Player pacing out the wall - Dissent or Delaying?

[bester]

Interesting that the player wasn't sin binned. Even in the comments he's said he's just asking the question ie dissent in this case.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114283568838910169

Wall does look a bit close although difficult as you can't see any lines to reference, the players steps weren't exactly large

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

Player's paces were not yards.
Cannot tell from clip how efficiently the referee measured it, and no lines to help judgement.
I would have given the player one chance to get on with it, and if he doesn't he can have a caution for USB, delaying the restart, whatever.

 

[NoFoulsAllowed]

I mean the player gets there in like 6 and a half steps. I did a FA training day and they were saying to get the wall the required distance it needs about 11-12 standard steps. I tried that for a few games, but the dissent wasn't worth it.

Genuinely for the player though, if he fancies a shot from there, the wall looks extremely close.

Still dissent though, especially when he is just standing in front of the taker not moving.

 

[socal lurker]

It all depends on your steps. Since players count, if you’re going to step, I think best practice is to practice so you know when your step is a yard. (I got advice somewhere along the line to not actually pace it out but to learn where 10 is and just go there. It has worked for me in the games I do.)

 

[Pembroke]

Interesting that the player wasn't sin binned. Even in the comments he's said he's just asking the question ie dissent in this case.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2114283568838910169

Wall does look a bit close although difficult as you can't see any lines to reference, the players steps weren't exactly large

Bit close?

 

[Archer]

Had a player in pre-season (step 4) demand I march out the wall. Freekick was on the edge of the D.

…

 

[OIREF!]

I mean the player gets there in like 6 and a half steps. I did a FA training day and they were saying to get the wall the required distance it needs about 11-12 standard steps. I tried that for a few games, but the dissent wasn't worth it.

I think I've mentioned it on here before but the 11 steps used to be a 'party trick' with an old referee around my area - he was a character but had a tendency to wind players up.

 

[RustyRef]

I remember in a Premier League game where a player was moaning about the wall distance. The referee then paced out 10 yards, took him exactly to the wall, paced 10 yards back and shoved a yellow card up the complainant's nose. Pretty sure it was Phil Dowd, or could have been Jeff Winter.