Penalty

[Milepostuk]

Can't believe nobody has mentioned it. Thought it looked soft at the time and, having seen a replay I haven't changed my mind.

[Donnywolf]

I have mentioned it in the Quinn Thread

[Bentley Bullet]

I didn't think it was a penalty, but the linesman flagged for it. He was right to wave his flag, but only for a Reading player being offside, not a dubious penalty.

[BobG]

Every report I've read and heard says it was a nailed on pen. I believe even Quinny has apologised for his mistake.

BobG

[The Red Baron]

I've seen it on Sky. It was a stonewaller. Like me, I think the ref was unsure if it was inside or outside the box and that was what the lino confirmed for him.

[Bentley Bullet]

Every report I've read and heard says it was a nailed on pen. I believe even Quinny has apologised for his mistake.

BobG

What's your personal view, Bob?

[donnievic]

Looked a pen from south stand

[Bentley Bullet]

Looked a pen from south stand

Did a Reading player look offside prior to the 'penalty' from the south stand?

[CGJ]

In line with it and my impression was that Le Fondre was initially offside.

[mjg]

FROM THE SOUTH STAND I SAID AS IT HAPPENED S,,T ITS A PEN

[The Red Baron]

In line with it and my impression was that Le Fondre was initially offside.

The ball travelled a long way though, because Meite missed his header.

[Tazemma]

Defo pen. Shocking defending by all the ack four to get beat by a goal kick which forced Quinn into bringing down le fondre

[Donnyrovers]

Blatant penalty all day long that.

[roversam]

FROM THE SOUTH STAND I SAID AS IT HAPPENED S,,T ITS A PEN

Alright, no need to SHOUT.

[Filo]

I thought we should have had a penalty shortly afterwards, Billy was pulled down in the box, I'm surprised the players didn't make a protest

[Bentley Bullet]

From the west stand, in line with play I saw the linesman rightly raise his flag for what I thought at the time was Lefondre being off-side. Then he started waving it to indicate a penalty.

[Donnywolf]

...and academic as it was the Ref seemed to be staring at the Lino for their 3rd goal more or less imploring him to flag it offside

... but I was probably seeing things in my haste to leave the scene of the crime - probably second time ever I have left early (before end that is)

[bobjimwilly]

all they did was hoof the ball all day long. Meite should have been told to get under everything that was in the air and head it back out. Simples? I didn't see one passage of play that came from their back 4 through midfield. Awful team to watch. No that we're any better like...

[The Red Baron]

Fair point, BJW. Which makes it all the more infuriating that we decided to adopt their hoof-ball tactics in the second half.

[Filo]

We played the conditions very poorly in the second half, Brown never got near anything hoofed up to him, add that to our two centre midfield players not being ball players we were left with no option but to hoof it. Keegan and Furman maybe both battlers, but they just can not play together, hence the reason our chances up front have all but dried up, we have no creativity in the centre of the park