Excuse my ignorance and apologies if this has been covered but, can anyone explain the rules regarding contact and whether or not the ball has been touched with regard to penalty awards. Different pundits and commentators seem to place the emphasis on different factors when trying to explain their stances - "there was definitely contact' or 'he definitely got a touch on the ball" etc."looking from that angle live I couldn't be 100% certain that the defender hadn't got a slight touch on the ball"
Does anyone remember mourinho a few seasons ago going mental at an offside decision ? he approached the 4th official watched it on a tablet then threw it on the ground in disgust shaking his head......in this day and age with the tech available what would it take for a 4th official reviewing any major decisions (penalty /red card)then relaying it to the ref ? feck me if the armchair fan can see an instant replay why not the officials at the gameVideo technology, like the pass back rule and goalline technology, is one of those changes which will be opposed by the dinosaurs but will very quickly fall into the category of 'why didn't we do this years ago'. The referees clearly need help and the technology is there.
I fucking hate that argument. Rag/Chelsea/Dipper/England international defender wipes out a forward, then on replays it shows he got slightest touch on the ball, and hey presto, fair tackle!Excuse my ignorance and apologies if this has been covered but, can anyone explain the rules regarding contact and whether or not the ball has been touched with regard to penalty awards Different pundits and commentators seem to place the emphasis on different factors when trying to explain their stances - "there was definitely contact' or 'he definitely got a touch on the ball" etc.
The 'new' handball rules are even worse. Remember that one (I think against Liverpool) when Richards kicked the ball against his own arm and they were awarded a penalty for handball. What happened to 'deliberate handball'?I fucking hate that argument. Rag/Chelsea/Dipper/England international defender wipes out a forward, then on replays it shows he got slightest touch on the ball, and hey presto, fair tackle!
I fucking hate that argument. Rag/Chelsea/Dipper/England international defender wipes out a forward, then on replays it shows he got slightest touch on the ball, and hey presto, fair tackle!
I couldn't agree more.I couldn't believe what he said and then I remembered it was us who shopped him and his fellow bent refs, Walton & Foy, to the PL. So he had to "retire" at 43. It's about time that little dossier made its way into the public domain and, instead of sitting in a studio, he's in a prison cell where he belongs.
Does anyone remember mourinho a few seasons ago going mental at an offside decision ? he approached the 4th official watched it on a tablet then threw it on the ground in disgust shaking his head......in this day and age with the tech available what would it take for a 4th official reviewing any major decisions (penalty /red card)then relaying it to the ref ? feck me if the armchair fan can see an instant replay why not the officials at the game
Does anyone remember mourinho a few seasons ago going mental at an offside decision ? he approached the 4th official watched it on a tablet then threw it on the ground in disgust shaking his head......in this day and age with the tech available what would it take for a 4th official reviewing any major decisions (penalty /red card)then relaying it to the ref ? feck me if the armchair fan can see an instant replay why not the officials at the game
I couldn't believe what he said and then I remembered it was us who shopped him and his fellow bent refs, Walton & Foy, to the PL. So he had to "retire" at 43. It's about time that little dossier made its way into the public domain and, instead of sitting in a studio, he's in a prison cell where he belongs.
I'd have to kill you if I told you.What dossier is this?
Excuse my ignorance and apologies if this has been covered but, can anyone explain the rules regarding contact and whether or not the ball has been touched with regard to penalty awards. Different pundits and commentators seem to place the emphasis on different factors when trying to explain their stances - "there was definitely contact' or 'he definitely got a touch on the ball" etc.
I'd have to kill you if I told you.
Worked for SYP so that's a gimme....Must admit I thought I had misheard him when he first said it was not a penalty.
After that his defence of the argument was an embarrassement to his profession.
Rag twat of the highest order.
Bet he was bent as a copper too!
I'd have to kill you if I told you.
Remember back in the 2011/12 season when Walton suddenly disappeared off to the USA and Mason got pulled from a couple of games he was supposed to be reffing us in? Well I was told that a guy was paid a small fortune to produce a dossier proving a correlation between dodgy refereeing decisions and suspicious movements on non-regulated betting markets in the Far East. Analysing those markets and advising professional gambling clients (and bookies) is his business. Basically, by doing that, he could show strong circumstantial evidence that games had been fixed and referees were involved in that (allegedly). Now, as you can imagine, it's hard to believe something like that but my source was in Abu Dhabi and said it was common knowledge in certain circles. Also it seems it wasn't the first time he'd done it and back around 2008/9, a few referees "retired" very early after a similar dossier was presented.I'll ask you again if we lose the Derby then mate
Remember back in the 2011/12 season when Walton suddenly disappeared off to the USA and Mason got pulled from a couple of games he was supposed to be reffing us in? Well I was told that a guy was paid a small fortune to produce a dossier proving a correlation between dodgy refereeing decisions and suspicious movements on non-regulated betting markets in the Far East. Analysing those markets and advising professional gambling clients (and bookies) is his business. Basically, by doing that, he could show strong circumstantial evidence that games had been fixed and referees were involved in that (allegedly). Now, as you can imagine, it's hard to believe something like that but my source was in Abu Dhabi and said it was common knowledge in certain circles. Also it seems it wasn't the first time he'd done it and back around 2008/9, a few referees "retired" very early after a similar dossier was presented.
Two other events helped confirm it. First of all, Mike Riley came up to the Etihad to do a Q&A with Points of Blue. It was done under conditions of some secrecy and was supposed to be a pilot for a series of road-shows they were going to do but these haven't taken place as far as I know, nearly four years on. Why pick us for that, unless there was some reason to do so? Now I wasn't given the name of the guy who did it but I could guess as there's not many who have that sort of knowledge. and sure enough, the guy I thought it was claimed at the end of the season that he should have been given a winners medal as his part in us winning that title was crucial. Now this guy is a Mancunian and a rag but even he claimed that the rags would have cheated their way to the title if he hadn't been asked to do what he did.
So although it sounds very far fetched, I firmly believe there are two dossiers in existence that present very strong evidence that a number of refs in the last ten years been bent (and we're talking at least 7). And certainly when you look at the performances of certain officials, you can believe it.
Poll is on record as saying if you wanted the big games which normally included the rags, you had to tow the line.
Straight form the horses mouth.
I enjoyed that Riley meeting and think it was a brave thing to do but some of it left me open-mouthed. Two things particularly stuck with me.that's not even including the subliminal influence of certain managers doing such things as dining with particular referees the night before matches which then coincidentally have game-changing decisions which favour the aforementioned manager.