Penalty

2 minutes ago, Stoop said:

Messi and Ronaldo both miss penalties so it’s never a given that they should be scored 

 

The only time it’s unacceptable to give a penalty away is if Michael Smith is on your team 

Or rhodes

1 minute ago, beswetherick said:

Don’t understand why their man wasn’t shown a second yellow for a handball in the box. 

Precisely because it would've been his second, ref bottled it. Then again he didn't give a yellow for their player taking a man out and stopping a promising attack either, nor for their player deliberately trying to boot the ball out of the stadium for no reason after their first goal, it fell just short in the south east corner. 

Just now, alanharper said:

 

Precisely because it would've been his second, ref bottled it. Then again he didn't give a yellow for their player taking a man out and stopping a promising attack either, nor for their player deliberately trying to boot the ball out of the stadium for no reason after their first goal, it fell just short in the south east corner. 

Yeah, he was very reluctant to get the cards out today. Doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things, but there were a few weird decisions as you’ve pointed out. 

2 hours ago, TodwickOwl said:

Ugbo situation again 

 

Shambles of a decision, you’ve got to be ruthless and Bannan should’ve took that all day long 

 

Ridiculous decision making

Absolutely.

We all said around me that Bannan should take it as he's the designated penalty taker.

After the Ugbo debacle last season this was totally baffling - and more worrying that Pederson didn't acknowledge that afterwards.

I did feel a bit unprofessional to let McNeill take the penalty.

I don’t think this was an Ugbo situation at all to be honest. 
 

I do think Bannan should have taken it yes, captain and pen taker. Deffo should have taken it.

But we’re talking about a striker who’s scored 2 and is on a hat trick. If he wanted it you can understand it.

Ugbo couldn’t and still can’t hit a barn door, and clearly didn’t want it.

4 minutes ago, Dutch McLovin said:

I don’t think this was an Ugbo situation at all to be honest. 
 

I do think Bannan should have taken it yes, captain and pen taker. Deffo should have taken it.

 

But we’re talking about a striker who’s scored 2 and is on a hat trick. If he wanted it you can understand it.

 

Ugbo couldn’t and still can’t hit a barn door, and clearly didn’t want it.

Doesn’t matter how many he’s scored, I think we can say that he wasn’t the designated penalty taker, it was done for sentimental reasons.

The players had the opportunity to send the fans home happy for a change, it’s a concern that a captain chose sentimentality over winning the game. 
 

Keeping McNeil on two would have kept him hungry for more, missing the penalty might have knocked that confidence back. Shocking decision and even worse from the manager for not condemning it 

I don't agree with it always being the nominated taker. I think it's whoever feels best equipped at that moment in time. There can be all sorts of reasons why and I really doubt that any team says the nominated player must always take the penalty. I'm sure the nominated player is usually best equipped, but not always.On occasion it might be best for someone else to take it.
Kicking up massive fuss because Bannan didn't take this one is stupid. McNeill is a professional and is perfectly capable of scoring a pen. As others have said, anyone can miss a pen. Imagine of Baz has taken it and missed - many people on here would be moaning saying why didn't they let McNeill take it, he was confident and on a trick etc. 

Let's not get all stressed about this. It's done now.

8 minutes ago, Dutch McLovin said:

I don’t think this was an Ugbo situation at all to be honest. 
 

I do think Bannan should have taken it yes, captain and pen taker. Deffo should have taken it.

 

But we’re talking about a striker who’s scored 2 and is on a hat trick. If he wanted it you can understand it.

 

Ugbo couldn’t and still can’t hit a barn door, and clearly didn’t want it.

It's all about winning the game, nothing else matters.

It's having that mindset that winning comes before sentiment.

4 minutes ago, Chadders said:

Imagine of Baz has taken it and missed - many people on here would be moaning saying why didn't they let McNeill take it,

No they wouldn't. 

Would you trust it to someone who's never scored a penalty in professional football. Which I don't think he has.

Just now, Tommy Crawshaw said:

No they wouldn't. 

 

Would you trust it to someone who's never scored a penalty in professional football. Which I don't think he has.

Of course they would. Do you think NOBODY would have said, why didn't McNeill take it he was on a hat-trick? Some have even made that point already. 

Keeper dives the wrong way and it's a decent penalty

Cadamateri's 1 on 1 with the keeper was just as big a chance

These things happen

Would've been nice to get a result but nowt to lose sleep over is it

Personally I think they should have let him take it left footed so he could try for a perfect hattrick 

46 minutes ago, Ironman said:

Agreed. Whenever we get a penalty my mind always goes back to the Peterborough game. Ultimate high pressure situation and defenders, midfielders and strikers all scored. 

Definitely could have done with Jack Hunt today