Was it a penalty?

[rondeco]

Was it  a pelanty?

[dockers_strike]

Anyone saying they would have been shouting for a pen if it was us is just being a soft lad.

[Crazy Dave]

It wasn't a penalty. Lovren shouldn't have given the referee a decision to make, but there's nowhere near enough contact for the lad to hit the deck. 

 

If that's deemed worthy of a penalty then surely every time there's a set-piece, there's about seven or eight fouls committed in the box? 

[aws]

Not a penalty because the striker engineered the contact by stepping away from the line of the ball and into Lovren. As Lovren's arms are attached to his shoulders it was inevitable that they were going to come into contact with the striker's back.

[El Rojo]

It wasn't a penalty. Lovren shouldn't have given the referee a decision to make, but there's nowhere near enough contact for the lad to hit the deck. 

 

If that's deemed worthy of a penalty then surely every time there's a set-piece, there's about seven or eight fouls committed in the box? 

 

I don't get that argument in this case. There's always contact in these situations, otherwise there's already too much space between them and the defender isn't doing his job properly. Disgraceful decision.

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Not a penalty because the striker engineered the contact by stepping away from the line of the ball and into Lovren. As Lovren's arms are attached to his shoulders it was inevitable that they were going to come into contact with the striker's back.

 

This saves me typing what I wanted, cheers AWS. 

[Moo]

 

If that's deemed worthy of a penalty then surely every time there's a set-piece, there's about seven or eight fouls committed in the box?

It's wrong, but clearly there's different rules applied at set-pieces and also for similar incidents outside the box.

 

I voted yes. If it had been the other way round I wouldn't have been screaming for it for us cos it was soft, but I'd have been pissed off if it wasn't given because you know you'll see one next weekend that is given, and probably for one of our rivals.

I think "these days" that's given as a penalty 7/10 times.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Coming in on that angle as that diving cunt did with Lovren also coming in the natural reaction is to put your arm up to try and stop yourself or stop him barging you. They get given. It wasn't a pen for me.

[dockers_strike]

It's wrong, but clearly there's different rules applied at set-pieces and also for similar incidents outside the box.

 

I voted yes. If it had been the other way round I wouldn't have been screaming for it for us cos it was soft, but I'd have been pissed off if it wasn't given because you know you'll see one next weekend that is given, and probably for one of our rivals.

I think "these days" that's given as a penalty 7/10 times.

 

I do not think it does in fact I would say you will be lucky to see that given as a pen 2 times out of 10.

[Ian Sea]

It looked a penalty on first viewing at full speed. I think Lovren pushed him in the back with his left hand.

[Trumo]

Against us? Was it fuck!

[KMD7]

It wasn't a penalty but it was a pelanty.

[Trumo]

I think "these days" that's given as a penalty 7/10 times.

 

That's because that useless cunt Mike 'Squidward' Riley is one of the top dogs at PGMOL.

[Thoth]

No

[Sputnik1]

I’ve just been trying to think of a way to blame Mignolet, but never a penalty. We take our chances and referees cannot affect the game to the same extent. Our own fault really.

[BCM]

Who would want to be a defender... with a fucking decision as bad as that. Its an abomination of a decision and if it had been given down the other end i would have been embarassed.

 

Carra would have given away 2 pens a game his whole career if he thinks thats a pen.

[aws]

I’ve just been trying to think of a way to blame Mignolet, but never a penalty. We take our chances and referees cannot affect the game to the same extent. Our own fault really.

It's Mig's fault for mouthing off after the Stoke game and pising off the ref's union. Standard punishment is three soft pens so one more to come.

[Jockey]

It wasn't a penalty if Suarez had of won it! 

[Oh Buoy]

It appears we have 6 Everton fans on our forums: 

• Strontium Dog
• Moo
• Alex_K
• Ian Sea
• deiseach
• sh#t waffle

Wasn't a penno and I hope Lovern pushes you over and you scrape your knee. 

[billypilgrimnz]

Never a penalty in a million years.

[Jockey]

It wasn't a penalty last week either - two dodgy pens against us in two games. 

[Strontium]

It appears we have 6 Everton fans on our forums:

• Strontium Dog
• Moo
• Alex_K
• Ian Sea
• deiseach
• sh#t waffle

Wasn't a penno and I hope Lovern pushes you over and you scrape your knee.

Complaining about a refereeing decision in a Derby, and you refer to us as Everton fans?

 

I'm guessing they don't have irony wherever you are.

[Jockey]

Complaining about a refereeing decision in a Derby, and you refer to us as Everton fans?

 

I'm guessing they don't have irony wherever you are.

 

No, but i'm guessing they do sarcasm! 

[JustTosh]

Not a pen in a million years but Lovren's been around long enough to know he can't have his hands where he had them, giving the f*** diver an excuse to try and win a soft one. Blatant dive, ref fell for it, 1-1. These things happen, I've seen worse given.

[rubble-rouser]

The more you see it the softer it looks, and DCL definitely knew what he was doing. No idea how the ref is supposed to get that though, and soft lad didn't need to push him.

 

I'd have been  fuming if it had been Mane going down and it hadn't been given.

 

I can't get worked up over it.