Handball furore rages on
It's 3 weeks since Stanway drew 1-1 with Wisbech Town in the Ridgeons Premier, but there is still a war of words over a penalty that was awarded against Wisbech Town defender, Paul Cousins. A picture taken from a Nokia phone clearly shows that Cousins did not handle the ball and, to make matters worse, it was clearly outside the area at the time of the alleged offence. Manager Gary Setchell was cheered later in the game when, as he put it, "And then Darren produced a bit of magic to earn us a really good draw. Good results breed confidence and the lads are buzzing right now." Hopes of the match being replayed are fading and Stanway have not offered to replay the match despite the video evidence. It has once again raised the questions of whether video replays should be allowed.
Posted by Football Cynic at 11/21/2009 11:10 AM 
Categories: The News
Tags: Stanway Wisbech Town handball
Categories: The News
Tags: Stanway Wisbech Town handball
I will be honest, it wasn't a handball. But I'm not the ref. (FootballCynic writes: Paul, FootballCynic was never in any doubt about it. Great to hear from a Wisbech Town star too. Still, we all know that you google your own name on a Sunday morning)
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I was actually googling the other famous Paul Cousins; psychology expert witness in child care & criminal proceedings.
Still, I can see how it looks from where you are standing. (FootballCynic writes: Oh, is that Robin's more talented brother?)
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Interesting debate regarding video evidence! I wonder if there was a debate back in the 1860s and 1870s regarding the use of crossbars rather than tape. Sheffield rules introduced the cross bar in 1870 at 9 foot in height, obviously encouraging goals to be scored. (Stap me, another Lord visiting the website - our flyer at the House of Lords obviously worked well. FootballCynic would have voted against the use of a cross bar instead of tape. A deft chip in FootballCynic's youth hit the underside of a bar that bowed badly in the middle costing a vital point (it was just a point in those days). Presumably, if the tape was tight enough, the ball would have pinged back upfield with some velocity)
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