Search results

How does that work? I've never come across it before...

I find it hilarious that a guy who in another thread was talking about the 'dinosaurs within the FA' can interpret the LOTG so literally! Either you're for change and personal choice or you're not - make you're mind up!

Thanks Supermonkey!

However, the fact that the player is Ronaldo also means that the chances of him diving are also increased!

I'm pretty good at Physics actually. Though I admit my Biology may be slightly better...

What???

Yep - No pen.

Nah, there wasn't enough contact to warrant a penalty - Ronaldo went down FAR too easily. However, that being said, that one poor decision did little to mar what was an otherwise very good game for the referee.

Never a penalty!

If experience counts for far more than level, does that mean that Brian, who has been refereeing for x number of years (sorry to use you as an example Brian, just trying to illustrate my point). Is a better referee than certain members of the select group who have only been refereeing for 9 or...

That's a great attitude...!

Are the responses going to be posted on here?

Not on A and H...

No, but it's not "simple of that" is it? If your're just carding because something annoys you, then that's an abuse of power and you're gonna end up in trouble.

It's called "offensive, insulting or abusive language", not annoying! You can't just randomly send people off because they annoy you!

You seem to forget that select group officials started in grassroots football - they weren't just dropped from the sky into the Premier League and that they have experience of refereeing at EVERY level.

Yeah, I understand your point, but I'm saying that in the above circumstances this would not be necessary.

I'm not saying that you can't card for dissent, of course you can. All I'm saying is that the law (and also common sense) dictates that you can't give someone two yellow cards for the same incident!

No you can't. You can only punish an offence once. You can't go: 'that's dissent have a yellow card, actually, have another one too!' You either caution him or you send him off, but you can't do both. IMO, you got it spot on Matthew - well done!