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That's not a foul. Contact does not make a foul. Di Maria feels the arm on him and throws himself over.

**** me, yes you should make a match incidents thread. I was fine up to Christmas. 14 games, no reds. After Christmas? A different story - 2 games with 4 reds (one of which was abandoned) and one with 5 (all for different things: foul & abusive, DOGSO, VC, tackle and second yellow) kind of ruin...

Erm, no? No he wasn't fouled? It's a blatant dive and a great second yellow.

One of the best things I was ever told an AR on Supply leagues was 'there's no such thing as a retaken penalty.' I, personally, find them a pain in the arse for my match control. If its blatant, fine, but otherwise? There's no such thing. This sounds like one of the blatant ones :D

If the ball is going in is that not DOGSO?

Bad refereeing by my account. He sees a ****ing atrocious tackle and just ambles over. If it was me, I'd be running to the player to stop the blatant MC that's going to ensue, red card out so everyone knows.

It was a blatant dive. He loses control of the ball, and goes '**** it, off I pop'. The Yacob one looked yellow to me, but helped by the Villa player writhing.

It's only a yellow. Sod that. The red and the MC are far more inportant. Easy sell: it was a careless tackle, not a reckless one. Quality bullshit.

Honesty: I would give the caution. It would be a tough sell, they often are, but you can sell them. However, if I was the only person to see a handball in the box? And no-one appeals? I'm going to have a difficult time giving that penalty. Selling decisions is often something that comes up...

I've a few people from my county who are going to this. Was there some kind of application process?

The problem here is 'selling' the decision in a way that keeps your match control. To a player, there ahs been contact which means there has a been a foul, a penalty, a red card. They don't quite understand . My one (and only, ever) booking for simulation happened this season - and there was...

See, now i'm intrigued as to who MI is... Anyone forthcoming on that front?

Really good short piece highlighting female officials, which, IMHO, should be shared widely. It's really fantastic when a major venue highlights officials, more so when it highlights the unfairly maligned minority of female referees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/31740096

Straight reds both Barnes and Matic, and yellow for Ivanovic. Simple really. Stupid appeal.

A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by: • interfering with play or • interfering with an opponent or • gaining an advantage by being in that position...

If you're still on the pitch, then why didn't he get a red card for it?

I've only abandoned once for injury - a goalkeeper who jumped for the ball and the striker caught his legs, flipped him over and he landed on his head. Potential spinal injury, not a chance of moving him, light fading etc... I've had an hour's delay for a broken leg three minutes in, an...

I live to serve. (Blog in signature). Opinions and debate in Match Incidents. Honesty, dear boy.

It was actually, I was having a grump! Sorry :)

I'm relieved now that I do a 'Whistle, watch, watch, card, card, coin' check before I leave the changing rooms. i've forgotten my flags a few times though, and had a neutral AR haveto borrow a pair of socks because he'd left his at home...