Mooseybaby
Retired big bad baldy in all black!
Only saw a bit of the Swansea vs Stoke match tonight.
One particular incident has had the Sky treatment and been highlighted, replayed a few times, questions asked etc etc...
Stoke keeper Jack Butland completely balls up his control of a backpass and the ball runs away from him. Swansea player closes the ball down, Butland lunges in studs up and wins the ball. Referee Robert Madley deemed it a fair challenge and waved play on, much to Swansea's displeasure.
It appeared to be one of those challenges that whilst Butland got the ball and plenty of it, had it been an outfield player making it, many referees would have still penalised the player. Butland himself admitted after the game that he was lucky to get away with it.
One particular incident has had the Sky treatment and been highlighted, replayed a few times, questions asked etc etc...
Stoke keeper Jack Butland completely balls up his control of a backpass and the ball runs away from him. Swansea player closes the ball down, Butland lunges in studs up and wins the ball. Referee Robert Madley deemed it a fair challenge and waved play on, much to Swansea's displeasure.
It appeared to be one of those challenges that whilst Butland got the ball and plenty of it, had it been an outfield player making it, many referees would have still penalised the player. Butland himself admitted after the game that he was lucky to get away with it.