Recent content by Tealeaf

You’ll find as we all have that there are so many “universal truths” that permeate the game, and many are actually incorrect. Sounds like you’ve had one of those today with the 2 feet argument. There’s a strong belief that 2 feet off the ground is always a red. A good rule of thumb (there...

The flag is on the apex of goal line and touch line, making it as much a part of the playing area as the goal posts and crossbar are. It’s rare it’ll bounce back in, typically going over the goaline for a goal kick/corner or out for a throw.

I’ll take this one at face value. In these cases where player and ball are taken together or close together, the contact on the ball is more substantial than in the Lamptey situation. To paraphrase “it gets enough” of the ball to be a legitimate challenge. Not an expression I like, but the...

Quite right - and I’m guilty of a typo which changed the context.

The stills are rubbish for this. The Wolves player clearly walks backwards into Fabianski forcing him to step back as the cross comes in. That is clearly impacting his ability to make a save - he’s prevented from moving toward the ball.

This was confirmed yesterday. Level 5s will continue to plug the gaps if there aren’t enough 4s (FA Competition weeks for example). Could sound the death knell for the Spartan fitness test too.

I’m going to say this again. If any forum user has an issue with any other user, including Mods and Admins there are means and ways of dealing with that. Resorting to playground style name calling, insinuating nefarious intent and dragging posts off topic with arguments is not tolerated...

Subsequent reports suggest they could have had it playable for a 3pm KO but the lunchtime slot didn’t give them enough time to do the necessary work.

Many variables but reasons I’d still go red in your scenario include the defender making a goalkeeper style save in front of the actual keeper. Others may be deliberately slapping the ball away from an attacker to prevent a shot at goal. Also consider that a red card for a defender for...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68579553 It’s not a good moment at all for the Women’s game. One of the biggest televised games of the season and somebody drops this huge ricket. Credit to the officiating team for catching this early and not waiving it through because of all the external...

Is it a real reluctance, or just a perception? There is a prevailing myth or mindset among many in football that a player who has been cautioned *must* be cautioned for a second infraction regardless of what it is. I don’t ascribe to this at all. Each offence is and should be judged on its...

Attacker is never recovering that ball even if not fouled. Overhit because of the condition of the pitch. Caution suffices under those circumstances for me.

Not sure now how it works with match based suspensions, but used to be the case that if a player totted up enough caution points or even gets a red then that suspension would prevent officiating until it was served.

1: DFK attacking team. Nobody likely running onto the ball in the incident as described. 2: Play advantage and award the goal; like Peter Encklemann once upon a time. 3: DFK attacking team. There’s an argument for a corner kick having tried to play an advantage, but a harder sell on the...

I thought it was Pitstone & Ivinghoe at first 😆