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After that so called hair pull

Matnab said:
I never said it 'wasn't a foul'. I said the referee was justified either way. I mentioned that the pundits thought it was. The fact that they thought it wasn't a foul hugely undermines your position that it was definitely a foul.
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The fact he makes no attempt to play the ball , and plays the man makes it a foul
 

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I didn't see it during the game so watching the clip there is my first time seeing it.

I honestly don't think you can say that was definitely on purpose. It slightly looks like he's basically trying to grab any part of DCL and the pony tale is the closest part to grab.

Not saying a red is right or wrong but it's pretty harsh to say that is violent conduct
 
flusheding said:
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I didn't see it during the game so watching the clip there is my first time seeing it.

I honestly don't think you can say that was definitely on purpose. It slightly looks like he's basically trying to grab any part of DCL and the pony tale is the closest part to grab.

Not saying a red is right or wrong but it's pretty harsh to say that is violent conduct
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Very harsh red
 
Rossi said:
Did you , as I did ? and sky pundits just play to the public , controversially sometimes just to cause discussion , it was blatantly a foul no attempt whatsoever to play the ball, like the one in injury time , CL looked at man u player twice before clattering into him with no attempt to play ball and again nothing given
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If Sky wanted to 'play to the public and cause discussion', surely they'd be better off arguing that it was a foul and the ref got it wrong.
 
Doberman said:
You dont know how to judge force? Really?

Just admit you thought the law was any hair pull is a red.

It wasnt a red card and should be overturned.
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What you on about this time? I've discussed the f in rule.
It won't be overturned. Imagine thinking hair pulling is a valid tactic
 
Grown men pulling each others hair man. The fact we even need a rule for this is embarrassing.

Baffles me how these lads can go home and look at their children or their wife let alone themselves in the mirror.
 
Should be one of the easiest rules in football to implement: you can't pull hair - and if you do, it's a red.
It only becomes problematic when it generates discussion around force/weight of the pull/intention/if the player already wears dresses/etc.
Just don't do it.
 
There was infinitely more force used by Brobbey on his push the other day, which led to a player missing the rest of the season, yet I don’t think it was worthy of any card. People push players like that all over the pitch and rarely get fouls never mind cards.

People are pulled, pushed, by their shirt, arms, legs, boots, head, all over the pitch. People are grappled in the box.

I just don’t see how because he’s grabbed his hair yet not really pulled it or used any amount of force it’s deemed straight red, in comparison to other stuff that’s way way more physical.

I might be in the minority but I don’t even think he’s snidely tried to grab and injure a player by deliberately yanking his hair.
 
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PitYacker said:
There was infinitely more force used by Brobbey on his push the other day, which led to a player missing the rest of the season, yet I don’t think it was worthy of any card. People push players like that all over the pitch and rarely get fouls never mind cards.

People are pulled, pushed, by their shirt, arms, legs, boots, head, all over the pitch. People are grappled in the box.

I just don’t see how because he’s grabbed his hair yet not really pulled it or used any amount of force it’s deemed straight red, in comparison to other stuff that’s way way more physical.

I might be in the minority but I don’t even think he’s snidely tried to grab and injure a player by deliberately yanking his hair.
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You're right. It's a farce. The referee must be seen to be 'consistent' though. This idea of 'consistency' in officiating is going to ruin the game. People seem obsessed with applying the same sanction to a range of vaguely similar incidents.
 
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