The question will be asked though
Why is it that when reviews are conducted that they operate on such a basis? Contact or no, that wasn't a penalty. The referee may well have been influenced by various factors such as his view of the incident, appeals from players or the crowd; surely the point of reviewing is to provide an impartial, unaffected decision. Whilst there was contact I can't believe that anyone watching that replay thought it was a penalty. Surely that's all that should matter?

Please let me stress that I'm not arguing with you, I agree that your assesment of the situation is correct.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 10:53, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

It's like the DRS stuff
if it's down to "interpretation" they'll go with the original decision. They are looking for cast-iron proof. And, like I said, you can only be 95% certain that contact didn't make Young go down.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 11 Apr 2012, 11:20, Reply)