Recent content by WiisardNic

Interesting development in this before I even post - everything is going to come from one link: Defender’s red card rescinded as teammate’s appeal declined & Victory full-back challenges ban Have been discussing this on another forum with someone who I believe is also a member, and we all came...

By Gordon not playing at the ball (I,e, getting in between Phillips and the ball during Phillips action of attempting to clear it), could it not be seen that he was in fact impeding Phillips? I'm only saying this because the LOTG glossary has impeding defined as "To delay, block or prevent an...

I mean... I've just been doing it as personal preference since I started. Although I basically initiate it once I start having problems with other players coming up, I just let the captain know. I pretty much treat it like a Rugby match with how I talk to players after that. Granted, this is in...

I agree that it's not on them, but why is the manager making comments like ""It's so easy to have a dig but I'm gutted for him. If we had a change of socks then I would have put them on for us," if they were in the same boat re: obtaining different socks.

Depends where I guess, but like you said, we don't know exactly what's on the team sheet. Where I am, including the women's league, the regional second division outlines the Friday before the round starts (to all clubs) what they're wearing, as well as the referee. This stems down, as far as...

Yes, I believe that this is something that a team can only get away with once a game (as after that it will be clear to the referee that it's a deliberate act, and therefore a deliberate kick). No qualms on the keeper intercepting a pass to the centreback on their own accord. Just specifically...

I'll add to this, because I think someone else mentioned it in a scenario - if there's a shout of 'leave it', I personally would take the 'kick' that leads to the keeper picking it up as deliberate.

I wear astros all year round - much much better for blisters, etc for me (Still need to do the old double-sock and band-aid on achilles combo though)

Well.. it's just tough isn't it? It's not agreed on between all 3 parties (referee and both teams) before the match, and cannot change anything once they've left the field of play. Just means the second half will be 5 minutes longer than the first, with the teams putting in a protest to the...

Eh, that scenario (penalty) is specifically entrenched in the laws that it can be done though.

The handball/penalty one is interresting. Does this mean "denial of a goal" by handball is only a yellow card now if it's considered not deliberate (thinking something akin to Harry Kewell's red card against Ghana at the 2010 World Cup) - or will that be another separate consideration...

The other point to note with that scenario, is that if you can judge that a player is deliberately attempting (though failing) to deny a goal with a handball, you can obviously judge the intent. Whilst a much more violent example, it would be like deciding not to send off, but instead just...

Correct. The temporary dismissal period begins when play restarts after the player has left the field of play The referee should include in the temporary dismissal period any time ‘lost’ for a stoppage for which ‘additional time’ will be allowed at the end of the half (e.g. substitution, injury...

I know it's not your graphic, but I highly doubt there's that many 'tactical fouls' that would have resulted in a blue-card across this season. I'd assume this is the Athletic just basically giving every yellow card in/around the penalty area - a 'tactical foul' tag

Yeah, for defensive free kicks, I'm a bit lenient on distance to the actual mark, but anything more than 5 or so metres that is clearly just taking the mickey, I'll try to address. Which leads me into: Correct - in my specific example, there were 3 players involved in the attack (that I could...