2026 Potential Law Changes
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That to me seems appropriate, so much so that the only appeal I have received this season - which was self referred, was because I realised 7 days after the game in question from having a senior moment, that I suggested that to the Referee, that this is what he could of done at a time wasting throw-in, but of course this action is not in the Laws of the Game. Being the 7th day, an appeal can still being submitted, so I contacted the Referee & informed him of my error, as well as notifying the FA. 12 hours later, the appeal had been dealt with & his mark upgraded. Probably the quickest ever dealt with appeal!!!
Well done to you sir... not many observers would do that if the referee hadn't raised it!
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All the counting and reversing restarts.
All the counting and reversing restarts.
In my match last night, a team were forced in to a substitution 13 minutes in to the game. As this meant his replacement was rushed to be ready, they didn't have time to properly convey the tactical instructions required. Low and behold, 30 seconds later the goalkeeper has an injury requiring treatment. Every single person in that ground knew that the GK was not injured, but my hands were tied. I've seen lots of people suggesting a law for an outfield player to leave the FOP when the GK has treatment, however I propose a much simpler solution.
'Tactical instructions not to be conveyed during on field treatment.'. Cautionable offence for a TA occupant to convey tactical instructions during a stoppage for treatment.
'Tactical instructions not to be conveyed during on field treatment.'. Cautionable offence for a TA occupant to convey tactical instructions during a stoppage for treatment.
one
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Doubly (squaredly?) well done as not many of those who would appeal against themselves would also announce/admit to their error on a public forum.
one
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I think that is what the new laws is going to do. But I am happy to give you the credit
(And as Santa says, futsal has been doing it for eternity)
I was at Boreham Wood v Scunthorpe last night
Both keepers did this at different times, with the coaches clearly moving down the touchline to get the instruction conveyed. Teams adopt these ideas very quickly. Almost worthy of an emergency rule change to deal with it
FWIW, the level of 'safe refereeing' in the game was intolerable. Another disease, this one the fault of referees. The skill to safe refereeing is subtlety. As soon as it's noticeable (or worse, very annoying), it abruptly becomes cowardly self-interested and very poor refereeing
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I’m struggling to see how they could put time limits on corners and throw ins. The centre backs go up for both and that does take time, and be difficult to say that you get longer for a throw in the final third than you do in middle or defensive thirds. In effect they’d be banning long throws just at the time football has fallen back in love with them.
Archer
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The ball out of play at a corner thing is truly mad. Absolutely the result of one braindead dinkus seeing it bend out of play in a game he was at and his team "scored" with the lino's flag up. Player being subbed having a 10 second clock to leave the pitch: equally bonkers.
STOP MAKING ME CONTINUALLY COUNT THINGS F**KING HELL
STOP MAKING ME CONTINUALLY COUNT THINGS F**KING HELL
Intolerable "safe refereeing"? That sounds a bit like the old newspaper report: "The game was spoiled by a referee who insisted on blowing for every offence".
Safe Refereeing is quickly becoming an over-used term similar to what the game expects & I agree with Big Cat. I expect to see a climb down on letting things go when the temperature of the game is high, but not at any other time & on these occasions I wouldn’t be using the term safe refereeing, but match control. It sounds like the game Big Cat watching was not a case of Match Control, but not letting the game breathe/overly tight controlled which could lead to match control being placed at risk.
I think he means buying in to when defenders go down under minimal contact knowing it's easier to give them the foul than risk being the guy who didn't give the foul and the other team score. I haven't seen the game in question, so not making reference to that specific game, but some officials take that to the extreme and it can ruin a game.
Yes, it's fundamentally favouring defensive FKs
There is subtly in refereeing. When we get it right, Match Control is great. What represents a decision in one moment, is not the same as an equivalent decision in another moment. Whether that be location on the FOP, timing in the game, what's at stake and/or influencing players to do what you want them to do. That's what makes Refereeing an art rather than a science and is one aspect of why VAR does not work. Art is wisdom, it takes experience (bad experiences!), deep understanding of the game, concentration and self-belief (we need to be in good form, just like a player needs to have ability but also relies on good form with confidence that ebbs and wanes)
This art becomes a problem when it's taught in the classroom because referees are doing what they're told (coached) rather than thinking for themselves. It leads to decisions that are excessively safe, misguided and ultimately awful refereeing that spoils the game with cowardliness. It leads to referee seeing things that didn't happen because they're too wrapped up in self-interest
My 'pet hate' is when a ref says to me (as an AR), he/she'll 'take a soft defensive FK all day long, but wants 110% for an equivalent attacking FK'. That Ref has likely just stepped out the CORE classroom and is not my cup of tea
Don't get me wrong, I've had a couple of games recently where I struck the balance spot on, but I've also had games my Match Control has whimpered because I've been excessively influenced to 'go safe'. This causes player frustration and the spectators lose all respect
It's a disease in the culture of refereeing and we should avoid getting a heavy dose
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bester
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A mate was assistant on a game, and the referee said he wants soft defensive free kicks all day but under no circumstances flag for an attacking free kick.
This was in front of an observer.
Usually they start telling stories about a busy assistant, bit more subtle at least.
This is nothing new, and certainly pre-dates CORE. I can remember when coming through promotion nearly 20 years ago to "find a foul", especially when a player was trying to shield it near the corner flag. And my L3 coach, an ex-Premier League official, told me at half time to give every close decision to the losing team (I didn't take that advice by the way as I know I would have made a mess of it).
But this is definitely not anything new and I don't think it has got significantly worse.
But this is definitely not anything new and I don't think it has got significantly worse.
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I’ve seen too many games (soccer and basketball) where refs seem to take this approach and it results in a comeback that shouldn’t have happened. (In the waning minutes when the game is clearly over, maybe.)
And imho this includes allowing too much stoppage time & then surpassing it when very often there is no need.
I remember one game (can't remember the teams) where the board had a whopping 9 on it when it was 8-0. Pointless. I know there has to be some sort of allowance but it really is unnecessary sometimes