Cheers Nitram, having problems trying to keep up with the rule changes (never understood them anyway).
That's because you're like a Bubble and rules are just an irrelevance to you.
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That's because you're like a Bubble and rules are just an irrelevance to you.
I disagree, some of the rule changes appear to be for the sake of change and do not benefit the style or flow of the game. Look at the handball change - it must be awful for the referee to interpret whether the hand/arm was in a natural position or not.
alphabet_king
Vital 1st Team Regular
Why on earth would they implement something 'for the sake of change'. What an absurd comment. They are clearly TRYING to improve things. Wether they achieve that is another matter. The handball law clearly hasnt improved matters. They have simply made a mistake. These things happen.
nibbles
Vital Football Hero
For the sake of it.
I don’t think it’s such an absurd statement when a self-serving and corrupt organisation such as FIFA is involved.
That wasn't a comment about the rules. It was a comment about my mate Rotherhithe's view of rules which, without knowing him personally, you'd be hard pressed to disagree with, although anythings possible on here; black being white and similar.
When I qualified as a referee. a long time ago. Deliberate handball was judged quite simply, by the ref deciding whether it was ball to hand (accidental handball no foul) or hand to ball (foul). The key part of the laws was the phrase 'in the opinion of the referee'. There will always be above average and below average referees, but VAR is a step too far.
Apologies WGUAFC I obviously misinterpreted your comment
Accepted Wansalarf, in good grace.
SteveTreacle
Vital 1st Team Regular
I knew a ref who once told me he adjudged a handball to be where, in his opinion, a player either deliberately put his hand or arm in the way of the ball or the ball hit his hand or arm and the player had time to clearly get his arm or hand out of the way. Always sounded sensible to me.
Wayne.Kerr
Vital Champions League
I played in a team with a one-armed half back. He was penalised when he hit the ball with his loose sleeve. When we appealed, the ref said the player put a lot of force into his sleeve. I have a feeling that the VAR ref wouldhave agreed with him.
Apart from the one-armed half back, we had a centre forward with one testicle and a goal keeper with a glass eye.
RotherhitheGill
Vital 1st Team Regular
Initially, when you said "we", I thought you meant Gillingham. That would have explained many of our recent performances!
FishGills
Vital Reserves Team
I bet they always kept a close eye on the ball
Rob_b100
Vital 1st Team Regular
Wayne, whether this post is true or not it made me laugh!
