Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland AFC 3pm Match Thread

[YorkMackem]

Hair pulling is definitely a red card offence. However, Ballard is holding him off and grabbing his shirt but his hair is long and goes down his back and gets caught in the shirt and hand grip. Ballrd doesn't pull it. It's just shit refereeing/VAR or the shittest rule they've introduced in awhile as you can just have long hair and win fouls all the time now.

The rule needs changing mind, as does the ludicrous punishment, but doesn't excuse Ballard's naivety or the striker behaving like he had been decapitated.

Multiple times in the last 3 weeks I've watched defenders blatantly hauling down a breaking attacker knowing they'll only get a yellow

 

[dred73]

Not watching , how have we played ?

Canny

 

[Wearside Wanderer II]

I’m sure if you pull hair then the head will be automatically gobackwards, how come this fuckers went forward?

 

[indymackem]

The match thread is absolutely insane these days like

 

[Monty Pigeon]

That was deliberate lashing out at the opponent though

Yeah, but you know how football works. It's the Match of the Day issue of the moment. He was pulling the shirt and got some hair as well. Earlier in the season, not an issue. A week after the FA panel has made a ruling, VAR is looking for it.

 

[SAFC7391]

No common sense by the refs, Ballard looking at the ball at all times, trying to wrestle with the player and doesn’t realise he even has his hair, you don’t fall forward from a decent hair pull either

 

[Man About Town]

Ballard should have given the ref a Benny Hill head slap, the little slaphead

 

[Korra]

Ref completely ruined the game.

Doesn’t look intentional whatsoever, Ballard's eyes are on the ball, and his hand is at shirt level (as is the hair).

Tie your hair, or fuck off.

 

[Useful_Idiot]

Course it was man

I'll have some of you drugs please mate they must be top class

 

[flanny1]

1-0 and could be even better if Ballard wasnt so stupid today

No way he will ever get away with that these days

How is he stupid? It’s completely accidental, what’s he meant to do? ignore the ball and make sure he looks where the players long hair is dangling at that moment?

 

[smokeyorange]

Just seen another replay at halftime. Ballard is clearly pulling and holding on to his hair.

 

[AstroSchwarz]

Unless it’s down his back and you’re behind him, you mean??

People on here seemingly can’t have any context about anything at all haven’t you realised that

 

[Kev75]

Wankers hair

Yeah I know but it's about game intelligence mate!

 

[Randy Ostrich]

I’m sure if you pull hair then the head will be automatically gobackwards, how come this fuckers went forward?

There was another pull coming from the grassy knoll

 

[DonaldDownTheWing]

With the way the other matches are going we really need to win today.

We still look vulnerable from crosses into the box.

 

[SR7]

Definitely a few people on here never played football in their lives if they believe that was a purely deliberate hair pull

 

[rubberface]

We’re winning …

...i know mate..i'm here and it's f***ing awful. Both teams and ref.

 

[McMackem]

Seeing it again it does look like he’s gone for shirt, got hair and given it a tug. On balance I’m glad we’re giving dirty tricks instead of just receiving them now, but wrong ref to do this with.

 

[ChrisAshley]

Ballard has hold of his hair for a while, if he didn't realise he's pulling his hair what does he think he has hold of? Stupid from Ballard he should know the rules now.

 

[craigypants]

When I saw it again he has pulled his hair. I thought he didn't but he did. Stupid twat will cost us the game. Shall we blame Diarra? Nope blame Big Dan Blockhead