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I've no doubt that's right - but in this case at least two PL referees decided it was yellow.

The fact that this has already caused three pages of debate shows that it isn't at all a clear decision. On first sight I was certainly concerned about it being SFP (never really thought it was DOGSO, given distance & proximity) but the replays showing glancing contact below the ankle made me...

Plenty of players are c**ts but we don't allow others to call them that either! ;) If it sounds offensive, and is used in an offensive context, it's offensive. We don't need to complicate that. Having said that, I'd personally be looking to bring in the coach and manage this for this age...

I generally agree, except there must come a point when the attitude and disregard for the laws makes it no better than having an unofficial one.

That's an interesting question and I don't have a definitive answer! However, I'm not at all sure it would have to be the non-taker as I think what has gone before is irrelevant. So I think it's entirely up to Rotherham who is excluded from that point on. Happy to be corrected though!

Personally, I would say the definition of late and reckless, but not with the excessive force of Kane's.

I do understand too. I think the difference is that it is not a completed kick if the kicker kicks it backwards (or feints at the end of the run up, or is the wrong kicker). Therefore it doesn't matter if the keeper has transgressed by, for instance, coming off his line. The Laws don't...

This isn't really a forum where people try and get one over on each other, it's to help us all. Law 14 says: If, before the ball is in play, one of the following occurs: the player taking the penalty kick or a team-mate offends: if the ball enters the goal, the kick is retaken if the ball...

Put pebbles in his boots just before kick off?

And if you've got it right. 😁

This really is one of those cultural/geographical things I think. Here there is no 'Head of Refereeing' to take you to task for such issues - and in my experience the Referee really is the leader of the team and ARs are there to assist, not to insist. Communication mechanisms also play a...

I think the ambiguity is about where the benches are in relation to the halfway line. Mind you, on the final question, I completely misunderstood the point that was being made until I read the answer - so there's always that danger when it comes to describing situations!

I just read a really good piece by Dale Johnson (ESPN) about how the use of VAR has varied, how PGMOL has tried to learn from the Euros by imposing a 'high bar' and how C&O is now being interpreted. An extract of the key issues: The high bar appears to be robbing VARs of their personal...

I think the idea is to try and manage encroachment more proactively, so that if there is any action to be taken then it's very obvious that the referee is actively involved. That said, I agree it looks very awkward, and of course very different to what we would do at more normal levels.

I can honestly say that I have and I actually suspect that more people have than have not.

I do hear what you're saying - and I say that even though I'm sceptical about this just because it presses all the right buttons. Nonetheless, even if what you say is all true you have to bend understanding of the role to the point of breaking if you don't report misconduct. For instance that...

Yes, it is something to handle carefully and can be a fine line to tread. The only time I've ever had to do this was when a spectator was screaming abuse at the CAR and following them up and down the line. I went to intervene mainly to show visible support for the CAR and said to the...

That's why I said probably (you can also be a mature student at any level - though a real doctorate student would probably write 'PhD'). I stand by everything that I said.

This sounds like a complete wind-up. Any Level 2 referee won't be officiating at the level you're talking about - and probably won't be at University. Now you're also saying you're not registered with the league! If you are a referee, stop and think about what you're doing here - if for no...

It's one of those where as you progress in the game the expectation is that you 'manage' this - ie. never sanction for it unless it's so ridiculous it can't be ignored. I don't agree at all, and it clearly causes us problems at grassroots, but that is the way it is.