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    DavidObs replied to the thread Can an AR help like this?.
    I wonder what an Observer would have made of it. You were very brave to administer a red with both teams surprised, but as you say, you...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Can an AR help like this? with Like Like.
    There's another similar clip doing the rounds where a defender bundles in to his goalkeeper who spills the ball in to his own net, under...
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    DavidObs reacted to JamesL's post in the thread Can an AR help like this? with Like Like.
    The referee can change his decision before play restarts. Theres a few outcomes possible here. If the referee determines based upon...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Juve Vs Galatasary with Like Like.
    With respect, still images prove nothing... that's pretty common knowledge. I've watched it and thought the player can do more to...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Juve Vs Galatasary with Like Like.
    Agreed. A large part of VAR protocol is aimed at not slowing the game down too much. Reviewing a 2nd caution for upgrade to straight red...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread Juve Vs Galatasary with Like Like.
    And why do we review 2CTs for upgrade to straight red antyway? It has no impact on the game at all. It simply creates extra controversy...
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    DavidObs reacted to sunnycrofter's post in the thread Juve Vs Galatasary with Like Like.
    I'm glad you said this, because I also think this may be the case. During my combative playing years, it was quite common/easy to...
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    DavidObs reacted to Russell Jones's post in the thread Atalanta v Dortmund with Like Like.
    That's a fair response. I guess, in reality, it would be judged on the level of force with which the studs made contact with the...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Foul Throw – How strictly do you call it?.
    At the game between Stoke & Oxford last night (I think it was very soon after the Sheffield Utd v Coventry game finished with an earlier...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Tottenham vs Arsenal with Like Like.
    This is what I mean. The entire difference on both of these is the on field decision and it not being obviously wrong enough for VAR to...
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    DavidObs reacted to Russell Jones's post in the thread Tottenham vs Arsenal with Like Like.
    The unfortunate reality is that if the events were subjective decisions (rather than obvious mistakes) VAR is unlikely / not meant to...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread Tottenham vs Arsenal with Like Like.
    You really need to get off the Man City "they've all got it in for us" fan forums 🤣 Peter Bankes clearly waited until the goal was...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Atalanta v Dortmund.
    Although changing the game, but the same topic, I was at a Contrib game last Saturday when a similar incident occurred just before half...
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    DavidObs reacted to Russell Jones's post in the thread Atalanta v Dortmund with Like Like.
    I see this as a very marginal call. The defender's boot is at waist level. I'd argue that this height is one where you would expect...
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    DavidObs reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Juve Vs Galatasary with Like Like.
    Being pushed on his upper body might make his leg stick out. Being gently pushed on his leg shouldn't. If he lands straight back down...
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