Penalties......the Laws of the game
this is not a wind up message just a statement of fact to clear up an debate after the league cup game:
on penalties the laws of the Game provide that in ALL cases it is at the discretion of the referee which end is used for penalty kicks (common sense dictates that the ref takes into account condition of goal, security issues, lighting etc when deciding)
There is NO toss of a coin involved in selection of the end for penalties only in the decision of the team to go first.
(From July of this year a new ruling was introduced that the team that wins the toss can elect to go second)
In this case the head of security at the game advised the referee aet that the turnstile end would be dangerous to hold the penalties as the stadium security line is that patrons congregateing in large numbers on the fence behind the hill would be dangerous in the event of goal celebrations etc
accordingly the ref agreed and the stadium security sent their staff to cordon off the area behind the shed goal....which they did successfully
Thats the gospel truth from the people involved.
Take from it what you will but it aint an anti dolan conspiracy or anything remotely like it
Re: Penalties......the Laws of the game
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Originally posted by wws
In this case the head of security at the game advised the referee aet that the turnstile end would be dangerous to hold the penalties as the stadium security line is that patrons congregateing in large numbers on the fence behind the hill would be dangerous in the event of goal celebrations etc
accordingly the ref agreed and the stadium security sent their staff to cordon off the area behind the shed goal....which they did successfully
Leaving aside the issue that Head of Security not exactely unbiased it wouldn't be necessary to deem one end "unsafe" if ye moved with times & upgraded the mud to at least gravel bank ;)
Me thinks i'm walking into an "...its Dolan fault...." reply
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