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    Russell Jones reacted to one's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    I am thinking what is the best outcome football fans can hope for from here on, now that FIFA have created this big mess? One option is...
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    Russell Jones reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Like Like.
    Wow. What a game. What a team performance. On Faghani, I thought his match control and general decision making was good, allowed the...
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    Russell Jones reacted to Big Cat's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Like Like.
    Regarding the Referee, I thought the most important consideration was that his personality suited the occasion. Nothing else really...
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    Russell Jones reacted to RefereeX's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Like Like.
    In all the excitement, I also completely forgot about the lesser spotted IDFK for double touch on a restart after one of Mexico's kick...
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    Russell Jones reacted to ARF's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Like Like.
    Kane kicks the Mexican player's foot and gets no contact on the ball whatsoever - it's quite definitely a foul. Slightly more arguable...
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    Russell Jones reacted to Wolf_Ref's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Like Like.
    Thought ref had a very tough job and got the major decisions right. Felt he allowed too much lip from both sets of players, but he and...
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    Russell Jones reacted to santa sangria's post in the thread World Cup referee standards with Like Like.
    I don’t agree. I think referees are better trained than ever. But unrealistic expectations have risen exponentially. There are also far...
  • Russell Jones
    Russell Jones reacted to ARF's post in the thread World Cup referee standards with Like Like.
    The overall standard was always likely to be slightly lower than previous tournaments given that there are 52 51 referees for this one...
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    Russell Jones reacted to RefIADad's post in the thread US v Bosnia with Like Like.
    I’m just flabbergasted that there has been a man legitimately named Dick Pound. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming.
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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...
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    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
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    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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