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    The constant noise of players opinions - a Psychological diagnosis

    I had to laugh when I came across this on the internet – Vulnerable Narcissism. Have you ever wondered why 20 years ago and beyond, the few who argued with the refs were universally regarded as psychos and basket-cases. But now in the new millennium everyone and his brother-in-law has to voice...
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    Distracting a Match Official during play

    Thank you James, I think my quoted section went in in 16/17 and yours was added in 17/18...Shame really; I think offenses against match officials should be DFK. So if you take out dissent and Offinabus, what is left? Just VC I suppose. Any VC on me would restart with a an ARITC - "All rise in...
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    Distracting a Match Official during play

    Cat, it's the term "any verbals" that I struggle with...If the law said "any verbals" I wouldn't have raised the issue - cards akimbo! There is a level of comment by players that is hard to pigeonhole as dissent. Where the boundary is, is different for everyone. When as a player I witnessed the...
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    Distracting a Match Official during play

    Padfoot, by verbal offence I assume you mean a case of dissent and not "verbal distraction" which the law only specifies as against an opponent. If you mean dissent then, in respect of the restart, I noticed that a few years ago this part of the changed (though not entirely transparently)...
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    Distracting a Match Official during play

    Thanks Tino, this a useful tool for the utility belt. Ta
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    Distracting a Match Official during play

    Padfoot, I like that one. I knew something was in there. I was doing a text search for "spirit", but found nothing applicable. On the one hand it does not satisfy my want for a DFK but no caution, but on the other hand I think the situation fits this description so well i'll go with the...
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    Distracting a Match Official during play

    After making a judgement that an incident does not infringe the law (e.g. not to give a foul for a challenge) and so allowing play to continue, I often get players offering a brief opinion while the play continues. Having been a player in the lower leagues for many years I witnessed this quite...
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    Adopting an aggressive attitude?

    Can anyone help me as to where the official FA or FIFA documentation is for "Aggressive Attitude"? I would be happy about it not being in the FIFA LOTG 7 reasons for UB, if I could find something in the FA official documents. I can find lots or links to individual county FAs that list AA as a...
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    Spirit of the Game - Myth

    Dissent is an offence against the authority of the referee. As such it need not necessarily be related to any single incident, decision or judgement. As the explanation of the rule change in LOTG puts it I think the LOTG and the law changes have been poor in defining what is covered by...
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    Spirit of the Game - Myth

    More Jack Regan than Obi-Wan Kenobi, Me thinks ;)
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    Persistent swearing in a non-abusive context

    Tell them to appeal it. They don't. ...or tell 'em to right to Points of View. Nanette Newman will fight their corner.
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    Persistent swearing in a non-abusive context

    (In the opinion of this referee) I would agree that persistent swearing can be considered to breach the “spirit of the game”, but is it really OffInAbus? “Lack of respect for the game” is actually quoted under UB infringements. Surely a breach of “spirit” is closer to “lack of respect”...
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    Persistent swearing in a non-abusive context

    Law 5 (Referee's responsibilities) section 2 - new text So if, say, profanity is used and in the opinion of the referee it is not "rude, hurtful, disrespectful" then it is not OffInAbus. Its not just possible, it happens every game. Mary Whitehouse would disagree. If you can find a player or...
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    Persistent swearing in a non-abusive context

    I think this is semantic slight-of-hand. If the emphasis of judgement is to go on "language" only, you will create problems for yourself. "Use offensive language" means: something said was meant to offend. It may be foul or not. Likewise, a given word or phrase might offend in one context but...
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    Persistent swearing in a non-abusive context

    And if it was having an effect...UB or OffInAbus? It is not abusive or intentionally offensive; So which aspect of the law does it then infringe? I would say that "could be having" rather that "need to be having" might be a better benchmark. Given that games are usually attended by biased...
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