Recent content by RustyRef

The description wasn't helpful, he didn't really knock it wide. But I do think the VAR intervention was incorrect, the attacker's touch before being fouled was heavy and even if he somehow got to the ball before it went out of play or the keeper got it it would have been an impossible angle...

Agree, saying it was down to the direction wasn't really true as he was still moving almost directly towards goal. Rather his heavy touch meant there was zero chance of getting the ball, and even if he did it would have been a very acute angle.

I'm pretty sure a 5th body, the referee observation panel (or whatever it is called) will determine whether the decisions impacts his mark, positively or negatively. That's the one outcome we will probably never find out about.

Couldn’t really make this up. Original decision was no red card. VAR recommended review and red card issued. Brighton appealed and were successful with suspension being removed. KMI panel say the red card was correct. That for me demonstrates why it can't have been a clear and obvious error, we...

I’d just assumed it was the global PHP issue.

4th officials are instructed they MUST keep a stoppage log detailing all times the game was stopped where time should be added on. They then tell the referee how much time they think should be added, and unless the referee disagrees that is what will go up on the board. It is pretty much...

Sending off here would be totally OTT in my opinion. It is just a collision.

Agree. In England if you are found to have not submitted cautions or sendings off you will be suspended. If on promotion you can also kiss goodbye to that. And it does happen as clubs contact the CFA to report they are missing, CFA check the system and they haven’t been submitted.

As has been said, never tell a player he has to stay on his feet. That is a coaching instruction, can't be a refereeing one as slide tackles are perfectly legal.

No one on here is going to know that unless they personally know Jacob. Referees get injured just like players do, I know that more than anyone, that would be my guess for the reason but can't know for sure.

I don't think the attacker had a cat in hell's chance of getting to the ball before the keeper, so a big mistake for VAR to get involved. I was very confident their appeal would be successful on this. I think the independent panel will go to town on this one and say 5-0 that the original...

I'd agree with that if he'd been sent off for something like DOGSO, but when it is VC that is much more of a risk

I prefer to go on what the law says rather than what AI says has happened. Even more so as for the Benrahma one it says he lifted it over his head, which is a mandatory caution.

Definitely not, just lifted it to show the message, at no point was the head covered. Hence why I think it was a refereeing mistake.

It does, but it also says that the player / team will be sanctioned by the competition organiser, national football association or FIFA. I would take the referee not being listed there as meaning they would just include it in a match report, not caution for it. The laws only reference a...