Durhamfootman wrote:I said last year that I enjoyed not having to watch Newcastle from behind my fingers anymore
blimey.... it's getting to be a tough watch again
helluva fight back
I cant think of anything tougher than watching the referee point to the spot for what I will say with no hyberbole, was an all my lifetime notably bad decision to award Gordon a penalty for that foul where he throws himself literally infront of a defenders leg when hes already drawn his foot back to kick a ball, hoping (and then succeeding) in catching his boot.
I often find myself defending the modern game to older people, but if that is a penalty, the game is literally done. Strikers are going to kamikazee style throw themselves as defenders boots now hoping to get contact, and eventually someone is going to end up with their shin pointing in the opposite direction to their knee (Gordon was lucky, the defender was trying to whack it out into orbit).
Its just such a crap way to win a penalty. What can the defender do? He doesnt even see Gordon and has his leg up to kick it when Gordon is behind him. If anything, its a foul by Gordon.... hes not trying to win the ball.
Just speechless. Refereeing is ruining the game at the moment, its become so unbelievably, and consistently, poor....
I guess the bean counters like the goals per game looking artificially high, and penalties are interesting to watch and exciting... but constantly giving goals for such weak reasons ruins games. Punish cynicism, punish foul play.... what are we punishing here? The West Ham players inability to see behind his ears?