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I did include a link to the clip James.

Of course they’ll complain but that shouldn’t be a reason to keep the status quo. It’s not the first injury, it won’t be the last, and whilst of course you are correct this sort of injury could happen in normal, open play, it didn’t. I’m all for being wary of unintended consequences but this...

Agreed - if I was PFA I'd want the flag. The downside of changing the directive is that it will create another opportunity for officials to be criticised because it will almost certainly lead to the flag going up incorrectly, even if it's only a rarity. It's easy to say to LMA and PFA "you...

Awoniyi in an induced coma following his injury at the weekend. Let's all hope he pulls through. 🙏 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn0g8qyjywjo It's long been talked about that the directive to let the passage of play complete before flagging offside would lead to an injury...

Great reflections @Homer Ref and good advice for newbies. Just finished year three and have occasional days/games where I wonder why I bother. Like you, I’ve stopped doing a certain league (that doesn’t appoint) for a certain club because of the behaviour of their coaches. The very same team...

Fair play. Two schools of thought - start lower and work up or just chuck yourself in at the deep end. Both have plusses and minuses, and it's whatever works for you.

@Tealeaf has dealt with the mistaken identity issue. As for the second YC, here's fan edited list from IFAB's LOTG: Cautions for unsporting behaviour There are different circumstances when a player must be cautioned for unsporting behaviour including if a player: commits in a reckless manner...

For those not bothered to find it online the link to the foul is here. I'm really not sure what the debate is over the RC and any appeal is surely doomed to fail. Player is already going down from being pulled from behind before the player attempts to, and does, play the ball. The only way...

He comes across really well though as usual I'm left to wonder if the north of England has elite refereeing by the short and curlies as they all seem to be from up (sorry, oop) there!* I think AT comes across well and whilst I don't think he's meaning to say that referees have been using VAR as...

100%. Paused the clip fractionally after the whistle has gone and keeper not made the save yet.

Re the penalty that actually stuck, watching on MOTD I’m pretty sure the referee blew immediately and before the header/save. I remember thinking he got lucky that the keeper saved the header otherwise there’d have been chaos.

Sorry you’ve had such a cr@p day today. I’m increasingly finding youth grassroots football at “higher” (ha! It’s still grassroots whether branded JPL or ‘Grassroots League Premier’) levels more grief than it’s worth. I’m with you re Open Age - even when it’s a tricky or difficult game, or...

Sounds like an awful experience @Ori - I hope youre okay? I also hope you took notes as soon as you could afterwards and have submitted a detailed Extraordinary Report. Numerous things to go in that report - the coach putting his face in yours (you are right it should have been red and that you...

If the words you typed were verbatim (or thereabouts) the words that were said, and they were said in a non-aggressive, reasonable manner, that is never a YC sin-bin for dissent. If he added “you don’t know what you’re doing” or words to that effect, or approached the referee aggressively...

I was around 200 games in for my first (two coaches would disagree as to whether I should have done so before though) so it's coming, don't worry! I've still not had a RC for SFP or VC, though 100% missed one of each this year based on a review of the VEO footage. 😭🤦‍♀️

I would agree with this - it's very unnatural to run around with your arms behind your back so if the LOTG simply referred to unnatural position even the arms being clasped tightly behind the back would be handball.

I don't disagree with any of that David. As I've said on here before, I work with athletes so am quite the opposite of anti-athlete, understand the frustrations and that regrettable behaviour will happen and fully support an appeal system and any outcomes. My comment re striking was more as...

If there's evidence to support the referee's decision was wrong re Bellingham then I have no problem with that, but I have a problem with the 6 match ban and I hope even more that they go on strike after that.

Don’t blame the ref at all but that sure looks like a foul by Vardy on Sa.

Yes. I think the key difference was in part by luck, and in part by making my own luck, the outcome was better. That is not at all a criticism of you by the way, but more to highlight that fortune plays a big part. LUCK 1. A captain who was willing and able to do his job as you'd want a...