The contact is in no way enough to make him fall over - Wrath of the Barclay

The contact is in no way enough to make him fall over

Sorry I just think attitudes like that enable cheating. The “there’s contact so he’s entitled to go down” brigade.

Posted By: Jim on April 19th 2026 at 14:23:44

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Another joke pen for Scum. Dropped points though (n/m) (Other Football) - loz, Apr 19, 13:58:18
- I'd like to see more pens given (Other Football) - baxterbasics, Apr 19, 14:11:11
  - Absolutely (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:14:57
- A joke as in needless (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:00:38
  - It’s just not a penalty. He’s never getting the ball and he flings himself to the floor (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 19, 14:11:14
    - As long as the ball is in play it doesn’t matter (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:18:06
      - The contact is in no way enough to make him fall over (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 19, 14:23:44
        
        What about attempted fouls where there is no contact? (Other Football) - APB, Apr 19, 15:07:37
        
        That’s modern football (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:27:58
        
        It's enough to stop him running where he is trying to get to (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 19, 14:26:15
        
        ‘Fleeting contact’ 🤮 (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:36:35
  - 100% a penalty (Other Football) - 51eve, Apr 19, 14:01:35
    - These days defenders seem to mostly get away with it (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:02:56
      - Yeah - soft, annoying, but a penalty sadly. (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 19, 14:11:49
        
        And if it happened the other way around (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 19, 14:20:49

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