Yes, I'm a much better AR than I once was due to the 'less is more'
Indeed, that's exactly what I indicate to my AR's. I don't want them busy. I also don't want them to get excessively safe by favouring the defence. This irritates the life out of everyone. 55/45 bias is more than enough, yet that slight bias is very important. Just got to nail those numbers
So less is more, but the best ARs will have the minerals to indicate when a referee is the only one in the ground to have seen something
TBH, if I'm on good form, I'm already running to the AR with the best view when I sense I'm in that boat, regardless of a signal or not. It's a phony conversation which lasts a nano second after which I can say 'he/she put me right', 'sorry, I've lost the plot'
I don't really buy the idea the AR can't signal from far way. That feels like a tried and tested idea that hasn't worked over the years. Like I say, right outcome and I couldn't give a monkeys about how we get there, as long as it's quick and correct and it fits with my pre-match instruction
