Dermot Gallagher has given his thoughts on whether Jakub Moder should have been sent off against Nottingham Forest yesterday.
This morning, the former Premier League referee spoke on Sky Sports News’ Ref Watch.
So, what did Gallagher have to say about the big talking point from yesterday’s Forest game? Let’s look more closely.
Dermot Gallagher discusses if Jakub Moder should’ve been sent off against Nottingham Forest.
Gallagher believes Michael Salisbury and Craig Pawson experienced a nightmare, which is hardly surprising.
The referees failed to recognize that Moder’s challenge was a red card offense.
Forest were enraged once more, with Morgan Gibbs-White calling the decision obscene later.
Gallagher believes Forest has every right to deplore this choice. He stated that the Brighton player committed a clear red card violation.
He told Ref Watch on Sky Sports News: “To be honest, I don’t know. Consider this: if I were to train young men to be referees today, I would show them this. If you watch this, it will tick all of the boxes. This is a red card for me. For whatever reason, the referee and VAR do not agree.”
Forest must be wondering when they’ll get a break.
How anyone could witness this decision on television from four distinct perspectives and not call it a red card is a complete mystery.
Pawson is one of the country’s highest officials, and for him to make such a dumb mistake is simply perplexing from a Forest standpoint.
Gallagher is correct in his assessment, and any future referee who does not believe Moder’s challenge warrants a red card will have a significant problem.
Forest will suck their wounds and dust themselves off again, with a big six-pointer against Luton coming up this week.
