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RANT OVER TIMING IS WAY OFF THE MARK
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City boss Mark Hughes was not happy about the amount of added time in the Manchester Derby
Tuesday September 22,2009
By Mick Dennis
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LET me tell you a few refereeing secrets, because the utter tosh that has been talked by Âplayers, managers and pundits over the weekend Âdemonstrates a shocking lack of knowledge.
Let’s start with timekeeping, most of which is complete guesswork. Referees do not keep an accurate tally of every stoppage. They make a rough estimate.
The only exceptions to that haphazard approach – pay attention here, Mark Hughes – is that Premier League referees are instructed to add on at least 30 seconds for each substitution and each goal.
In the Manchester derby, referee Martin Atkinson told the fourth official the minimum time to be added was four minutes. In the second half there had been three subs and three goals, so Atkinson had added the bare 30 seconds for each, plus a minute for other stoppages.
Then came another substitution and a City goal. That is at least another minute to add on but because, accordingto Sky’s timing, Craig Bellamy spent 55 seconds celebrating his goal, Atkinson correctly added more.
That meant at least one minute, 25 seconds to add to the four minutes already indicated. Michael Owen scored United’s winner after 95 minutes, 27 seconds, a discrepancy of only two seconds, which made Atkinson probably the most accurate timekeeper of all the officials on duty at the weekend.
There is a little footnote to this, he also says Bellers should be banned for three games.
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City boss Mark Hughes was not happy about the amount of added time in the Manchester Derby
Tuesday September 22,2009
By Mick Dennis
Comment Speech Bubble Have your say(0)
LET me tell you a few refereeing secrets, because the utter tosh that has been talked by Âplayers, managers and pundits over the weekend Âdemonstrates a shocking lack of knowledge.
Let’s start with timekeeping, most of which is complete guesswork. Referees do not keep an accurate tally of every stoppage. They make a rough estimate.
The only exceptions to that haphazard approach – pay attention here, Mark Hughes – is that Premier League referees are instructed to add on at least 30 seconds for each substitution and each goal.
In the Manchester derby, referee Martin Atkinson told the fourth official the minimum time to be added was four minutes. In the second half there had been three subs and three goals, so Atkinson had added the bare 30 seconds for each, plus a minute for other stoppages.
Then came another substitution and a City goal. That is at least another minute to add on but because, accordingto Sky’s timing, Craig Bellamy spent 55 seconds celebrating his goal, Atkinson correctly added more.
That meant at least one minute, 25 seconds to add to the four minutes already indicated. Michael Owen scored United’s winner after 95 minutes, 27 seconds, a discrepancy of only two seconds, which made Atkinson probably the most accurate timekeeper of all the officials on duty at the weekend.
There is a little footnote to this, he also says Bellers should be banned for three games.