Recent content by JD1

I think his mechanical technique has duped the official into thinking his release was not correct.

Could MO have also dismissed Hogg for SFP?

I think the ref did well to let calm heads prevail. Getting a bad mark from an assessor, or causing a public safety risk?

I don't think he intentionally batted the assistants flag away, he was having a strop and his wailing arms hit it accidentally If only the AR had cards though..

Good lord if the atmosphere wasn't toxic enough already, sending off Noble might have genuienly incited a riot

Would he have received a kicking from the assessor for the 'recinded' card?

Yes just watched it again, and corrected myself. Thanks

It's the advantage of the attacking team to take the IDFK, as soon as the conditions for doing so, are met.

Offside for me I cannot judge that he has enough body control to designate his movement as a deliberate attempt.

Again I'm unsure how you can class his run up as incomplete when the very next action after the feint is for him to put his planted foot next to the ball, and then strike the ball. By definition, when is the run up judged to have ended?

I'm really unsure on calling Son's run up incomplete He makes forward movement, stops completely (doesn't stagger) and his very next motion is to taken the PK, there is nothing between him feinting and taking the kick

Could he have gone with defensive encroachment on that penalty? Caution and disallowed goal felt harsh. Must admit I was expecting a re-take, didn't realise it would be an IFK to the defending team. Always learn something new!

No different to how players felt when the first big eave of european players came in around 20 years ago? There shouldn't be any sentiment surrounding nationality, the best league in the world should have the best people in the middle. Not really wanting to make this into a faux immigration...

Something Ive been wondering about lately Is there a rule that stipulates that the top referees in the game, have to work in their country of nationality/citizenship? With the rights of players to move around freely expanding so much in the last 20 years , I can't see how this hasn't happened...

A small gust of wind would have made more contact.