Recent content by JamesL

Came here to say the same thing. This is how challenging refereeing is whilst everyone demands perfection we don't even get agreement between commission and panel.

48s. 2018. Tranmere v Boreham wood. Class decision given the magnitude of the game.

National league playoff final? Tranmere v Boreham wood or possibly Braintree can't remember opponent.

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I am not sure the guidance does mean that. I think the IFK refers to the reverse situation where a defender kicks the ball to the GK and the GK then uses his hand which would be an IFK not a penalty. As with everything we need to take a common sense approach. I actually think this guidance is...

Yes we will but it's the point we're both making 😊

Yes. I think what the FA has instructed is separate to the restart advantage but there is of course a world where the 2 collide. If the ball is stationary, and kicked and clearly moves it shouldn't be handled. Obviously if the restart was never taken properly in the first place then it becomes...

Agree. The AR had absolutely no hope from.thst start position. And he's miles ahead of play the whole way down too - never recovers.

Yes, you and I know this which is why I said nth degree. Incorrectly taken restart is very poorly defined. There are many ways in which a restart can be incorrectly taken so how do we really define what is and what isn't? The ball is not really in play if the restart isn't correctly taken, so...

Advantage? If it goes to an opponent?

I think the law change on restarts could get pretty wild if taken to the nth degree. Keeper throws the ball whilst stood still in the GA at a GK....

If you could sum up everything that was wrong in football with a single clip, this is the one. Kudos to the one Libyan TA occupant who came to the aid of the official. And sadly the referee has not backed his mate with the clear red card offences committed

This is slightly different as they are being kicked to, not from, where the restart should be taken.

Criteria in law. Ball stationary, inside goal area, kicked and clearly moves.

In England we have had a clear directive that this situation now has to be a penalty. So looks like that has gone further as well.