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I’ve seen a couple of examples this season when an assistant has delayed flagging for a goal kick decision. Not sure I’ve seen one for a throw in though.

The officials should just blow (or flag) immediately if they thinks there’s an offence to stop any potential injuries from happening. Or is that not the case anymore? (I’m playing devils advocate a bit here. I don’t think this is a foul at all but it is interesting to see the pundits now wanting...

I had my first 🟥 of the season last night. They obviously come along like buses though as after a violent conduct incident in the first half, a second player was dismissed in the second half for OFFINABUS. I had a poor spell of 3-4 games in February/March time, starting with a horrible game in...

No but in reality it often will. If a team is going to lump it long anyway, what difference does it really make? I would also caveat that with saying don’t let them be ridiculous either. If the foul was clearly in the penalty area then I’m unlikely to let the free kick be taken even a couple of...

If you watch this video from approximately 24:40 the incident being discussed is a potential red card for SFP. No foul is given onfield and Willie Collum says this means the bar for intervention from the VAR is therefore much lower and an onfield review should be made. Whereas if a yellow card...

I agree but I think that’s a consideration that we all take into account, whether subconsciously or otherwise. For instance, my threshold for DOGSO at bottom division u13 is far higher than top division u18.

The referee has never made a DOGSO decision at any point otherwise he would have given as a bare minimum a free kick. He can't possibly have thought "going away from goal so no red card", as for that to be considered there has to be an offence committed in the first place, and in this situation...

Gave a penalty that was never a penalty in a million years once. The first half had been difficult with a lot of niggly fouls, so I decided I’d keep a tight rein early on in the second half and just give any soft fouls. Unfortunately the first soft one of the second half was in the penalty area...

Almost anyone I’ve seen talking about this incident thinks it’s a red card. That seems a pretty serious missed incident? I get what yourself and other members are saying about how it doesn’t fit the protocol, but the way read the protocol it still does fit it as a missed incident. As was...

The VAR protocol mentions “clear and obvious errors” OR “serious missed incidents” can be reviewed. Given no handball was given, surely this is a textbook missed incident?

From the replays shown in that clip there is nothing conclusive. It looks like it might hit his arm but you can’t tell with 100% certainty, so if the onfield decision is goal then that’s what you go with. Jamie Redknapp actually gives a very fair analysis of it.

With being proactive on some of the first throws you can then find that some players will start to look to you for guidance later on in the game with an “Am I alright here ref?” kind of look as well

Slightly related to your last one I’ve never had to give anyone a “second” yellow (with them having received one during the game already) during a penalty shootout. Come to think of it I don’t think I’ve had to give any yellows during a penalty shootout. Also, it’s not something that’s never...

I’m not sure on how it’s been done in previous years, but does two and a half weeks before not seem quite early to be publicly announcing the appointment?

I think there were 2-3 missed cautions for Real Madrid players in the first half but I don't want to criticise the ref too much as I think he was on a hiding to nothing before a ball was even kicked tonight and overall he generally did well in an extremely challenging match. Real Madrid were a...

I had nothing better to do yesterday so watched this game for some reason. Not sure there's enough there for a foul for me, but as soon as the referee gave the foul I thought it was a clear DOGSO.

Shirt seemed to be made of a poor material to rip that easily. Not sure there was much in it for me.

Michael Stewart has never been my favourite pundit but his referee bashing seems to have got a lot worse this season, to the extent it’s almost concerning how worked up he seems to get about it. I can accept that watching this incident in the ground live before seeing any replays he might not...

I wasn’t entirely convinced of a red watching it live with the replays they showed during the game, but when they showed the angle from side on at half time (the one in the Twitter comment) that was enough for me to be satisfied.

That angle is far more conclusive. I’ve no issues with disallowing it now, having seen that.