Ref Watch

[Vic]

I wasn't quite right. It's more than guidance, it's in the laws now (law 12).

Advantage
If the referee plays the advantage for an offence for which a caution/ sending-off would have been issued had play been stopped, this caution/ sending-off must be issued when the ball is next out of play. However, if the offence was denying the opposing team an obvious goal-scoring opportunity, the player is cautioned for unsporting behaviour; if the offence was interfering with or stopping a promising attack, the player is not cautioned.

As usual, not the best wording.

It means you can still issue a yellow if the offence was reckless or a red for (daft phrase) "excessive force", or indeed for persistent offences but that would be unlikely (so put a bet on a City player getting a card for that even after the ref plays advantage).

It does mean attackers fouled by an opponent on one yellow might choose to go down and get the opponent sent off rather than play on when they easily could.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

As usual, not the best wording.

It means you can still issue a yellow if the offence was reckless or a red for (daft phrase) "excessive force", or indeed for persistent offences but that would be unlikely (so put a bet on a City player getting a card for that even after the ref plays advantage).

It does mean attackers fouled by an opponent on one yellow might choose to go down and get the opponent sent off rather than play on when they easily could.

It seems fine to me. Quite often an attacker can choose to try playing on or give up and claim a freekick - there's no advantage, so it's the same effect as the section of laws doesn't apply.

A bad tackle which would get a card - play on, and then go back and book. Attacking side are allowed to play on.
A shirt tug to try and fail a stop - play on, no booking.
A shirt tug which stops the attack - there's no advantage, so this part doesn't apply. The offender takes his punishment.
Any straight red card offence - play should be stopped immediately anyway and advantage shouldn't be played in almost all cases (in case said offender scores before play stops).
Fouled player decides to go down to draw a yellow card? Same as the 3rd point. Tough, If the attacker goes down and it stops the attack, there isn't advantage, so the section doesn't apply. The offender takes his punishment.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

As usual, not the best wording.

It means you can still issue a yellow if the offence was reckless or a red for (daft phrase) "excessive force", or indeed for persistent offences but that would be unlikely (so put a bet on a City player getting a card for that even after the ref plays advantage).

It does mean attackers fouled by an opponent on one yellow might choose to go down and get the opponent sent off rather than play on when they easily could.

The more time goes on the more 'smoke 'n mirrors' are inserted into the LotG. Once it was plain, straightforward, black 'n white. Now within the same law, you can have, virtue of linguistic gymnastics, any ref arriving at a decision that would not be the same as another ref on another pitch reffing a game with what would seemingly be a different set of laws. I think the laws are being deliberately written in a confusing way so that refs and PiGMOL can squirm out of any decision they get wrong by suggesting they were right all the time. The notion of the ref 'being sole arbiter of fact' was always the best back up you could insert into any set of laws.

 

[gingerprince]

So, last minute of normal 90 mins in cup game, its 0:0.

City break and pass to Grealish who's beat last man & last man tap tackles his ankle by diving
at his feet with his hands, defender stays down but Grealish gets up off the floor & continues,
Ref plays advantage as is goal scoring opportunity as Grealish is 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper but
misses. Defender gets yellow only and Ref blows for full time.

Extra time played as still 0:0, same defender scores winning goal in last seconds of extra time.

We don't know if Grealish would have missed if the defender hadn't made him stumble of course
but seems odds are with defender in the above situation. He tries to pull attacker down as goal
scoring opportunity, if attacker stays down, then he's red carded but they are still in it with x10
men for x30 minutes and if attacker continues and misses then still 0:0 with 11 v 11 for all ET?

Obviously if it's Sterling, the defender just let's him go as odds are hugely in his favour then too

 

[Baggins.mcfc]

So, last minute of normal 90 mins in cup game, its 0:0.

City break and pass to Grealish who's beat last man & last man tap tackles his ankle by diving
at his feet with his hands, defender stays down but Grealish gets up off the floor & continues,
Ref plays advantage as is goal scoring opportunity as Grealish is 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper but
misses. Defender gets yellow only and Ref blows for full time.

Extra time played as still 0:0, same defender scores winning goal in last seconds of extra time.

We don't know if Grealish would have missed if the defender hadn't made him stumble of course
but seems odds are with defender in the above situation. He tries to pull attacker down as goal
scoring opportunity, if attacker stays down, then he's red carded but they are still in it with x10
men for x30 minutes and if attacker continues and misses then still 0:0 with 11 v 11 for all ET?

Obviously if it's Sterling, the defender just let's him go as odds are hugely in his

So, last minute of normal 90 mins in cup game, its 0:0.

City break and pass to Grealish who's beat last man & last man tap tackles his ankle by diving
at his feet with his hands, defender stays down but Grealish gets up off the floor & continues,
Ref plays advantage as is goal scoring opportunity as Grealish is 1 on 1 with the goalkeeper but
misses. Defender gets yellow only and Ref blows for full time.

Extra time played as still 0:0, same defender scores winning goal in last seconds of extra time.

We don't know if Grealish would have missed if the defender hadn't made him stumble of course
but seems odds are with defender in the above situation. He tries to pull attacker down as goal
scoring opportunity, if attacker stays down, then he's red carded but they are still in it with x10
men for x30 minutes and if attacker continues and misses then still 0:0 with 11 v 11 for all ET?

Obviously if it's Sterling, the defender just let's him go as odds are hugely in his favour then too

That reminds me of Leicester's winning goal in the community shield. Once they missed there first chance, the ref then gave them the penalty. Obviously we would get the same 2 cracks of the whip. Ref,s are very fair towards us.

 

[David Kloppesh]

Errrrm TWAT

 

[GOULDYBOBS]

What a joke this prick is.

 

[sincity]

Have to say, this referee is a w*nker

 

[raybo]

Red card: Similiar incident in the Arsenal game Evans gets a yellow?? Mariners a prick!

 

[I'm With Stupid]

It was a red for me, but the complete lack of even-handedness in refereeing what followed showed his bias. How Zaha escaped a yellow but two of our players were carded is bullshit.