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Y'know the most annoying thing about this whole saga ? The thing that really rattles me ? Maddison holding his shin, when VAR is showing he probably got caught on the ankle. There lies the biggest problem ! Players playacting to get a player sent off and getting away with it

Nothing says they can't. They soon get the message when they realise you're completely ignoring them

Fair point. The whole thing is so subjective, isn't it

was it clearly and obviously an error, then ?

Bruno has admitted it was a yellow, but def not a red. Therefore, he meant to foul him. If you're going to leave your boot high (even if you slip) you're always going to risk a straight red. Not a C&O error, so he should just accept the decision and move on

I understand that, but with the Rice sending off the other week, a Brighton player smashed the ball away earlier in the game and nothing. That's the inconsistency fans / players / coaches get annoyed with.

the amount of times you saw the players surrounding the ref, aswell. Clamping down on that didn't last very long, did it

Exactly ! certain games in my area definatley do

I really don't like your tone. Please read comment #14. "some" games do

I'm in England, and trust me, its not just for fun when you hear some of the language and arguing from the parents and the coaches. Some of these games "do" need proper refs

It'll be interesting if Cooper has a pic from a fan that shows the whole image. All these thousands being spent on technology and it still doesn't look at it from the referee assistants angle (ie right along the offside line)

Therefore, human error, which Cooper is alluding to

I had a very similar one a couple of weeks ago. After the lad shot wide, he asked for the free kick. I just smiled and said "no chance. I gave you a lovely advantage and you messed it up"...he just chuckled and said "I know !"

I prefer rugby's stance to be honest. I'm all for fairness to both teams, if neither are fouling people

Exactly ! That's ridiculous

The clip I saw of it was at a really strange angle and the lines were drawn weirdly, so he may have a point ? Human error on the part of drawing the lines in the correct place

I thought that decision went to VAR, to double check ? Unless i'm thinking of a different one

Sounds like you made the correct call. In your opinion the striker had a clear opportunity to shoot and you thought that was better than a FK on the edge of the area, with a wall in front of it and all the defenders back in position. What's people's opinions on saying nothing...letting it pan...

What about Madueke's headband ?

I'd like to know PGMOL's explanation for this. Diaz commits a yellow card offence, then goes head to head, then fakes injury. As you say, they've got to stamp this out.