Karl - Argue with Graham Poll

[Paul Marin]

This is from Graham Poll's blog at the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...k-Friedel.html

Confusion reigns supreme after FA's baffling backtrack on Friedel
Last updated at 12:07 AM on 25th March 2009

Known as DOGSO to any referee — the Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity — it is a well-defined law which leaves referees with no alternative but to show a red card if the answer is ‘yes’ to the following questions:

Was the attacker in control or likely to control the ball?
Was he heading towards goal?
Was he prevented from continuing by a foul?
Did that foul take away an obvious goalscoring opportunity?

In the Brad Friedel case — when he collided with Fernando Torres — the answers are all Yes and, in overturning the referee’s decision, the FA disciplinary panel have left everyone confused.
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"The FA disciplinary panel have left everyone confused" - except my buddy Karl

[Karl]

This is from Graham Poll's blog at the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...k-Friedel.html

Confusion reigns supreme after FA's baffling backtrack on Friedel
Last updated at 12:07 AM on 25th March 2009

Known as DOGSO to any referee — the Denial of an Obvious Goal-Scoring Opportunity — it is a well-defined law which leaves referees with no alternative but to show a red card if the answer is ‘yes’ to the following questions:

Was the attacker in control or likely to control the ball?
Was he heading towards goal?
Was he prevented from continuing by a foul?
Did that foul take away an obvious goalscoring opportunity?

In the Brad Friedel case — when he collided with Fernando Torres — the answers are all Yes and, in overturning the referee’s decision, the FA disciplinary panel have left everyone confused.
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"The FA disciplinary panel have left everyone confused" - except my buddy Karl

...but I believe he was not "...he prevented from continuing by a foul"...and thus the FA is right!

As I said if I thought there was a foul...I would not be disagreeing with the ref...but the FA!