'I'm p***** off!' Cardiff City boss Steve Morison fumes

'I'm p***** off!' Cardiff City boss Steve Morison fumes after 'stonewall' penalty not given at Millwall


Sunday 13th February 2022



Cardiff City boss Steve Morison says he sought answers from referee Steve Martin at full-time after seeing his side denied a 'stonewall' penalty during the defeat by Millwall on Saturday.

The Bluebirds were downed 2-1 at The Den, after goals from Murray Wallace and substitute Mason Bennett.

Joel Bagan added a consolation deep into stoppage time, but it ultimately wasn't enough to spark a comeback for Cardiff, who remain 12 points clear of the relegation zone.

It's a result that also brings Cardiff's winning streak of three league games to an end, much to the frustration of Morison, who believes his side should have been given a spot kick just after the interval when Tommy Doyle's shot appeared to strike Jake Cooper's hand in the box.

Cardiff are one of two sides yet to be awarded a penalty this season - the other being Swansea City.



STEVE MORISON:

"It's a stonewall penalty," he said when questioned on the incident after the game. "End of conversation.

"But the referee won't come up here and talk about it.”


"Apparently his hand's in a natural position. If diving and stopping the ball with your hands is natural then it's a new one.

"That's life. Let's not dwell on it."

Morison chose to make just one change from the side that hammered Peterborough United 4-0 in midweek, with Mark Harris coming in for Isaak Davies.


But after seeing his side fail to show the sort of verve displayed last Wednesday night, Morison admits fatigue may well have started to set in.

"It was a game too far for us. Physically, we struggled with the game. We lacked the intensity in the press," he added.

"But as I said to the players after, sometimes you have to take something on the chin because it's a physical stretch.

"We've gone Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday. It's tough and it's a lot to ask.

"When you're scrapping like we've been, it's emotional and mental tiredness as well.

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Look at it closely, and the players hand actually extends towards the ball in the last moment.

Steve Martin not my favourite ref at all, BUT he gave most decisions our way in the 1st half when many of the fouls were innocuous.

I said to my boy there'll be a big decision second half and the ref won't give it cos he's been giving us everything so far.

Possibly outside the box but how was this not a penalty practically ripping the shirt off his back

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Read the Millwall forums, they were convinced the handball was a penalty.

Can do anything about it now.

When we were in the Premier 1st time round, we didn't get a pen until Stoke Home which was what? Feb, March?

Going back to the early 80's we went over a year without a pen until we got one in the home Christmas fixture against Bristol Rovers in a 3-1 win.