Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone got an opinion on Boyd's 3 match ban for > spitting at Joe Hart? (BR I'd be interested in > your take). > > First of all, he dived, no question. But I thought > Hart's reaction was out of order, and I thought > when I first saw it on MOTD, that looks really bad > in slow mo, but he's basically shouting in Hart's > face, he hasn't gobbed at him. > > I still think that, and was surprised he got the > ban. Can I have a go? - I agree with you. One aspect of BT Sport coverage which is starting to annoy me is they seem desperate to find and provoke conflict, even more than Shreeves at Sky, and they were going right at this. Shouty emotional people who've been running around may eject spittle - I don't think he spat though and it should have been left as the ref saw it. Hart leant in, but didn't nut, leave it to the ref.