An online petition is calling for Leeds to be docked points following Kemar Roofe’s controversial goal against Nottingham Forest on Saturday isn't going so well.

Kemar Roofe was the first to admit that his 82nd minute goal was a handball. But, as he said himself: “It's up to the ref to give it. The arm was just by my knee and it hit it. That's all I've got to say.”

After the goal, referee Geoff Eltringham paused the game to consult with his assistant but then gave the goal which saw Leeds go on to draw the match.

The goal was given, the world moves on.

Well it seems that not everyone can move on. The day after the match, a petition sprang up on the Change.org website calling for Leeds to be docked points ‘for cheating against Nottingham Forest after a clear handball goal’.

The petition was posted by Brentford fan Ryan Gaffney who introduced it saying:

“Recent events at the Leeds v Nottingham Forest game has shown how bias the FA and EFL are to Leeds. The clear handball against Forest from Kemar Roofe shouldn't have been allowed. We need justice against dirty cheats. Leeds fans have been moaning about justice for cheating for the past couple of weeks now it's time to make a stand!”

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As of 4pm on Thursday, just 325 people have signed up. If a petition gets 10,000 signatures, then the government will respond. So just the 9,693 more needed.

And even those 325 have given reasons for signing which were not all exactly what the poster had anticipated.

The signees included David Clark who said: “Football is a beautiful game and should be played correctly. If a team has to cheat then they deserve to be punished” and Steve Bows who signed because there’s: “No place in football for cheats”. Thoughts on a suitable punishment included “Instant relegation seems fair to me” from William Hattersley.

However, a proportion of the signees appear to be Leeds fans, using the petition as a platform to get across their own views on the matter. Andrew Spalton, for example, says: “it was going in anyway stop moaning!” and Phil Brown added: “We all love Leeds. And hilarious petitions. And our 1 bit of luck this season! Marching on Together.”

Perhaps the final word should go to Nottingham Forest fan @hawkoseels, who replied to Ryan Gaffney on Twitter to say:

"As a nffc supporter.... just let it go. Bigger issues came out of the weekend, that make this a ripple in the ocean."

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