Posted December 06, 2025 23:38
· last edited December 06, 2025 23:39
Napier Phoenix
Don’t you really want consistency in the same game though? I didn’t take much notice but was it happening all the time at the other end as well? Even in this game, the Ref spent a bit of time at corners telling them all to behave, the players continued not to do so and were rightly pinged. It is (holding) happening a lot in the A League (not sure about other leagues because I usually only watch the Nix and AFC) and I want it stamped out frankly. I agree with the ref and hope the rest of them get tough on it too.Fenix
ballane
Bullion
Looking at those pen decisions again. No AFC player was getting to the ball in both instances - which is frustrating.
But you wrap your arms around a striker in the box and your just asking for trouble and there can be no denying our guys did that. Makes no difference at all for how long they they did it, and that dickhead Cosgrove made a meal of it as any striker should do.
Agreed. But the consistency with the game even is appalling. Holding and pushing are fouls wherever the ball is.
Watching Jets and City at the moment, and there is again so much being let go,and so much inconsistency.
Holding ain’t gonna be stamped out as it is just part of the elite game now. It’s the level of holding/time hanging on that is subjectively pinged now. An EPL var would have thrown the second one out
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Unknown editoredited December 06, 2025 23:39
Napier Phoenix
Don’t you really want consistency in the same game though? I didn’t take much notice but was it happening all the time at the other end as well? Even in this game, the Ref spent a bit of time at corners telling them all to behave, the players continued not to do so and were rightly pinged. It is (holding) happening a lot in the A League (not sure about other leagues because I usually only watch the Nix and AFC) and I want it stamped out frankly. I agree with the ref and hope the rest of them get tough on it too.Fenix
ballane
Bullion
Looking at those pen decisions again. No AFC player was getting to the ball in both instances - which is frustrating.
But you wrap your arms around a striker in the box and your just asking for trouble and there can be no denying our guys did that. Makes no difference at all for how long they they did it, and that dickhead Cosgrove made a meal of it as any striker should do.
Agreed. But the consistency with the game even is appalling. Holding and pushing are fouls wherever the ball is.
Watching Jets and City at the moment, and there is again so much being let go,and so much inconsistency.
Holding ain’t gonna be stamped out as it is just part of the elite game now. It’s the level of holding/time hanging on that is subjectively pinged now