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    Russell Jones reacted to JamesL's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Like Like.
    According to AI Average cautions are 2.74 per game lowest since 1974 and that's across more games. Direct red cards have apparently...
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    Russell Jones reacted to BCMilan's post in the thread Panama Vs England with Like Like.
    I had to resort to chatting with the Mrs. It transpires she doesn't work at Woolworths anymore ;)
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    Russell Jones reacted to Goldfish's post in the thread VArg Egypt with Like Like.
    No question the Egyptian player stood on the Argentinian players foot. That’s a foul and a goal cannot be awarded. Unfortunately the...
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    Russell Jones reacted to David F's post in the thread VArg Egypt with Like Like.
    He stepped on Martinez’s foot, turned the ball over and they scored from that turnover - C&O is up for debate, but it’s a defensible...
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    Russell Jones reacted to one's post in the thread Mex v Eng with Love Love.
    The thresholds or tolerance is not a measurable thing. They are descriptive like the definition of CRUEF. Whatever literal guidance...
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    Russell Jones replied to the thread Sitting out Pre season games.
    Two thoughts on this (from hard earned, bitter, experience!). Think of them as competitive matches not friendlies … generally they are...
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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...
  • Russell Jones
    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...
  • Russell Jones
    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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