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ACDon wrote:

dons50 wrote:Deliberate most certainly does come into it. It is written clearly in law 12. That law says nothing about unnatural position. That is guidance used by refs to help them determine what’s deliberate or not. But it is only guidance. Deliberate is the key word.

The majority of penalties awarded for handball are NOT deliberate, a player on the line will make his self as big as possible to block a shot (it's the natural thing to do) and sometimes his arms will go out in a position where he gains an advantage by handballing and a penalty is invariably given, despite the fact the player had no intention of handling the ball. So much of it is down to how the Referee interprets the law, rather like the crazy offside law.

LinsladeDon wrote:

ACDon wrote:

dons50 wrote:Deliberate most certainly does come into it. It is written clearly in law 12. That law says nothing about unnatural position. That is guidance used by refs to help them determine what’s deliberate or not. But it is only guidance. Deliberate is the key word.

The majority of penalties awarded for handball are NOT deliberate, a player on the line will make his self as big as possible to block a shot (it's the natural thing to do) and sometimes his arms will go out in a position where he gains an advantage by handballing and a penalty is invariably given, despite the fact the player had no intention of handling the ball. So much of it is down to how the Referee interprets the law, rather like the crazy offside law.

A score draw; you are both correct. AC Don's last sentence sums it up perfectly.

Furzdonny wrote:A good summary LD. The only thing I am concerned about is that if Robbie Muirhead is dropped we lose some of our attacking threat.

MKDF wrote:

Furzdonny wrote:A good summary LD. The only thing I am concerned about is that if Robbie Muirhead is dropped we lose some of our attacking threat.

I’m a Muirhead fan, but we do have rarely used attacking options in Ugbo and Nesbit. Assuming Tav is never coming back.

Agree on the poor defending. From front to back we made it easy for them especially in the first half.

LinsladeDon wrote:

MKDF wrote:

Furzdonny wrote:A good summary LD. The only thing I am concerned about is that if Robbie Muirhead is dropped we lose some of our attacking threat.

I’m a Muirhead fan, but we do have rarely used attacking options in Ugbo and Nesbit. Assuming Tav is never coming back.

Agree on the poor defending. From front to back we made it easy for them especially in the first half.

Had a good laugh with Nesbitt yesterday, both of us Scottish, he with a Glaswegian accent and me half deaf;
Me; Are you fit now, I have been looking out for your return.
Aidan; Gave a lengthy reply.
Me; Hold on, can you repeat that last bit please.
Aidan; Aye, I'm awright noo. (Yes, I am alright now)
Me; Thanks for that, I was wondering how in the hell you knew my name was Lew.

Well, it was funny at the time.

Also said he was raring to get back, couldn't wait to get on the pitch.

MKDF wrote:

Furzdonny wrote:A good summary LD. The only thing I am concerned about is that if Robbie Muirhead is dropped we lose some of our attacking threat.

I’m a Muirhead fan, but we do have rarely used attacking options in Ugbo and Nesbit. Assuming Tav is never coming back.

Agree on the poor defending. From front to back we made it easy for them especially in the first half.