In his assessment of whether Jakub Moder ought to have been sent off against Nottingham Forest yesterday, Dermot Gallagher has spoken out.
This morning, the former Premier League official has been featured on Ref Watch on Sky Sports News.
What then did Gallagher say regarding the key talking point from yesterday’s Forest game? Let’s take a closer look…
Dermot Gallagher discusses if Jakub Moder ought to have been dismissed against Nottingham Forest.
It should come as no surprise, then, that Gallagher believes Michael Salisbury and Craig Pawson experienced a bit of a nightmare.
The referees were blind to the fact that Moder’s challenge constituted a red card offense.
Once again, Forest was furious, and Morgan Gibbs-White later referred to the choice as outrageous.
According to Gallagher, Forest has every right to lament this choice. He claimed that the Brighton midfielder had clearly violated the red card policy.
He said, “To be honest, I do not know,” on Sky Sports News’ Ref Watch. If you consider it, I could demonstrate this to young men I was training to be referees. You can check all the boxes if you watch this. For me, that is a red card. The VAR and the referee do not agree for whatever reason.
You can imagine Forest is wondering when they are going to get lucky.
It is beyond comprehension how someone who saw this decision from four distinct perspectives on television could possibly conclude that it is not a red card.
As one of the nation’s most important officials, Pawson’s foolish mistake is quite perplexing from the perspective of the Forest.
Gallagher accurately assesses the situation, and any future referee who disagrees that Moder’s challenge warrants a red card will have a major issue.
After recovering from their defeat, Forest will pick themselves back up for their upcoming six-pointer against Luton this coming week.