Dino Ref
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Firstly sorry if this isn't in the right place or not allowed. Feel free to lock / delete if so.
During lockdown I've had more time to watch and discuss football with people. Be it friends, family, social media etc. One thing that has stuck out to me is the complete lack of knowledge for the laws of the game.
The decision that pushed me to make this post just came from an incident earlier today where Danny Welbeck hit the post on a penalty and it came straight back to him. The referee gave an indirect free kick - Correct decision. The two commentators on sky had no idea why the referee had done so. In my opinion this is a big issue as their job is to inform viewers and discuss the game. I remember earlier in the season when Carragher went on a rant after Newcastle got given a penalty against Spurs. During this rant he fires off names and complains that the law needs changing. At no point does he mention IFAB which, as we know is the one place he should be directing his rant to. Even premier league players and managers do not know the laws. I understood Sunday league players not fully knowing the laws but I find it baffling that these people in high places can be so uninformed. I've lost count of the number of times I've heard a commentator or pundit justify either no card or a red card by saying "it's reckless".
Before the season got postponed I had one game where I heard a shout from the bench that was a red card. As I had my back turned I couldn't identify who shouted it. I explained to the manager that if we couldn't identify who said it than he would receive the punishment. Red card issued to him and the entire bench kicks off with coaches and him saying "what rule is that". I explained the rule to him once more and was met with more grief. Granted I expect this a lot more at this level as football should be inclusive without barriers but I still find the lack of knowledge on basic laws un-explainable.
Last week I saw a football twitter account with 150k+ followers ask how a player wasn't offside because the ball got played backwards. I know that twitter isn't the most intelligent place but 150k is a lot of people, even if only some are influenced by said person.
Apologies for the thread if it's not allowed and if it is apologies for not having formatted it better. Just wanted to rant a bit.
I'd like to hear your thoughts and ways that the situation could get fixed. For myself I believe that educating pundits, commentators, players and managers would be the best. Explain to the viewers the rules and why a decision was given. Granted it may not get as many clicks as encouraging controversial opinions but it would help a lot more for us and everyone else in general.
During lockdown I've had more time to watch and discuss football with people. Be it friends, family, social media etc. One thing that has stuck out to me is the complete lack of knowledge for the laws of the game.
The decision that pushed me to make this post just came from an incident earlier today where Danny Welbeck hit the post on a penalty and it came straight back to him. The referee gave an indirect free kick - Correct decision. The two commentators on sky had no idea why the referee had done so. In my opinion this is a big issue as their job is to inform viewers and discuss the game. I remember earlier in the season when Carragher went on a rant after Newcastle got given a penalty against Spurs. During this rant he fires off names and complains that the law needs changing. At no point does he mention IFAB which, as we know is the one place he should be directing his rant to. Even premier league players and managers do not know the laws. I understood Sunday league players not fully knowing the laws but I find it baffling that these people in high places can be so uninformed. I've lost count of the number of times I've heard a commentator or pundit justify either no card or a red card by saying "it's reckless".
Before the season got postponed I had one game where I heard a shout from the bench that was a red card. As I had my back turned I couldn't identify who shouted it. I explained to the manager that if we couldn't identify who said it than he would receive the punishment. Red card issued to him and the entire bench kicks off with coaches and him saying "what rule is that". I explained the rule to him once more and was met with more grief. Granted I expect this a lot more at this level as football should be inclusive without barriers but I still find the lack of knowledge on basic laws un-explainable.
Last week I saw a football twitter account with 150k+ followers ask how a player wasn't offside because the ball got played backwards. I know that twitter isn't the most intelligent place but 150k is a lot of people, even if only some are influenced by said person.
Apologies for the thread if it's not allowed and if it is apologies for not having formatted it better. Just wanted to rant a bit.
I'd like to hear your thoughts and ways that the situation could get fixed. For myself I believe that educating pundits, commentators, players and managers would be the best. Explain to the viewers the rules and why a decision was given. Granted it may not get as many clicks as encouraging controversial opinions but it would help a lot more for us and everyone else in general.