Recent content by DJIC

With the pre-match work done by referees on team formations, set plays etc a professional organisation should have avoided putting a referee in the firing line at the end of the season. (Don't appoint him, Forest clearly picked this up pre-match). The start & mid season appointing referees has...

I agree about retired officals not always best suited for VAR. I would add the noise in the VAR room must make it incredibly difficult to focus as VAR. All the input from AVAR, 4O, isn't necessary, as VAR I would want quiet time to concentrate on what I am looking at on a TV screen. The...

The law was changed to prevent GK unfairly distracting or delaying the penalty taker, however the penalty taker was Ollie Watkins. His actions were to ask for a replacement ball as the previous ball was kicked in to row Z.

I think Martinez was a litle unlucky, booked on reputation, he did no more than most goalkeepers or the scorers of some of the Lille penalty takers who gestured to the crowd. However, probably Karma after previous penalty shoot outs. Now they are not sure if he will be banned for the first...

Another viewpoint, at this level you are not given a a list of officials who will be in the technical area. So by implication this individual is a club official by being in the TA or dugout as he clearly has the approval of the manager. If he is a spectator, then the manager would not be...

A benefit of RefSix if you are a user, records all your matches & discipline (if none) if you don't want to use an Excel spreadsheet. :)

I would add, there are many decisions on a football pitch which are given which are not right or wrong, just an opinion of the referee from their viewpoint. The referee is the independent arbitrator, often the only person in the ground capable of making a neutral decision. I’m not saying you...

Thought this was interesting, at Championship level, player with a replacement shirt that looks more like a training shirt (his shirt was torn). You would think each player would have their own second shirt in case of inclement weather to change at half time...

I think referee was correct to wave away hand ball penalty award, given nobody wants this tie decided by a penalty call by the referee even if backed up by law. I had the same situation in a game of mine two weeks ago, my thought was coach the players, if they want to switch the side of the...

Lineker even stated “it’s a rule bought in by referees at IFAB who have taken over our game”. Unless Im mistaken IFAB is not a referees body but an independent body made up of FA representatives, with contributions from the likes of Colina & Wenger.

Talking of a patch of the pitch being unplayable, interesting method from Plymouth Parkway in solving the problem. Great comment on X, if we win the toss should we bat or bowl?

This was abandoned at half time last night! There was biblical rain, not often I’m pleased if my match is postponed I was last night!

Something we thought may occur more frequently when VAR was introduced. Play brought back after a goal. 2.40 to 5.25

If you asked a group of players I bet the majority believe the defensive team have a right to set up a defensive wall & the restart must be delayed until they are ready 😁

Well done for admitting an error in law, owning up, move on with a positive attitude for your next game. if you want to discipline yourself..... your sentence is 'reading the LoTG every day for rest of this month' (joking!)