Well I for one am very excited to hear the thoughts of this game from a certain member…To only add 3 minutes on at the end of this half is absolutely scandalous, but to blow early as well…
To blow early when three minutes seems a tad light makes it look worse alsoTo blow early not a good look
The 4th be like WTF
To only add 3 minutes on at the end of this half is absolutely scandalous, but to blow early as well…
I'd take seeing it in preseason friendlies at the moment. Teams do all sorts of weird things in the really early friendlies, 60 minute stop clock would be tame by comparison!I'd love to see the 60 minute game trialed in a big league, even if it was the Championship.
Oi you, my team are stuck in that division and I dont want to be their Guinea pigI'd love to see the 60 minute game trialed in a big league, even if it was the Championship.
Time is judged by the referee's watch, not the stadium or TV company's clocks. If his watch says 3:00, he can end the game.I'm pretty sure the LOTG state a referee can play more than the additional time they indicate, but not less. How did he blow up at +2:50 when +3:00 was indicated?
Time is judged by the referee's watch, not the stadium or TV company's clocks. If his watch says 3:00, he can end the game.
He's also in no way obliged to follow the indication on the board - if he says "3 minutes" to the 4O and then decides he's slightly overestimated it, that's technically his prerogative to blow early. Although I wouldn't put that under "good practice", it's not against the LOTG.
Apologies again for listening to TalkSh**e but they were riffing on the first half challenge on De Bruyne. He wasn't the same after Casemiro scythed him down. For me, that was a KMI error by the referee. It was a clear yellow card and contributed to the excessive attempted tackles later in the game.
No, not having that. It was a very clear missed caution, but wasn't even close to being a red, that would have been pilloried by everyone if he had taken that approach.i’d say it was at least orange. We’ve certainly seen a swinging pendulum on where the SFP line is. i think this was a clear red not so long ago—a scissors from behind. I think it still should be, but the softening of the standards has watered this to orange, or maybe even yellow as the expected call. No card seems horribly wrong to me.
No, not having that. It was a very clear missed caution, but wasn't even close to being a red, that would have been pilloried by everyone if he had taken that approach.
Yes, he is obliged to follow it and it is against the LOTG if he doesn't.He's also in no way obliged to follow the indication on the board - if he says "3 minutes" to the 4O and then decides he's slightly overestimated it, that's technically his prerogative to blow early. Although I wouldn't put that under "good practice", it's not against the LOTG.
The fourth official indicates the minimum additional time decided by the referee at the end of the final minute of each half. The additional time may be increased by the referee but not reduced.
I don't think this is bonkers though - I know what you're saying but I think it can be broadly understood that this only applies where there is a 4th official.Well that's yet another bonkers aspect of how football considers timekeeping then. Fully at the discretion of the referee - except for when it's not of course.
Also, yet another aspect that makes a mockery of the idea of one set of laws for all football. I've been refereeing for something like 8 years and I have yet to do a match where the 4th official has indicated the minimum additional time. 8 years of refereeing and I haven't successfully completed a single match in line with the LOTG! Disappointing that none of the 10+ observers have picked up on this lack of LOTG compliance as well!