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Well when I was a manager I definitely knew the competition rules, I made sure that I did. Probably because I was also a referee at the same time, but I'd like to think even if that wasn't the case I'd have known them. I would almost certainly have been oblivious to it being their 4th...

It isn't the Everton coach's job to know how many sub windows the opposition have used. There's no protest needed, there's no doubt it happened so the WSL have to make a decision on it. Also, if I was the manager of a team losing 1-0 with 2 minutes of stoppage time left and I realised the...

I personally thought he was so far from the ball he knew what he was doing and just took the opportunity to kick Martinez. But that is very subjective and very difficult to judge a player's intentions so I don't think VAR could have recommended a review. Had Chris Kavanagh had somehow seem it...

They absolutely are, the game will almost certainly have to be replayed. Looks like all 4 are missing from next weekend's appointments.

It absolutely was much more than that, had he not been held back I'm sure we'd have had a serious incident there. Which I am sure Herr Tuchel is not best impressed about given they are England colleagues and spent much of the Summer together. It was a bit naughty from Rice, but it didn't...

Perhaps he pinched it to put it on the cone, which is his "job"?

It really isn't the same thing. If he'd said to the referee "come on old chap, don't you think that should have been a caution" he would have been fine, but instead he waved an imaginary yellow card. Players who do this must have rocks for brains as they know it is resulting in a caution.

Wouldn't a ball kid who doesn't touch the ball just be a kid and somewhat pointless?

No he didn't, he got cautioned for waving an imaginary card and the players have been told that is a mandatory caution. And it was a completely pointless caution as the referee was already showing the yellow card to the opponent.

Not even vaguely close to the same thing

This one feels a bit different, the referee obviously thought the defender played the ball when in reality he didn't and took a wild swipe at the attacker, certainly enough to cause him to go over. Like you said, in the Brentford game the defender trod on the attacker's foot, that's a different...

I actually got it completely wrong, he was 52 when promoted, 6 years after he had a heart attack. Don't know where I got 59 from, unless that was his age when he came back off. Even so, being promoted to EFL at 52 is still impressive.

Age is irrelevant really, there are 60 year olds much fitter than 30 year olds. I'm mid-50s and am fitter now than I was 10 years ago, arguably more so than when I was operating at level 3. I'm certainly lighter with a lower body fat percentage. I was watching a game at Hillsborough a few...

Conventional wisdom is if you warn someone for PI and they keep fouling and you caution for it then effectively the previous warning is reset. A bit different here as the caution was for a reckless challenge, but I still think most referees would then give him some more leeway on the PI...

I think he was more worried about the opponent clattering him rather than the ball. If two players are likely to collide it is absolutely human reaction that arms come up to protect themselves (and arguably protect their opponent). Years ago I got flattened on the pitch, I was told I was out...

I think it is exactly that. The English FA had issued guidance saying that religious jewellery should be allowed, even though the laws didn't really support that viewpoint, so I suspect it is to remove this anomoly.

Can see how clubs can because they can make it a condition of membership, no idea how leagues can though as they can't override the LoTG.

Completely agree, there is no doubt the new initiatives have sped up the game massively, we can see that with the vast decrease in added time in the EPL. That's more the 1 minute off if treatment is needed rather than speeding up GK's / throw-ins / subs, but it has all blended together to...

That isn't quite right, although I agree with the principle. The decision whether to join an RA or not in England is entirely down to the referee, for most of my time I never have as I think (personal opinion) they are outdated and don't really serve the purpose they originally set out to. But...

It does feel like a conflict of interest. But ultimately which referees any grass roots competition allows onto their panel is entirely down to them, so there isn't really anything that can be done about it.