Match Thread; Spurs v Clarets

[Neil]

Spent a good 8 seconds reviewing it

[Devils_Advocate]

Barnes is a clown. If you try and make yourself bigger to block the ball and it hits your outstretched arm then by todays rules its a penalty.

Cant believe we're stuck with Barnes up front for the key run in games.

[gandhisflipflop]

These referees and VAR are ruining the game

[jedi_master]

There is no conspiracy.

It's a penalty and it would have been given at either end.

It was hit at his arm from about 45 cm away.

[FCBurnley]

If Barnes can get his arm to a shot from 3 feet he needs to play in goal. Insane rule

[IanMcL]

S c u m. No other word for the prem and their desire to promote the interests of the few and cleanse themselves of honest, small clubs.

[jojomk1]

Harsh

But why does he have his arm so far away from his body

Not much of an effort from Pope !

[Tread Warily]

It did'nt touch his arm

[SussexDon1inIreland]

I have no problem whatsoever with losing this game but only IF it is fair and square not like this
It touched his arm but didn’t change its direction and it didn’t adversely affect Spurs
All that hard work thanks Friend

[BurnleyFC]

And they wonder why fans dislike referees so much.

Step forward Mr Piggy Kevin Friend. You utter ****.

[Wadesawinger]

NEVER touched his arm

[RVclaret]

Its an absolute farcical rule to lose a goal for that but is the ‘letter of the law’ to award a pen.

[IanMcL]

Harsh

But why does he have his arm so far away from his body

Not much of an effort from Pope !

Pope had no chance with a pen like that. Had Kane banged it down the middle, he would have got it. More go down the middle.

[jojomk1]

Spent a good 8 seconds reviewing it

Showing he thought it was a pen and didn't need more than 8 seconds to make up his mind

[SalisburyClaret]

Harsh

But why does he have his arm so far away from his body

Not much of an effort from Pope !

The defender was wrestling with him and that’s where his arm ended up.

[Elbarad]

Pope never moves. But to be fair wouldn’t have mattered. Right at the post.

[Tall Paul]

It was hit at his arm from about 45 cm away.

It's still a penalty. Barnes' arm shouldn't have been outstretched like that, it's the definition of an unnatural position.

It's a sucker blow after all the hard work in that half, but talks of conspiracy are batshit mental.

[FCBurnley]

We have been superb and do not deserve to be behind. Spurs were totally frustrated and would never have scored. You just knew the refs would find a way

[Boss Hogg]

It did'nt touch his arm

That’s what I thought.

[jedi_master]

Its an absolute farcical rule to lose a goal for that but is the ‘letter of the law’ to award a pen.

What about distance from ball being hit to hitting arm? That so often discounts ‘penalties’ like that. It was no more than 40/50cm at best from his arm when the player hits the ball.

[PremierLeagueClass]

Barnes is a clown. If you try and make yourself bigger to block the ball and it hits your outstretched arm then by todays rules its a penalty.

Cant believe we're stuck with Barnes up front for the key run in games.

Not now DA.

[tiger76]

Terrible time to concede after really frustrating them for much of the half, might consider the pen harsh, but in this era if you have your arm outstretched you always run the risk of a spot kick being awarded I'm afraid.

Plenty to take from that half, and if we can stick in until the last 15-20 mins then Spurs will get nervous as they need the 3 points.

[PremierLeagueClass]

The integrity of the game has gone.

[tarkys_ears]

Anything to appease the "top 4"

Honestly, I wish they'd have all ****** off to this so-called Super League.

See how much money they make from soft penalties and rolling around like fairies.

[FCBurnley]

It's still a penalty. Barnes' arm shouldn't have been outstretched like that, it's the definition of an unnatural position.

It's a sucker blow after all the hard work in that half, but talks of conspiracy are batshit mental.

Arm outstretched for balance is not an unnatural Position

[burnleymik]

I think it feels more unjust because of how well the lads did in that first half. They really didn't deserve that.

[SydneyClaret]

What an absolute joke. From half a metre away. Who is on the VAR. Friend was scared to say no once he’d been sent to the monitor. Some **** wants Spurs in the champions league.

[jedi_master]

It's still a penalty. Barnes' arm shouldn't have been outstretched like that, it's the definition of an unnatural position.

It's a sucker blow after all the hard work in that half, but talks of conspiracy are batshit mental.

It’s outstretched in the context of the slow mo replay point of contact, watch the full passage of play and see why it’s there. It’s not in any way imaginable from it that Barnes is sticking his arm out to block the ball/gain an advantage.

[elwaclaret]

Absolute nonsense penalty, only given by officials who have no idea about playing the game.

[Cleveleys_claret]

He was pulled back a little and tried to position himself, he used his arm as leverage to try to not fall back and get himself back up, causing his arm to be outstretched, yes it shouldnt have been there but the contact against him leading to him shouldnt have happened

[FCBurnley]

Where did the 4 mins come from. Was Cornet down for that long ??

[NewClaret]

I agree, how can an outstretched arm when jumping for a header be an unnatural position?

[BabylonClaret]

That's way harsh. Shocker

[ElectroClaret]

Replay shows it definitely connected with his arm.

[Brisliam]

Watching on TV. Kevin Friend absolutely loved the fact he got to give that. He stepped away from the monitor, intentionally paused and then smugly smiled as he pointed for penalty.

[Fretters]

It did touch his arm and it was a penalty with the modern rules. Hopefully this will fire us up to get back into it.

[ElectroClaret]

Kicked off in the tunnel at HT.

[BabylonClaret]

There is no conspiracy.

It's a penalty and it would have been given at either end.

We've had claims that not given for us

[jedi_master]

Replay shows it definitely connected with his arm.

If I walk up to you and belt a football at your arm from 40cm away from you it will connect with your arm.

[Milltown1882]

Kicked off in the tunnel at HT.

Bardsley straight in there.

[taio]

Watching on TV. Kevin Friend absolutely loved the fact he got to give that. He stepped away from the monitor, intentionally paused and then smugly smiled as he pointed for penalty.

Probably the right decision albeit hard to take but I thought exactly the same about his smug pause... the t**t

[Vino blanco]

Very harsh penalty but under current interpretations thats what is given. I would bring Weghorst on and take Barnes off, we need to hold the ball going forward.

[LoveCurryPies]

Time for a substitution? Weghurst on?

[gandhisflipflop]

The ref has given Jackson’s team talk at half time for him. Those lads have done great in that first half and if there’s any justice, they will come out all fired up and we will get something from today.

[tarkys_ears]

Kicked off in the tunnel at HT.

Good

[DCWat]

Whether it was a penalty or not (far too soft for my liking, whatever the modern rules say) huge credit to the players, they’d done a great job, defended really well as a team and even created the odd moment.

Got to not let that decision impact us in the second half, keep going as we were and keep it tight.

[FCBurnley]

Refs are deciding who stays up and who goes into CL etc. corruption at the highest level. Spurs needed a helping hand and got 1 from the ref not from Barnes. And yes I saw the smirk. Not once but twice. Once before saying he was going to look at monitor and one after

[Stayingup]

A bloke on the BBC comments on the match says Burnley are a joke and he hopes they go down. I dont have an account on the BBC or I would say and what a laugh we all had when they beat Spurs earlier in tge seaon at Turf Moor. These guys.

[Marty Dobson]

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Why does he have his arm there
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Because it's connected to his body and he was pushed in the chest. Shoulda been a free out.

[Neil]

Showing he thought it was a pen and didn't need more than 8 seconds to make up his mind

They spent two to three minutes reviewing it before asking the ref to check it on screen. Surely he should be looking at all the angles before making such a massive decision. Probably was a pen with the new rules but think he jumped on it too quickly. Definitely a tough one to take.