Fox

He didn't go through his leg it looked more a swipe..maybe even tried to pull out but caught him.  The issue for me is none of our players have played under VAR (not that I can think of anyway) and don't have that experience unlike CP.  I thought VAR was to give the ref a second opinion but it just feels different to the WC and it was instigated by Moss.  

Regardless of yesterday, I'd like to complement Fox on his professionalism and commitment to GTFC.

If it's true, as suggested, that he's on his way to America soon and that it's been pre-arranged for a while, then it only speaks volumes to me when you look at his recent performances.

Knowing he was soon leaving, he could've fallen into the trap of putting in half-arsed performances or not wanted to risk injury etc, but I've thought from what I've seen in the last 6 weeks or so that he's been playing really really well. And you'd have never guessed from watching him defend for his life at Exeter and Port Vale, that he was seeing out his last few weeks here.

So I'm not gonna hammer him for his red card yesterday. It's happened to loads of players when the adrenaline for a big game takes over a bit too much.

Sad way to finish if that was his last involvement, but think he's been good for us.

Doesn’t matter about experience of VAR ... it was a red card challenge , VAR is to assist / correct refs .. which it did ! if fox stayed on and scored winner , it wouldn’t have been fair .. and on other foot, we would not be happy . The lads did great , VAR did it’s job and nobody can really complain

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

I don't mean to be, I just think it's a nailed on red card in any game. I'm surprised others feel differently having seen it back.

Atkinson didn't think it was a red and he was stood a few yards away.

Quoted from Mariner93er

There's no way that's a yellow two minutes into a league 2 game. As Rodley said, the contact was nearer his knee than the floor, and every neutral I've shown it to has said it's a clear cut red card.

I showed it to a scunny fan and he said yellow .  It’s certainly not a clear and unambiguous error to issue a yellow or red .
A ball over the line is clear and unambiguous. I really don’t think VAR was used correctly on this occasion

Quoted from Tommy

Regardless of yesterday, I'd like to complement Fox on his professionalism and commitment to GTFC.

If it's true, as suggested, that he's on his way to America soon and that it's been pre-arranged for a while, then it only speaks volumes to me when you look at his recent performances.

Knowing he was soon leaving, he could've fallen into the trap of putting in half-arsed performances or not wanted to risk injury etc, but I've thought from what I've seen in the last 6 weeks or so that he's been playing really really well. And you'd have never guessed from watching him defend for his life at Exeter and Port Vale, that he was seeing out his last few weeks here.

So I'm not gonna hammer him for his red card yesterday. It's happened to loads of players when the adrenaline for a big game takes over a bit too much.

Sad way to finish if that was his last involvement, but think he's been good for us.

Great post Tommy. There was no malice afore thought in the challenge and, if that’s the last we see of him in black and white then he goes with best wishes and thanks for being part of rescuing us last season.

I'd agree with all of that too Tommy and hope his move works well for him. Played a part in saving us last season when we seemed doomed.

Think the whole VAR set up is wrong. We should be look at how Rugby and the NFL use it. Was at the palace game and there was no opportunity or means for ref to review it so he was over-ruled as his decision was a yellow. Thought the law of football was the referee on the field of play was in charge (that’s what they told me on the refs course) !

I think we’d have stood a much much better chance in the last two games of achieving more points and a potential replay if we’d had two natural centre halves and 11 men on the pitch all the time. Certainly would’ve been a fairer contest.

Never a fuccking red. Whatever happened to common sense & the benefit of the doubt? Nobody would’ve argued if that was left as a yellow. Some crysarses making out like Fox has gone straight through him, he didn’t even graze the diving rat.