It's funny how people see things so differently...

[Baz]

Just sat on a train at Watford Junction and listening to 3 lads chat about footy. All 3 of them were talking about the "blatant" penalty that wasn't given in our game last night, and how in the Prem it would be a pen every time.

Then I look on here and see others saying, never in a million years a pen.

I can see both sides, but was a pen for me.

 

[Dan The Man]

VAR looks at that and gives a pen

 

[Baz]

VAR looks at that and gives a pen

Agreed mate.

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

I’m not so sure it was after watching it back but can see what people thought it was and that VAR would likely give it. Can’t blame the ref as was a 50/50 and someone Ballard’s size shouldn’t be going down from that contact.

 

[lucky]

Never a pen

 

[forever changes]

VAR looks at that and gives a pen

For the Saudis yes for Sunderland no

 

[HABA87]

VAR would give it and a red card.

 

[Coeus]

Never in a million years a pen. I'd have given one for Coady hand ball mind.

 

[woodlebert]

Can’t blame the ref as was a 50/50 and someone Ballard’s size shouldn’t be going down from that contact.

Does the size of the offender and “victim” come into consideration in a foul?

 

[Baz]

Does the size of the offender and “victim” come into consideration in a foul?

Shouldn't do. A foul is a foul.

 

[Methusalah]

Never in a million years a pen. I'd have given one for Coady hand ball mind.

So why was his hand on Ballard's shoulder then ? Accident ? If it was innocent why did he do it?

 

[Father Jack Hackett]

Does the size of the offender and “victim” come into consideration in a foul?

Probably not but you wouldn’t expect a big lad like that to naturally go down from such contact

 

[wearsidemicky]

it was a pen. Just cause ballard goes down easilly and flops abit doesnt mean its not

 

[Baz]

Probably not but you wouldn’t expect a big lad like that to naturally go down from such contact

He also clipped his calf you know, it wasn't just the shoulder pull. Doesn't take much to knock you over when running and your calf is clipped.

 

[Raker]

Not for me like.

 

[Arfa Sleep]

Minimal contact, theatrical fall. I can see how it'd be given but I'd be disappointed if it went against us.

 

[Whitburnmakem]

Was a pen the lad knocked his trailing leg so he tripped himself up on his own calf oldest trick in the book

 

[Coeus]

So why was his hand on Ballard's shoulder then ? Accident ? If it was innocent why did he do it?

Innocent is an interesting word to describe a nothingness in a football game, It was hardly wicked.

It's a contact sport and the suggestion that any contact would present a foul is, to me, ridiculous. Dan was on his way down even before the lightest of touches, and if that doesn't matter in your opinion then we should concede an absolute shed loads per game.

 

[Whitburnmakem]

Minimal contact, theatrical fall. I can see how it'd be given but I'd be disappointed if it went against us.

Watch it again he makes Ballard trip himself up on his own calf because he runs across his trailing leg
He’s behind Ballard there should be no contact he’s not going for the ball

 

[hank williams]

I’m not so sure it was after watching it back but can see what people thought it was and that VAR would likely give it. Can’t blame the ref as was a 50/50 and someone Ballard’s size shouldn’t be going down from that contact.

Exactly it’s his exaggeration of going down convinces me it’s not a penalty