If Taylor has the other Manchester derby, I’m assuming Oliver will take that game. Besides being a derby, that’s Man City’s game in hand. ManU will still be in the top four hunt. Atkinson seems to be the “safe hands” for the PL Man City-Spurs game, but Taylor is also an option. I’ll offer a wild card option-what about Kavanagh for Man City-Spurs? I know he’s pretty new on the FIFA list, but I’ve been impressed the times I’ve watched him. He’s done a Merseyside derby, so he has some experience in big environments.
Kavanaugh doesn’t have the pedigree for that. I’d say Pawson barely does. Taylor has the experience but I think, on reputation, even he’s a big stretch. The City-Spurs match could really be a powder keg if the UCL tie is competitive, ends in controversy, or produces any injuries. It has to be one of the biggest and most trusted names.
Why is that CP player allowed to wear those weighted braids flapping in his face? Even if the pieces are not metal they look like jewelry to me, and worse yet they look like they could do real damage to an eye in a header situation.
Last April, when Man City lost 2-3 at home and had to wait one more match to secure the title. There were a few controversies in that match but none at the level that would prevent Atkinson from taking charge again, especially as it's at Old Trafford this time.
I liked it too but I wonder if it would have still been called if he had statued - he kicked out at the ball and that could have been how he became involved, not just blocking the view.
So this could go on the VAR thread, but seems easier here... https://streamable.com/ylk4y Attempted headbutt, clear as day. Not given by Taylor and then not given by VAR (despite the very public "Check for Red Card"). I really worry this is where VAR is taking us (or has already taken us). This is one of those things that "everyone knows." If you headbutt or try to headbutt someone, you're sent off. Dozens of players have seen red in EPL for this over the past 30 years. It's the way it goes. But now in the VAR era, if the referee doesn't see it, the VAR still doesn't intervene with clear video because..., why exactly? Because there's not a ton of force or a dramatic reaction from the aggrieved player? And, if that's the case, how can referees give this as a red card now in real-time when they see it properly? If Mike Dean gives a red card for an attempted headbutt next weekend, everyone will ask "why wasn't it a red card in the FA Cup when there was VAR to check it?" It's a recipe to justify and allow more violence. It's a step backward.
Agggghhhhhg Still on about it at half Know the law if you’re going to chastise the AR Part of each foot must be on or behind the line. If a small portion is on the line, it doesn’t matter that the rest is on the pitch
yes, it is annoying. This is why they need to either learn the laws or have some one on staff who knows them
Surprised the commentator didn't complain about the Everton player playing the ball on the ground there.
I’m gonna offer my services to nbc sports. For a mere $1000 per game, I’ll be on standby to keep their commentators from expressing their ignorance of the rules on live tv. Think of it as VAR for commentary.
I just watched coverage after the game. NBCSN said "the referee" (without giving a name) said it was a foul throw. I don't know if the referee watched video and commented shortly after the game or if NBCSN was referring to an "expert" referee or former referee they talk to. Can you quote the LOTG about foul throws?
NBCSN has now doubled down. Kyle Martino not only droned on in the post game about it being a foul throw but they claimed that the referee has admitted after the fact that it was a foul throw.
The laws don’t really say what a foul throw is. They say what a legal throw is and anything not meeting that definition is “foul” In relevant part, a legal throw requires that a thrower must “have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline”. In this case, one foot was behind the line and one foot had the heel on the line. Legal throw-in.
“Poorly written”???? True of many things in the Laws, but this crystal clear and has been the same for decades. Bad enough that 10U parents get excited about this, but professionals????
Dear God, how hard is it? Directly copied and pasted from Law 15 on page 123 of the 2018-19 Laws of the Game. Procedure At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must: • stand facing the field of play • have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline • throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of play
@MassachusettsRef @code1390 Is there someone you have connections to to verify. Jim Beglin is now claiming he too was “similarly advised”.
I'm honestly bewildered that NBCSN is claiming this is a thing. I'd love to know who this person at the PGMOL is who told NBCSN this was a foul throw.
I asked for clarification too Robbie and I was similarly advised.— Jim Beglin (@jimbeglin) April 7, 2019