Just because a foul has no further impact doesn’t make it not a foul

If a defender picked up a ball in play in the penalty area, and there were no opponents anywhere near him and no advantage to be gained, it would still be handball. A player running to try to get on a break, who is nowhere near the ball, pulled down by an opponent is still a foul.

It was a foul. At that moment when the foul was committed, the defender didn’t know if Hirst would reach the ball, nor did the ref. Hirst got lucky. As someone posted yesterday, there should be more penalties given, especially at corners. The number of times you see free kicks given in safe areas of the pitch that would never be given in the penalty area is frustrating and inconsistent in the extreme. Give the penalties, stop the fouls.

Posted By: APB on April 20th 2026 at 12:23:11

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Scummer in the office insisting the Hirst incident was a penakty (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Apr 20, 07:44:15
- Defender pulled him (NCFC) - 51eve, Apr 20, 10:34:20
  - The defender made the ref make a decision, soft as it is (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Apr 20, 12:12:27
    - Me too (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 12:39:10
  - Every time a defender pulls an opponent that’s a free kick or pelanty, yes? X (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Apr 20, 11:10:41
    - Why not? (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 12:28:16
      - Bang on (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 12:39:47
      - I give you the Hanley flop as an example (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 12:32:37
      - Hirst is a cunt though (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 20, 12:30:43
        
        Fair (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 12:31:50
  - The contact was short lived, didn't cause him to fall over, and was inconsequential (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 20, 10:36:58
    - Don’t think it was short lived at all (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 11:16:30
      - It lasts less than a second of a slow mo video - I'm still satisfied it's short lived (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 20, 11:33:54
        
        Blimey (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 11:44:01
      - The problem with it is that it happens (NCFC) - jamesward, Apr 20, 11:24:01
        
        There’s lots of holding at corners (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 11:26:55
      - Hirst pulled the defender first and it did not prevent him getting the ball (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 20, 11:19:55
        
        Just because a foul has no further impact doesn’t make it not a foul (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 12:23:11
        
        It’s much more a penalty that the one given against us (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 12:36:37
        
        More bang on posts (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 12:41:04
        
        Always Posting Bangers (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Apr 20, 13:32:45
        
        It’s not cheating in a million years you weirdo (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 11:23:58
        
        It’s gamesmanship and not pretty, but it’s not cheating (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 12:35:10
        
        Often you need to go down when you’re fouled (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 20, 12:42:47
        
        Which is ridiculous (NCFC) - APB, Apr 20, 14:01:37
        
        The flipside is "there's contact so he's entitled to go down" which is (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 20, 14:35:29
- Make him a dunce hat and make him (or her?) sit in the corner x (n/m) (NCFC) - Nelsons final flanel, Apr 20, 09:11:10

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