10 Apr 2023 11:10:16
So a lot is being made of the linesman, Hatzidakis, elbowing Robertson in the face. I've watched the clip a few dozen times and to me it looks like Robertson puts his hands on him and he's tried to shrug him off and accidentally connected with his face.

Way too much being made of this, worst of all, the calls for him to be sacked.

#getagrip #handsoffthelino #coyg.

1.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 12:21:13
I agree, if Robertson doesn't touch the official the official doesn't react to being touched.

Officials are actually human beings and every bit as prone to instinctive human reactions as every other human being when they find themselves in an very hostile atmosphere and situation, fight or flight.

2.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 12:24:32
Hello Sharpie mate
What I see of it Robertson puts his hand on the linesman and he reacted, just as anybody would.
Lot of nothing if you ask me.

3.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 16:39:05
I think you have to treat him like a player, if a player gets touched and throws that elbow they get a red card. Give him a two/ three game ban and move on.

You can’t say if he doesn’t get touched it doesn’t happen so that needs to be taken into account. whilst the first part is true it doesn’t excuse the behaviour. That would be like someone getting a bad tackle and then lashing out and not expecting to be sent off as they were just standing up for themselves.

4.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 18:24:29
Hi WYred the reason it's so different to a bad tackle and reacting to a bad challenge is it wasn't spontaneous and didn't take place during the game, Robertson had obviously been holding a grudge over something that happened in play earlier and been planning to to confront the official at half time. The first the official knew of what Robertson was angrily planning was when he confronted him and laid hands on him, while the official reacted 100% spontaneously with no prior knowledge of what was going to happen.

If the official was to seek legal advice and take things to an actual court of law Robertson could be in a lof of trouble, the FA need to make sure they take into account who acted deliberately and consciously and who simply responded purely instinctively and subconsciously and make sure any punishment they hand out is in line with what happened between 2 human beings, rather than holding the official to an extra high standard and excusing the footballer because he's only a simple footballer and there for not responsible for his behaviour like other people.

5.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 19:13:27
WYRed, I'm not making an excuse for the linesman or suggesting that if he wasn't touched it wouldn't have happened. I'm saying, I have watched that video a lot and I really don't think there was any intent to hit Robertson. He looked like he was trying to shrug him off and either misjudged the weight of Robertson's hand on his arm or the weight shifted, and the linesman's arm followed through.

I don't feel he needs any punishment.

6.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 19:37:54
There was no malice or intent was there, he just carried on walking away and it obviously wasn't very hard, because Robertson, was fine, just incredulous, because it was a weird thing to happen, but it's so weird that it must have just been an accident. He should apologize to Robertson and that should be it.

7.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 21:05:04
I'm not sure robbo would be in a lot of trouble in a court of law, he appeared to touch him to get his attention.

In this scenario neither party is correct, robbo shouldn't of touched him (he got a yellow) but I don't think the linesman should go unpunished. As a side note, I think from the PGMOL point of view they have to do something, referrees and VAR are massively under the spotlight and no punishment would just get spun as them looking after themselves.

There may be no intent but he has reacted which he shouldn't do, now whether that is a game or two out of contention so be it. Both players and officials want more respect and that goes both ways.

In my opinion if that was a player who threw their elbow, they'd be sent off. Some would argue its soft but a line needs to be drawn somewhere otherwise it can get grey very quickly.

To clarify I am not on the bandwagon of he should be sacked or banned for the rest of the season (ridiculous arguments) that's just sensationalist opinions to get a reaction.

8.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 21:13:31
I've just watched it another 3 or 4 times and it certainly appears Robertson puts his hands on the official in an attempt to push him and the official merely shrugs off his hands without any obvious attempt to cause harm.

If anyone should be apologising it's Robertson for instigating the whole incident and I hope the linesman's fellow officials and colleagues will support him to make sure he receives fair treatment, they surely can't feel they are simply there for the players to treat in any way they feel like treating them without the right to defend themselves, if so wherever would want to be an official.

9.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 21:26:45
Not an elbow in the true sense, just a shrug of the hand where he was touched.

Such a baby! ?.

{Ed025's Note - absolutely yard, the snowflakes all want him crucified mate, it really does beggar belief..

10.) 10 Apr 2023
10 Apr 2023 23:13:58
Why do you keep referring to it as "throwing an elbow"? If you call it what it really was, "shrugging off someone pestering him", then you'll probably see that the linesman doesn't need to be punished.

11.) 11 Apr 2023
11 Apr 2023 03:50:10
It's pretty instinctive movement, and he obviously wasn't expecting to be touched. Comedic, but nothing.