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    GraemeS replied to the thread Everton - Forest.
    Nope, I'm with you - there's enough of an attempt on the ball that yellow would have been uncontroversial.
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    GraemeS reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread City vs Chelsea with Like Like.
    I think 2 (or more) interpretations is exactly what we have. But this is also like the prem mantra to avoid cards and keep 11 on the...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread Everton - Forest.
    I have to admit I haven't followed Atwell in the VAR booth closely, but I would certainly say that I think Darren England is someone who...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread City vs Chelsea.
    I mean, I think that happens even inconsistently though an individual league. The PL has around of third of it's SG1 officials that...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread City vs Chelsea.
    I've said for a while that "what football expects" with handball is for it to be punished when an advantage is gained from it. But...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread Coventry - Man Utd.
    And in similar polls pre-VAR, fans were damming about the quality of refereeing and some sort of video system was seen as the likely...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread Everton - Forest.
    Exactly. As we've discussed on the forum before, it does us no good to pretend that all referees are above bias and incapable of having...
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    GraemeS reacted to The Gump's post in the thread Everton - Forest with Like Like.
    Outside of the decisions themselves, there are two discrete issues to consider imho. The first, which I suspect we all agree on, is...
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    GraemeS reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread Lille vs Villa with Like Like.
    I vaguely remember it was related to encroachment becoming a mandatory caution, they were worried that KFTPM would become farcical with...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread Barca V PSG.
    I think most of the British equivalent sayings either involve swearing or allusions to sex acts. By comparison, "pound sand" is pretty...
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    GraemeS replied to the thread Laces.
    Yeah, the whole point of when you do/don't accept a call of "laces?" is to do whatever keeps the spotlight off you. Neutral situation...
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    GraemeS reacted to Matthew's post in the thread Lille vs Villa with Haha Haha.
    If ever there was a law designed with a specific player in mind...
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    GraemeS reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Quick Free Kick Rule with Like Like.
    I've done this before where I've signalled for something the wrong way and then realised my error, and the team who should have received...
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    GraemeS reacted to DJIC's post in the thread Banned official with Like Like.
    Another viewpoint, at this level you are not given a a list of officials who will be in the technical area. So by implication this...
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    Usually only if it's an extraordinary report that results from something you've noted. If the ref puts in a report that essentially says...
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