They changed the rule last season I think. If its not violent conduct then they don't punish you twice for the same incident.
According to brown the ref said it was because he didn't think it was a clear goal scoring opportunity.
I haven't seen it yet so can't comment but I'm sure the rule about sending a player off and giving a penalty changed unless its violent conduct.
Yeah I'm not arguing with that point, but I don't think that's the reason the ref didn't send him off. Because he actually dragged him down from behind with his hands.
I guess the referee didn't think so. From the FA website. Violent conduct is when a player uses or attempts to use excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball, or against a team-mate, team official, match official, spectator or any other person, regardless of whether contact is made. In addition, a player who, when not challenging for the ball, deliberately strikes an opponent or any other person on the head or face with the hand or arm, is guilty of violent conduct unless the force used was negligible.
Agreed he should’ve been sent off but let’s be fair the referee did us a favour in keeping him on. No matter how well we played today their keeper having a western super mare like he did today was welcomed.
The rule regarding sending offs when denying a goal scoring opp in the area is actually if it's deemed accidental or not. I.e. if they made a fair attempt to play the ball. Not to do with violent conduct. It's clear that it wasn't an attempt to play the ball. However, Brown stated that the reason given by the ref was that he wasn't sent off was because it wasn't a clear goal scoring opportunity. So it didn't matter whether the ref thought it was accidental or not because he didn't see it as a clear opportunity.
Look - the laws say he should have been sent off. But as he made errors which contributed to all 3 goals, I'll let the ref off on this occasion.