* The Original Unofficial "Official" Boro v Reading Match-Day Thread *

[ThePrisoner]

 

[Priv]

Who was fouled for the pen?

Handball,

 

[ThePrisoner]

Who was fouled for the pen?

No-one. Clear handball.

 

[Chappy112]

Who was fouled for the pen?

Handball by Yiardom when Ramsey tried to chip a ball through.

 

[Tryasize10]

Handball,

Cheers mate

I'm watching by 5 live as I'm out with my little one

 

[ForssAwakens]

Smith a very lucky boy

 

[NormanbyRed77]

The ref had a shocker there

 

[ThePrisoner]

Stream's died

 

[Chappy112]

I don't know the law on that, does that count as under control?

 

[NormanbyRed77]

I don't know the law on that, does that count as under control?

I thought it was two hands on the ball for control unless they change it

 

[Chappy112]

"A goalkeeper is considered to be in control of the ball with the hand(s) when: the ball is between the hands or between the hand and any surface (e.g. ground, own body) or by touching it with any part of the hands or arms except if the ball rebounds from the goalkeeper or the goalkeeper has made a save."

Looks like the ref was right.

 

[Laughing]

Fair bit to unpick the. Definite penalty to Reading them giving a foul for McGree taking the ball off the keeper.

Ref is having a bad one today.

 

[sherlock]

Stream's died

Back now

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

Fair play to the ref, I was adamant that it needed to be in 2 hands to be under control.

 

[jehodgson]

That didn't look offside...anyone seen a better replay?

 

[Priv]

That looked tight, can’t of been much in it

 

[jehodgson]

Also the Reading commentators re doing my head in." Chubber "Akpom, , "Mc Cree" and saying the Riverside has no atmosphere usually...

 

[Colgates_shaving_foam]

Worldy of a header there from akpom, so unlucky not to score.

We need a second whilst we are battering them.

 

[Liamo]

I thought it was two hands on the ball for control unless they change it

That's never been the case. Ever since goalkeeper control of the ball was defined for the first time (which was in 1991) it has said essentially the same thing - that the goalkeeper is in control of the ball when touching it with any part of the hands or arms.

 

[Alzi]

Also the Reading commentators re doing my head in." Chubber "Akpom, , "Mc Cree" and saying the Riverside has no atmosphere usually...

As opposed to the Reading home games which are like Boca Juniors vs River Plate