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No, I'm quite sure that fitness does inspire respect and it often helps that the fitter you are the closer you are to a decision.

AR's been left hanging three times now, with Pawson giving correct but difficult advantages all three times. Don't think the AR is flagging too quickly and they're having a good game as a team

I can reluctantly agree it's a penalty but not because of this reasoning. His motion having started does not negate the obvious dangerous play by the opponent. I'm still leaning towards an IFK however I can accept that if people say it's not dangerous play, it's a penalty. Yet that has very...

My best moment is that I'm missing refereeing games. Since I'm still an active player, it's odd to me that I miss reffing more than playing.

I'm keeping that in mind, warning them I've heard it and I'm likely carding the first defender trying to actually take someone's legs as they've made it exceptionally easy because of them shouting to make such a foul. Feels difficult to do anything about the threat and you likely shouldn't as...

We discussed this at length in the match thread that say and I still believe the officials made the right call. It either should have been a FK to Liverpool in their own box or the goal should count. Bernardo Silva's handball negates Trent's IMO and play could continue as there just is no way...

My apologies for the thread title by the way, I've seen a lot of match threads indicated in some way or the other. Was not meant in a derogatory way at all, I'm a massive Guardiola fan and have no dogs in this fight one way or the other. I never intend to post anything other than a fair debate...

Wasn't / am not sure either. Felt at least a yellow for USB was deserved for the cynical nature of that challenge in the Pulisic build-up. Good of the ref to go back and book De Bruyne in that mess there

Oh wow, why's that? Would make sense to issue those cards after the play. Thought that was only from 20/21 onwards?

And that's a red card for Fernandinho, hard to spot in real time but good use of VAR. Did de Bruyne get booked as well?

Great example of what was discussed in a different thread: minute 70, Pulisic through on goal, gets fouled but advantage and barely misses an open net. No YC after the play though, should have been one

In the topic of Moss, I absolutely hate the cards he uses. Pretty much A4-size, they're that big

Yeah, Goal/No goal is in VAR's jurisdiction and they should really have caught this one. It's not just limited to calling handballs or millimeter offsides

He never gave the yellow, think he just had it out to diffuse. 4th very quickly and probably in no uncertain terms said it was red

I always pretend Ross and the other VARs on this forum sitting around like bartenders at home, annoyed that the same regulars descend into the same petty behaviour every night and them feeling underpaid.

That's lucky and some of the occasions where swearing is absolutely useful. What we're the players' reactions?

Yeah, that's what I'm doing now. Sometimes gives me a bit of grief: 'Why'd you wait so long?' in reality this is often no more than a second but that's an eternity in football. A well timed 'just making sure I'm not making a massive mistake' often helps in dealing with those comments. And if...

Oh yeah, definitely f'ed that one up. I was once absolutely sure a tackle was a pk and the defender must have gone through the back of the attacker to get to the ball. Point to the spot, turns out in the only one on the pitch, nay the entire park, that thinks that was a pk. Not too proud of...

I'm in this comment and I don't like it. I've made such weird decisions in the final ten minutes that players often didn't even question because they were tired too. As for relevance to the topic: I was suffering from a broken fibula, so I'm recovering quietly at home. Did bugger all for the...

I'd think they're all put down as SPA as when you're in the box, it's probably a promising attack. Of course, it's not mandatory