Source: Daily_Mail
Graham Poll: Spurs are upset but no mistake...it was definitely a penalty
As soon as Tottenham central defender Michael Dawson made his challenge on Jermaine Beckford, I said 'Penalty'.[LNB]Even without the assistance of a slow motion replay, it was clearly a foul on the Leeds forward. Whether or not Dawson made slight contact with the ball before the man was, for me, irrelevant. As it was for referee Alan Wiley.[LNB] Last minute mayhem: Dawson dives in on Jermaine Beckford[LNB] The way that Dawson went into the challenge, the angle and pace of it, meant it was impossible for him not to take Beckford down and, as the replays then showed, the spot-kick award was correct.[LNB]Referees gain promotion to the top list because their feeling for the game has been proved correct over many years.[LNB]Alan Wiley's instincts did not let him down at a crucial moment in a tense FA Cup tie on Saturday evening.[LNB] SPURS
