Not sure a covering defender should matter, given there’s no gk

When a defender is the last man, we don’t say oh, that’s fine, the gk was there.

More relevant that he’d gone away from goal imo. Yellow the right decision

Posted By: SimonOTBC on January 31st 2026 at 16:17:51

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Is that a Red?? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jan 31, 16:13:54
- Not sure a covering defender should matter, given there’s no gk (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Jan 31, 16:17:51
  - It is relevant he was going away from goal (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 31, 16:21:47
- Nope - covering defender - Good decision by the ref (n/m) (NCFC) - Kev, Jan 31, 16:16:39
- No (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 31, 16:15:06
- Was a fair attempt on the ball and McConville covering (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Jan 31, 16:14:45
  - The fair attempt irrelevant (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 31, 16:15:54
    - Didn't say it wasn't a foul (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Jan 31, 16:34:40
- No, covering defender. (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Jan 31, 16:14:37
- Not yet (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Jan 31, 16:14:32

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