on May 16, 2022, 10:43 am, in reply to "Branthwaite decision. Genuine question "
If it had been the other way round and a Brentford player taking out Richarlison, we would be going mental if he hadn't been sent off.
As for intent, no such thing in the laws of the game, as nobody can ever be sure in any way shape or form of what a player intended to do.
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For all the talk of whether or not there should have been a penalty immediately before the red card, my question is simply should that have been a red card anyway?
From what I saw 2 players were running together. Legs contacted and one fell over. Maybe it’s my age but for the majority of my football years there had to be a deliberate foul. Branthwaite didn’t pull him back, didn’t try and trip him, didn’t handball etc.
Surely a game changing red card decision needs to have a clear element of intent. I didn’t see that. Ergo not a red card
Or am I talking bollocks?
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