The penalty against Barrow

[Draytonian III]

Did anyone else notice James Maxwell run and stand on the penalty spot to stop the Barrow players roughing it up

[Colin C No.3]

I didn’t. I was actually watching Joe pacing with the ball in his hands to see if any of their players approached him to try & put him off.

How anyone can’t credit a penalty under any circumstances but especially in a pressure situation like yesterday as being ‘worthy’ of counting alongside goals scored from open play is beyond me.

[jmt23]

I noticed, he rushed to the spot, I thought to take any pressure from the opposition from Joe, could’ve been to prevent other dark arts, as they now say - cheating is the word, not dark arts. So glad we beat them, I can’t stand what they tried to employ, not even if my team does it - I have never ever seen any player from DRFC drop to that level seen yesterday by Barrow though.
That should not be part of football at any league level.

[DonnyOsmond]

I didn’t. I was actually watching Joe pacing with the ball in his hands to see if any of their players approached him to try & put him off.

How anyone can’t credit a penalty under any circumstances but especially in a pressure situation like yesterday as being ‘worthy’ of counting alongside goals scored from open play is beyond me.

You're not understanding it.

Penalty taking is a skill, but then also is finishing and quality attacking positioning. Ironside is a quality hold up player, not exactly know as being a main goal threat. Using open play goals allows you to compare with other strikers, penalties are just a nice bonus.

[Silkscarf]

Yes, I wondered what he was doing at first. He’s a fine player. He also sprinted off when the substitution was being made. No messing about, he just does the right thing.

[drfchound]

Did anyone else notice James Maxwell run and stand on the penalty spot to stop the Barrow players roughing it up

I spotted that too.