Recent content by Ben Day

Agreed but if he gives the decision straight away (before Welbeck puts it in the net) then there's a few complaints for 30 seconds and then people move on but he undermines his own decision by delaying. With the Stones one if he gives the foul - which is wrong - he has to send him off for...

Just seen he’s 4th official on tonight’s game and want to be clear I’m talking about consistently through the season

I have started to see a trend where top select group referees will 4th official one day and then middle the next - I have seen Bobby Madley do it a few times I understand that 90% of the time the 4th official has a highly inactive (not running around) role and these guys are physically fit...

Sky Sports released this - surely Martin Atkinson (4th Official) can’t be consulting with any video

Still think it takes a fair whack to go down when both players are stationary (or close enough) https://t.co/378BjCvvU4?ssr=true I just can’t see enough contact there to award a pen

I’m a completely bias Liverpool fan! As I said before both decisions could be argued for and against. I think both are no pens but I am more than aware that I look through red tinted glasses

This is the exact reason why they are not stopping the video with VAR because this looks like a clear kick from this angle and yet when you watch the video VVD pulls out and makes minimal contact - certainly not enough for Lamela to go down. Let’s say this was a shove - if the defender makes...

I think that in isolation an argument can be made for both penalties being pens and both penalties not being pens. The problem lies that Moss never controlled the game from minute 1. He allowed the play to continue a lot when fouls should have been given. On another note, Alexander Arnold was...

Will standing on the goal line have a negative impact with assessments? It does not specify in the LOTG (other than as an AR) - have personally found that standing on ball side (as opposed to opposite AR) gives a better angle as the players are facing you and often running towards you. Always...

Email your CFA see what they suggest - I recently switched to West Riding and it took one email explaining my situation and they advised I switch

It isn't the most eye catching game is it. I'd say it's on in the background rather than I'm watching it

Still would prefer a review system. If you look at the other sports that have trialled it the interesting one to look at is Hockey as it is a more similar sport to football than any others (rugby, cricket and tennis) that are so frequently compared. They use a review system and it has worked...

Never mind - have just watched it again and he does not do this! Would still be interested in what the law says about two cautionable offences in the same action

This was a Yellow and will almost certainly be recinded but what does the Lotg say we should do if there are two cautionable offences in the same play. For example in this one you could argue that Fer has commuted a professional foul and has acted at least recklessly/adopted an aggressive attitude

My first instinct is yellow and I’m plucking at straws here but is there excessive force. Usually when attempting to stop a counter attack the player would be pulled back or tripped in a way where the ball was at least somewhere near.