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    DavidObs replied to the thread Spurs Vs Leeds.
    That is all very reasonable, though I think that in this particular incident involving Maddison it was reasonable for a last ditch...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Spurs Vs Leeds.
    Maddison didn’t help himself by going to ground in the way that he did in an attempt to gain a penalty which is perhaps why VAR checked...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread Spurs Vs Leeds with Like Like.
    IMHO, the non-decisions are not conscious changes. They are the impact of the subconscious on the decision making process. Hard to...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread Arsenal v Newcastle with Like Like.
    Agree with @RustyRef . My understanding is that there are clear standards set for what goes through comms at that level, and the idea is...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread Arsenal v Newcastle with Like Like.
    They work as a team and are constantly talking, that is just how comms works. Before comms then absolutely the assistant referee would...
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    DavidObs reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread West Ham v Arsenal with Like Like.
    Agree, and I keep coming back to the fact that people wanted VAR to correct mistakes, and I dare say this incident would have been...
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    DavidObs reacted to BCMilan's post in the thread West Ham v Arsenal with Like Like.
    ...and people are complaining it took a long time for VAR to come to a decision ? What chance have refs got, when all that is going on ...
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    DavidObs reacted to Steve Fall's post in the thread Seasonal 5-4 with Like Like.
    And a side note - that's when they open the fitness test booking too. (After the assment dates)
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    DavidObs reacted to one's post in the thread Middlesbrough vs s Southampton with Like Like.
    Law 8 implcity allows the referee to stop play play whenever they deem necessary and the restart is not a free kick etc. I'd say its...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread Middlesbrough vs s Southampton with Like Like.
    I half agree. But, especially with VAR, we have moving more and more from the very long era of referee judgment (remember when a fould...
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    DavidObs reacted to Big Cat's post in the thread Middlesbrough vs s Southampton with Like Like.
    But we do make stuff up (more frequently ignoring Law to be fair). Nothing to see here, move on. Ref had a very good game from what I...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread Everton v Manchester City with Like Like.
    Pretty clearly the intent of IFAB over the last couple of decades has been to eliminate OS offenses that did not clearly affect play...
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    DavidObs replied to the thread Everton v Manchester City.
    And the probable reason for this is because they want to see more goals scored, though this then smacks one in the face when a goal is...
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    DavidObs reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread Everton v Manchester City with Like Like.
    I think IFAB doesn’t want to expand this way. This isn’t that different from the OSP player ina 2 on 1 with the GK. That clearly affects...
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    DavidObs reacted to one's post in the thread Everton v Manchester City with Like Like.
    A very good point you make there RJ. Should limiting the opponent's choices (or impacting their thought process on how to play) be an...
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