Republic of Ireland v. Wales - Friday, 24th March 2017 - World Cup 2018 Qualifier

[Stuttgart88]

Had Taylor got the ball and been penalised anyway the Alan Hansens of this world would be moaning about the game going soft and that you can't tackle anymore, it's a non-contact sport now.

[BonnieShels]

But getting the ball is the only thing that stops a reckless challenge not being a foul don't ya know.

[DeLorean]

I think the majority on here certainly felt that way when McClean broke Milik up.

[geysir]

But getting the ball is the only thing that stops a reckless challenge not being a foul don't ya know.

The pundits' desperate attempts to find evidence that the ball had been slightly kissed by the tackler, in order to absolve the foul?

However it's not all a non-contact sport, there's still room for the classic sliding tackle
Sometimes clearly getting the ball in the tackle does genuinely absolve the act of first clattering into the attacking player

Vardy felled

[Stuttgart88]

Stephen Elliott's take on the key ref decisions.

https://www.sportdec.com/app/article-single/uaqpxw6fgiq119f4dn6k72n9g

I agree almost completely but I see the rugby analogy at the end as a bit of a red herring. There's no doubt referees are shown more respect in rugby but the players' attitude to the ref was a non-issue on Friday. Players' lack of respect for their opponents was the big issue in our game. I'm not sure France showed much respect for Wayne Barnes or the spirit of the game in general when they declared a head injury assessment was warranted last week.

[geysir]

Stephen Elliott's take on the key ref decisions.

https://www.sportdec.com/app/article-single/uaqpxw6fgiq119f4dn6k72n9g

I agree almost completely but I see the rugby analogy at the end as a bit of a red herring. There's no doubt referees are shown more respect in rugby but the players' attitude to the ref was a non-issue on Friday. Players' lack of respect for their opponents was the big issue in our game. I'm not sure France showed much respect for Wayne Barnes or the spirit of the game in general when they declared a head injury assessment was warranted last week.

I thought Stephen was being sarcastic when he wrote re rugby " We never see refereeing decisions taking over it's post match headlines."
Was that not the photo of the time when Rory Best challenged the ref about protection for Sexton? Perhaps not.

[tetsujin1979]

[tetsujin1979]

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