What about attempted fouls where there is no contact? - Wrath of the Barclay

What about attempted fouls where there is no contact?

You’d be leaving it all to the ref’s discretion, and teams would all be being Backhoused every week

Posted By: APB on April 19th 2026 at 15:07:37

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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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