Delaying goal kicks ..

[socal lurker]

During the Bristol City Lincoln game the Lincoln Keeper was booked for delaying the goal kick. The Keeper was obviously time wasting and there was no countdown. Post booking the goal kick was then taken.

How do you know tht is why he was cautioned and there wasn’t something else that happened? Could he have said something inappropriate to the ref? A high level ref forgetting to do a count down would be an awfully major mistake. (I mean, unthinkable—lie, a VAR forgetting to check other players for OS!)