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It's one of those 'in the real world you're sacked and facing criminal charges'. I'd want to see at least a full season. And that's taking into consideration the 'players are more important than anything' leniency the FA has. That leniency should only go so far. A player who does that...

Over time you'll learn to pick up on when you can delay a little, and when you have to make some sort of instance decision. You'll learn to instantly spot if one team is going to move for the ball and the other is standing back. It's easiest to go with that when you can - the prob with just...

I don't see how there's any child welfare issue by sending the parent away. That's a bad excuse for allowing somebody to stay on the sideline abusing you. I don't see why advising the manager you'll be reporting it would have a greater impact than sending the parent away given that if you...

It's handling for me, even before FIFA decided to offer teachings that contravene the law. Absolutely no reason to have the arm dragging behind on a slide. Defender has the responsibility to control their limbs better.

Why is the ref lying on the ground?

Probably....one wonders what actually happened here to allow that to happen. If the decision was taken out of the referee's hands.... Keeper can go put a t-shirt on in that case..... (I know at this level there are too many restrictions on approved kit, but that's what happens at parks level)

Yeah, treat it like a straight red card - don't consider it unless he's left basically 1on1 with the keeper or going to an open goal

I think actually bringing written tactical instructions is quite different, yes. If he can't remember the instructions then that's his problem. We don't need to be talking about it in the dressing room. As for a caution.....I think it's cautionable, but you could get away with just...

Nothing to say he can either. The vagueness of the laws allows us to use our understanding of the laws to make rulings on unusual cases. And yes, it's completely different

oh wow....yeah, that just seems hugely contrary to the spirit of the game for me. Same as the notes. Potentially cautionable - I'd be disallowing it either way.

Well played SF!! Don't see much of Mr Socko these days!! What do you mean by PK routine? I'm not comfortable with players pulling out tactical instructions written on paper during the game....

I think as the ref you need to consider that your far AR knows it's quite rare for the far AR to intervene on an incident so they're not going to be doing it unless they're absolutely certain beyond a shadow of a doubt that they're right and the intervention is absolutely necessary. As the ref...

I thought you were talking about Australia for a moment - a game within the last week it went to on-field review. The sideline screen didn't work so the on-field review was the big screen! And as is usually the case in Australia, they still got it wrong.

I fail to see how booking a player for literally doing nothing more than wearing an opposition jersey is 'correct' by any stretch

I don't agree with that at all.. You can't caution a player when you have no reason to think they've done something. And if that player then cops a 2nd yellow? You've changed the match (arguably any yellow influences the game). You'll lose all credibility too Sooo....similar in every way...

You're right that you're stuck, as you can't give the IFK without a caution. About all you can do is a loud 'It's going to be a card if I hear that again!" or something similar....

If you've pulled the player aside and warned him, then it was a borderline card to start with. If you give multiple warnings, then all you're doing is showing that your warnings don't mean anything.

I don't have the foggiest what a buttie is.....would you settle for fairy bread? :cool: Kurt Ams....he has the occasional game where he's really good. That's about all I'll say there ;-)

How about Green? Outside of those 2, we don't really have anybody on the regular roster who does a good, consistent job

Yeah. He has been the FFA's golden child since Shield retired. Makes me wonder who will be the next posterboy. Probably Chris Beath.