164: Wrexodus
Aug 21, 2026 · 50 min · 19 segments
Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke have plenty to discuss this week. From Aune Heggebo’s handball horror, to a potential points penalty for Sheffield United, a big win for Bradford…
Aug 21, 2026 · 50 min · 19 segments
Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke have plenty to discuss this week. From Aune Heggebo’s handball horror, to a potential points penalty for Sheffield United, a big win for Bradford…
Sam ParkinHost
Adrian ClarkeHostMatt Davies-AdamsHost[upbeat music] Well, this is the one that's dominating the discourse at the moment.
West Brom striker Onana Hegerbo has been banned for two matches for scoring a goal with his hand in last weekend's 2-1 win at Norwich.
Uh, Albion had appealed the decision, saying the ball's deflection off the Norwich goalkeeper materially affected the ball's trajectory and left Hegerbo with less than 0.1 of a second to react.
They also said, "We remain steadfast in our support of Onana, whose character and integrity have been evident throughout his time at the Hawthorns." Uh, it's a very divisive decision, Adrian.
I mean, even is it divisive? It, it is quite the precedent for the FA to set and, and a big decision to make on something that, you know, you could argue was accidental.
He can't get his arm out of the way, and name me a footballer that's, that's owned up to, to a, to a handball or, or something that, you know, where they've scored and they shouldn't have done.
I think it's happened once or twice, hasn't it [laughs] in the, sort of history of the game? I can't remember too many occasions.
Um, I d- I don't think, I don't think it's a, a fair punishment, if I'm honest.
I like it as a deterrent because players will now think twice about sort of trying to get that little, little advantage to maybe, uh, you know, hope no one spots a little cheeky handball where they punch it in the net and they, they'll know that they're gonna get busted.
But for me, if they had've seen it, th- they disallowed it, maybe given him a yellow.
So why are they giving him a two-game ban? You know, it's Norwich really that suffered and, and if anyone should be punished, it probably should be, should be West Brom, um, rather than the individual.
I wonder, Sam, if the, if the FA were, were thinking, "Right, we need to crack down on this kind of thing early in the season.
Let's use the first example that we've got of it," and they've ended up making a rod for their own backs by picking the wrong one.
[upbeat music] Well, this is the one that's dominating the discourse at the moment.
West Brom striker Onana Hegerbo has been banned for two matches for scoring a goal with his hand in last weekend's 2-1 win at Norwich.
Uh, Albion had appealed the decision, saying the ball's deflection off the Norwich goalkeeper materially affected the ball's trajectory and left Hegerbo with less than 0.1 of a second to react.
They also said, "We remain steadfast in our support of Onana, whose character and integrity have been evident throughout his time at the Hawthorns." Uh, it's a very divisive decision, Adrian.
I mean, even is it divisive? It, it is quite the precedent for the FA to set and, and a big decision to make on something that, you know, you could argue was accidental.
He can't get his arm out of the way, and name me a footballer that's, that's owned up to, to a, to a handball or, or something that, you know, where they've scored and they shouldn't have done.
I think it's happened once or twice, hasn't it [laughs] in the, sort of history of the game? I can't remember too many occasions.
Um, I d- I don't think, I don't think it's a, a fair punishment, if I'm honest.
I like it as a deterrent because players will now think twice about sort of trying to get that little, little advantage to maybe, uh, you know, hope no one spots a little cheeky handball where they punch it in the net and they, they'll know that they're gonna get busted.
But for me, if they had've seen it, th- they disallowed it, maybe given him a yellow.
So why are they giving him a two-game ban? You know, it's Norwich really that suffered and, and if anyone should be punished, it probably should be, should be West Brom, um, rather than the individual.
I wonder, Sam, if the, if the FA were, were thinking, "Right, we need to crack down on this kind of thing early in the season.
Let's use the first example that we've got of it," and they've ended up making a rod for their own backs by picking the wrong one.
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