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I’ve moved recently from Wales (essentially a free-for-all when it comes to caution procedures) to England. Previously, I whipped a quick card out and showed it. I then either called the player over and asked the details or I scribbled down the number on the card if I was at a level to be sure...

Interesting - maybe a coincidence or maybe not..... In the first game of the PL weekend (WHU vs NEW) the referee penalised a foul throw. In the most high profile of the weekend (MCI vs TH) the referee penalised a foul throw. If this is a new directive and a new trend I'm onboard with it!

When it all goes wrong in the remaining 60 minutes, you know who to blame BUT... Graham Scott has had a great first 30. Great PK call, great caution for simulation in the box (both fabulous positions too) and willing to let the game flow and looking for advantage constantly.

And again, great use of VAR...

After a tough few weeks for VAR and Mike Dean, that's a really good use of the protocol. Good call.

It took less than thirteen minutes for Match of the Day live to get their lines out to test Sian Massey-Ellis' offside decision. Anyone still want to pretend that people would 'accept' the errors if we got rid of VAR?

I think we all understand what a wall looks like, but what actually is one? I can find no definition in the LOTG about how close players have to be to be in a wall and so on. In years gone by it wouldn’t have mattered but now with the rule about opponents being close and so on it does. Do...

If Spurs go on to lose this, be interesting to see if that human error was 'accepted'. Looked onside to me.

Do I like the handball law? No. Is that a penalty under it? Yes.

Very decent refereeing (in the first 29) from Taylor/team. BUT I AM SICK OF BT SPORT: On the WHU goal not being disallowed for handball Peter Walton tells us that it's not been disallowed owing to 'no clear evidence'. Wrong. It's because it didn't lead directly to a goal. 29th minute, Taylor...

I think we've all discussed a certain SG1 referee (who may be on TV as I write) in relation to match fitness before. Clearly, the referee passes the necessary PGMOL fitness tests each season so I'm not really keen on rehashing that discussion but I'm curious... Do you think (apart from the...

People may want to discuss the potential red card, eventual yellow for Mane early on. But I really really hope Pawson he gets the credit he deserves for the advantage in the Liverpool equaliser. So easy in that position (with no advantage immediately apparent) to go for the whistle. Bravo!

A VERY hypothetical situation - I'm looking for a response from the LOTG (if there is one). I'd hope we'd all apply the spirit of the law etc. If a free kick taker (player X) takes a free kick and it hits the referee before going back to X who takes a touch and then does his stuff... What is...

Afternoon all, a very interesting one for your consideration here - or rather for you to look at and agree with the referee! This PK 'goal' was disallowed in the MLS last night which caused a lot of questions on Twitter and a good few hours of me answering such questions for people. If you want...

As (most?) members' seasons have drawn to a close, I want to know what your personal moment of the season was. The first time you refereed in a stadium, your best decision, the first time you gave an offside as an AR, your promotion. Anything! For me it was a strange but solid decision. A...

If anyone wonders why Keith Stroud never made it to the top of SG1 or to the FIFA list as a referee I suggest you watch today's game in full. Two major fouls missed - one which lead to a goal for WBA - and some YCs that should have been and some that shouldn't. I don't like criticising referees...

Game on Wednesday. A clash of heads in the box after a corner means players from both sides down on the line so I blow. Treatment occurs etc and the restart is a DB to the attacking team about 5 yards outside the area on the corner of the box - the corner was cleared and a player controlled the...

For a range of very complex reasons which are for another thread, I've got about 5800 different badges/patches that need to be on my kits interchangeably throughout 2020. I also need to use tape for this rather than velcro - long story, again - similar to what a lot of FIFA officials use. Any...

We (as a society!) LOVE to criticise referees. So a bit of positivity, I have rarely seen a game as well handled as the Real Madrid one this evening. Every KMI and even the little 50/50s were spot on. Bravo!

So if we're looking at the LOTG we have to punish the most severe infringement if/when two occur at once. My question is... We have an attacking free-kick not be taken by team A. After marking out the distance and (level-dependant) using spray, we blow and just as the free kick is being taken a...