Are people now saying that something which was called for to help eradicate diving will, in fact, encourage and legitimise it?
Quote from: Lastfootstamper on July 05, 2019, 09:38:52 PMAre people now saying that something which was called for to help eradicate diving will, in fact, encourage and legitimise it?Yep, any contact will be a penalty.
A lot of valid points well made there Mr E but, I have to take issue with point (ii). Referee's 'balancing things up' is a total myth. Having been there, done that so to speak never once did it occur to me to do that, why would I? I've given a decision be it right or wrong and then never dwelt in it.I was in the game a long time, and over that time spoke to many referee's and this topic came up from time to time and to a man/woman not one agreed that it was a regular occurrence in the game. It is understandable that it could look like that but as I say, in my opinion and that of many others, it's a myth.A referee that does that would soon be found out and deemed incompetent and God knows we've enough to be deemed incompetent for without being afraid of what players and club officials may think of us. Many years ago when I first attended the Referee's Coaching Course, it was emphasised very strongly that having made a decision you don't change it unless informed otherwise by an officially appointed linesman (who would be a qualified referee) and even then you would have the power to ignore that information should you choose to do so.I still can't decide whether I like VAR or not. One thing for sure, no matter what I, or any of us think, it's here to stay.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on July 06, 2019, 12:22:19 AMQuote from: Lastfootstamper on July 05, 2019, 09:38:52 PMAre people now saying that something which was called for to help eradicate diving will, in fact, encourage and legitimise it?Yep, any contact will be a penalty.Not really. A foul will still be a foul. A dive will still be a dive.
Refs don’t know they when they even things up. It’s subconscious bias
That handball was bullshit. In super slow mo everything looks deliberate but if you’re jostling with a defender with your arms at your side and the ball richochets off the top half of your arm it’s debatable at best.