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Handball is not a red card offence , Denying a goal scoring opportunity is . We are conditioned to think that if a keeper handles outside of the box they are off because most of the time it’s a one on one situation so we have become used to thinking that is always the outcome .The appeal would be on the grounds that there were FOUR players between the attacker and the ball and that the attacker is outside of the box and some distance from the ball. I don’t therefore think it was a clear goal scoring opportunity. I’d appeal on those grounds.
i have been at the magic mushrooms againfor a goal to be given the whole of the ball has to be over the line so for handball to be given by a goalkeeper the whole of the ball has to be outside the area ???i have just taken 2 photos off sky and I have my doubts the whole of the ball was outside the area what does the team think ?
This is probably debatable but at least there is a lack of clarity. That penalty was absolutely nailed and that evil f**ker didn't even blink in dismissing it. What's the come back for such a colossal failure? Zero.
I was right in line with Sterrys header and I can categorically say it was NOT Going in.
No way is part of the ball in the box. TLT is on the edge of the D, that’s 4 yards from the main box. He’s not almost 12 feet tall including arms stretched out is he?I agree it should only have been a yellow, but an appeal is too risky imho.
Watching the video back I think the key question is whether Sterry’s header would have gone in for an own goal. I think there’s a possibility it would have done, but equally it might have been cleared.There is no way any Gillingham player is getting to the ball to score. I don’t think any appeal could be considered frivolous given the genuine doubt around whether a goal was denied.
Maybe VAR could have defined if it was in/out of the penalty area, but alas…..