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I wondered about this? If it was a stone wall red card, would it get rescinded and reallocated automatically by the fa, or would arsenal have to appeal for it by procedure. If so, arsenal wouldn't appeal it because they have injuries in midfield but a good leftback, monreal in reserve?

The question is common sense over the rules? If you are honest with yourself, we all do it all the time?

I would have done the same if an assessor was there, and if it happened again, I would do the same thing. The question was not what should you do, but what would you do. Give a human response not a laws one?

..... Unless it hits one of them?

Thanx and seems a busy and knowledgeable forum. I think it is easy to say 'apply the law' but it is more about the situation and,whether you are brave enough to apply it. A wider discussion point is: Are there occasions when common sense is more important than the laws, for example when mike...

I ignored the voice in my head saying 'disallow it, disallow it' the goal stood. It was on 50 minutes. I discussed it with my assistants at the end of the game, who both had no idea about that rule (really!)

True, and I knew this, However, players do not. I have pinged it on several occasions, usually for a short pass to a defender and I order it to be retaken. They always argue 'its a free kick, not a goal kick', because it is an insignificant incident, they accept it and move on. I show them the...

First post, so hello fellow refs. This happened on Saturday.... I awarded a free kick on the edge of the 6 yard box, for pushing at a corner. The players stroll out of the box. The goalkeeper decides to take it quickly, miskicks it and it hits one of his defender on the back. The defender is...