Recent content by Hilly1618

I wasn’t applying the laws of walking football to this incident. I was using my 20 plus years as an official.

Well I can assure you I am and such a response is totally unjustified.

I just stick to it being a penalty , just like the guy whose opinion really matters.

Does the challenge by the gk reach this threshold ? Careless” means that the player has shown a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or that he acted without precaution. I would say so and did it occur in the penalty area, yes again so I feel it is the correct call and it’s...

Well the referee in charge of the game thought so, as did the referee in VAR duty (or at least that it wasn’t a clear and obvious error) and this referee also thought it was.

It’s a penalty all day long, why should Havertz move his leg to get out of the way of a reckless dive to get the ball by the keeper

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That is not clear to me on the video. Thanks for the information.

Thanks , that was my thinking using a dictionary definition. So in my humble opinion that goal should have stood as the player picking themselves up didn’t compete or challenge for the ball.

So what constitutes a challenge? Surely in this incident the goalkeeper who is in possession of the ball runs into the opponent and causes the loss of possession? The opponent has not in anyway ‘challenged’ the gk. They were just picking themselves up unaware of what was occurring?

The FA have released an amended version of the laws for Walking Football and these have been circulated to all county FAs. Soon to follow will be FA training materials that will enable WF referees to become qualified. It is hoped that this provision will see more referees see WF as another...

Sorry, but that is never a penalty in a decade of Sunday's never mind a month!

Thanks, I thought there was something along those lines, although I only referee walking football nowadays.

I thought correct decision but am I think king so for the wrong reason? I thought the DOGSO penalty decision only now warranted yellow and not red?

Saw a clip at the weekend of a game between England and Holland over 65s in the super vets walking football world cup. Dutch player shoots for goal and scores, ref doesn't notice as ball rebounds out of the goal via the stanction. Play on shouts the ref amidst the claims for a goal. Coaches into...