Never a pen for me, heās not done it on purpose and just using his arms to jump and head the ball.
Unfortunate that he catches merino and probably gets given as a free kick more often than not elsewhere on the pitch, but even then I wouldnāt be mad if it wasnāt.
Agree. And Iām very much inclined towards player protection etc but this is as much a case of him throwing his head where the elbow is/is going to be as it is an elbow to the face.
Pawson was poor yesterday again. Not bad enough to influence the result but his decision making isnāt the best. Made a rod for his own back with some soft yellow cards.
Did his usual thing of not understanding that some tackles/challenges are 50/50, which led to some really soft fouls being given and once youāve booked players for next to nothing, the crowd expect the second offence to be a second yellow.
I agreed with 3 of our 4 yellows but Taylor has been unconsistent. He lets a lot of stuff go but gives cards quite easily. If youāre going to be strict, then apply it all the time.