I agree with Budgie!
Trouble is that our leader is plying his trade at Villa Park nowdays!!

My thoughts at the time and haven't changed my mind since - but not mentioned on MOTD or anywhere - aside from Shearer saying he should have punched it - WTF?

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Makes no difference now but I saw it as a clear foul.
Contact made into WH's chest by the oppo's arm, jarring the ball loose.
Sod's law dictated that the ball then fell nicely to their man who managed to hit it inside the post.
My whipping-boy for the day was a very poor Joe Ledley.
He looked well off the pace.

We move in the direction of our thoughts.
Just think a little.

You are so biased. Watch it again with open eyes. WH goes to catch the ball and as he does is barged into by Jones and subsequently drops the ball.

Contrary to what people on here say, I don't think WH is a great keeper, just the best we have at present. In fact if you look at the 'We need a keeper' thread, I did say a few days ago that we need to get a new keeper in the summer as none of the present 3 are good enough.

All keepers make errors - it's the nature of the job that any mistakes are highlighted. Fraser Forster is a great keeper but made that horrendous error against us and let is one at his near post on Saturday. Petr Cech gifted Chelsea a goal with a dreadful clearance on Saturday. We all know the mistakes Joe Hart made for England.

I don't like the way WH dives for the ball - he does seem too rigid with both arms stretched out as if he doesn't quite know where the ball is going. However, the alternatives are no better. You all go on about Speroni - I suppose the younger ones on here don't remember a time before he was in goal - but he isn't the answer. Doesn't dominate his area, flaps at the ball and pushes shots straight out for tap-ins. In his last 14 league games he hasn't had a single clean sheet. Mandanda seems rooted to his line when he plays, and a lot of the goals he conceded were eminently stoppable. Let's got for a new keeper in the summer but for now let's not have this abuse for one of our players.

Since when did a 50/50 involve one players elbows raised and leading into the others players face?

Doesn't mean to say if an elbow is raised in a challenge it is automatically a foul.Elbows are raised all the time when players are trying to get leverage to attack a ball in the air just like when Alonso and Bellerin clashed.

I cannot help thinking that if we had a goal disallowed for a foul on a keeper in similar circumstances there would be loud cries of "Goalkeepers are over-protected" etc etc and the referee would be pilloried.

Edited by Willo (06 Feb 2017 9.32am)