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The wider football community which includes a certain Mr K Hackett who is adamant that it is a deliberate play, whereas I am on the other side of the offence since I don’t think his interpretation is what the Law intended. I agree with you about deliberate play, though if IFAB intend to keep the...

Even though I am a West Ham fan (though not my most supported team), I tend to agree with you, whereby the challenge made no contact with the ball. If an outfield player makes a challenge making no contact with the ball inside or outside his penalty area, then very likely to always be deemed a...

I’m surprised no one has posted (or not as far as I can see) about last night’s game. Offside or not offside via deliberate play or non deliberate play etc? Penalty or no penalty - late challenge by the goalkeeper, or a coming together?

True though it’s only VAR that knew it was only a toe-nail (or something to that effect). An AR would only signal when without VAR if he/she actually believed there was a bit of distance albeit small (but not mega minute).

I understand all the points made but what frustrates me is that clubs, players & spectators didn’t like it with toenail offsides and now when some tolerance is included (we could argue all day about the level of tolerance) the same bodies are complaining. Nothing appears any good unless there is...

Good advice about removing them before swimming and never to wear overnight/when sleeping because oxygen can’t get to your eyes etc.

I’m another who wore them for many years whilst Refereeing. Have never been a problem whether it rain or shines or freezing, but once game has finished and you are back home to take them out, especially when you are still getting use to them, because they can make your eyes sore - they did me...

😀 - I meant David Ellery!

Whilst the text within the Laws of the Game were significantly reduced when IFAB came onto the scene, imho someone needs to go through them with a fine tooth comb to make them much easier/simpler for all to understand (I am talking generally rather than this particular circumstance of attempting...

Wow!

I don’t think there will be many who consider Simons did it deliberately or with malice, but it happened in the way that it did.

If outside the confines of VAR I suspect you will be right, but with VAR, I also suspect that many will be a RC. Only time will tell.

Though David Beckham was sent off for such a similar petulant flick out in a World Cup & was sent off & the rest is history as the saying goes. However, I think that was an over-reaction from the Referee & today’s 2nd yellow for Romero was appropriate.

It was like watching petulant/childish teenagers for much of the 2nd half from both teams with Romero demonstrating zero leadership ability & deserved 2 yellows. I agree with you concerning his 2nd yellow & he could be in further trouble with his comments towards 4th official Taylor as he made...

Nor Jim Hacker!

Say as it is why don’t you 🤭 If I was in the shoes of the Referee (so long as he was my size!!), taking into account the dilemma of views of this forum, the Referee could either have been strong (red) or given the benefit of any doubt (yellow). Either way, I don’t think we can say the decision...

I agree with the sentiment.

You have said in one paragraph what I was thinking last night in several & even then ….!! 😂

I can hear it in my ears about SFP calls and going safe from Messrs Hackett & (from this forum) Runner Ref, though we don’t seem to hear from the latter these days. I’m sure he would be livid with some of the things I’ve said. My view is that those top Referees who never had VAR, they will have...

And I agree with you that Sam will be disappointed once he sees what happened etc. And I agree with Rusty Ref that it was probably his positioning that caused him to administer only a yellow, as well as the advice to remedy. If only a delegate rather than an Observer in this competition then I...