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    Russell Jones reacted to RustyRef's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    It was more petulant than violent for me. Should have been a caution but the on-pitch officials missed it and not serious enough for...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones replied to the thread Fra V Sen.
    That would just be desiccating the game of football ….
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    Russell Jones reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    You have to wonder how much politics factored into this. Tantashev is an Uzbek, just like Ravshan Irmatov. Irmatov - who clearly had his...
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    Russell Jones reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Like Like.
    France on 3 yellow cards and Paraguay without a single one. Wow 😬
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread France v Paraguay with Wow Wow.
    Well, you can’t card if you don’t call fouls. Only 12 called in this game is pretty remarkable
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread CAN vs MAR with Like Like.
    I thought Michael Oliver was excellent today. That was the type of match we see a lot in CONCACAF. He did a great job of dealing with...
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    Russell Jones reacted to Big Cat's post in the thread Portugal v Croatia with Haha Haha.
    I might even be fit enough to make it as an AAR. Not sure though, need to shuffle around a fair bit waving one's wand
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    I don’t necessarily have a major issue with the Balogun SFP once the heat of my US fandom wore off. Enough of the considerations were...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones replied to the thread Portugal v Croatia.
    I disagree. They certainly gave the impression of doing very little, because their primary rationale was simply to give comms input on...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to LCCE's post in the thread Portugal v Croatia with Like Like.
    Its quite frankly too late to reverse the severe damage done. The sport is now permanently maimed. Too many shortsighted loudmouths...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread Portugal v Croatia with Like Like.
    Might have been brought to the monitor to confirm deflection compared to deliberate play. That’s really the only possible subjective...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    That’s the problem with VAR. They use Hollywood slow motion to judge these, and everything looks worse than it is. The system simply...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to ARF's post in the thread Bel v Sen with Love Love.
    It's nine minutes between play being stopped and kick-off following the penalty (117 to 126). Four minutes were put up on the board at...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to socal lurker's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    Appreciate the responses. I’m surprised by those who say, in a vacuum, that this shouldn’t be red. I do see some validity in questioning...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Germany vs Paraguay with Like Like.
    It is, yes. Remember they only have to have part of one foot touching part of the line (or behind / above it). Sometimes that can be...
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