fulwoodshrimp wrote:I will be shocked if the club doesn’t appeal. Sending off was harsh. The two players got in a tangle but watching the incident several times I don’t think anyone was to blame. No way did it warrant a red card.
Not sure I agree. There was a moment of having both feet off the floor directly before the foul and the foot appears to go through the back of their lad's leg. It may not be the clearest cut red card, but given that the FA generally support referees, they are likely to uphold a decision, even if it was 'harsh'.
Unless the ref has watched it himself and believes he made an error, then I doubt if an appeal would be won.
The decisions are certainly going against us again. The Doncaster Rovers non-penalty was the worst decision I've seen in a long time. Not even Donnie fans attempted to justify it and most said it was a red card, in fact, they even convinced me it was! The law changed, so it isn't a penalty & sending off for a foul that stops a clear goal scoring opportunity, plus, it was a narrow angle, with a defender on the line. But one of their fans commented that this new interpretation only counts when there is a 'genuine attempt to play the ball'. A rugby tackle clearly isn't a genuine attempt to play the ball, therefore, red card.