Accidental Defender handball

[JamesL]

Relevant to thread I think. This is ifabs answer in their q&a to a quote similar scenario.

 

[lesbobly]

Don't believe everything you read on a referee group on the internet

Extend that to “don’t believe everything you read on the internet” / oh damn .. you are reading this on the internet… so believe this … or not

The essence for me is - you understand the LOTG as best you can, you interpret them fair and in the “spirit of the game” - I would think you can allow yourself to have a “split hair” decision in your favour - particularly over and above your average player, manager, pitch side pundit or indeed unseeing twitter god …