Offside Distraction by Another Word
Mostly this season I have written about the changes following the re-write of the Laws of the Game, but I would like to turn to one change to the offside Law that was made a couple of seasons ago and …
“Last Man” is not in the Book
Do you ever get the urge to shout ‘rubbish’ at the radio or television when you hear something completely wrong? I did a couple of Saturdays ago when listening to the post-match revue of the Reading/Huddersfield match on BBC …
Action Against Dissent – About Time Too
If they didn’t know already, spectators at the Reading /Huddersfield game will now be aware that referees in the Premier and Football Leagues have been told to get tough with dissent from players. And about time too. For years …
Why Should Control of Players be Left to Referees?
It’s widely known I think, that referees in the Premier League and Football League have been told to clamp down on some of the over aggressiveness of players. This is nothing to do with the changes to the laws …
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When Handball Warrants a Caution
Listening to one commentator on television at Euro 2016, I was intrigued by his comment after the referee blew for handball. ‘Referees’, he said, ‘no longer have to give a yellow card for every handball’. He was referring of course …
Advantage need not always be played
Referees love to play advantage and if it comes off, perhaps a goal scored, they couldn’t be more pleased. It does however have its dangers as some recent incidents have shown. In the England v Germany friendly match the ITV …
Going soft on DOGSO
The International FA Board, the games’ law makers, sanctioned many experiments at this year’s meeting, but in my opinion they have been bullied into agreeing to one for a change to the law regarding denying a goal scoring opportunity. …
Liz Verrall – B&B FA CEO returns one year on
Our guest speaker for March was Liz Verrall, CEO of Berks & Bucks FA, who made a return visit following her attendance at our meeting a year ago. She said she wanted to review some of the promises made …
Video Refs won’t solve all controversies
As well as approving the newly written Laws of the Game and all its changes, the International FA Board at its meeting in Cardiff earlier his month, also agreed to experiment with video replays for referees after flatly refusing to …
The Fourth Official is not a Manager’s verbal punchbag
There can be few football fans in this country who have not seen the photo or video of Louis van Gaal, the Manchester United manager, literally throwing himself down at the feet of Mike Dean, who was acting as …
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