06-01-2005, 16:35
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Re: When is a goal not a goal????
FA explain "Goal" decision
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> An FA spokesman after the game absolved the linesman of any
> responsibility for the apparently mistaken decision not to award a
> goal to Spurs after a shot from the halfway line crossed the goal
> line by at least a meter.
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> "The shot came in from an unusual distance and as such caught the
> linesman out of position forcing him to race back towards the goal
> as the play developed", explained the spokesman, "As he ran, the
> United scarf he was wearing under his shirt came loose and fluttered
> up into his face obscuring his view and preventing him from making
> the call. It was just one of those things."
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> In response to further questions from the Press the spokesman
> explained "If they don't already have a United tattoo most officials
> on game day try to wear a scarf or a replica shirt under their
> regulation kit to show their support for the worlds greatest club.
> The linesman in this case had chosen to wear a United scarf, a
> common choice that is in keeping with FA guidelines. The root cause
> of the problem lies not with the linesman but with the players and
> management of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club who broke one the most
> important unwritten rules of the English FA: They placed a shot on
> target at Old Trafford. Martin Jol is new to this country and
> perhaps he s not yet familiar with some of our finer traditions.
> Fortunately if he doesn't yet understand that for the greater good
> of the game visiting teams, by tradition, are not expected to try to
> score at Old Trafford then our officials are in a position to help
> Mr Jol make that cultural adjustment."
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> Chuckling to himself the FA spokesman added "The goal had to be
> disallowed to avoid us descending down a slippery slope that would
> be bad for the national game. It's a fine line the officials have to
> walk. If they award a goal this week, next week someone might expect
> a penalty or ask that Van Nistlerooy be booked for diving. Can you
> imagine? That would just never do. No no no. Shocking, just the
> thought of it."
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