Was it really a penalty ?

[JimmyQuinn]

VAR is only as good as the ref who has to use it. It’s a tool for him to get the decisions right at second look, this ref wasn’t having any of it and didn’t want his authority challenged by the system in my opinion. VAR is just there as a second opinion, the ref chooses to use it or not though.

So is it only if the ref refers it? I thought it happened in the background and they could give him a shout

Based on tonight I am wildly wrong

 

[palm 1]

No chance was there’s a pen .

 

[pwsafc]

Am i just being old when i think it was nowhere near one ?

Kane getting grappled on the other hand.......

It was a penalty, but Kane should of had atleast 2 blatant pens

 

[Deleted member 37458]

Am i just being old when i think it was nowhere near one ?

Kane getting grappled on the other hand.......

Is it being old shouting "get up you soft b@$# he never touched you"?

 

[Smartin]

I’m happy for that to be a penalty as long as so was the 2 fouls on Kane.

Otherwise none of them should be.

 

[Jgrainger]

Stones have one of their defenders a good shove as Kane was getting dragged to the floor. That could have easily been a penalty or a freekick the other way.

 

[Chappers]

Soft as fuck. Not for me.

 

[tunstallhill]

Never a penna and neither was it a foul on the Brazil defender last night that all the pundits reckon was. Its a contact sport for fucks sake. There wasn't even enough contact in either situation to harm a fly. Grow of a set of balls for fucks sake

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

The second Kane pull down was even more blatant in fact there was another blatant pen for a foul on another one of our players also at the same time

 

[Dave Hosselhaff]

Definite two pens we missed out on like. We would've missed them though.

 

[Parkmaverick]

I thought it was Walker raises his arm and swings it backwards

 

[Chappers]

The second Kane pull down was even more blatant in fact there was another blatant pen for a foul on another one of our players also at the same time

I thought that. He had him around the bloody neck

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

I thought that. He had him around the bloody neck

Aye and at the same time i think it was Stones getting dragged down also.

 

[RossTheNinja]

Stones have one of their defenders a good shove as Kane was getting dragged to the floor. That could have easily been a penalty or a freekick the other way.

This. Theirs was a penalty, and Kane should've had one from the corner when someone attempted a rear naked choke on him. So 1 each would've been fine.

 

[samwise]

never wanted VAR but have to say the way it has been used almost changed my mind, by all accounts there are people watching every incident and can get word to the ref if he misses something...for one, how he missed the wrestling move on kane i have no idea and for another, surely the VAR ref brought the fouls on kane to his attention, if i was southgate i would be demanding clarification, i know it wont change the result but it might help them in future games, saw a game the other day where a defender wrapped his arms around an attacker and the VAR called a penalty, if it is going to be as inconsistent as the man in the middle then why waste money and time?

 

[BumbleBee]

Ferdinand was reet. Walker should have been facing the ball.

 

[dangermows]

Theirs? Yes

I think we should have been awarded two.

Correct

 

[chr1s1973]

It was a penalty, but Kane should of had atleast 2 blatant pens

Aye,but as others have said on here,apart from the fact he should have had two penalties and scored two goals,he was "dire".

 

[super ally]

The first rugby tackle on Kane was double checked with VAR and judged to be fine. I'm not sure if they checked the second one.

Going off that match, I have no idea what the current rules of football are.

 

[viccarlton]

To me it's soft as shite. He's positioned wrong (should have his back to goal facing out) but all he does is turn and shrug and the lad goes down like he's been shot.

I'm not one for slating referees but he was shite tonight. Been a big fan of VAR so far too but also useless tonight

VAR will never work to the satisfaction of everyone, I hate it personally and wish it would disappear, the very fact that we have varying opinions about last night's decisions must prove that it's adding nothing to the game but more controversy?