Recent content by bester

Refs with, failed, buzzers are particularly deaf to shouts from the assistant.

Plenty of U9s-U12s games played across a half a 4G marked out with just flat discs. Not great but far from unplayable. The goallines are the 11 a side pitch touchlines so that helps a lot.

Were the team losing? Goalkeepers do this to waste time knowing the assistant will signal and get the ball moved back. Some also do it to wind up the crowd. Referee should be aware after the first instance and warn the goalkeeper.

His son plays for them. They aren't a particularly good side.

Some, out of date, data from the first half 22/23 season Match Official Appeal Updates [Games played to 31st December 2022] Total Appeals 109 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2B WNL 54 42 12 1 Increased Mark 48 Unchanged Mark 47 Reduced Mark Void 6 Void Mark 4

@GraemeS They aren't FIFA directives, they're UEFA ones. They'll be another set of instructions when they go off for a World Cup training camps ran by FIFA but they'll be less officials from England.

Was fairly sure Attwell was an Aston Villa fan. He's originally from Nuneaton, Warwickshire

If Oliver doesn't see the touch then it doesn't need to be a clear and obvious error to be reviewed it would come under a potential serious missed incident. The VAR just has to decide if it was a penalty or not for a review to be initiated.

With the introduction of VAR goalkeepers coming centimetres off their line and saving the penalty was bein punished,with a yellow card. Wiping out cautions for shootouts came in the same year that goalkeepers were warned for their first offence (instead of being cautioned). They suspended...

Wonder if they put this out to throw shade on that? They'll be someone for the PGMO arguing received is not the same as shown.

Straight red if he delays restart of the opposition, yellow if it's his own team.

No goals after the 60th minute! Were they trying to make sure it wasn't abandoned?

"The attacker is making contact with the goalkeeper up until the ball is headed towards goal which restricts what the goalkeeper is able to do." The contact happened before the header so to include this seems irrelevant/superfluous when discussing the offside decision.