richardtheref
Well-Known Member
You are totally correct. The free kick is supposed to be an advantage to the fouled team. If the keeper is not ready thats the keepers fault not the refs. There is nothing in the laws of the game that says you have to wait for the whistle to take a free kickin any case, it's more a courtesy thing once you get in and around the box.what error ?
player asked if he could take a quick free kick , Mason said yes a blow his whistle.
there are no rules that say you must wait for the defending team to be ready as far as i know, thats why teams want to take the free kick quick. Or am i missing something ? Personally i would like to see refs blow for the penalty kick to be taken when the goalie is kicking the post to waste time !!
at the end of the day it just shows how piss poor the refs are in England