Quote: HXSparky "It looks like a clumsy pass that slips out of his hands rather than being under full control (which is probably why it hits the ground rather than finding a player). When the ball does hit the ground, at that point he's run on to be level with the point of impact, and hence not a forward pass. Hard for the ref to see that in real time though, and wouldn't have been surprised if it had been given forward.'"
He's 2 metres ahead of it. It's not even close to being a forward pass. The referee was dead level with him and looking at him as he threw it, so he saw it come out of his hands backwards and then travel backwards.
There is no argument to make about it being a forward pass, there is no controversy, there is only confusion amongst people who don't understand how passing while running works.
