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We’re all old enough to admit whether a player is on a caution impacts how we manage that player, aren’t we? There are soft yellows we can give to a player not on a caution for game management that we Dan’s give to a player on a caution. Conversely, there are offences we can deal with a public...

I can’t agree with a red card here, at any level. I’m not sending someone off for a challenge that doesn’t make contact/makes very neglible contact with an opponent unless there are some very extenuating circumstances (i.e attempts to strike).

I would do this. If there’s going to be a decent delay in restarting the game, I would hold on to the ball (though normally aiming to avoid players just deciding to restart play not piggy in the middle lol).

Yep, at least it should be. We can’t punish someone for something that clearly isn’t a handball offense just because the ball touching their hand meant it didn’t go in the goal. There’s a reason intent isn’t part of the laws. I’m of the opinion that the contact not being with the studs, not...

I’d avoid giving a public warning to a player already on a yellow card. There’s a difference in how public words and gestures are.

My thought process is this: 1. Rice has been kicked when the ball’s not in play. I must issue a sanction to the Brighton player. 2. The Brighton player only kicked Rice because he was trying to kick the ball Rice kicked away. Therefore, it would be unfair to not also sanction Rice. All in all...

His arm was by his side in a natural position and does not move towards the ball.

Disagree with the idea that whether force used is excessive is independent of who the force is used against. The vagueness of the term “excessive” allows, and has allowed, referees to take into account the context. E.g, I’m sending off a player that pushes a match official but not a player that...

This. Based on the video, for me, the ball makes contact at the bottom of the sleeve below the armpit. I originally saw Joelinton reach across Neto’s neck and grab his collar but having looked at it again, I see that the contact from Joelinton’s hand is made to the neck of Neto. Given that the...