Recent content by MR1

Thank you thats helpful and in line with what I thought.

Ok Aw mate. Passive agressive bullying. You’re so nice.

Hi all, Fairly new ref here, looking for some advice based on an incident in a game today. Defender on his own penalty spot with his back to goal. The ball is coming in from his left, it’s going to bounce in front of him, he’s getting ready for the bounce with the intention to chest it down...

100%.

I know it feels odd, but which part of the law is he breaking? -interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team-mate No. He didn’t touch the ball. interfering with an opponent by: -preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by...

Totally agree. Seen a couple of comments here about gaining an advantage, but the current law doesn’t really care bout that.

Good point, you’re correct he can’t do what he likes, that was poorly articulated. I suppose I meant, he could do what he wants, as long as it doesn’t infringe the laws in this area.

Biggest thing for me is when one referee thinks because he disagrees with anothers opinion they call them “foolish”. Bless lol.

I’m not sure it’s our job to determine or apply what the law makers intent was, we just apply the law. If we worried about intent, do you think the law makers originally intended to catch attackers offside by an inch? I doubt it, so we are past that. As for the keeper, same applies, learn...

This is spot on analysis. Although I like the law!

Biggest thing here for me is it once again underlines how players, managers, pundits and public (and maybe some refs on here!) just don’t know the law. We all see it every Saturday. The problem is a lack of understanding, overuse and misuse of the term “interfering with play”. Pundits use...

I was watching West Brom v Reading last week when this incident occurred. On the halfway line the Reading right back clears out the West Brom left wing. Clear yellow card. It was a quick break, by the time the ref gets to the scene the offending player is 10 yards away and walking back to...

I’m 7 games in and realised I’ve never done a jewellery or shin pad check. How do you deal with this, Practically how and when do you do it?