Referees and (in particular) Jack Grealish

[Mister E]

For example, if Grealish had been fouled by three different players, the referee should then book the next player to commit a foul against him regardless of whether it's a (usual) bookable offence or not.

Isn't that what happened with Maguire in the first half?  It was his first offence but the ref had had enough of it overall by then.  I thought the ref had a pretty good game.

I saw it that way.

I was a ref in local leagues for a few years, and I adopted the view that if a team persistenyly fouled, I'd either book the next player to do it following a warning, or I'd book the team captain. Amazing how effective it was, particularly if the captain got it.

How the hell do you book a player for something another player did? I don't recall anything in the rules which states the captain's responsible for anything anyone else does.

I hear you - and Dave Shelley - but that was the line I took, and I explained it before the game the players.

[dcdavecollett]

DS: my previous post was too brief to cover the fact that I agree with you.

[dave shelley]

DS: my previous post was too brief to cover the fact that I agree with you.