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Team that has got a decision in their favour asks you to change your decision.

I had one of those this morning. Attacker and defender on the ball, right near the goal line just inside the penalty area, I'm about 8-10 yards behind, trying to keep an angle, but trying to ensure that I can see what else is going on in the penalty area, and of course, just as the ball spins out of play, two players cross my vision.

I make the safe bet call, a goal kick, and the GK says "no, it's their corner, our guy touched it out."

Corner kick it is then. :)
 
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When i'm 95% sure it's a goal kick but there's some doubt i've always done this. Normally happens about 3 times a season. In over 20+ years it's never caused me any match control issues.
 
The one for MK Dons I'm not sure, it was right at the far end of the stadium, and I don't know whether the keeper got to the ball first.

The one for the Gills, I was sat to the left of the goal, so again I didn't get a good view, but it definitely looked soft to me at the time.

I haven't watched any highlights of the game so I've only seen them from the away stand.

I think the ref had a good game, maybe a couple of decisions looked questionable from where I was sat, but I forgot my binoculars, so anything down the far end of the pitch I could say either way.

I was impressed he picked Eaves up for his socks. Looks like he had cut the feet off of his socks and had those white sports socks on underneath, which we still visible, so the kick off was delayed slightly while Eaves got busy with red tape.



True, however, the assistant had moved away from the goal line towards the edge of the penalty area pretty sharpish, as if he were getting ready to watch the goal kick, and then had to hot foot it back down to the corner flag when the ref changed his decision.

Like I said, I think the right decision was reached in the end, it just looked a bit untidy with him seeming to change only after the MK players had whinged at him.

Are you a ST holder at the Gills? I was until 2 years ago but got tired of the dross being served up.
 
Are you a ST holder at the Gills? I was until 2 years ago but got tired of the dross being served up.

Yes, didn't have one last season, and had a half ST the season before.

I'm hopeful we can turn it around, we've got the nucleus of a good squad, we just need to start putting the ball in the back of the net.

Messed my closed dates up, so can't go to the next home game.
 
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