but its bollocks.
Be interesting to see a ref making a tight offside call whilst standing in the centre circle!
Was the ball in his hand outside the penalty area?
Line calls and offsides is their bag - although you notice it in the Prem and Champ that ARs do give fouls (whether or not the ref agrees is another matter).
Pretty sure the ref consulted the Curbs stand lino before giving the red as I could see them both talking without any players nearby.
I think with the first penalty, it isn't in the laws but from what I have seen in games, if a shot is goalbound and hits an arm, refs give pens. I assume they think a player could do more to avoid contact like put his arms behind his back. I hate what the hand ball law has become but I think the decision was consistent with how it is currently being interpreted.
The sending off was typical of what you see where a player loses control and lunges stupidly almost instinctively. It is a sending off when a player goes stud first into the shin. And I doubt Small was playing up. This hurts even through a shin pad but the pad ensures the player isn't injured. I had this when I was playing when I was genuinely writhing in agony for a minute but was able to continue after that.
The second penalty was outside the area. But I don't think it was a sending off wherever it was. I think it was a tangle with no real intent, but there doesn't need to be for it to be a foul. So the correct decision should have been a free kick on the edge of the box and the ref has to decide the intent and make a decision from there.